cindyabs

Stop and think, when you look at the USA brochures in the travel agents' on the High Street, they showcase Florida, California, NYC, Vegas and possibly DC or Boston and New Orleans-maybe the Grand Canyon or Arizona and Colorado-but Podunk Georgia, East Cupcake,Wyoming,and West Cupcake Missouri aren't much advertised.

Chandler

What's your point - People walk into Lunn Poly, pick up a brochure, and then emigrate?

Chandler

You are right about the poll being misleading, but you are wrong about where you live.

The Governments lists all Virgina as The South so whilst the poll is misleading, it is only misleading in the sense that it allows to incorrectly 'upgraded' to mid-atlantic. I'm afraid yawl a southerner

http://usa.usembassy.de/travel-regions.htm

veryfunny

Just like Florida being called east coast but North Carolina called the south.

Pimpbot

The South shall rise again!. Or at least it is in this poll.

cindyabs

My point is that large areas of the US are ignored by the majority of Europeans because it is not marketed, it's a big unknown. It's like me saying I've been to England because I've been to London, period...........

Sarah

I live in pennsylvania and clicked north east aswell, oops! I thought the mid atlantic was Ohio and stuff oh well!

Chandler

Well bugger me, it seems like you arent alone.

The South is running at 40% (out of six regions) and even without the help of FL it is still registering one in three votes.

I must have missed all those brochures extolling the virtues of Kentucky in my Lunn Poly :scared:

CaliforniaBride

You mean like anything North of the Watford Gap or outside of the Cotswold's?

If you went to London then you would have been to England.

But maybe if you went to England you would not have necessarily been to London.

?????

cindyabs

[QUOTE=CaliforniaBride]You mean like anything North of the Watford Gap or outside of the Cotswold's?

Exactly!!!!

If you went to London then you would have been to England.
Yes, but it would be ignorant to say well, there, I've seen everything to see in England because I've been to London.

But maybe if you went to England you would not have necessarily been to London.
Ah, but you see we have the same brochures in reverse here in the US, .

Bob

North east is looking a bit empty...and I thought new england would have more push from the holiday market with boston....hmmm...

Just Jenney

But this ignores the regional aspects which may come into play when one is identifying themselves as living in a particular region.

Someone who lives in the DC Metro area -- whether they live in DC proper, in the Maryland suburbs or Virginia suburbs -- would consider themselves as living in the mid-Atlantic region, NOT the South. In fact, most other non-Northern Virginians do not consider NoVA as a "real" part of Virginia, anyway, but rather an extension of DC.

Also, most people I know do not consider Florida part of "The South", even though it has a more southern location geographically than other states more associated as being part of "The South" like Georgia or Alabama. (I see this poll sets Florida apart as a separate category, reflecting this reality.)

And technically, the MOST southern state is Hawaii, but I doubt anyone in Hawaii (or anyone else, for that matter) considers Hawaii part of "The South" or even the "South West", for that matter.

~ Jenney

Bob

only until the US fully conquers Cuba

meauxna

Yeah, I know. I'm still waiting for the apology for "Americans disinterest in geography".
Maybe he thinks Hawaii is the real West-- will someone please call John Wayne?

Chandler

Apology.