The United States is often referred to as a cultural melting pot.
Traveling from state to state, or even city to city reflects this nickname.
From coast to coast and district to district the ways of life can be so dramatically different.
There are obvious rural vs.
urban differences but there are even differences is urban areas.
In Los Angeles the city is lined with unnecessary shops like dog day spas, dog grooming centers, and iPod accessory stores.
Where as in a city like Chicago, you find no pet spas, but a funky blend of music places and hip clothing.
The differences between east, mid-west, south and east are some of the most interesting.
On the east cost, carbonated beverages are called soda but in the mid-west its most commonly referred to as pop.
Another difference is the name for a lollipop.
In the east and west, it's a lollipop but in the south and Midwest, it is a "Sucker".
There are other differences between the regions such as the way things are done, schooling, and clothing style.
Moving from one place to the other can prove to be an odd experience, because very insignificant parts of daily life, such as what you call candy, changes.
Politics have been able to be categorized by location since before the civil war.
It has always been that the north was democratic and the south was more republican.
Now a days, this barrier is often seen in rural and urban areas.
Urban areas tend to be more densely populated with democrats and liberals.
The more rural areas are usually republican by majority.
This may seem like a generalization, and it doesn't mean that every farmer is a republican and every city-slicker is a liberal.
It is a simple "by majority" statement.
Location also plays a big part in culture in a different way.
Peoples interests, hobbies and style vary based upon where they live.
If someone lives on the coast, they probably grew up surfing, skating or some other kind of warm weather activity.
They probably think that boardwalk shoes, shorts and tanks tops are cool.
However, for someone who grew up in the mountains, hiking, biking and nature watching may be more their style.
Jeans, jackets and hats might make up their wardrobe.
What is "cool" in once city may look strange and alien just 50 miles down the road.
People are shaped by where they live.
Big cities are often admired for their cultural diversity of different ethnicities, but really all of America is like a big city.
In one small town you may find two hundred people who grew up elsewhere.
These people grew up with different values, environments, and habits than where they live now.
It may seem odd since they haven't moved countries, but different states and cities vary immensely throughout the Unites States.
People are shocked at how different things can be even when there so close together.
Ethnic ties aren't just on a country by country basis.
Traveling from state to state, or even city to city reflects this nickname.
From coast to coast and district to district the ways of life can be so dramatically different.
There are obvious rural vs.
urban differences but there are even differences is urban areas.
In Los Angeles the city is lined with unnecessary shops like dog day spas, dog grooming centers, and iPod accessory stores.
Where as in a city like Chicago, you find no pet spas, but a funky blend of music places and hip clothing.
The differences between east, mid-west, south and east are some of the most interesting.
On the east cost, carbonated beverages are called soda but in the mid-west its most commonly referred to as pop.
Another difference is the name for a lollipop.
In the east and west, it's a lollipop but in the south and Midwest, it is a "Sucker".
There are other differences between the regions such as the way things are done, schooling, and clothing style.
Moving from one place to the other can prove to be an odd experience, because very insignificant parts of daily life, such as what you call candy, changes.
Politics have been able to be categorized by location since before the civil war.
It has always been that the north was democratic and the south was more republican.
Now a days, this barrier is often seen in rural and urban areas.
Urban areas tend to be more densely populated with democrats and liberals.
The more rural areas are usually republican by majority.
This may seem like a generalization, and it doesn't mean that every farmer is a republican and every city-slicker is a liberal.
It is a simple "by majority" statement.
Location also plays a big part in culture in a different way.
Peoples interests, hobbies and style vary based upon where they live.
If someone lives on the coast, they probably grew up surfing, skating or some other kind of warm weather activity.
They probably think that boardwalk shoes, shorts and tanks tops are cool.
However, for someone who grew up in the mountains, hiking, biking and nature watching may be more their style.
Jeans, jackets and hats might make up their wardrobe.
What is "cool" in once city may look strange and alien just 50 miles down the road.
People are shaped by where they live.
Big cities are often admired for their cultural diversity of different ethnicities, but really all of America is like a big city.
In one small town you may find two hundred people who grew up elsewhere.
These people grew up with different values, environments, and habits than where they live now.
It may seem odd since they haven't moved countries, but different states and cities vary immensely throughout the Unites States.
People are shocked at how different things can be even when there so close together.
Ethnic ties aren't just on a country by country basis.
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