State Culture
Posted by LMReviewsApr 16
Welcome back!
Having just returned from a trip to New York City and New Freedom, Pennsylvania, I realized each state has its own culture. I was fully aware of the cultural differences among the regions, but I never paid attention to specific state cultural contrasts. Sure, there’s a difference between Arizona and New York, but was there a difference between Pennsylvania and New York? After all the east coast is the east coast right?
During my travels I discovered that there was a huge difference between New York and Pennsylvania. The pace is faster and everything has its price. Parts of Pennsylvania has a Midwest appeal with dollar theatres, cheaper gas and a dairy farms.
Meanwhile, New York City waits for no one. Get up and get moving or get run over. Be book smart and street smart or get cheated. Brands are huge and deep sense of uniqueness resonates.
One of the things I valued most was how a car ride can lead you to another state and another culture with time to explore both. I even ventured into D.C. for a few hours taking in all the historic building and statues. The only thing that kept me from documenting the sights digitally was the constant rain that poured for three days.
A trip to a different state isn’t just a trip to a different place, it’s a trip to a different culture with different experiences and expectations.
Laura
Glad you had a great trip. If you think the differences between New York and Pennsylvania are big, you should see the differences in Texas. It’s like 4 states in 1. Then you got the differences between big cities, mid size towns, small towns, and rual areas where you only have a dozen or more residents. Take Dallas & Ft Worth, Dallas is high energy, agressive while Ft Worth, just 60 miles west of Dallas, is a lot more relaxed and layed back. It’s almost like you’re on two different planets. Houston is just 250 miles from the D/FW area. It’s a cross between Dallas & Ft Worth. San Antonia and El Passo are rich with Mexican culture. Really there is too much to put in this comment about the differences in each area of Texas. Countries such as Spain, France, Mexico, Africa, Native American, America and many other European countries have helped make Texas culture what it is today.
Thanks GW. Wow, everything truly is bigger in Texas. I have always wondered about its cultural variety being such a huge state. Thanks for such a great post. I’ve always thought about visiting Texas but had no clue where to begin. Thanks for the ideas!