The South's 1st Target Express to open in Gainesville

[thelakelander]

Target is opening their first urban Target Express store in the south in North Florida......

However, the city isn't Jacksonville. It's Gainesville! Here's a look at what's proposed:



http://www.moderncities.com/article/2016-jul-the-souths-1st-target-express-to-open-in-gainesville

[finehoe]

Is Virginia no longer the South?



Arlington, VA.

[fsquid]

Not Arlington

[thelakelander]

Sure, just as much as Baltimore is. Rosslyn was mentioned in the story. I don't recall off hand whether it was a City Target or Target Express though. Perhaps we should say first in the Southeast or Deep South!

[FlaBoy]

Gainesville is killing it.

[peestandingup]

Not Arlington

Pretty much. Roam around N VA/DC/S MA area & tell me how southern it is.

[finehoe]

I'll do that as I travel down Jefferson Davis Highway on my way to Robert E Lee's house.

[peestandingup]

I'll do that as I travel down Jefferson Davis Highway on my way to Robert E Lee's house.

Oooo, droppin' them southern names! Still doesn't change the fact that DC/N VA these days is considered the beginning of the northeastern corridor of the largest urban areas in the entire country. Why not just call Baltimore & Philly southern while you're at it, because DC sure has more in common with them than it does with any city in the south. Might as well include 'em using your logic.

[finehoe]

I'll do that as I travel down Jefferson Davis Highway on my way to Robert E Lee's house.

Oooo, droppin' them southern names! Still doesn't change the fact that DC/N VA these days is considered the beginning of the northeastern corridor of the largest urban areas in the entire country. Why not just call Baltimore & Philly southern while you're at it, because DC sure has more in common with them than it does with any city in the south. Might as well include 'em using your logic.

I wouldn't lecture anyone on using logic if I were you, considering you're apparently arguing that the "South" in the title is referring to culture rather than geography.  Virginia is still below the Mason-Dixon line, regardless of its current cultural and social make-up.

[Adam White]

I'll do that as I travel down Jefferson Davis Highway on my way to Robert E Lee's house.

Oooo, droppin' them southern names! Still doesn't change the fact that DC/N VA these days is considered the beginning of the northeastern corridor of the largest urban areas in the entire country. Why not just call Baltimore & Philly southern while you're at it, because DC sure has more in common with them than it does with any city in the south. Might as well include 'em using your logic.

I wouldn't lecture anyone on using logic if I were you, considering you're apparently arguing that the "South" in the title is referring to culture rather than geography.  Virginia is still below the Mason-Dixon line, regardless of its current cultural and social make-up.

Not to mention that it is considered to be in the south by the US Census Bureau.

[peestandingup]

I'll do that as I travel down Jefferson Davis Highway on my way to Robert E Lee's house.

Oooo, droppin' them southern names! Still doesn't change the fact that DC/N VA these days is considered the beginning of the northeastern corridor of the largest urban areas in the entire country. Why not just call Baltimore & Philly southern while you're at it, because DC sure has more in common with them than it does with any city in the south. Might as well include 'em using your logic.

I wouldn't lecture anyone on using logic if I were you, considering you're apparently arguing that the "South" in the title is referring to culture rather than geography.  Virginia is still below the Mason-Dixon line, regardless of its current cultural and social make-up.

Culture, social makeup, infrastructure, building & home styles, most people traveling to/from the northeast cities & nowhere else, tons of upper northeast transplants, train routes (which start in DC & end in upper northeast), rude self-centered people who aren't polite (no one says hello anywhere), underground rail system, Baltimore & Philly being RIGHT next door, the food, etc. Yeah, it just screams southern. And do you even understand the difference between Virginia and NORTHERN Virginia?? Doesn't sound like it since you wanna lump the entire state into "mah Mason Dixon".

I guess all those years of living there lied to me then & I should pay more attention to make believe geographical lines next time I'm there. Oh, and random know-nothing people on the internet with zero real world experience in such things.

Not to mention that it is considered to be in the south by the US Census Bureau.

Its an "Adam blindly agrees with finehoe" episode. Shocker.

[tufsu1]

I'll do that as I travel down Jefferson Davis Highway on my way to Robert E Lee's house.

Oooo, droppin' them southern names! Still doesn't change the fact that DC/N VA these days is considered the beginning of the northeastern corridor of the largest urban areas in the entire country. Why not just call Baltimore & Philly southern while you're at it, because DC sure has more in common with them than it does with any city in the south. Might as well include 'em using your logic.

sorry but no...DC has more in common with a city like Atlanta than it does with Baltimore and Philly...now don't get me wrong, I'm from Maryland and get accused of being a northerner all the time....but "the south" is quite diverse....northern Virginia is part of it.

[finehoe]

Lake, please change the name of this thread to

"Area Where They Eat Grits and Say Ya'll's 1st Target Express to open in Gainesville"

LOL.  I've read some pretty moronic postings on MJ over the years, but this thread takes the cake!

[Adam White]

I'll do that as I travel down Jefferson Davis Highway on my way to Robert E Lee's house.

Oooo, droppin' them southern names! Still doesn't change the fact that DC/N VA these days is considered the beginning of the northeastern corridor of the largest urban areas in the entire country. Why not just call Baltimore & Philly southern while you're at it, because DC sure has more in common with them than it does with any city in the south. Might as well include 'em using your logic.

I wouldn't lecture anyone on using logic if I were you, considering you're apparently arguing that the "South" in the title is referring to culture rather than geography.  Virginia is still below the Mason-Dixon line, regardless of its current cultural and social make-up.

Culture, social makeup, infrastructure, building & home styles, most people traveling to/from the northeast cities & nowhere else, tons of upper northeast transplants, train routes (which start in DC & end in upper northeast), rude self-centered people who aren't polite (no one says hello anywhere), underground rail system, Baltimore & Philly being RIGHT next door, the food, etc. Yeah, it just screams southern. And do you even understand the difference between Virginia and NORTHERN Virginia?? Doesn't sound like it since you wanna lump the entire state into "mah Mason Dixon".

I guess all those years of living there lied to me then & I should pay more attention to make believe geographical lines next time I'm there. Oh, and random know-nothing people on the internet with zero real world experience in such things.

Not to mention that it is considered to be in the south by the US Census Bureau.

Its an "Adam blindly agrees with finehoe" episode. Shocker.

Sounds more like the US Census Bureau is "blindly" agreeing with Finehoe. Me mentioning a fact is not an example of me "blindly" doing anything.

I used to live in Dale City, by the way. And while I don't think of Northern Virginia in the same way I think of, say, Georgia, I certainly always considered it part of the South. As tufsu1 said, the South is multifaceted.

[Adam White]

Still doesn't change the fact that DC/N VA these days is considered the beginning of the northeastern corridor of the largest urban areas in the entire country. Why not just call Baltimore & Philly southern while you're at it, because DC sure has more in common with them than it does with any city in the south. Might as well include 'em using your logic.

Well, using your logic, New York is part of New England. Hell - Northern Virginia is part of New England.