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As someone who lives on the west coast I’m similarly struck by the occasional realization that states like Nevada and Colorado are considered in “the west”. I’
by NegativeLatency 5y ago
As someone who lives on the west coast I’m similarly struck by the occasional realization that states like Nevada and Colorado are considered in “the west”.
I’m guessing it’s because the terms were all defined by people on the east coast some time ago.
- Cyberdog 5y agoI grew up in Northern California, as in one county away from the Oregon border, and was confused by a child when people referred to the Sacramento and San Francisco areas as "Northern California" since we had to drive several long hours south to get there.
- fuzzfactor 5y agoWhen I was growing up in South Florida (which does not include any of Florida's Gulf Coast no matter its latitude) in the very old days, they came out with a John Wayne movie called "North to Alaska" which had a catchy soundtrack. For us it was always "North to Orlando" :)
- breput 5y agoThere is a spectrum and it isn't just a east coast thing. I think you can basically divide it out where the primary crop is wheat vs. corn/soybeans, and where the crop irrigation starts. As you drive from east to west, you can feel exactly where this line occurs. People move around a lot - and let me tell you about what actual western residents like old CO front range and Montana residents think about SV California people moving in. But there is a bell curve-type shape as you move west of a certain kind of individualism, which tails off in central CA. You don't have to get much east beyond SF/Mountain View to get to the "real west".