Those cities aren't southern but if you listed Jacksonville, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Lakeland, Lake City, Kissimmee, Gainesville, Hawthorne, Cross City, Inverness, etc. then you'd be talking about some real southern cities. They might not have the cultural southern significance as Birmingham or Atlanta but whenever I've traveled to any of those cities, I feel like I've stepped into South Georgia or Alabama.

IowaStatePhiPsi- I haven't heard about the restaurant you are referring to. Where was it located?

Look, Florida is different. You don't have people south of Orlando talking like they're from Alabama, Mississippi or Georgia. We don't sound like white trash. And if you're thinking of places in the panhandle, thats not even really Florida. We just decided to call it Florida where the nice beaches stop, which is the Alabama state line. :D And Iowa, you're calling Iowa northern? Thats thats straight up mid-west. Obviously you havent been here for any length of time to be able to tell the difference to understand what I'm talking about. Thats like saying Los Angeles and San Diego are south-west as if they belong in Arizona, Nevada or New Mexico. :rolleyes:

Yeah. I don't get it. You have folks from Iowa now jumping on the state snobbery bandwagon.

-Rudey

Thats why I didnt list those cities.


I don't know if you'd really say Gainesville feels like Alabama or South-Georgia when you go there. 3/5 of the town are students, and over 1/2 of those are from cities from Orlando on down to Key West.

The college area of Gainesville isn't southern but if you step a few miles out of the UF radius, it's all cow pastures and barns. My roommate freshman year was from Hawthorne. She told me stories of her chickens, cows and horses that were on her farm and how her best friend got run over by a tractor. :confused: My suitemates and I were South Florida girls. We corrupted her. heh heh

That's west coast. :rolleyes:

THANK YOU!

For those of you who argue that FL is Southern - go live somewhere else in the South for a while, like NC or GA or AL, and then tell me what you think. I will concede that there are parts of FL that are Southern-like (such as the area outside of Gville as ZTAngel mentioned, and St. Auggie, and down 321 through Ocala, and of course, the redneck riviera, er, the panhandle ;) ), but they are not Southern the way Charleston, Savannah, ATL, etc. are.

For college, I went North, but actually went further South. They sure do love to ridicule me for being from FL. My favorite FL joke is being told that my home state needs to break off and float back up to New York where it belongs. :D

ETA: IowaStatePhiPsi - I haven't heard of that restaurant either. Do you have a link or remember where it was located?

lol....well, "outside" of the Gainesville/UF area.....thats called Alachua. And yes, thats country/southern as fuck. I got lost out there one time and my cell phone didnt work. There was no reception being as there were no towers in the area. :o But I will give north florida this, it is some of the most beautiful land Ive ever seen. Have you ever been to something like the Itchetutnee (sp?) river basin? Its a spring-fed river that goes on and on forever. Its like being in a different world. I was floating down it once and I swear I felt like I was floating down some perfect paradise.


And yea, South Florida girls corrupt anything they come across. ;)

No comment. :o

South Florida boys are a lot worse. Ever see what happens when a guy from Palm Beach meets a girl from Lake City? Its pretty funny, the girl from Lake City can't stay off of him. :D

I thought south went farther north than that?

Well, according to that map, I guess there's no such thing as pacific north-west. :rolleyes:


I can see the resmblence between Anchorage and Los Angeles.

I'm about to leave and go to the beach while Iowa plays in his corn fields. :D



-Anyone else in Florida notice how nice of a day it is?

All the states I listed as North and Northeast were Union states.
I listed Kentucky and Missouri as South even though they were part of the North because those two (along with Maryland and Delaware) had slaves.

80 out today here.

First time in over a week that there's not huge thunderstorms in the area besides a 2 hour period on Sunday afternoon.

There's not a cloud in the sky! :)

One could argue that WV (well, at least the Southern half of WV) is Southern.

Every time I hear about WV, I think of that Pittsnogle kid. I'll pittsnogle you!

ShaedyKD wants to have his babies. And Mike Gansby too.

Is this more what you were thinking of?

http://tinypic.com/2i3dkj

It's Mike Gansey, get it right or pay the price.

Pittsnogle!? He looks like his spawn would have webbed feet.

Now, this guy isn't bad:

http://www.msnsportsnet.com/content/Beilein-Patrick.jpg

OH NO YOU DIIN'T!

Your criteria for being Southern is owning slaves and those are the only Northern states you want to include as the South??

-Rudey
--Take a stroll through Massachusetts and look at the old houses made with bricks brought over on slave ships

nevermind

um no :p

there has to be a "fries on salad" corollary to all this.

http://www.ycsi.net/users/reversespins/pollution.jpg

Vs.

http://www.charleston.com/slideshow/images/battery2.jpg


You decide.

I have never seen anything that looks like the top photo. Where is that?

The bottom photo is very tempting. :)

The top photo is either Gary, IN or Newark, NJ.

-Rudey

Heck with N-S, what about East and West?;)

Screw Cal. Nice place to visit. Cant afford to live there!

Now getting back to Origninal Post.

E and W did have a dillererbrate Division on Starting GLOs.

Hello, are we back on track yet?:p

Lil' Hannah, you so crazy.

I included them as South because there's a distinct culture of laziness that developed in slave states and it is quite present in Missouri and Kentucky.

Distinct culture of laziness? What the heck are you talking about?

-Rudey

OMGWTFBBQMSPAINT!

LOL - kddani & 33girl will just love that!

About the map...

Totally random, but OK should be in either the Southwest or the South.

The Eastern part of the state, especially in the rural areas, remain staunchly in the Southern culture and traditions, just like some of Texas.

Most geography texts put Oklahoma in the Southwest with Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona though, due to weather, culture, et cetera.

Texas is a country all its own!:rolleyes:

Hell, Middle part of country is Ks., Mo, Iowa, Oaklahoma, Ark., N. S. Dakota, Minn., Neb., Western Ill. and E. Colo.

Well, my perception anyway.

Anything West of Denver, South, to Mexico and The Pacific is West.

Actually, Mid Mo. is the dividing line so many ways, East, West-North, South. You have to know History to understand that.:)