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re: What are your geographic boundaries for the South?
Posted on 11/12/19 at 5:04 pm to ExtraSpecial
Posted on 11/12/19 at 5:04 pm to ExtraSpecial
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m traveling southwest this time to the Natural State: Welcome to Arkansas! A largely rural state, the people in Arkansas likely identify with Southerners. Unlike its western neighbor, Oklahoma, Arkansans share much more in common with the South than with Texas or the Plains. Alright, application accepted. Welcome to the South, Arkansas.
Yes, and no. The vast majority of the state is Southern as can be.
NW Arkansas is more Midwest/Great Plains then anything else. Its not bad, in fact NW Arkansas is a wonderful place to live, but its not really Southern any more.
Now, where I currently live, Eastern Arkansas just across from Memphis, is so Southern its almost scary.
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Posted on 11/12/19 at 5:23 pm to Arksulli
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NW Arkansas is more Midwest/Great Plains then anything else. Its not bad, in fact NW Arkansas is a wonderful place to live, but its not really Southern any more.
I remember when I first started going fishing up there and was shocked by the way many of the people talked. It was clear they were Midwest/Rust Belt transplants.
Posted on 11/13/19 at 12:14 am to Arksulli
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NW Arkansas is more Midwest/Great Plains then anything else. Its not bad, in fact NW Arkansas is a wonderful place to live, but its not really Southern any more.
I consider Fayetteville and points south to be southern.
I would agree that Benton County is not southern.
Benton County isn't even Arkansas. It has its own corporate aggressive mindset. I don't even like hanging out up there. They have some really good restaurants, but the difference between Rogers/Bentonville and Fayetteville is noticeable. Fayetteville is laid back and normal. Benton County is aggressive and corporate. They hire sharks from all over the country to come there and work, and it shows when you try to hang out in a sports bar or some other place up there. You are more likely to meet someone from Chicago or the upper midwest or east coast than you are to meet someone native to Arkansas.
It's bled thru a little down here, but there's still a big difference, for towns so close to one another...
This post was edited on 11/13/19 at 12:17 am
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