I live in Tennessee and I'm wanting to move up north because I prefer the kind of snowflakes that come from the clouds instead of New York or California. What are some cities that have southern tradition like Tennessee but also has white christmases like upstate New York if there are any?
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Well assuming it's not a troll, I'll just give the same answer I usually give. I don't see why you'd wanna leave Tennessee since it's one of the reddest states in the union and only getting redder from conservative migration (90-95% of people moving to Tennessee are conservative). But if you're dead set on moving north, the only four states I can think of that fit your criteria are Ohio, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Idaho is also one of the reddest states in the Union, snow is a staple since it's in the rocky mountains. Outside of Boise, everyone is a country person. Slightly different than a southern country person, but a lot of the same values, morals, etc.
Montana is basically Idaho but about 20 times larger. So everything I said about Idaho applies to Montana.
Wyoming is essentially Northern Texas. Lots of flat prairies and ranches, Rocky Mountains in the west and south, EVERYONE is a freaking cowboy. No taxes, like at all. No income, sales, and I think they don't even have a property tax. All of their taxes are subsidized by natural resource exports. THE most conservative state by percentage points in the union. Only problem is large tracts of land (1,000 acres+) are on the expensive side since there's a premium for ranchers and farmers to consider.
Ohio is the odd one out. Outside of the urban metros, Ohio has a really weird rural Appalachian type southern culture. This is mostly because a lot of southerners, specifically from the Appalachians in West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, moved to Ohio to work in factories in the turn of the century. And even more moved to work in the Automotive factories after WW II. So there's a really strong Southern Appalachian culture up there because of the mass migration during these two periods. It's honestly not even uncommon to here people in Rural Ohio speak with a southern accent because they grew up around people from Southern Appalachia and picked it up themselves. As for the weather, Ohio gets the great lake effect so snow is pretty much guaranteed in the winter. Summer can be a bit more mild, but still a little off thanks to great lake breezes.
Seems like I'll fit right in Appalachian Ohio.
Worked there it's not a bad place
#WorstStateEver