State pride.

[mike_v_s]

**Don't have to explain that one, do I?

Too much hospitality and good food from a variety of cultures as well as that pain-in-the-ass laid back lifestyle. I hate it, too.

Mike

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

Too much hospitality and good food from a variety of cultures as well as that pain-in-the-ass laid back lifestyle. I hate it, too.

Mike

I have a couple relatives who live down in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. They're lovely people, and the area is nice, but there are a whole bunch of reasons why I wouldn't want to move down there.

 

[KrisH]

Delaware's state motto- " That's disputable, we don't have Jersey Shore "

Actually, yeah . . . Delaware DOES have part of the "Jersey Shore" -- at least part of it along the eastern edge of the Delaware River. Look at any geo-political map.

I love Jersey liberalism (except for the gun laws), but the terrain? Very flat. My preference is for the north-central PA Appalachians. The Pine Barrens are nice, though.

 

[need4mospd]

If that came up as some kind of vote (and believe me, it won't) the number of people voting for it would be statistically insignificant.

If by statistically insignificant you mean less than 1-3%, I think you'd be surprised. Not enough to do any damage, but I'd say there are quite a few Texans that think they'd be better off without the other states.

 

[TheVoiceless]

"Texas" does not want to secede from the United States of America. Even if the governor had not been joking when he made that comment you could still not say that Texas wants to secede. If that came up as some kind of vote (and believe me, it won't) the number of people voting for it would be statistically insignificant.

bc

Well that's good, all we need now is a state thinking they don't need the USA. Now take Pennsylvania, they are not even a state ( they are a Common Wealth, whatever that means). Its funny, cause me and my friends call it Pennsyltucky. Its like everything changes once you cross over from NJ.

 

[TheVoiceless]

Actually, yeah . . . Delaware DOES have part of the "Jersey Shore" -- at least part of it along the eastern edge of the Delaware River. Look at any geo-political map.

I love Jersey liberalism (except for the gun laws), but the terrain? Very flat. My preference is for the north-central PA Appalachians. The Pine Barrens are nice, though.

Flat???

You've never driven across country, have you? The area I live in is very hilly. Don't really know to many flat places in NJ.

 

[Relic]

Flat???

You've never driven across country, have you? The area I live in is very hilly. Don't really know to many flat places in NJ.

I'm thinking that Kris must live in south Jersey - it's is flat there. But in north Jersey in Hunterdon county and above, it's very hilly. We were recently almost set to buy a house on the side of a mountain (Point Mountain up in Hunterdon).
Matter of fact, the mountains that you find in the Delaware Water Gap area are actually part of the same range (Appalachians) that you find in north-eastern PA.

 

[basstotheface]

Actually, yeah . . . Delaware DOES have part of the "Jersey Shore" -- at least part of it along the eastern edge of the Delaware River. Look at any geo-political map.QUOTE]

Wasn't exactly spaking geographically.

 

[TheVoiceless]

^^

AHH, I guess South Jersey is kind of flat from what I can remember.

 

[Relic]

Actually, yeah . . . Delaware DOES have part of the "Jersey Shore" -- at least part of it along the eastern edge of the Delaware River. Look at any geo-political map.QUOTE]

Wasn't exactly spaking geographically.

fuggetaboutit! (basstotheface - I realize that you were talking about that abominable show...)

Actually to get technical what I think Kris was referring to - in the treaties that make up the states of Delaware and New Jersey, there was a technicality that allowed Delaware to own more of the Delaware River than us, as a result, at low tide some of of the NJ shoreline facing the Delaware River technically belongs to Delaware. There have been a few legal disputes over that. Those bastages!! Some day we'll take it by force! huzzah!

 

[syciprider]

CA: Land of Fruits and Nuts.

 

[Staccato]

Let's see, I've carried a driver's license (lived) in these states:

Indiana - Cardinal
Kansas - Western Meadowlark
Mississippi - Mockingbird
Missouri - Eastern Bluebird
Tennessee - Mockingbird
Texas - Mockingbird

Some of us have state pride, myself included. As far as where we spend most of our time? I like the expression, "it's not where you are, but who you're with."

 

[DerHoggz]

I live in Pa and it is pretty important in the grand scheme of things. Also being by Pittsburgh increases regional pride of most.

I like to think of PA as a safe haven between Ohio, West Virginia, and New Jersey. But PA does have lots of loonies.

 

[kesslari]

I love John Gorka's song "I'm from New Jersey".



"I'm from New Jersey, I don't expect too much, if the world ended today, I would adjust..."

 

[jp58]

If by statistically insignificant you mean less than 1-3%, I think you'd be surprised. Not enough to do any damage, but I'd say there are quite a few Texans that think they'd be better off without the other states.

There are quite a few Texans that think/believe a lot of things, including that all history books should be re-written to go along with your schoolboard's fundamentalist views. Not hating on Texas, but succession (like a lot of things) just doesn't make sense.

Also technically speaking, all states are free and independent, the United States is a conglomerate of 50 smaller countries, much like the EU.

 

[Tommygunn]

Well the fact that Texas still wants to secede from the United States of America makes me believe that Texans are very proud of their state. Meaning they are Texans before Americans in their mind. I think people in other states consider themselves Americans first.

Being form New Jersey and living here my whole life I have a sense of pride. NJ is far more diverse then any other place I have visited. Of course some of the stereo types are true thanks to MTV and HBO. But the area I live is a nice mix of city and country. Many great bands/musicians are from here. And many famous actors/actresses. In an hour drive I can visit the Atlantic Ocean, go Skining in the Pocono's, visit Philadelphia or New York, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Great Adventure. We have a lot of farm land and beautiful parks. Great schools. But on the other end we have some of the worse areas for crime and poverty. So you can see why we are such a diverse state. In fact North and South Jersey are two totally different places.

That was just Rick Perry, who is considered by most (even republicans) a dumb @$$.

But I agree. I think as myself as a Texan before I think of myself as an american.

 

[mike_v_s]

There are quite a few Texans that think/believe a lot of things, including that all history books should be re-written to go along with your schoolboard's fundamentalist views. Not hating on Texas, but succession (like a lot of things) just doesn't make sense.

You think that viewpoint is kept within Texas' borders? There are people who think that in every state, so I don't get the point in specifying the state.

Mike

 

[Tommygunn]

There are quite a few Texans that think/believe a lot of things, including that all history books should be re-written to go along with your schoolboard's fundamentalist views. Not hating on Texas, but succession (like a lot of things) just doesn't make sense.

Also technically speaking, all states are free and independent, the United States is a conglomerate of 50 smaller countries, much like the EU.

Thats all Texas politics. Much different from other states in a lot of aspects. Texas republicans are the ones who do all the stupid crap, and in other states it seems to be the democrats who do the stupid stuff lol haha

 

[jp58]

You think that viewpoint is kept within Texas' borders? There are people who think that in every state, so I don't get the point in specifying the state.

Mike

It was one of the state's that were in the middle of the discussion, and I remember the schoolboard vote for some reason or another. I wasn't trying to target any state in specific, as succession really doesn't make sense for any state atm.

 

[Munjibunga]

It's curious. I think maybe the emphasis that Americans put on state pride/state allegiance/state anything as a means of personal identification suggests a lingering of mentalities that were around before the US unified. Er, united.

It's not as prevalent in other countries.

Most Americans (and I think most other nationalities, too) take far more pride in their sports teams than in their states or countries. It baffles the living crap out of me. BTW, isn't pride a mortal sin?