#10: People Arguing Over What States Are “the South”
People in Athe U.S. love to argue, and one of their favorite topics of argument is what states are considered “the South,” because nothing brings out patriotism and regional pride quite like a heated debate over geographical boundaries. Step into the world of these passionate individuals and brace yourself for an intellectual showdown. Witness the carefully curated maps, annotated with color-coded regions and disputed lines, as if cartography holds the ultimate truth.
Some of the arguments include, “if you don’t use the word ain’t, you ain’t from the south”; “the more north you go, the more south it gets” (according to Floridians); “only the southern part of Virginia is the south,” and of course, the different variations of “y’all”. What’s your take on this heated debate?