Why would ANYBODY want to live in a yankee state?

Question

Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, S. Carolina, and N. Carolina: These are true Southern states.

Let's throw in Oklahoma because, while culturally it is more midwestern, they have that Southern hospitality and appreciation of it. Parts of Florida are, especially above Ocala and Gainesville.

The other 39 states, including Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky. (I know I will hear something from somebody, especially from KY, that strongly disagrees with me, but culturally they just don't mesh.)

Think about it: The people are friendlier; the culture is more laid-back; the food is better; the air is cleaner, mostly; the weather is warmer; the schools and colleges are still good; the job opportunities and quality of life are great!

KY is great to visit b/c of horse farms; Colorado and Utah, for the mountains; California, for the coast; NYC and Boston, for the city life and history. No place like the South, though!

I mean, the other 39 states are Yankee states. VA was part of the Confederacy, but has mostly lost its Southern heritage. KY, MO, WV, MD, and DE were border states, but just are quite the South, culturally and geographically.

Answer 1

Any state in America will do if you are in Africa.

Answer 2

I live in a yankee state and went down to NC a couple of months ago. Definitely a different culture. I will say that the city and towns I visited were very well manicured and kept clean.

Here's a true story of what happened to me while there.
I drive a BMW. The wipers didn't work properly, so I took it to the dealer there. Very friendly service.
Later in the day, I got a call on the cell phone from the service guy.
He said: Maaaam, what exactly is wrong with the wipers?
I explained it again, even though I already told them when I dropped the car.
He said: Well maaam, what would you like us to do about it?

silence.. I was dumbfound!

Then I told him to have a look at a new car on the lot, to turn on the wipers and to make mine do what those in the new cars do.

This incident, I will never forget .. thanks for laugh, NC

Answer 3

One thought: Because in certain Yankee cities, a person can find any kind of food from all over the world just by walking down the street. I've only visited a few of the southern places you've mentioned, but I've never found that kind of cultural diversity, which is something I value in considering where to live.

Answer 4

Well, obviously you have had very limited access to the world outside your little area. There are beautiful places and beautiful people all of the US and the world for that matter. Try not to be so closed minded, don't judge places without having first explored and people in New York and New Jersey are more likely to start a conversation with you than someone in a small town. I can say that from experience, too bad you can't.

Answer 5

I have a sneaking suspicion that you are biased somehow... That's OK. We all are.

Have you lived elsewhere? Because I'm from Washington, and I think it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Sure, you have warm weather, but the pacific northwest has a greenness of tree and a blueness of sky that the east coast just can't match, north or south.

And some people might not like southern weather. I like heat, but I personally can't stand the sticky humidity you guys have. I like to be able to get out of the shower and feel less wet, not more.

And Vermont (and the rest of new england) have great seasons. Hot summers, snowy winters, firey autumns, and colorful springs (not to mention the pre-spring mud season... haha).

Here's a few random reasons to live in a "yankee" state:
-snow
-making maple syrup
-smaller bugs
-amazingly bright blue skies
-mountains

I want to live in a Yankee state.

Answer 6

I live in Virginia... and its very southern here... Most of my family on mom's side are Texans & I love Texas as well.

Yankee state? I think you might be a little mixed up on what "yankee" states are... besides the point - there are 50 states in this blessed country... and I'd rather live in any of these states than anywhere else in the world.

One Nation Under God!

Answer 7

Only those who have never traveled and enjoyed the experience of being in another city, town, state, or country would ask that question. I have lived in both the North and South, as well as overseas, and I must prefer to live in the northern states because the people that I encountered were respectful to you. I have lived in the South for three years and I have only experienced deep prejudices and hatred between the races.

Answer 8

My family lives in a Yankee state and I like to see them more than once a year. Therefore, I live in a Yankee state. I have access to the city, the mountains, and the ocean, all within an hour or so from where I live.

Answer 9

It's fun just to listen to people from New Yawk and Jersey say "cawfee" and "fegidaboudit!" Generally, living in the northeast, at least around cities, would make an excellent case study for class paranoia and rudeness. However, it's amazing how nice people can become when you get away from the urban sprawl. Boston to Richmond is almost like one continuous city.

Answer 10

I do live in Tennessee.
About 40 minutes from the land marked center of Tennessee to be exact.
I really like it here, but I have nothing against any of the other states.
If I could move anywhere i wanted to right now, it would be Arizona though.
Even though it's about 115 degrees right now, at least it's dry heat. This Heavy, humid, Tennessee heat is killing my sinuses.

Answer 11

It's not so bad. I lived in a northern state for a while, and at long last got to see the leaves change, and experience a blizzard!

I loved it! Autumn was so cool, going to a pumpkin farm and sampling homemade cider. It was a nice change from Florida, and all that sand.

And yes, I do agree with you that anywhere below Gainesville is not worth visiting in Florida.