Geo 101
Today, in my infinite wisdom and charity, I'm giving you all a geography lesson.
One of my personal pet peeves as someone who lives up and down the eastern seaboard, is people who claim to "know" a lot about geography and want to argue with me. So let the arguing begin because I'm telling you what's what on the Atlantic Coast
1. New England has 5/6/7/8 states
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Period.
No, New York. No, New Jersey. Those SIX. This isn't up for discussion, I invite you to find any reputable literature that claims otherwise. The way I like to think of it is that five of those states needed to join together because they were small and were getting bullied by the bigger states and Maine is like the slow older brother who just came along for the ride. Seriously, there were like two people in Maine so what the hell.
2. Virginia isn't the South
Virginia is more south than any other state (bar Georgia) that I've ever been too. It smells funky. They say "ain't". There are cows everywhere. People drive lots of pickups. They have accents. They drink Sweet Tea. Hell, they were the capital of the South during the Civil war. I think the rest of the south should stop being such elitist snobs and let Virginia in.
3. Maryland/Delaware is the South/North
They're buffer states. They're North and South Lite. If the country wanted to make soft drinks, they'd be Diet North and South. All the love in the world to those states but they don't get a name. They were the Bread Colonies or something.
4. New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine is in Canada
I'm completely serious. I don't know who's failing out of US History 101 but that needs to end. I'll be the first to admit that I live in the middle-of-nowhere but it's the middle-of-nowhere, United States.
5. I know everyone who lives remotely around New England
Alright, I realize that I'm at the other end of the country, but that doesn't mean I'm instantly bonded to everyone from north of Clemson. If I have to hear the following one more time, so help me: "Oh, you're from New Hampshire! Do you know Joe Smith? He's from Maine."
I also realize that I now perpetuate this since I've been introduced to so many people from Pennslyvannia and above but the next time I get that question, I'm seriously just going to be like, "Oh my god! You're from Charleston! Do you know Jane Doe! She's from Aiken." Take that bitches!
There you have it. Geography 101 via Sarah. Enjoy!
One of my personal pet peeves as someone who lives up and down the eastern seaboard, is people who claim to "know" a lot about geography and want to argue with me. So let the arguing begin because I'm telling you what's what on the Atlantic Coast
1. New England has 5/6/7/8 states
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Period.
No, New York. No, New Jersey. Those SIX. This isn't up for discussion, I invite you to find any reputable literature that claims otherwise. The way I like to think of it is that five of those states needed to join together because they were small and were getting bullied by the bigger states and Maine is like the slow older brother who just came along for the ride. Seriously, there were like two people in Maine so what the hell.
2. Virginia isn't the South
Virginia is more south than any other state (bar Georgia) that I've ever been too. It smells funky. They say "ain't". There are cows everywhere. People drive lots of pickups. They have accents. They drink Sweet Tea. Hell, they were the capital of the South during the Civil war. I think the rest of the south should stop being such elitist snobs and let Virginia in.
3. Maryland/Delaware is the South/North
They're buffer states. They're North and South Lite. If the country wanted to make soft drinks, they'd be Diet North and South. All the love in the world to those states but they don't get a name. They were the Bread Colonies or something.
4. New Hampshire/Vermont/Maine is in Canada
I'm completely serious. I don't know who's failing out of US History 101 but that needs to end. I'll be the first to admit that I live in the middle-of-nowhere but it's the middle-of-nowhere, United States.
5. I know everyone who lives remotely around New England
Alright, I realize that I'm at the other end of the country, but that doesn't mean I'm instantly bonded to everyone from north of Clemson. If I have to hear the following one more time, so help me: "Oh, you're from New Hampshire! Do you know Joe Smith? He's from Maine."
I also realize that I now perpetuate this since I've been introduced to so many people from Pennslyvannia and above but the next time I get that question, I'm seriously just going to be like, "Oh my god! You're from Charleston! Do you know Jane Doe! She's from Aiken." Take that bitches!
There you have it. Geography 101 via Sarah. Enjoy!