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pbmus

(12,422 posts)
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 12:58 AM Jan 2018

This map shows the US really has 11 separate 'nations' with entirely different cultures



The United States comprises several different regions, each with its own rich history and cultural identity.

Exactly where those regions start and end has been a long-running debate, but according to author Colin Woodard, the United States can be divided into 11 distinct sub-nations.

Woodard mapped out the regions in his 2012 book "American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America." Some of his regions might sound familiar, like the "Deep South"; others might surprise American readers, like his "Midlands" region that stretches from New Jersey to northeastern New Mexico.

Recognizing the distinct values of each region is critical to understanding the United States, Woodard said.

http://www.businessinsider.com/regional-differences-united-states-2018-1/#yankeedom-1
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This map shows the US really has 11 separate 'nations' with entirely different cultures (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2018 OP
that link is a pay to view site nt msongs Jan 2018 #1
Works without pay on my device... pbmus Jan 2018 #2
Mmm... Florida is a bit complicated... IluvPitties Jan 2018 #3
Dunno. Every year, something like one in every thirty Americans moves struggle4progress Jan 2018 #4
I'm a good example of internal migration Sedona Jan 2018 #7
Yep...me too Sancho Jan 2018 #12
Horseshit populist pap. flotsam Jan 2018 #5
Thanks for your opinion...yall pbmus Jan 2018 #6
Why are they pushing a book from 2012? oberliner Jan 2018 #8
I do think it is nonsense too. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #11
Actually, the 11 regions are in "North America" not just the US... Wounded Bear Jan 2018 #9
That is really not true. I have lived in many of those states...most people don't live politics. Demsrule86 Jan 2018 #10

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)
3. Mmm... Florida is a bit complicated...
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 01:13 AM
Jan 2018

He's got Central Florida as the Deep South and certain counties of the "Florida Heartland" as part of the Spanish Caribbean... not sure I agree...

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
4. Dunno. Every year, something like one in every thirty Americans moves
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 01:16 AM
Jan 2018

to a different county. Much of the country is well-churned. And radio first, TV later, and now the internet may have had further homogenizing effects

Here's an interactive map on internal migration:

http://www.netmigration.wisc.edu/

Sedona

(3,769 posts)
7. I'm a good example of internal migration
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:46 AM
Jan 2018

Born in Boston, raised in South Florida, raised my family (20 years) in Sedona AZ, tried LA for a few years after my kids (and wayward husband) left the nest.

For now I'm settled in suburban Atlanta with my hopefully forever partner in the TV/ film production biz.

I do real estate admin/marketing and can work anywhere.

We'd like to retire somewhere warm and cheap and not too red


Sancho

(9,070 posts)
12. Yep...me too
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 08:29 AM
Jan 2018

born in NC, raised in SC, but lived in multiple parts of Texas, Alaska, Georgia, and now in FL.

I would not call the West Coast of central FL "Deep South" at all.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
8. Why are they pushing a book from 2012?
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 06:56 AM
Jan 2018

With quotes from an interview in 2015?

What is new in this article?

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)
9. Actually, the 11 regions are in "North America" not just the US...
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 08:00 AM
Jan 2018

but you go ahead on with the divisive rhetoric.

Demsrule86

(68,586 posts)
10. That is really not true. I have lived in many of those states...most people don't live politics.
Mon Jan 22, 2018, 08:02 AM
Jan 2018

They work, raise their kids. We are more alike than you might imagine. The problem is the politics.

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