[ZTAngel]

Very true, adpiucf.

I grew up in the same town as adpiucf and it is definitely full of Northern transplants! There are a few cities and towns in South Florida that could still be considered Southern (Davie is one) but, for the most part, SoFla is not "Southern".

As you travel up the state, you find more and more Southern towns. There are parts of Central Florida that are very Southern and the residents of these cities would be offended if you said you didn't think they were Southern. Leesburg, Lakeland, Ocala, Geneva, Mount Dora, and parts of Gainesville are among many areas that are very Southern. There are many, many people in Orlando and Tampa that have a long Southern family history. My roommate's family has been in Florida since before the Civil War. You rarely find such long Southern family histories with people in South Florida!

Then, of course, there's North Florida which I find to be a lot like Southern Georgia. Palatka, Lake City, Pensacola, Jasper, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee could fit right in with Southern Georgia and nobody would ever say Southern Georgia is not the South!

I've only been to Maryland once and I was still in elementary school at the time so I can't make a definite choice as to if Maryland is "Southern". Personally, I've never grouped it with Alabama or South Carolina but, like others have mentioned, there's parts of the state that are Southern...just like Florida.

I think every Southern state is the same way. Any big city will bring in a lot of transplants which will take away the original culture of the area. About 50 years ago, South Florida would still have been considered Southern but with the growth of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach it has become a "Northern" area. Atlanta and Raleigh do not even seem all that Southern to me. Yes, there's sweet tea but I find that the majority of people that live there do not have accents and don't seem all that "Southern" to me.

It all depends on where you live in the State. Smaller towns have more Southern characteristics than big cities such as Atlanta, Raleigh, Richmond, or even Baltimore.

So, I guess the answer to if Maryland is Southern is both yes and no depending on where you live.