Questionnaire

America's East and West Coasts


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1. Which geographical area are you from (if American)?

East

West

South

Midwest

2. Do you notice any differences (cultural or otherwise) between the East and West Coasts of America?

Yes

No

 

3. If you answered "yes" to question #2, what types of differences do you notice? (Please check off the answer(s) that seem appropriate, and add your own comments in the space provided.)

Natural/Environmental Differences, including seasonal differences, natural disaster, etc.

Cultural differences, including:

The East is more conservative than the West

Lifestyle in the West is more laid back than that in the east

The East is more formal than the West

People are more stressed in the East than the West

People are more image conscious in the West than in the East

West-coasters are "image-crazy" and "fat-free food" crazy

West-coasters are more into exercise and health than East-coasters

 

4. Do you relate strongly with one geographical area?

Yes

No

 

5. If you answered "yes" to the question above, would you ever consider moving?

Yes

Yes, but not permanently

No

 

6. If you answered "yes" to the question above, what would you consider as reasons for moving? (Please check off the answer(s) that seem appropriate, and add your own comments in the space provided.)

Job opportunities

 

Chance of experiencing a 'new culture'

7. If you answered "no" to question #4, what would your reasons be for not moving? (Please check off the answer(s) that seem appropriate, and add your own comments in the space provided.)

East/West cultural barrier would be too great to cross

 

Family members are all on one geographical side

 

Family members are all on one geographical side

8. Do you feel specifically the Eastern seaboard or the Western seaboard represents 'America' to you? If so, which coast do you relate with typical 'America'? (Please check off the answer(s) that seem appropriate, and add your own comments in the space provided.)

 

Yes: The East is 'typically American' to me

 

 

Yes: The West is 'typically American' to me

 

 

No: I would not consider one coast more 'American' than the other

 

9. If you answered 'yes' to the question above, for what reasons do you feel that one coast is more 'typically American' than the other? (Please check off the answer(s) that seem appropriate, and add your own comments in the space provided.)

If you feel that the West represents America:

 

The idea of the cowboy and the 'wild west' are traditionally American ideas

 

 

 

If you feel that the East represents America

 

Traditions on the East coast are older, and therefore typically American

 

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10/24/97