States I would never live in and why

[Eddie18]

First of all, I have been to all 50 states and lived in 16 of them. OK, enjoy the ride. No offense if you live in one of these. Move to a blue state and you'll live a longer life

Texas: dumb governor and poor gun control
Arizona: Becoming a Dem state but still has GOP entrails. Where Kari Lake is from. Too hot.
Idaho: Great backpacking in the north but rednecks galore. Boise is boring and Moscow is not a good name for a college town
North Dakota: Please, I went to college and got something out of it
South Dakota: Fruitcake governor and cold wind
Wyoming: Cold, windy, nice mountains but basically stupid people
Kansas: Jesus is the law, western part of the state looks like a scene from the Book of Eli or Road Warrior
Oklahoma: Tornadoes and too close to Texas
Missouri: Rural folks don't get out much from their mobile home parks
Arkansas: Look who they elected governor. Are they serious?
Kentucky: Two liberal areas and the rest is redneck cesspool. Visit Murray, Ky., if you want to step back in time
Ohio: Cincinnati is fine; the rest is a dump and Jim Jordan is from there
Alabama: Seriously? Check out education and annual salaries of most folks
Mississippi: Fox TV helps them get through the day
Louisiana: Other than New Orleans, too many came ball caps and overalls
Florida: A redneck dumping ground and beetles that fly in high humidity. Fascist governor
South Carolina: Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott got elected there. How stupid are they people despite a lovely coastline
West Virginia: God bless them for digging coal and realizing the harmful effects
Indiana: Not exactly Illinois. Pence prays too much for me
Iowa: What do you do there? Go to the grange hall and watch Fox?
Utah: 3.2 ABV beer. A bit overdone on religion. Beautiful mountains and the Great Salt Lake is drying up.
California: I was born there and lived in Palo Alto and Santa Monica. But the water issue is worsening. Also, Kevin McCarthy got elected

That about wraps it up. I do like western Montana, Alaska and Georgia.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Minnesota may be damn COLD in the winter, but as PROGRESSIVE...

as they come.

Home of Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Amy Klobuchar, F.Scott Fitzgerald(author), and many more.

[Ocelot II]

4. Not to mention Keith Ellison and Ilhan Omar.

MN just passed a law protecting abortion rights and another preventing discrimination on the basis of ethnic hairstyles. Also no trans bathroom laws.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. Yeppers...

Met Ilhan Omar when she first ran in 2018 when I was a State Delegate to the DFL Convention.

Keith Ellison, I met in 2005 when he was first running for Congress with Tim Walz. Tim was my 1st CD Rep. I moved in September from Rochester to Eden Prairie now. Closer to those in State politics.

[Emile]

5. I would love to live in northern Itasca county

on a small lake just south of Wirt called Bass Lake. But the winters are too damn cold for me.

[a kennedy]

32. and they're ALL Democrats, Governor and both the House and Senate.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

40. And then there's out state MN.

I grew up in eastern North Dakota and lived in northern MN for a handful of years.

[Ocelot II]

41. Outstate MN is basically a cold Alabama.

Fortunately we outnumber them.

[Captain Zero]

65. Cold Alabama, that's a good one. Ha.

lol

[yardwork]

50. Why is MN so different from WI?

[Emile]

55. Better fishing.

[NowISeetheLight]

63. I will admit

Having grown up in the Twin Cities metro area I do miss a lot of it. Despite its issues I still think Minneapolis has a lot of amenities and cultural opportunities. If it wasn’t for the weather I maybe even moved back there a few times. If I could afford it now I’d have a place there and one in Palm Springs (where I live now) for winters.

[paleotn]

2. I like Atlanta. The rest of GA? Not so much.

You left off TN. As nutty as any of the rest. Trust me. I’m a native.

[Eddie18]

3. Tenn

Agree, but you have Nashville

[albacore]

6. You forgot Washington state....

Don't NObody move here! It rains all the time. Earthquakes. Sasquatch... everywhere! The governor is a leftwing nut.. he actually had mask and vaccination mandates. Everybody is poor... pay no attention to Amazon or Microsoft or Costco.
All we do here is drink Starbucks.

[gratuitous]

16. And Oregon's even worse!

The biggest city is burned to the ground on the regular by Antifa and Black Lives Matter activists. Everyone wears hemp clothing and smells of patchouli.

[bluesbassman]

23. I thought it was elderberries.

Or am I thinking of a different country all together?

[Sky Jewels]

26. I'm in PDX. Thanks for the reminder--I've gotta stop at the last standing Dollar Tree

to get more matches. There's more burning to be done!

Also, I've got an abortion on the docket this afternoon. I got knocked up on purpose just 'cuz I love visiting Planned Parenthood as often as possible.

Busy day!

[yardwork]

52. Way to own the MAGATs! You go!

[Aristus]

46. Took me a second.

Nice reverse psychology there. I love our Evergreen State!

[albacore]

59. Shhhhh... quiet! Next you'll be blabbing State secrets. nt

[KS Toronado]

7. 23 States you'll never live in

that leaves 27 States you would live in, any of those RED?

[Peacetrain]

8. Lord have mercy... 21 posts and this is what you come up with?

[Effete Snob]

10. Here to make friends

[Tommy Carcetti]

14. Clearly getting off to a great start.

Insulting literally near half the country.

Hey, if that's the way you want to do it, who am I to judge?

Also...fuck you, Eastern Montana!

[Effete Snob]

15. If I had to pick the two worst

It would be Jefferson County and Portland.

[Eddie18]

51. Ok, then

Try out Oklahoma or utah

[Tommy Carcetti]

54. I'm not in the position or desire to move anywhere.

Although the state I do live in is on your list, and despite its extremely obvious and glaring flaws, I'm able to report that I'm still quite happy living there.

Would not pass up the opportunity to visit Oklahoma or Utah if I was given the opportunity.

Also I don't judge people who do choose to live in Oklahoma and Utah.

[2naSalit]

21. +1

[EYESORE 9001]

11. I'm starting to think this book shoulda been banned from schools a long time ago

[Danmel]

47. Why is she wearing a yarmulke?

[EYESORE 9001]

49. That's a princess cap. Durr.

[Tommy Carcetti]

12. Well...okay? nt

[MrsCoffee]

13. Love it here in California.

Just wish it wasn't so damn expensive. Pushing me out.

[yaesu]

17. I will add that I will never visit nor do business in those states. nt

[FloridaDAR]

18. Wow!

Love your insightful stereotypes and generalizations, so well thought out. I was born in South Carolina, my parents were from Kentucky, and I lived in Kentucky as an adult, and as I now live in Florida, I don't suppose you will be visiting.

[rsdsharp]

20. Well, well. An equal opportunity offender.

Congratulations.

[Scrivener7]

22. For me, any red state and any "gun free for all" state. Seriously, I wouldn't feel safe.

And I worked for 20 years in a job that often took me into terrible neighborhoods and inside the projects in the South Bronx.

[2naSalit]

24. But does...

Western Montana want you?

Perhaps not, we already have enough wannabes coming here and fouling ecosystem. Please chose another state.

[Sky Jewels]

25. I know you will be scolded for this post, but it made me laugh.

I kinda agree with your takes on states, too.

[Polly Hennessey]

28. Agree with you, Sky Jewels.

[demmiblue]

39. I thought it was funny, too!

Some people need to lighten up.

[Xavier Breath]

48. Can't argue with this.

Or with this:

Ohio: Cincinnati is fine; the rest is a dump and Jim Jordan is from there

Yep, pretty much sums it up

[mountain grammy]

61. Agree.. we all see the good and bad in every state..

but Governor Sarah H Sanders..

[Violet_Crumble]

67. To any overly sensitive poppets out there, people trash talk where I live all the time...

I don't let it bother me. It's fun to see other perspectives....

I've been at DU a whole lot longer than a few dozen posts and you couldn't pay me to visit anywhere in the US apart from Hawaii. Even California doesn't tempt me because the weather is pretty similar to what I get here and I can have sun and beaches without having to deal with Trump loving weirdos, religious freaks and crazies with guns.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

27. Unrec. n/t

[former9thward]

29. I am happy Arizona is on your list.

The Census Bureau says AZ is the #1 state people from other states move to and we have too many people already.

[johnp3907]

30. My list:

Washington.

[Tommy Carcetti]

33. My list:

Western Montana.

Because fuck you, Western Montana.

We all know Eastern Montana is the one and only true Montana.

[CTyankee]

31. Connecticut is a Democrat's Delight these days!

We have a liberal state legislature and governor, great schools, a rich history, the Yale Bowl, the Long Island Sound for boating. It's cold but hey, that's New England.

[panader0]

34. Every one of those states has many good Democrats and are all represented here on DU.

State bashing is uncool.

[DFW]

64. I'm with you there

Charleston, SC is wonderful, and Dallas beats parts of Massachusetts I’ve been to. No one state is “every square inch a paradise.” I was back in the USA in December and January, including SC, VA, FL and Texas, and the only people I saw carrying guns were cops and Airport Security.

I am sure there are some states I wouldn’t want to live in, but to be sure, I’d have to check that out for myself. For example, I have never been to Montana, east, west, or even northern south central.

There are some countries here I wouldn’t want to live in, either. I landed in a country I can tolerate because my wife is from here, I speak the language, and can afford the cost of living. I wouldn’t want to live in Romania or Belgium even if it were for free, but I was there often enough to be certain, and again, that’s my personal view based on my personal experience. I know one American woman who was so taken with Belgium, she researched her ancestry, found a grandfather born in Luxembourg after January 1, 1900, applied for Luxembourg citizenship on that basis, and actually received it!! It took a year, but with her Luxembourg passport, she can now live anywhere in the EU she wants to. As a US citizen, she still has to file a US tax return, but her income is under $75,000, and it’s all wages, so it’s not a complicated return to file.

To each, his/her own, and I say that fully aware that there are MANY people who would rather move elsewhere, but can’t, due to family obligations, age, health, money, or lack of necessary paperwork.

[old as dirt]

35. We do mathematical research.

Iowa: What do you do there?

[DFW]

60. A friend of mine just got re-elected State Auditor there

He’s the only Democrat to win statewide office in Iowa in the last election. At one point, he’ll be a good shot for Governor or US Senator.

That’s one thing to do there, anyway.

[GusBob]

36. you've been everywhere, man

but you aint no Johnny Cash

[Eddie18]

53. And global

60 countries as well. Went to high school in Japan for 2 years

[Initech]

37. Yeah bash California. Most liberal votes in the US.

And my state is doing pretty well right now despite a few hiccups in the last few months.

[sanatanadharma]

38. As I use to read the monthly "One of Our States is Missing", I suppose I might move back to ...

... New Mexico, and face the consequences, although in truth, I prefer remaining out-of-state.

[Emile]

42. What about US territories?

[Hekate]

44. Shhh. Tell him they're a bunch of overcrowded islands fated to sink into the sea.

With his attitude, sheesh.

[Hekate]

45. Making friends, are we? Let us know when you find the perfect country, & write when you find work.

[Tommy Carcetti]

56. I heard the State of Denial is lovely.

[Hekate]

58. One way or another -- I think Denial River runs thru all those states he doesn't like, eh?

[Violet_Crumble]

68. Why does it have to be a perfect country? No country is perfect...

There's so many countries that to me would be preferable to living anywhere in the US. Apart from Hawaii, of course....

[jmowreader]

57. No, no...

Idaho: has effectively turned both of North Idaho's large lakes into private entities by selling off as much of the shoreline as they could to private investors. Just elected a guy who campaigned on wanting to sell off all of Idaho's public land to private entities. (For those keeping score, this is Scott Herndon...and Herndon was nearly defeated in November by a write-in candidate who'd campaigned for a month.) More gun stores than grocery stores. First three feet of soil in the Coeur d'Alene River Watershed is contaminated by lead thanks to a century of smelting it in Kellogg. Religious extremism. State Republican Party currently crafting alliance with the John Birch Society. No legal weed, but five of the seven jurisdictions bordering the state have recreational weed and Utah has medical marijuana. Too much meth. 75 percent of the churches are extremist. Trying to become a liberal-free California - they love the overcrowding, reliance on retail for the state's sole source of income and weird restaurants, but not the environmental or gun laws.

[sakabatou]

62. Yeah, our water situation sucks

Which is why my family decided to kill our lawn. We're thinking of replacing it with river rocks.

[xmas74]

66. It only took a little over 20 posts to insult a large group

of posters here on DU. Some have posted for over 2 decades now.
As someone who lives in Missouri I'm fine with you not clogging up our wonderful state parks, eating too many toasted ravioli and too much butter cake. I'm glad there's one less person taking up room in a line waiting for damn good bbq and one less person in our wonderful museums. And one less person to admire so many big, well known people over the nearly two centuries that we've been a state.

That's OK. We don't need people here who enjoy bashing us.

[Buckeyeblue]

69. I agreed with much that you wrote

I would like to see your top 10 states with similar comments.