I have lived in North Georgia my whole life, but for the past two years, I have lived in Statesboro, home of Georgia Southern. North and South Georgia have some similarities, but they definitely have some differences. Where I'm from in North Georgia is the border of metro Atlanta, where the country and city are intertwined.

Similarities

The first similarity I think of is that you can be driving and think, "I'm in the middle of nowhere." In North Georgia, you can be going up a small mountain and go through tiny mountain towns. The roads are windy and makes it seem like a roller coaster, so it makes it a little fun. When you see the agricultural life, you mostly see cows on cows on cows. You'll also come across chicken houses and goats. In South Georgia, the farm land is very flat, and the products are abundant of cotton, peanuts, tobacco and others, and you'll see the gigantic farming equipment. Whenever you're going through these places, you'll think, "It's a beautiful middle of nowhere."

Tybee Island last spring.

They both have a mix of country and city. North Georgia has Atlanta and a very big suburban area, but beyond that is where the mountain country is. With South Georgia, there is Savannah and Georgia Islands, and beyond that is Macon and fields and fields of agricultural products.

When I saw cotton being transported for the first time last year.

Differences

The first difference I think of is that within the state of Georgia, the southern accents have differences. In North Georgia, it's more like a mountain folk type of accent, but it's not as slow as the south Georgia Savannah drawl. Once you get a North Georgian and South Georgian to talk together, you can tell a difference.

The weather is definitely a roller coaster in both, but North Georgia is a little bit cooler. On Christmas, it was 81 in Statesboro, and where I was from it was 72. It's almost a 10 degree difference. It snowed a couple weeks ago in my hometown, and in Statesboro, it was raining and a little cool. The hot weather is also different. Both are insanely humid, but somehow the South Georgia summer air makes it feel like you're walking through a sea sometimes with how humid it feels.

During Snowpocalyspe two years ago and I tried taking a cool picture by blowing the snow out of my hands.

Despite their differences, I enjoy living in both, but I just can't wait to live in a place with a little bit normal weather.