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DC is a city physically located in the southern U.S. If Virginia is southern, Maryland is too, and so is DC.
But today DC doesn't have a "Southern" environment as it is urban, as you are saying. But you could say the same thing about Atlanta, Dallas, or Houston.
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Originally Posted by 14thandYou
Actually, I'm not certain I understand your point. DC is a very urban city.
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Originally Posted by Bluefly
I don't get your point either. DC has far more in common with Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Chicago than it does anything in the south or in Florida with regard to urbanity.
A culture of poverty and neglect by it's residents. That's your people's legacy. And you wonder why you can't stop the incoming gentrifier's. You can't even stop shooting at each other much less clean up your front yard or pay your bills....
If you can't keep your neighborhood in order, tear it down and put a organic grocery in it's place! I don't even eat organic food but at least it will be better to look at and not bother me while I'm minding my own business...
DC is a city physically located in the southern U.S. If Virginia is southern, Maryland is too, and so is DC.
But today DC doesn't have a "Southern" environment as it is urban, as you are saying. But you could say the same thing about Atlanta, Dallas, or Houston.
The discussion is not about geography, but culture. I'm not sure how much physical location matters in terms of city's culture. That said, Atlanta, Houston and Dallas possess much more of a southern culture than DC--I don't think there's much room for debate on that.
The discussion is not about geography, but culture. I'm not sure how much physical location matters in terms of city's culture. That said, Atlanta, Houston and Dallas possess much more of a southern culture than DC--I don't think there's much room for debate on that.
Well, honestly that might have been the case 20-30 years ago, but I think the influx of northerners means so much has changed.
At the end of the day DC is a northern city that just happens to be south of the Mason Dixon line. Being south of said line alone doesn't make DC southern. DC is simply not in the South.
Grits are my measure. If when you order breakfast they ask you if you want grits, you are in the South.
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