Comments on: Though I Don’t Call It the War of Northern Aggression… http://native-born.com/2010/01/13/though-i-dont-call-it-the-war-of-northern-aggression/ Everybody Comes From Somewhere Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:04:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Elizabeth Kaylene http://native-born.com/2010/01/13/though-i-dont-call-it-the-war-of-northern-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-5536 Elizabeth Kaylene Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:56:22 +0000 http://native-born.com/?p=1583#comment-5536 I think it depends largely on what area of Florida you're from. I spent two long vacations in Deerfield Beach and exploring the rest of the Fort Lauderdale area and the Keys. I'm told the Ft. Lauderdale area is mostly people from New England who moved down to get the hell away from the vicious cold. My dad's friend Shaun (Shawn? Sean?) lived in Deerfield for years after moving from NYC. He now lives in St. Augustine. I honestly don't see Florida as Southern. I see it as NOT COLD and my FUTURE HOME. When I think of the South, I think of Georgia, not Florida. But I guess Florida is sorta Southern, since it is, well, South. :D I think it depends largely on what area of Florida you’re from. I spent two long vacations in Deerfield Beach and exploring the rest of the Fort Lauderdale area and the Keys. I’m told the Ft. Lauderdale area is mostly people from New England who moved down to get the hell away from the vicious cold. My dad’s friend Shaun (Shawn? Sean?) lived in Deerfield for years after moving from NYC. He now lives in St. Augustine.

I honestly don’t see Florida as Southern. I see it as NOT COLD and my FUTURE HOME. When I think of the South, I think of Georgia, not Florida. But I guess Florida is sorta Southern, since it is, well, South. :D

]]> By: Kate http://native-born.com/2010/01/13/though-i-dont-call-it-the-war-of-northern-aggression/comment-page-1/#comment-5535 Kate Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:35:56 +0000 http://native-born.com/?p=1583#comment-5535 From a Northerner's perspective, Florida is kind of part of the South. While geographically it fits into the region, it doesn't have the same cultural feel as, say, Arkansas or Mississippi. Plus there's Disney, which is like a seriously multicultural little country unto itself. From the AP Stylebook: "South: As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, the 16-state region is broken into three divisions." So, anytime you're referring to the region, the "S" should be capitalized. From a Northerner’s perspective, Florida is kind of part of the South. While geographically it fits into the region, it doesn’t have the same cultural feel as, say, Arkansas or Mississippi. Plus there’s Disney, which is like a seriously multicultural little country unto itself.

From the AP Stylebook: “South: As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, the 16-state region is broken into three divisions.” So, anytime you’re referring to the region, the “S” should be capitalized.

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