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re: Does Missouri regret coming to SEC now?
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:42 pm to kilo
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:42 pm to kilo
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Fayetteville is not southern. Not by a long stretch.
If your point is that neither Fayetteville or Columbia is southern then I would agree with you.
But Lexington, Nashville and Knoxville are? When Lexington is north while Nashville and Knoxville fall on the same geographical southern line?
Also, Knoxville and Fayetteville have both the same minority population and elevation.. What is different? They are east of the Mississippi River.. Okay than that cuts out the entire state of Arkansas and 90% of Louisiana. Furthermore, the Mississippi River is not the real geographical line of east vs west of the United States.
Arkansas State (Jonesboro) isn't southern either? If not, Memphis, which is a stones throw from Jonesboro, sure isn't southern.
Basically you are totally disregarding the difference between the Deep and Upper South. Heck, drive directly east of Little Rock and you run into Oxford, MS is that not the south either?
This post was edited on 11/19/12 at 9:43 pm
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Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:48 pm to SunHog
Don't forget weather. Columbia gets 26 in of snow annually, Fayetteville gets 4. It snows 17 times/yr in Columbia and twice in Fayetteville. But we are the exact same as them 
Posted on 11/19/12 at 9:57 pm to SunHog
Southern as defined by culture and no, I dont feel like parts of TN and Kentucky are "southern" in culture either.
Fayetteville has more in common with Southern Mo/NE Texas and Oklahoma than it does with the deep south.
Really though, why is this even being brought up....again. Fayetteville is a cool area. Not knocking it at all. Just kind of miffed at this tactic of "Arkansas is southern and Missouri is not" as a way of placing some kind of value over Missouri and Mizzou. If southern Missouri isnt "Southern" than its intellectually dishonest to say Fayeeteville is southern.
Its like you Hogs are like "Oh, Missouri isnt southern" like that somehow justifies some meaningless value statement in the back of your minds.
Fayetteville has more in common with Southern Mo/NE Texas and Oklahoma than it does with the deep south.
Really though, why is this even being brought up....again. Fayetteville is a cool area. Not knocking it at all. Just kind of miffed at this tactic of "Arkansas is southern and Missouri is not" as a way of placing some kind of value over Missouri and Mizzou. If southern Missouri isnt "Southern" than its intellectually dishonest to say Fayeeteville is southern.
Its like you Hogs are like "Oh, Missouri isnt southern" like that somehow justifies some meaningless value statement in the back of your minds.
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