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Why does it feel like I've crossed the Mason-Dixon line when I got to Grove City? I know there's a tired joke about Grove City being called Grovetucky. But in my experience, people speak differently and act differently. Was there a big immigration from the south localized on Grove City?
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Analogue Kid
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One of the many waves of immigration to Columbus came from Appalachia. Those people initially settled on the south side and have gradually been moving towards Grove City. So yes, things are a bit different from the north side of the city which was settled by European immigrants or people from New England.
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GViewProgrammer
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Beat's the west side.
Not really at least the west-side had a hayday and will again soon, grovetuckey has always been a good ol' boy part of town IMHO. I think it has to do with its relationship to the foothills of the Appalachian. But could be worse, could be the douchebag on 71 near cinci that flys a confederate flag despite being in northern territory.
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Rockmastermike
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Yes. There have been a fair percentage of folks down there came up from Appalachia. I know a few who moved there from a shack in the hills of Tenn.
I asked her why they clustered there and she said "'cause its pretty cheap".
It's interesting how people migrate and cluster in similar groups like that. It happens all over.
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Tenzo
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joev wrote >>
Manatee wrote >>
I've met lots of nice people from Grove City, though!Yeah, I have too. Just curious about the localized cultural difference.
Being mostly alien to the area, I've had the opportunity to hang out with a lot of different cultures in Columbus. Even coming from a larger city I find myself more at home grilling with transplanted appalachians and their prodigious spawn, than capri wearing, bobbed and dyed blonde, van driving, Polaris bound, soccor parents.
Perhaps because they are the antidote to spending four years in Philly surrounded by welfare entitlement. More likely because the ones I've met just seem to be good, kind, hard working people.
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Rockmastermike
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jpizzow
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Actually, Grove City has developed alot of higher end housing over the past 5 years or so and really isn't that bad anymore, at least from my perspective. Now if the tards could just support their school system, which is quickly becoming a pile of shite. These people don't realize what they are doing to their kids future, their city's reputation and their home values. It's pretty sad.
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Mercurius
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Grove City proper consistently passes bonds and levies but unfortunately is tied to Southwestern City Schools that also includes Franklin Heights and Westland.jpizzow wrote >>
Now if the tards could just support their school system, which is quickly becoming a pile of shite. These people don't realize what they are doing to their kids future, their city's reputation and their home values. It's pretty sad.joev wrote >>
Why does it feel like I've crossed the Mason-Dixon line when I got to Grove City? I know there's a tired joke about Grove City being called Grovetucky. But in my experience, people speak differently and act differently. Was there a big immigration from the south localized on Grove City?I'm from Grove City and there has never been any southern immigration or influence. It's a working class farming and bedroom community with entirely German ancestry. I think what you experienced is actually coming from the mega churches (which nearly everyone in Grove City belongs.) The Grove City Nazarene Church is the largest on Earth. We also have The Vineyard and a few others.
I am not sure of the ancestry of Darbydale and Harrisburg though.
If C.U. is the MSNBC of Columbus forums, welcome to Fox News.
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heresthecasey
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@ Merc: What was so "FOX news" about that thread? Those people were all on your side. Also the first post is a verbatim thing that Doug Z once posted on here
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Tenzo
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"I'm from Grove City and there has never been any southern immigration or influence. "
What?
So grove city is a little bubble around which immigration from within the United State flows?
"It's a working class farming and bedroom community with entirely German ancestry. "
OK, now you are just being silly. I've seen more than just Germans there.
So your claim is that Grove City is an Aryan stronghold that has repelled all others?
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adrock
Grandview Heights
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there is no huge migration from appalachia to grove city. besides the fact that it's an asinine statement to begin with given the huge span of the appalachian region, what you are seeing is that there are a lot of people from west virginia and kentucky...just like there are ALL OVER ohio and michigan.
once upon a time, northern states had things called factories. people in places like kentucky and west virginia, with no good jobs besides coal mining and farming...and those are debatable, moved up here to find high paying jobs. you will find many more folks with a WV/KY background on the west, north, and east sides of columbus than the south. until the past 10-20 years, it was mainly farms below I-270.
i think the biggest part of what you are seeing is that a lot of people from grove city never, ever leave the city. that's why you see skinny white boys with gel in their hair, gold chains, denim shorts, and a wife beater and/or oversized XXXL t-shirt...and they think they're awesome and the grove city girls do too. they live and die in grove city and more power to them...stay away from where i live.
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