Why are people from northern kentucky considered yankees to the rest of the state (Lexington: employment, transfer)

[missymomof3]

Originally Posted by Zea mays

I don't care much what happened in the Civil War, 150 years ago.

Your senator, Mitch McConnell, said in the U.S. Senate yesterday that the money paid back by Wall Street firms should go to the U.S. Treasury, and not to public works stimulus funds to help those unemployed.

Kentucky is one of the most impoverished states in the union. Why do you keep re-electing such right-wing jerks as McConnell?

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? That has nothing to do with this thread.

[pappy van winkle]

Originally Posted by Zea mays

I don't care much what happened in the Civil War, 150 years ago.

Your senator, Mitch McConnell, said in the U.S. Senate yesterday that the money paid back by Wall Street firms should go to the U.S. Treasury, and not to public works stimulus funds to help those unemployed.

Kentucky is one of the most impoverished states in the union. Why do you keep re-electing such right-wing jerks as McConnell?

Why do leftists continue to bankrupt state after state by introducing worthless social programs? I will never apologize for believing every single person in this country can make something of themselves if only they truly wanted to. The sad fact of the matter is that many people do not want to. I am pretty sure that all the other "right-wing jerks" feel the same way.

[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by undertheironsea

Even after living in Southeast Kentucky, I always thought Kentucky should be a Midwestern state. Doesn't matter what accent you have, it wasn't part of the Confederacy, therefore, not Southern. Everyone might as well be yankees. I'm from Mississippi and hearing Kentucky claim to be Southern is like Missouri saying it's Southern. Not happening.

Amen!!! As far as I am concerned, KY should be proud of its border state heritage.

[Louisvilleslugger]

Originally Posted by urbancharlotte

Amen!!! As far as I am concerned, KY should be proud of its border state heritage.

Correction Kentucky is a Southern state and we are proud of our Southern heritage

[Irishtom29]

Originally Posted by Zea mays

Kentucky is one of the most impoverished states in the union. Why do you keep re-electing such right-wing jerks as McConnell?

Because southern society teaches it's working class to be servile and far too many take the lesson. I think this is a lingering result of slavery and it's social system.

[sfabian]

Politics are purely about political careers. The best one can do is to ignore the talking heads and politicians. Their vision reaches no further than their stomach. One thing they cannot have from me is one second of my attention.

[sfabian]

Remember there were 13 stars on the battle flag. One of those stars was for Kentucky and another star was for Missouri

[MichaelBNA]

Originally Posted by Irishtom29

Because southern society teaches it's working class to be servile and far too many take the lesson. I think this is a lingering result of slavery and it's social system.

Is that so? Got some proof for that claim because I would love to see that. I use to be an active member of the "working class" of Kentucky and I never heard that term or anything like it.

I want proof now, not opinion. Documentation that can settle the case that this is in fact being "taught", as you say, to Kentucky's working class.

For the record, I wish McConnell would jump off a bridge without a parachute. He's a useless piece of garbage in our government plain and simple.

[ComingNgoing]

Originally Posted by klwilson 60

Gotta say, I am new here and the idea of someone saying they are from 'northern' Kentucky instead of just Kentucky strikes me as odd. I live in Orlando but I don't say I am from 'central' Florida, just Florida. Then if someone asks where in Florida, I would narrow it down(or just say next to Mickey, that's what most people think Orlando is anyway).

I am in this forum because I am considering moving to Kentucky--Lexington, Louisville or Covington for work--and I have family--or used to, they are getting older--on the west side of the state--Princeton. But my agency isn't hiring over there that I've seen. This thread explains why my dad and his family all think they are Rebels when the state is actually Yankee in the history books. (I also spent a lot of time in Mississippi, where the war is not over, thanks to my dad's military career.) Dad never would give me a straight answer!

HAHA..I have been here for 15 year and never quite knew why people said they were or were not from "northern" KY. I just shrugged it off and thought they were weird, because I never realized the debate...no offense to anyone, I just didn't know! I know that KY consideres itself to be southern, but I don't see it as such...unless, you are in the very southern part of the state or the with the mountain folk. Calling anywhere in Louisville southern is just weird for me...I disagree. Just because you have some groups with southern accents doesn't make for a southern state..JMHO

If I had the choice of which place to live, I would choose Louisville, just because I find it quite boring in Lexington and don't particularly like Covington. I think L'ville is a pretty safe city, in most parts, but I would be more skeptical of a larger aea of Cincy. I find that there are always traffic problems near river cities, as there is nowhere to redirect traffic! It really can be a nightmare...I know the L'ville area the best and if there is a wreck on the interstate, forget it! You will be stuck for hours pretty much...I am sure the greater Cincy area is the same...ugh. In saying that though, it wouldn't compare to places like Tampa and parts of Orlando either, so I am sure you will like any of the places you choose

Good luck!

[sfabian]

Kentucky was and still remains a border state. In that respect, one would find alot of its residents to not be "yankees". Cincy is everything yankee, with its underground railroad museum etc., but once you cross the Roebling bridge, you really do cross a border as far as political character. I just wish Kentucky would be as southern as the others as far as "warmer" weather. It's still so cold compared to the deep south.