Forum Members' Locations - Regions Poll

[RINO Tom]

I'm in South Florida (Boca). It's neither the deep south or the border south, so I feel like I don't have an option to pick in this thread.

LOL, I wasn't trying to create some subjective cultural regions here.  The "Border South" is simply comprised of states that are a part of the South but not considered to be the "Deep South," including (all of) Florida.

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Old England

[Coolface Sock #42069]

One of the 7 states of "big 10 country"

I don't remember what big 10 refers to

The Big Ten Conference includes most of the flagship universities in those states:

Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
Maryland
Nebraska
Michigan
Michigan State
Purdue
Northwestern

These are mostly huge schools with strong academic reputations that this have a ton of alumni in the area, so they leave a pretty strong cultural footprint in the Midwest. The members west of Iowa and east of Ohio (except Penn State) haven't been members of the conference for as long, so their states don't get lumped in with "Big Ten Country" as often.

[RINO Tom]

One of the 7 states of "big 10 country"

I don't remember what big 10 refers to

The Big Ten Conference includes most of the flagship universities in those states:

Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Penn State
Rutgers
Maryland
Nebraska
Michigan
Michigan State
Purdue
Northwestern

These are mostly huge schools with strong academic reputations that this have a ton of alumni in the area, so they leave a pretty strong cultural footprint in the Midwest. The members west of Iowa and east of Ohio (except Penn State) haven't been members of the conference for as long, so their states don't get lumped in with "Big Ten Country" as often.

An example would be the media would routinely do "Big Ten Battleground" graphics, where they'd show the current polling results in each of those Midwestern states on the screen.

[OneJ]

South - Deep South

Pretty much is the capitol of the Deep South tbh.

[Technocracy Timmy]

South - Deep South

Pretty much is the capitol of the Deep South tbh.

I've heard that Alabama is the heart of the south though

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Since Florida is apparently Border South, then I'm Border South.

[JustinTimeCuber]

Missouri = best ouri

[Green Line]

Should foreigners even be allowed here?  We either have a country or we don't.

[nclib]

Border South (NC)

[Leinad]

south so deep, really makes u think

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Border South (TX)

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

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Deep south

[RINO Tom]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

Where?  And nothin' wrong with staying loyal to your roots!  I went to high school and college in Iowa City, but I still consider myself an Illinoisan at heart.

[Santander]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

Where? And nothin' wrong with staying loyal to your roots!  I went to high school and college in Iowa City, but I still consider myself an Illinoisan at heart.

Replace Illinois, German, or Lutheran with white and tell me you would still say this.

[RINO Tom]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

Where? And nothin' wrong with staying loyal to your roots!  I went to high school and college in Iowa City, but I still consider myself an Illinoisan at heart.

Replace Illinois, German, or Lutheran with white and tell me you would still say this.

Why would I say that when it's not remotely the same?

[Santander]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

Where? And nothin' wrong with staying loyal to your roots!  I went to high school and college in Iowa City, but I still consider myself an Illinoisan at heart.

Replace Illinois, German, or Lutheran with white and tell me you would still say this.

Why would I say that when it's not remotely the same?

Can you choose your ethnicity? Can you choose where you were born? Can you choose your skin color? Are the answers to these questions the same?

[RINO Tom]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

Where? And nothin' wrong with staying loyal to your roots!  I went to high school and college in Iowa City, but I still consider myself an Illinoisan at heart.

Replace Illinois, German, or Lutheran with white and tell me you would still say this.

Why would I say that when it's not remotely the same?

Can you choose your ethnicity? Can you choose where you were born? Can you choose your skin color? Are the answers to these questions the same?

"White" is clearly a broader term that doesn't carry the cultural distinctiveness that being from a specific state or having ancestry from a specific country or being part of a specific religion, all things that unify the people involved over shared ideals.  Being proud of being "White" is as ridiculous as being proud of having blonde hair - there is no inherent culture to either, unless you think that people who don't have those traits are inferior or something.

Now quit trolling a thread about forum members' locations and go outside or something.

[Santander]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

Where? And nothin' wrong with staying loyal to your roots!  I went to high school and college in Iowa City, but I still consider myself an Illinoisan at heart.

Replace Illinois, German, or Lutheran with white and tell me you would still say this.

Why would I say that when it's not remotely the same?

Can you choose your ethnicity? Can you choose where you were born? Can you choose your skin color? Are the answers to these questions the same?

"White" is clearly a broader term that doesn't carry the cultural distinctiveness that being from a specific state or having ancestry from a specific country or being part of a specific religion, all things that unify the people involved over shared ideals.  Being proud of being "White" is as ridiculous as being proud of having blonde hair - there is no inherent culture to either, unless you think that people who don't have those traits are inferior or something.

Now quit trolling a thread about forum members' locations and go outside or something.

"New England" is clearly broader than an individual state, just as "white" is broader than German ethnicity.

[RINO Tom]

Going to college in Big 10 Country, but I still think of myself as a New Englander.

Where? And nothin' wrong with staying loyal to your roots!  I went to high school and college in Iowa City, but I still consider myself an Illinoisan at heart.

Replace Illinois, German, or Lutheran with white and tell me you would still say this.

Why would I say that when it's not remotely the same?

Can you choose your ethnicity? Can you choose where you were born? Can you choose your skin color? Are the answers to these questions the same?

"White" is clearly a broader term that doesn't carry the cultural distinctiveness that being from a specific state or having ancestry from a specific country or being part of a specific religion, all things that unify the people involved over shared ideals.  Being proud of being "White" is as ridiculous as being proud of having blonde hair - there is no inherent culture to either, unless you think that people who don't have those traits are inferior or something.

Now quit trolling a thread about forum members' locations and go outside or something.

"New England" is clearly broader than an individual state, just as "white" is broader than German ethnicity.

But it is less broad than a country, which is an example you and I both addressed as perfectly understandable to be proud of.  A White American has more in common with a Black American than they do with a White Italian.

[Horsemask]

New England, born and raised.

[FairBol]

I'm in New England....southwestern CT, to be more specific. 

[Frodo]

Interesting that a plurality of all members (who have voted) are from the South. 

I personally voted Mid-Atlantic (accidentally) instead of Border South since I am so accustomed to having Northern Virginia grouped in with the Northeast. 

[Green Line]

How does a Happy Valley resident vote.