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Site SearchI'm a native North Carolinian and, hopefully, a Southern gentleman. When I first traveled to the North, I was shocked that sweet iced tea was not available in most restaurants. Shocked!
"Well, I declare!" I declared.
You might say that sweet tea is a major factor in the cultural divide between the North and the South. The Mason-Dixon Line, devised in the 1700s to settle a border dispute between the colonies, has been the unofficial line of demarcation between the North and the South. The line ran mostly along the northern Maryland border.
But a lot has changed since the late 1700s. Where is the "new" Mason-Dixon Line?
Someone on the Web studied McDonald's locations in Virginia and marked which locations served sweet iced tea. It draws a new line to show the sweet-tea cutoff, suggesting the North is creeping southward. It looks like Richmond, the old Confederate capital, is now on the northern side of the line!
What do you think?
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January 9, 2009 7:54 a.m.
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January 9, 2009 8:37 a.m.
Just an observation of general information...use it as you will.
Great post Brian!
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January 9, 2009 8:51 a.m.
In another 10 years, we will be moving to NY to escape the ferriners. :)
January 9, 2009 10:04 a.m.
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January 9, 2009 10:49 a.m.
January 9, 2009 10:52 a.m.
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January 9, 2009 11:08 a.m.
But in my observations, there are many people in MD and DE who are offended by the title of Yankee and see themselves as "leftover southerners". There are folks in AL who think of us in NC as being from "up North", although not *quite* Yankees. Given all the northern influx I believe they are on to something there!
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January 9, 2009 11:37 a.m.
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January 9, 2009 11:44 a.m.
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January 9, 2009 12:30 p.m.
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