Which feels more British: New England or Virginia and the Carolinas?
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Anonymous
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Which of these regions has a stronger British cultural influence and where would a Brit feel more at home?
I can see the case for either. |
Anonymous
| Wut |
Anonymous
| It’s not called New England for nothing. |
Anonymous
| First, i love this question. Second, more than geography you have to think where is a walkable town with good transit and public healthcare available to all? And i think the answer to your question wil be baltimore. |
Anonymous
| Boston |
Anonymous
| None |
Anonymous
| Williamsburg! |
Anonymous
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When I lived in Virginia, I met a lot of people who seemed as if they would have been on the British side in the Revolutionary War. Their Britishness seemed like a pose, though.
I've never lived in New England. |
Anonymous
| Brits are one of two minds. They either love America and everything about it including Orlando, NYC and Vegas. Or they detest America and Americans and it doesn’t matter which state or city they are in. Which type of person are you surveying for OP? |
Anonymous
| Where in the UK are they from? |
Anonymous
| I’m a Brit. Virginia has a lot of us. |
Anonymous
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Having lived in Britain for so long I did find this question intriguing. The places in the US that are most commonly mentioned by the British I've met over the years (decades now?) are Florida, California and New York. Working class Brits are definitely attracted to Florida and Vegas.
But there are also millions of British citizens living all over the US. I've met a surprising number of Brits with family in Texas or who lived in Texas for a while. In terms of a place that most resembles the UK in culture and attitude and politics is going to be tricky but I'd say New England comes closest except that it's colder. Virginia has its strong Anglo-Saxon heritage and waspy Anglo-American affections but it's still quite different from the UK. |
Anonymous
| They all move to Florida or Texas, in my experience. I did use to be able to buy bangers and proper back bacon at normal grocery stores on Long Island, so maybe New York? |
Anonymous
It's remarkable Virginia even joined the Revolution. New England was mostly settled by East Anglians and ideologically more of a break from the Old Country, which they felt was insufficiently...Puritan. Virginia was mostly southwest English, with a more aristocratic culture and the Anglican Church was the state church. |
Anonymous
| ETA: Albion's Seed is a fascinating read. |