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New Mexico has the highest % of Catholics of any state west of the Mississippi River. If your argument is based on religion (Baptists) this somewhat debunks that notion. Also, Catholicism is very left of center politically when it comes to economic theory. Accordingly, I view many New Mexicans as left of center when it comes to economic issues, and somewhat right of center on moral ones. Higher Catholic population = in most cases, more votes for Democrats.
I have been here three years now mostly in the Santa Fe area and have traveled around and spent some time in Las Vegas. I can't remember ever hearing a southern accent.
I lived a year in Atlanta and heard a lot of southern accents.
It's hard for me to think that NM is southern if I never hear a southern accent in the capital.
I have been here three years now mostly in the Santa Fe area and have traveled around and spent some time in Las Vegas. I can't remember ever hearing a southern accent.
I lived a year in Atlanta and heard a lot of southern accents.
It's hard for me to think that NM is southern if I never hear a southern accent in the capital.
Las Vegas isnt east enough, you have to go to places like Roswell,Portales,Clovis,Hobbs,Lovington.Tucumcari, places in that area.I have heard many people with that texas twang in their talk from back home in Portales and I have heard it in the other cities also, but so many people from Texas are always in the nearby NM towns so maybe the New Mexicans pick it up a little,my sister has lived in Portales her whole life and in some words has that twang in it.
A lady at work once told me"have you noticed when you get east of Santa Rosa everyone starts talking country like"
Even if Portales is in the eastern part of the state .... EVEN if it is close to West Texas ... EVEN if there are a lot of Texans living in eastern NM ...
I am still unable to see the reason for calling NM a "southern state."
I really don't even consider Texas a "southern state".
Even if Portales is in the eastern part of the state .... EVEN if it is close to West Texas ... EVEN if there are a lot of Texans living in eastern NM ...
I am still unable to see the reason for calling NM a "southern state."
I really don't even consider Texas a "southern state".
I was just replying to one of the previous posts about the accent,I dont consider any part of New Mexico southern but I do consider east Texas southern though.Eastern NM is what I consider a Texas western style.
Here is a pic showing regional accents,but I dont know if I agree.
Another thing you guys have to remember, the Southwest has a lot in common with the South. After New Mexico and the other states were annexed by the US a lot of the first American settlers there were Southerners. It's only natural that they feel similar.
New Mexico / Arizona / Southern California are mostly Catholic if anything. Today 40% at least of population are Hispanic origin and Catholic. Historically that influence was even greater. The majority of these lean to the left making NM a Blue state. This has seen change in recent years, 1-3 yrs, as more people see themselves more and more as conservative. High crime and poor public school systems have contributed to this change. (IMHO)
Another thing you guys have to remember, the Southwest has a lot in common with the South. After New Mexico and the other states were annexed by the US a lot of the first American settlers there were Southerners. It's only natural that they feel similar.
My impression is that many of the first settlers from the US came down the Santa Fe Trail. Many were traders or ex-trappers who turned their attention south with the failure of the fur trade. That would make them a fairly cosmopolitan group who were not particularly identified with any section of the US.
My impression is that many of the first settlers from the US came down the Santa Fe Trail. Many were traders or ex-trappers who turned their attention south with the failure of the fur trade. That would make them a fairly cosmopolitan group who were not particularly identified with any section of the US.
I shouldn't have said first. I meant after the US annexed the area from Mexico. After that a great deal of Southerners (and their slaves) moved westward. The movement of Southerners westward was one of the contributing factors to the Civil War, since Northerners wanted to contain slavery to that area. When the CSA was formed they claimed western territory. http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/b/bf/550px-Map_of_CSA_4.png (broken link)
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