On 8/17/07, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am sure not many would agree with > my assessment, but I think the Midwest is Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, > Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Michigan and Minnesota are > the North to me, The Dakotas are the great plains, Ohio is something all > to itself, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky are the South, Texas is > practically its own country and is either part of the Deep South > (eastern part) or the West. Everything west of Kansas is west. There's > also the Northeast, New England, the mid-atlantic, the south, the deep > South and Alaska and Hawaii.
As a lifelong West Coaster, I find it interesting that Don makes some very particular distinctions here for every part of the country except mine. "Everything west of Kansas" is definitely not a homogeneous entity! At the very least, at the level of taxonomic granularity in Don's list, the West should be divided into the Rocky Mountain states (MT, WY, UT, NV, CO), the Pacific Northwest (OR, WA, ID), the Southwest (AZ, NM), northern CA, and southern CA. Some would argue that UT has its own distinct culture as well, and NV too. And a lot of Washingtonians and Oregonians east of the Cascades Range would rather be considered part of the Rocky Mountain states instead of lumped with the liberal coast-dwellers. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
