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Florida is notorious for this, especially Miami. The only consistent fanbases I've seen are the college football ones.

i think charlotte's banking growth will remain low, even after the economy picks up. their market is getting fairly saturated and the city has just about been totally rebuilt, w/ little of a history left as far as old charlotte. durham will be the next growth catalyst for the area for the next 8-10 years. the research triangle will continue to be crucial for that area of the country; however...

As stated already, definitely Las Vegas.

I agree that St. Louis is up there. New York probably has to be also, at least the Statue of Liberty.

Quote: Originally Posted by HudsonCounty I am from New Jersey, but have experienced living in the west coast, new south and deep south. While living in the south I noticed a huge difference in the sports culture. The majority of the people where I am from enjoy the four major sports, which are NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL. Also, they would ...

Quote: Originally Posted by PalmBch Why do Americans work so much? Compared to Europe, Americans work much much more and take off from work/vacation much less than they do in most of Europe. Why? Americans don't have anything else better to do with their lives.

Quote: Originally Posted by adirondackguy123 Why are the Dakotas so sparse?, does anybody know the answer? I think it has to do with history and transportation. For shipping purposes, they are the states furthest from any major bodies of water like the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. ...

What?? You want to move out of the great state of Texas? What is wrong with you? kidding, of course. I'm just mocking the reaction of what a lot of Texans on this board are probably experiencing. Maybe upstate NY around Ithaca and Syracuse.

In my opinion, its not in the Northeast. Maybe its not officially "the south" by location, climate, or culture, but if you ask anyone in NYC or Boston if D.C. is considered a Northeastern city, they'll look at you like your crazy. The culture is just much different than what you see up year. The accents start to become more "southern" in the D.C. area and the winters are significantly shorter ...

Lol yeah I have been called a Gringo. Is been a while since I do not go to Puerto Rico, but when I used to go to Puerto Rico, they used to call me a Gringo, because for them when I talk Spanish I do not have the Puerto Rican Accent. Moreover, a Gringo means a person that speaks English and is an American White male. Like a Gringa is an American White female.