Do people in different states of the US differ much?

Answer 1

Not as much as we used to differ. That is good for our language, but bad for our food (see below).

In the sixties and seventies, I grew up in a military family that moved all over the U.S. The country is much more homogeneous now than it was then.

Then, moving sometimes meant learning new dialects of the English language. At one point (I was twelve), I literally had to translate the "English" used by two adults from neighboring counties because they could not understand each other, but were speaking the "same" language.

Now, I can go anywhere in the U.S. and I almost never have to try to figure out what a natural born citizen is saying.

The down side is that a lot of regional food is disappearing. Shrimp and grits is a WONDERFUL Southern breakfast, but it is very hard to find anymore (except, oddly, for DINNER at fine restaurants in some Southern cities). I used to order "grinders" in Western Massachusetts in the mid seventies. Friends from ther now tell me they don't know what a grinder is. (I hope they are just poorly informed - a grinder was similar to a submarine sandwich, but a little different and much better.)

Answer 2

It depends what you mean by differ. People usually have pride in their states, usually a sports team related to that state, some there might be rivalries. Also, there is the joy of accents...from the northeast to south to midwest, there are a huge number of differences in the way people pronounce words and vocabulary they use. Also, sometimes cultural acceptance differs...living in Texas you might be more used to Mexicans than living in Alaska. All kinds of random things like that :)

Answer 3

Big time...New York,Florida,California Texas Tennessee Utah
all very different folks. But we all pull together and act as one big family when just one city is experiencing troubles. We take care of our own.

Answer 4

I believe they do, I was from NY when I went in to the Navy Boot Camp at Illinois. I met people who never saw snow before let alone an African American. It was very crazy lol.

Answer 5

generally, different regions of the country have differences, more than state-to-state differences.

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

what do you care,a s s face.