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Which is funny when you consider that West Virginia seceded from Virginia because they were appalled at the idea of being associated with Virginia and the Confederacy!
I've known several natives of Virgina, and whenever you mention West Virginia, especially to the ones from Richmond, they just roll their eyes.
I've known several natives of Virgina, and whenever you mention West Virginia, especially to the ones from Richmond, they just roll their eyes.
What I find amusing, having studied West Virginia's civil war history for the past decade, is how Virginians do not understand how Richmond basically betrayed West Virginia into Union hands. While Union soldiers raised in West Virginia basically stayed there to defend Union interests, the 20 regiments of Confederate West Virginians were pulled east to defend Richmond and the Valley. It was mostly West Virginians who were defending the Shenandoah, and who saved Lynchburg from being sacked by David Hunter.
To be fair, she said she's interested in checking out places in both states but said that as of right now, a few cities in SC have piqued her interest. With the criteria she specified, she can definitely find places in NC that suit her as well. But I agree that she should at least ask the question in both states' forums. The good thing is that a lot of people have experience with both states, so she's still getting good information about both states in this forum.
I'm guessing the same reason one says The Dakotas, The Great Lakes, New England, Gulf States, The Heartland, Rocky Mountain West, Pacific North west, Tornado ally, the Great Plains, etc.
That's because everyone in Virginia is appalled at the idea of being associated with West Virginia. Especially the high brow government workers in NoVa. There is no similar dichotomy in the Carolinas.
There is definitely some of that in NC, regarding SC.
Just like most people say "America" when there are clearly a North and South America....that's one mistake we did going to Europe saying "America". Folks didn't know if we were from South America or North America. They also wanted to know what country
That would **** some of the Canadians off so much. "I'm from America!" Yeah, we get it, we know you exist and "America" is not "America"... but you don't have to get all uptight and pissy about it.
Right. And it's just an easy way to refer to both states.
Yeah, but when was the last time you ever heard anyone refer to "the Virginias"?
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Yeah, we get it, we know you exist and "America" is not "America"... but you don't have to get all uptight and pissy about it.
