I think KillarneyRose is right.



LOL... brunswick stew. Is that with squirrel or chicken. I like it with chicken and beef together. Southern is an attitude. Usually a good one at that.

I'm from Maryland ( my parents are divorced and my mom moved to LV, my dad and my entire family still lives in Maryland). I consider it southern but it definately isn't Georgia southern. Yes my entire family drinks sweet tea, and my mom and I make it here in Las Vegas.

Wow. I'm originally from PG County (Bowie Born & Bred, though I went to Central HS just past the Addison Road metro stop), and I certainly didn't think of our portion of Maryland as Southern. Heck, I didn't even hear about Sweet Tea until I was in grad school, reading one of the wedding newsgroups! :p Though I have said y'all since 5th grade (albeit combined with a huge dose of mid-80's Valley Girl).

I guess I'd more think of Maryland as mid-atlantic. I guess it's because of the mix of students and geography (appalachian, near-pennsylvania, Baltimore, DC burbs, eastern shore, etc) that it's hard to peg it. It's a weird mix of light southern geography plus a bunch of northern attitude.

Now, the UMD greek system is a whole other thing-- that Greek Row just screams southern, doesn't it? :)

Wow. I'm originally from PG County (Bowie Born & Bred, though I went to Central HS just past the Addison Road metro stop), and I certainly didn't think of our portion of Maryland as Southern

ohh that part is def. not southern...not much hospitality there ( no offense)

i forgot to say yall must check out Easter Shore too ( even though some people like me think it should be another state :p) its apart of maryland and def. has southern ties.

I'm from Central Maryland, Howard County, but my entire family(3 sides - Mom, Dad, Step-mom) definately has southern mannerisms and traditions.

Although I know it's technically below the Mason-Dixon line, I have never considered Maryland the South.

So, was the question about Maryland being in the South, or the Deep South? There's a huge difference, and most of us realize it - especially during Rush Week.

I certainly wouldn't consider Maryland, Virginia, or even North Carolina part of the Deep South, yet there are places in each state which are completely immersed in Southern culture & hospitality. The Eastern Shores of Maryland, the Tidewater of Virginia, and other little pockets of each are sterling proof - just as Atlanta, Florida, and Richmond are definitely more Northern any more.

I know people in Maryland & Virginia who would just sit down and cry in their sweet tea if they heard y'all say they weren't Southerners - ladies who were born & raised in the UDC. Some Yankees consider Washington DC a Southern town historically - which it is on some levels.

In fact, I know quite a few people who were raised by Southern parents who are probably more Southern in culture than a lot of Southerners who try to deny their heritage.

Again, it's all a matter of whom you speak, and how they were raised.

I agree that southern maryland is way southern. You also have to look at where a lot of the people in dc metro area came from. For example my mom is from alabama, dad is from south carolina. Next door neighbor is from south carolina. So you have a lot of transplants in this area. I feel that I had very southern upbringing because my grandmother lived with us until she passed away, and she was as southern as they got.

if you ever forget that florida is a southern state, go travel to the little towns ocala, palatka, starke, waldo, baldwin, hawthorne, citra, lawtey, and the westside of jacksonville among MANY others. you will be reminded real fast that you are in a true southern state.

Mary Land went both ways!!!!!:)

The North and The South both invaded it a fought there as no one knew what to do with it!:D

It is like the yellow line on the highway!:p

Having lived in Florida for about a
year and a half now, what I have
discovered is the following...

The farther south you go in Florida,
the farther north you feel. The northern
part of Florida, especially the panhandle
of Florida is very southern like. However,
central and south Florida are not southern at all.

My Grandmother refers to this state as God's
waiting room! She says this because of all the
people who retire here. Especially New Yorkers!
My entire family is from New York so I get a kick
out of how many New Yorkers I have met since
I've been down here in Tampa. It's more like the
New New York, or New York with palm trees.:) LOL

LOL ..woah Gods waitting room :D

I know, right?
I hope I didn't offend anyone by that.
When my Grandmother said that to
me, over the phone, I just about lost
it! LOL:D

I think it is hilarious! Having lived in the Orlando area a number of years ago, I know it is so true.

we always talk about how Floridia is a place where Yankees fly south for the winter, i think God's waiting room is so much more funny!!!!

One of my best friends is form Palatka, he has definatly never run low on red neck references, and i know alot of them...the back yard of my high school was a cow pasture!!! (I'm not kiddding, there's nothing like the smell of fresh cow paddy in the morning to prepare you for a day of higher education!)