Do you consider Kentucky a Southern state or not? For what reasons, please?

I'm probably going to get some flack, especially from fellow Kentuckians, but Kentucky is NOT a Southern state, I believe. (I even laugh at people from Louisville and N. KY who consider their cities Southern...long story!) For one thing, even though we had a Confederate capital during the Civil War (Bowling Green), we technically never left the Union. Culturally, we are different, also; with the exception of extreme Southern Kentucky, most people don't really eat fried okra, grits, sweet tea, etc. "Coke" is actually "pop" here, especially in central and eastern KY. And, I'm sorry, but people just don't have as much of a sense of humor and aren't as willing to smile and say "hi". For example, when I wave and smile at my next door neighbors (KY natives, by the way,) they turn around and walk back in the house. The weather is much colder and more snowy in the winter than it is even in Nashville or Knoxville.





I live in Kentucky, BTW.





Thank you!

Do you consider Kentucky a Southern state or not? For what reasons, please?
I consider Kentucky to be a southern state, first is because of the mason-dixon line, also because whle they never seceded from the union, they did have a star on the Confederate flag for Kentucky.





The same holds true for Missouri.
Reply:You are obsessed about this....Kentucky is what all your questions are about. Mental maybe? Report It

Reply:Greetings fellow kentuckian. Kentucky is deninately southern. So yall have a nice day!!! LOL
Reply:I grew up in KY and GA and most people consider KY to be a Southern state. Kentucky was a neutral state during the civil war and was pretty much cut in half. Both presidents Jeff Davis from the Confederacy and Abe Lincoln from the Union were born in KY not too far apart. I think culturally, KY is pretty close to being a southern state but more fits into just being a country-style state than a true southern state.
Reply:Yes, I consider it southern. It's below the Mason Dixon line.
Reply:Of course it is a Southern state. South of the Mason - Dixon line. The accent is a sure give away. I never met anyone from Kentucky that did not like the fact that I was from the North. I have relatives in Kentucky and they admit that it is a Southern state.
Reply:mason-dixon = kentucky is southern

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