Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, goes very deep. But I dont define myself as a Northerner in that I dont live in the North.
If you go into a bar or restaurant with a cop, the first thing he does is he'll stand in the entrance, and he'll look at every single face in that room because he doesn't want to spend an hour having a drink or lunch and didn't spot some villain they've been looking for, for two years.