RCMaehl [Any]@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWithout looking at a map, what region of the US do you think Kentucky is?message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareWithout looking at a map, what region of the US do you think Kentucky is?RCMaehl [Any]@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square47fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoPretty close. It’s about in the middle, but to the east of the center of the country. Culturally though it is part of “the south”.
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoKentucky is definitely considered to be Southern these days, though.
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoKentuckians don’t consider themselves that way. Geologically and economically they have little in common with the South.
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThat wasn’t my experience there, but okay. It is situated in a unique location that’s sort of Midwest, east coast and southern at the same time. I looked up discussions about this and found this one. Opinions vary from “absolutely yes” to “sort of” to “definitely not”, so it’s up to you.
minus-squareRedditgee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI was with you until the last sentence.
Pretty close. It’s about in the middle, but to the east of the center of the country. Culturally though it is part of “the south”.
Not even, they fought for the Union!
Still Southern.
Kentucky is definitely considered to be Southern these days, though.
Kentuckians don’t consider themselves that way. Geologically and economically they have little in common with the South.
That wasn’t my experience there, but okay. It is situated in a unique location that’s sort of Midwest, east coast and southern at the same time.
I looked up discussions about this and found this one. Opinions vary from “absolutely yes” to “sort of” to “definitely not”, so it’s up to you.
I was with you until the last sentence.