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A lot of you have very stereotypical views about what would make Southerners feel out of place. Like they're a homogenous group of confederate flag waving, country music listening, large truck driving Larry the Cable Guy lookalikes. Eye roll.
Most of the differences will be subtle and cultural, not activity oriented. Southerners could fit in anywhere in the North if these areas aren't extremely elitist or insulated, and Southerns have a somewhat open mind about cultural differences.
I don’t get it. Outside of major cities in the north the states don’t look much different than southern states. Just more harsh winters. That’s it.
I don’t get it. Outside of major cities in the north the states don’t look much different than southern states. Just more harsh winters. That’s it.
Cultural differences, and to be fair those are greater between rural and urban, not north and south.
Oregon. Outside of Portland and college towns like Eugene is quite Duck Dynasty like and rural with a hickish accent. Anyone from Appalachia wouldn't feel a culture shock as alot of rural Oregon was settled by them.
My first thought was Michigan, particularly the smaller towns and more rural areas. During my brief time of living there (a small town in South Central Michigan close to 20 years ago), I was surprised at the number of southern transplants; particularly one family of three generations who had all relocated there from Tennessee.
Anecdotally, I visited southern Michigan again this summer and was shocked at all the Confederate flags I saw while driving along US 12. I don’t know if they were transplanted southerners or just native Michiganders trying to send a message, but there were more stars and bars there than I see here in Alabama.
I remember in southwest Michigan a year or 2 ago (think it was pre-COVID, maybe 2019?), that in Berrien County(Michigan) of all places that I saw a random Confederate flag while driving on a rural road there. Mind you seeing that was a complete surprise, considering southwest Michigan is majorly influenced by Chicago people who vacation there. No idea if that was an ex-Southerner who put up that flag, or if someone was from Chicagoland and was Southern-sympathetic. I suspect it might be the latter, but I don't know.
I remember in southwest Michigan a year or 2 ago (think it was pre-COVID, maybe 2019?), that in Berrien County(Michigan) of all places that I saw a random Confederate flag while driving on a rural road there. Mind you seeing that was a complete surprise, considering southwest Michigan is majorly influenced by Chicago people who vacation there. No idea if that was an ex-Southerner who put up that flag, or if someone was from Chicagoland and was Southern-sympathetic. I suspect it might be the latter, but I don't know.
Seen some in Maryland, Connecticut and right outside of DC. My friend lives in Michigan. He said the rural parts aren't far from the south.
I'm an Alabamian who travels a great deal in the northern states. Call me weird, but I never feel out of place in those areas. In fact, I do well. My wife says the further I get from home, the thicker my Southern accent gets. She claims that by the time I get to Massachusetts or Washington State, I should be wearing seersucker and saying, "I do declare" a lot.
I don’t get it. Outside of major cities in the north the states don’t look much different than southern states. Just more harsh winters. That’s it.
Not New England. It's the only place in the country where rural areas vote consistently Democrat. Very, very different than rural California which is very Republican.
Not New England. It's the only place in the country where rural areas vote consistently Democrat. Very, very different than rural California which is very Republican.
Exactly. Also, way of life, although rural, is very different from North to South. Very few town squares in the South for a reason. New England and parts of the Great Lakes States were more community oriented and concerned about the greater good of the community over the individual (still seen today in Covid vaccination rates of NE to South). Just one example of how rural northern living is different from rural Southern living. I can’t stand when people just think that due to some place being in the country it is automatically homogenous across the USA.
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