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50 Stars: Americans, teach us about your country.

mdmantpa said:
I got in a little late on this but will give my 2cents none the less as I have lived all over the US in the last 20 years or so....

Northeast- people are super fast paced and in general have larger egos here. Traffic is horrible and you are an idiot to be caught on the road between 4-6pm. People in these areas do tend to have either be wealthy or poor, the middle class is found more in the midwest. Generally higher crime rates in this area of the country compared to others. Lots of immigrants from every country, especially in NYC and DC. New York has the best pizza ever, anyone who thinks otherwise is, well their just wrong lol. Philly has the best cheesteaks, and DC has the most powerful people in the world as well as some of the most beautiful women.

Midwest- Very friendly people for the most part, mostly middleclass, good family values, and lots of drugs.
<no drug talk in SO> You will find a lot of your rednecks in the midwest as well. The best steaks come from the Nebraska/Kansas slaughterhouses, as well as a lot of crazy weather including, but not limited to lightning storms, tornados, hail storms, blizzards, etc.

South- Very divided and semi-segregated in some areas with white/black, teenage/elderly, super religious/non-religious populations. People in Miami tend to flash more than they really have(image is everything there). Atlanta is the new Miami, and is where everything goes down. Gulf Coast beaches are amazing. Education levels tend to be lower than average for the US, and smoking is more prevalent. Super humid and mostly warm throughout the year. Great BBQ, cornbread, and fruit (especially watermelons and oranges)

West- More liberal and more relaxed attitudes towards issues such as drugs, homosexuality, lifestyle choices. Utah is based in Mormonism with stricter laws towards alcohol and tobacco consumption, but also is a great place to meet beautiful girls who haven't slept with every guy under the sun. Colorado and parts of Utah have amazing outdoor recreation mostly centered around the mountains. Arizona is the worst place to try to speed or go through a red light. AZ is also dangerously hot and dry. Vegas is a world all it's own. Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and the Dakotas have practically nothing there, definitely places where you need to make your own fun.
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What about California, Oregon and Washington, Alaska and Hawaii? :)
Good write up!
I agree with you...... On just about everywhere except I have never been to Georgia or the Dakotas- so I have no opinion of them:)
 
Not to flatter myself, but epic thread is epic.

I tried to update this list as much as possible. If I missed any, please fiks.


1 Alabama
2 Alaska
3 Arizona
4 Arkansas
5 California
6 Colorado
7 Connecticut
8 Delaware
9 Florida
10 Georgia
11 Hawaii
12 Idaho
13 Illinois
14 Indiana
15 Iowa
16 Kansas
17 Kentucky
18 Louisiana
19 Maine
20 Maryland
21 Massachusetts
22 Michigan
23 Minnesota
24 Mississippi
25 Missouri
26 Montana
27 Nebraska
28 Nevada
29 New Hampshire
30 New Jersey
31 New Mexico
32 New York
33 North Carolina
34 North Dakota
35 Ohio
36 Oklahoma
37 Oregon
38 Pennsylvania
39 Rhode Island
40 South Carolina
41 South Dakota
42 Tennessee
43 Texas
44 Utah
45 Vermont
46 Virginia
47 Washington
48 West Virginia
49 Wisconsin
50 Wyoming

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Since Carl asked me a long time ago to bump it and I foolishly forgot to do so, here we go! Next up is:

Wyoming

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One of the states I can't wait to visit! :)
 
I drove through the whole southern end of the state from east to west. It smelled strongly of sage, was VERY windy, had thousands of prairie dogs and plateaus galore:)
I didn't spend more than 6 hours or so in that state. It was just driving with a couple stops.......as we got closer to Utah, it got prettier. The Medicine Bow area was pretty as well.........
 
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Besides the PNW, the area between Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks (err, the Rockies, I guess?) is the second most fascinating place in America, IMO.
 
I got to spend a week or so in Wyoming w/ carl years ago. I found it totally unique. There is still a true feeling of complete autonomy and definitely a 'cowboy'-esque attitude out there. It's so strange to go an hour traveling without seeing another human being. I found it to be pretty beautiful. Yellowstone was one of the best natural places I've been to in my life. I was taken by its size and ranges of pure beauty. However, there's no way I could live in a place so vastly desolate.
 
Jamshyd said:
Besides the PNW, the area between Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks (err, the Rockies, I guess?) is the second most fascinating place in America, IMO.
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My parents currently live in Colorado and I have an album on my FB of some areas of the Rockies..(Colorado only)........I liked Estes Park area the most- But Breckenridge was cool too-
The nature in the mountains in Colorado were pretty- The flat lands, I just couldn't get into- though pretty in their own way of course......
My mother says Yellowstone, Jackson Hole and Montana's Rockies are among her favorite places in the US.......
 
Wyoming is a harsh, cold, dry place. It reminds me of Nevada. It is also where people from Salt Lake City drive to buy kegs of beer.
 
Used to live about 30-miles from Wyoming but in Clark, Colorado. (Went to HS in Steamboat Springs).

Dick Cheney was US Senator from Wyoming.

Was a coal boom in Gillette, Wyoming (late 70's) which led to building heavier rail-lines to haul the coal out. I worked on the rail line in Nebraska, Colorado & Kansas . . . had to file three state income tax returns to get my refunds that year, lol.
 
The Grand Tetons ( big tits in French) are probably the most scenic mountains in the country. Unbelievable skiing/snowboarding. Eastern Wyoming is a cold baron wasteland. Snow fences and lotsa cows, deer and antelope. Annie Proulx does a pretty damn good job of profiling it in Close Range.

@pharcyde- glad you mentioned the damn zebra muscles in Lake Michigan. Those things are really fucking with the ecosystem. I grew up in MI and watch them invade my lake. Started seeing a few here in there now they cover everything. And because literally clean the water of algae they let sun reach seaweed on the bottom. Now we have a zebra muscle/seaweed problem in many inland lakes. Fuck I hate those things. I hope the Asian Carp that are about to seep in through the Illinois River eat zebra muscles.
 
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So following Jammy's previous list- I believe this is what we've done- last state being Wyoming-


1 Alabama
2 Alaska
3 Arizona
4 Arkansas
5 California
6 Colorado
7 Connecticut
8 Delaware
9 Florida
10 Georgia
11 Hawaii
12 Idaho
13 Illinois
14 Indiana
15 Iowa
16 Kansas
17 Kentucky
18 Louisiana
19 Maine
20 Maryland
21 Massachusetts
22 Michigan
23 Minnesota
24 Mississippi
25 Missouri
26 Montana
27 Nebraska
28 Nevada
29 New Hampshire
30 New Jersey
31 New Mexico
32 New York
33 North Carolina
34 North Dakota
35 Ohio
36 Oklahoma
37 Oregon
38 Pennsylvania
39 Rhode Island
40 South Carolina
41 South Dakota
42 Tennessee
43 Texas
44 Utah
45 Vermont
46 Virginia
47 Washington
48 West Virginia
49 Wisconsin
50 Wyoming

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I miss this thread!
How about we do UTAH next?

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