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Another tasty map from FiveThirtyEight. They pulled data from a survey that asked residents of certain states whether or not they thought they were a part of the American South. Traditionally, I consider the South as any state that A) is in the SEC or B) sells confederate flags at gas stations, but now there’s real data that shows us what states truly think they are in Dixie.
Most shockingly, Colorado considers itself to be in the South, along with at least 1% of Ohio (probably just bitter ATLiens who relocated), Indiana and Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Lousiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia all align themselves as the most Southern of all the states. Despite its newfound SECness, only roughly 30% of Missourians think they’re a part of the South, let alone the SEC East. Whatever, still won the division anyway. Coming for you next year, Malzahn.
Read the entire article, which goes into much more detail on FiveThirtyEight.
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I don’t know what’s worse: 1% of CO believing they are in the south, or 11% of Georgia NOT believing it.
People in the South would probably have more in common (what they value, etc.) with people in southern or rural parts of Midwestern states, than say people from the West Coast or North East. Just an observation.
Oklahoma people really think they’re southern and get really defensive about it. One of my favorite pastimes was drawing them offsides about being Yankees in the short stint work made me serve in Tulsa.
Speaking of Tulsa people suck. They act all high and mighty. You’re from Tulsa fucking Oklahoma, get over yourself.
As a native Southern Virginian, The Commonwealth undoubtedly hovered around the 50% score because of Northern Virginia (i.e. the influx of people from DC).
If you are eating bad (healthy) food, you are not in the South.
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