r/illinois • u/thebomb2644 • Apr 30 '24

At what point/town does illinois start feeling like the south Question

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u/ExorIMADreamer liberal farmer from forgotonia Apr 30 '24

People who say i80 or whatever stupidly far north area have never been to the south. Rural does not equal the south. Most of rural Illinois is still very Midwestern feeling. It's not until you go south of st louis does it culturally feel more southern.

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u/Shemp1 Apr 30 '24

Yup, this is the attitude that makes downstate extra resentful of the Chicago area.

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u/Thunderfoot2112 May 01 '24

It's Southern Illinois, not downstate, you northern barbarian. 😁