Is Maryland a Southern State
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Anonymous
Lol NOVA, what about the rest of VA? |
Anonymous
The NoVa booster likes to think that NoVa is its own state, and they are not impacted by state politics. It's a rather inconvenient truth. |
Anonymous
And that the GDP per capita in MD is higher. |
Anonymous
| The USGS considers Maryland part of the Northeast region. |
Anonymous
| Not from the North, not from the South, not from the water, but not far from it. |
Anonymous
DP. He's not entirely wrong. We get a special sales tax and Northam was very deferential to Northern Virginia during COVID. |
Anonymous
NatGeo considers it Southeast. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/united-states-regions bis.gov considers it Mad-Atlantic https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/ Apparently, no one wants this bad apple of a state. |
Anonymous
Simply looking at the map, most of the 'midwest' would not be considered 'midwest'. |
Anonymous
Reported |
Anonymous
lol.. that still doesn't mean you are not part of the state of VA. |
Anonymous
or like those on dcum, there is no real consensus. |
Anonymous
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Oh boy, this debate again...
If you're dividing the east coast by north and south, then Maryland is a southern state. Historically, Maryland had strong ties to the south, sits south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and would have seceded to the Confederacy had it not been for its occupation by Union troops. The state song (only recently changed) boasted about spurning "the Yankee scum." Culturally, Maryland being at the Northern tip of the south differed in some way from other southern states. Maryland was a Catholic state whereas the rest of the south was predominately Protestant. Lost cause ideology, while present, was never as strong in Maryland as in the rest of the south. In today's age, many people refer to Maryland as a "mid-Atlantic" state even though that's a loosely defined hodgepodge of southern-North and northern-South areas (e.g., Delaware, Northern Virginia, maybe even Southern Jersey). Drawl wise, Maryland's accent has more in common with Pennsylvania than Virginia. Natives don't have the sort of accent associated with the South. Most Marylanders would probably not self-identify as Southerners today, even though much of Maryland is rural, a little stuck in the past, and not too dissimilar from anywhere comparable in Virginia or North Carolina. Baltimore feels more like Philly than southern cities like DC or Richmond, but anywhere outside of a major city is going to feel very much like anywhere in the south, IMHO. You're very likely to still see Confederate flags all around Maryland and plenty of stereotypical southern things. However, you could say the same thing about central Pennsylvania which is firmly in the north. Bottom line: Maryland is in the south, but it's complicated. |
Anonymous
Therein lies the reason for your incorrect beliefs. |
Anonymous
+1. There is a reason the Underground Railroad passed through Maryland. Good grief learn some history. |
There were no slaves. Why do you think it was called The FREE State?
Anonymous
? seems even east coast people cannot come to a consensus, but ok. |