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Up South

As opposed to Deep South. States within the confines of the American South, that border closer to the Northern states, but have strong Southern qualities . Such states as Virginia, Kentucky, parts of Southern Maryland and West Virginia as well. Virginia is a prime example, as it was part of the Confederacy, and parts are heavy in Southern culture, yet borders on Maryland and Washington, DC.

They talk with such a strong southern drawl, yet they are only from Up South in Richmond, Virginia.

by robertyoung July 4, 2009