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Spider Jerusalem

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29. Not really "hopscotching all over the place", though

Reply to shraby (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 04:32 AM

Nov 2013

there are pretty well-traceable large migration groups. The people who came to the original colonies came from different parts of Britain, and for different reasons. The cultural differences of those early colonists are observable in American regional cultures today. And for most of American history people didn't move around much; mobility in the sense of frequent moves is something that's only happened in the 20th century, with cars and air travel.

And those people who migrated during the Great Depression? All those retirees in Florida? People take their culture with them; why do you think South Florida is no longer culturally "Southern"? Why do you think Bakersfield is an outpost of shitkicking redneckism?

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Is America comprised of 11 regionally separate nations? [View all] Bragi Nov 2013 OP

it feels like it's getting that way gopiscrap Nov 2013 #1

we are not America. We are The United States of America. NightWatcher Nov 2013 #2

i liken it to the united kingdom, different countries within one. loli phabay Nov 2013 #4

very good article. nt arely staircase Nov 2013 #3

I see that Anchorage and Fairbanks are included with the Far West Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #5

In Woodward's thesis, putting Anchorage/Fairbanks with the Far West makes a lot of sense. politicat Nov 2013 #12

That's good analysis. Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #16

A lot of places are more liminal than definitive. politicat Nov 2013 #17

Personally, I think these smaller units make a lot of sense Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #18

Ya know, we joke that our backyard will need machine gun nests "if this goes on..." politicat Nov 2013 #19

Last season was iffy, and I was ready to stop watching, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #26

illinois is accurate. madrchsod Nov 2013 #6

Good stuff. I'll read his book. nt rrneck Nov 2013 #7

Me too Bragi Nov 2013 #10

I disagree with that premise. This people in this country have a strong tendency shraby Nov 2013 #8

Thank you for posting... I was going to write something similar. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #11

The book addresses that. politicat Nov 2013 #13

I get the same feeling about Tucson Rstrstx Nov 2013 #25

Not really "hopscotching all over the place", though Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #29

Interesting. k&r n/t Laelth Nov 2013 #9

I do think there is something to this... devils chaplain Nov 2013 #14

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the Left Coast of the former United States of America and Canada. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #15

K&R Solly Mack Nov 2013 #20

You're welcome Bragi Nov 2013 #34

Been reading it nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #21

Great thread. joshcryer Nov 2013 #22

This isn't really a new idea Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #23

Down here in El Norte Rstrstx Nov 2013 #24

I'm not so sure about that "New France" Scootaloo Nov 2013 #27

You described the gulf coast region pretty well. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #33

Utah has little in common with the Far West... Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #28

Utah is a special case, being founded by religious fanatics and not ranchers and prospectors. Spider Jerusalem Nov 2013 #30

Pretty much... Drunken Irishman Nov 2013 #31

Not a new theory: Joel Garreau wrote "The Nine Nations of North America" in 1981 eridani Nov 2013 #32