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8/7/2013 3:45:22 PM
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What state do you live in and how do you like it?
What state do you live in? How do you like it? By that I mean the quality of the economy, business community, education, infrastructure, stuff like that. Are you surrounded by rednecks? Liberals?
If you do not live in the US, what local unit of governance do you live in?
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1 ReplyWisconsin, overall I love it here. Where I live in Wisconsin has the best schooling in the state. We are home to the ice age trail which is a Beautiful 1200+ mile hiking trail. Unlike most trails this one stays entirely in Wisconsin.We are Home to UW Madison which some say is the best place to party. Crime rate in the state is low and overall it's very friendly
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I live in southern Minnesota. It is a lot more booming with commerce than most other Mid Western states, but I honestly would rather move somewhere else. Preferably West Coast. I've lived here almost all my life in the same house, and I am ready to head out.
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1 ReplyIllinois it freaking rocks i live in chicago and that is the best city in the world, besides all the gang violence lately
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Brevard County in Central Florida It's not so bad here, but the heat and humidity is pretty bad. I went to register for high school on Friday, and I was sweating within 10-15 minutes.
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Ohio.... It sucks!
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Louisiana Since it has international stuff near me, all the non locals tend to be a bunch of assholes or really arrogance. I enjoy the country community
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Missouri. Quiet place, but its nice enough
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4 RepliesConnecticut and it sucks.
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1 ReplyEdited by A Kinky Milkman: 8/11/2013 10:03:03 PM[quote]What state do you live in?[/quote] Pennsylvania, more specifically in the Lehigh Valley. [quote]How do you like it?[/quote] I enjoy the area I live in quite a bit, there's relatively low crime, easy access to both Philly and NY whenever I please, Mountains nearby for skiing, etc. Most of what I could ever want in my town I could find easily. Of course, if I lived in the downtown area my opinion might be different - that area's a bit more problematic than where I live. [quote]By that I mean the quality of the economy,[/quote] It's not bad, but it's fallen on hard times like the rest of the country. We're actually converting the large steel mill in the downtown area into a large conglomeration of a mall, casino, and a hotel - but the process has slowed down due to recent economic downturn. If you're asking about the state of PA, then the economy sucks. [quote]business community,[/quote] Although I do enjoy how well developed the city is, consumer culture is beginning to take it's toll. We used to have a nice mom & pop store feel in the area I live in, but it has since been replaced by massive businesses. As for the state as a whole, I'm not educated enough on the matter to truly say. [quote]education,[/quote] PA's public education is objectively a bag of dildos - and my area is no exception. It's underfunded, not cared for by politician, school administrator, teacher, or student; and we score abysmally on every test. In 2011, for 11th graders in PA, only 69% had a good enough understanding of reading for their grade level, 60% in math, and 40% in science, which is abysmal. Nearly 1 in 5 people in PA don't graduate high school. So on and so forth. With that said, many of the colleges in our state are top-notch. [quote]infrastructure, stuff like that.[/quote] Again, I'm not well-enough aware of the issue to comment on that. I'm led to believe that it's not going well, but have no further information to give you. [quote]Are you surrounded by rednecks? Liberals?[/quote] That depends a lot on the area you live in, and by a lot, I mean a HUGE amount. PA is a former swing state that turned for Democratic in the 2013 election. As for the area I live in, it is significantly liberal. There are conservatives in the area, but there's about as many of them as there are people in third parties, so they're at a significant disadvantage. That doesn't mean that Pennsylvania doesn't have it's conservative-dominant populations - in fact, there's a derogatory term called "Pennsyltucky" that refers to most areas of PA outside of Philly and Pitt. In my college roommate's town, there's a lot of people there who still think the Civil War is still going on.
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3 RepliesI live in Maryland, and it's pretty good. I love in Montgomery County, which is one of the wealthiest counties on the country. It is pretty expensive here.
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Maryland. Probably the worst state I've lived in/visited. The rest of those are subjective to specific counties
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Edited by Orion: 8/11/2013 2:11:52 AMNorthern Indiana. Specifying northern because the southern half is pretty bad. Although Indianapolis is actually pretty clean for being a big city. I live about 30 minutes from Chicago. The climate is alright. All four seasons are nice. But the winter is dangerous every few years. A bunch of wind rolls off of lake Michigan and creates lake effect snow which lowers the temperature and freezes roads over. I'll post a video for you. The people are divided pretty evenly in just about every way. People from all over the world seem to end up here. Polish, Chinese, Mexicans, Native Americans, Indians, African Americans, and plain old white people. Indiana is really tough to nail down though. I live in Laporte county, but just 20 minutes away is Gary. The old murder capital of the U.S. K-12 education is as terrible as any other state's. Plenty of great colleges. TL;DR There is a lot of corn and we invented the Gatling gun. Be jealous.
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Denial. Its great! Really.
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2 RepliesMichigan, things are pretty chill up here. The weather is very flukey but otherwise not a bad state to be in. It seems to be split evenly as far as the political spectum (in my part of the state anyway). Taxes are meh. All in all I dont mind it but I wont be staying long because Im sure the government has other plans for me (preparing for military career).
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1 ReplyBeen to Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Utah, Colorado, South Carolina, North Carolina , Maryland , Virginia , West Virginia , North Carolina , and Illinois and I still stand by Georgia.
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3 RepliesCurrently in North Carolina, and it doesn't get any better than here man. Mountains? Got em. Beaches? You betchya. Cities? Plenty of those. And you can't beat the delicious southern food, plus NC has both Cheerwine (best soda ever) and the best BBQ you can find.
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4 RepliesFlorida and everyday is hotter than Satan's testicles on a warm summers day over lava in a sauna
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4 RepliesCalifornia. It's shit
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Anyone else here in Massachusetts, the HQ of gay rights and liberal commies?
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Tampa, Florida It's pretty nice here...except for the humidity...and the bipolar weather...
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San Diego, CA. Only complaint is that it's overcrowded and the traffic is bad.
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1 ReplyI live in the state of denial. I don't like it.
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2 RepliesUtah, I'm surrounded by rednecks, mormons, and college kids. -blam!- this place guys. Don't ever come.
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5 RepliesGeorgia. Its really not as bad as people make it out to be. At least the part that I live in.
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2 RepliesI like Texas. Guns, knives, etc. In many other states, you aren't allowed to carry a knife with a blade longer than 3 in. In Texas in 5. There are also a bunch of lenient gun laws that make things regarding guns a lot less of a hassle.
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1 ReplyNebraska, not sure who I'm surrounded by. A lot of republicans I guess, but I don't go out much and I don't get involved in politics. Nice community I guess, parks, libraries, schools, places to live, all nice. The people here are pretty nice and there is hardly any major crime in my city. I don't really want to move, it's quiet here and it looks nice. It's probably the most ideal place to live for me. Although I have yet to see other places. On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this place an 8.
