"I've lived in Maryland for 20 years and I have NEVER considered it to be a part of the south. Technically, it IS south of the Mason Dixon line, but it doesn't even compare to the Georgia type of southern, warm hospitality, etc.
I live outside of DC, which is probably NOTHING like the rest of Maryland. According to the new license plates... we have lots of farms in Maryland? WHERE?! I've never seen them! But again, I only pretty much stay here or Northern Virginia and sometimes I venture up to Frederick. Never really been to southern MD, though."
The reason why you never considered it southern because you havent really been south of DC. MoCo and North has no southern hosp. I know I some/alot of people from Bethesda, Potomac, and etc. and Im the one with the "country" accent. But you must believe me travel down below DC there is def. southern hospitatlity.