<p>is texas considered the south? or the west? or the southwest? just wondering...:)</p>
<p>TX is geographically part of the South, but they can't really be lumped into any one category. There are definitely some cultural Southerners in the state, but for the most part you'll find a very different atmosphere in TN than in TX. Maybe the SW would be the best category to put it in, but I know for a fact that all my Texan friends will be the first to tell you, "Don't mess with Texas!" as if they think it's an independent country. :-P</p>
<p>well we were our own country once! :)
and we still do were boots and ten-gallon hats when the rodeo comes around lol its fun :)</p>
<p>I think the OP's concern is legitimate. I know I wouldn't want to walk into a situation where I felt I wasn't welcome. I don't think that's racist.</p>
<p>My D gets very upset about racial intolerance. She hasn't mentioned it being an issue at Vandy - and her best friend at Vandy is black.</p>
<p>i say TX has a minimal amount of racial tension but im brown and i live here and its all good to me :)</p>
<p>haha, I hear ya, smiley44. I'm from Montana, which might as well be part of the south, there's so many Dixie flags around here! :rolleyes: I think that at any university, whatever state it's in and however many people there are, has its racists and its tolerant folks. Granted, you'll find a different crowd at Vandy than you would at Berkeley, but when I visited both Vandy and U of South Carolina, I was told that whatever segregation occurs is natural and there isn't a lot of racial tension.</p>
<p>I'm not surprised macaroni. My pledge brother spent a summer up there and has great stories from it. My favorite state outside of the South right from what I've seen would be Wyoming (Jackson Hole), but I can easily see Montana passing it once I get the chance/motivation to go.</p>
<p>Also, for those wondering about Texas, let me explain.
They think they are a part of the South, in fact, they think they are the best part of the South, and constantly have arguments over how Texas is better than Florida. Interestingly, nobody else considers either of those states (except for Jacksonville) to be a part of the South. They're a bunch of goofballs if you ask me. In fact, if you really want to know, true Tennesseans consider Texas to be a colony of Tennessee (for a lot of reasons, i.e. Sam Houston and his pals being from here).</p>
<p>This is obviously judged solely on the people that I know from Texas, most of whom are either ranch types or city folk from Highland Park.</p>
<p>VandySAE, don't talk about something when you know nothing about it. Your opinions are based on the few Texans you know, not Texas as a whole, so don't generalize a whole state because of a few people. And Texas is not a colony of Tennessee.</p>
<p>YAH, DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS! lol</p>
<p>:)
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<p>is north carolina generally considered part of the South? Is the culture/lifestyle in north carolina comparable to TN, AL etc. ?</p>
<p>I think NC is one of the most 'northern' of all the southern states along with Florida.</p>
<p>NC and VA despite making glaring mistakes recently are very much Southern.</p>
<p>All you need to do to verify this is go to Cashiers, NC or Lake Norman</p>
<p>Or pretty much anywhere in Middle and Southern VA.</p>
<p>@Vandy SAE, lol, yea you had to say "Middle" and "Southern" VA because Northern VA is not too southern (due to the proximity to D.C.) :P</p>
<p>VandySAE must be republican. Also, I certainly wouldn't describe North Carolina or Florida as being northern. I am from New York and have spent time in both. I have never been to Atlanta, but I would think it would be more northern than North Carolina because of the fast paced city life.</p>
<p>Florida is definitely northern. I've lived here my whole life. Though, the middle of Florida does have some hick spots. But if you count areas near/on the coast, Florida is definitely northern.</p>
<p>Living in the heart of NC, it's as mixed as they come. They have my county, Johnston, which is full of self-proclaimed rednecks (the majority of my school parking lot is made up of trucks of various shapes and sizes), and then the county I used to live in, Wake, which is incredibly un-southern, if not outright northern. When I lived in Wake, I knew maybe two people that were actually from NC, because they were ALL from up north (Cary, one of the main towns, is actually an acronym for C-oncentrated A-rea for R-elocated Y-ankees). We're north-leaning for a southern state, but southern-leaning if you want to call us northern. We were in the CSA (which actually still matters to some people), but we were one of the last, if not the last, to join.</p>
<p>I think the original question was legitimate. I'm from Maryland and have the same type of concerns. I'm from Baltimore (not the inner city but about 3 miles out in the suburbs). The area where I live is about 50/50 black/white so I am certainly accustomed to diversity. I know Vandy is somewhat segregated (which is to be expected) but I'm sort of uneasy about the racial tensions.</p>
<p>BTW, what do you all consider Maryland? I know people in Maryland usually will say we are neither north or south. Mid-Atlantic is what we would call ourselves. But, I have heard Southerners call us Yankees (I really have no idea what this means) and people in New England call us southerners. I think we are more northern/urban.</p>
<p>Hahaha "glaring mistakes" is right. I was surprised to see any southern state put out for obama</p>
<p>I consider Maryland north: I consider anything north of North Carolina north.</p>