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Which state in America is the most overrated/underrated?

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Everyone knows that the pacific north west is the best part of the U.S. that isn't Austin.

That said I've ridden on the met in Portland for 12 hours just to chat with people. Amazingly everyone, absolutely fucking everyone, loved it there.

The biggest complaint came from two, independent, southern black women. Both complained that while everyone was kindly: no one had any southern hospitality.
 
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DixyCrat said:
Everyone knows that the pacific north west is the best part of the U.S. that isn't Austin.

That said I've ridden on the met in Portland for 12 hours just to chat with people. Amazingly everyone, absolutely fucking everyone, loved it there.

The biggest complaint came from two, independent, southern black women. Both complained that while everyone was kindly: no one had any southern hospitality.
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That is true. People in Portland are generally kind and courteous but they are not as inviting. They don't actually want much to do with you. This is much more true in Seattle and is followed to a much greater extreme. People in Portland are more down to earth but still not super inviting like you would expect in terms of southern hospitality.
 
First off, sorry for the bump, but 3 days isn't as bad 3 years, am I right?

Overrated: California

Living in Oregon, I've taken many a vacation to the Golden State. While North Cali and even the beaches of So Cal are beautiful, what is California known for? The big cities. I've been to e good and the bad parts of LA and San Diego and for all the good, the bad takes over. The ghetto iin both towns are horrible. I don't feel like going into details, because I don't want my first post to be a huge wall of text.

Underrated: Oregon

Oregon has everything. Beautiful beaches, big cities, desert, mountains, resorts. Portland has a lot of ethnic diversity, and the coastline is amazing. I stayed for three weeks in Bend, on the East side of Oregon, and the resort was great. You could see the Sister mountains everywhere, and I got to go see the lava flow, one of the coolest things I've ever seen. There's Silver Falls national park and even more stuff I don't feel like mentioning.
 
TridenT said:
Some seasons are better than others but the average is what counts. It still is a very gray place.

If it had more sun, it could be a very nice place.

California is also overrated. Beyond the fact that most of it is a drought ridden dust bowl that lacks any vegetation beyond a few palm trees and cacti, the Californian people are the worst part. So many people here who say they'd never move outside of California. Most of them haven't really even lived anywhere else...
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admit it: it's the lack of a "true" Lindyhop scene that annoys you the most.

as for the people...yeah, probably the worst type of people overall compared to those in other US big cities. Southpark nailed it.
 
Brian Stirling said:
So the answer is NO she's never been there.

I'll take the fruits and nuts in Cali over rednecks any day. But the thing is, there are rednecks in Cali just as there are rednecks in every state. Go out into the agricultural center of Cali and you'll as many pickups with Easy Rider Rifle Racks as you do in the rural parts of Texas.

Of course, the places in Cali were Republicans outnumber Democrats tends to be the least desirable locations. The areas most dominated by Dems is where the money is -- along the coast...


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I don't know man. I'm a pretty liberal guy, but I'd much rather deal with rednecks than the fruits and nuts in this state. Maybe it's because I grew up with rednecks and am more comfortable with them, but I also think it's because regardless of differences, most rednecks tend to treat people with respect and are rather affable compared to those raised within the high pressure smug system that has polluted this state for the last couple of decades.
 
ThisIsMyUsrname said:
First off, sorry for the bump, but 3 days isn't as bad 3 years, am I right?

Overrated: California

Living in Oregon, I've taken many a vacation to the Golden State. While North Cali and even the beaches of So Cal are beautiful, what is California known for? The big cities. I've been to e good and the bad parts of LA and San Diego and for all the good, the bad takes over. The ghetto iin both towns are horrible. I don't feel like going into details, because I don't want my first post to be a huge wall of text.

Underrated: Oregon

Oregon has everything. Beautiful beaches, big cities, desert, mountains, resorts. Portland has a lot of ethnic diversity, and the coastline is amazing. I stayed for three weeks in Bend, on the East side of Oregon, and the resort was great. You could see the Sister mountains everywhere, and I got to go see the lava flow, one of the coolest things I've ever seen. There's Silver Falls national park and even more stuff I don't feel like mentioning.
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You realize that CA is so big that we also have almost everything that you listed for Oregon. Except without the 300 days of rain (of course, we'd love to build an Oregon -> CA aqueduct!).
 
Ns1 said:
You realize that CA is so big that we also have almost everything that you listed for Oregon. Except without the 300 days of rain (of course, we'd love to build an Oregon -> CA aqueduct!).
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You missed the nicest part of Oregon: Its not in California.
 
Ns1 said:
You realize that CA is so big that we also have almost everything that you listed for Oregon. Except without the 300 days of rain (of course, we'd love to build an Oregon -> CA aqueduct!).
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Portland is 155 days of rain and 140 sunny days. And the very best cost of living for a big city in the nation.

http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/oregon/portland

What impressed me most about portland was the kindness of the police, and courteous attitude of the homeless.
 
DixyCrat said:
The biggest complaint came from two, independent, southern black women. Both complained that while everyone was kindly: no one had any southern hospitality.
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TridenT said:
That is true. People in Portland are generally kind and courteous but they are not as inviting. They don't actually want much to do with you. This is much more true in Seattle and is followed to a much greater extreme. People in Portland are more down to earth but still not super inviting like you would expect in terms of southern hospitality.
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So then how does Minnesota Nice compare to Southern Hospitality or to the Pacific Northeast in terms of friendly interaction?

So if I take a guess on this it would be that maybe Minnesota is more like the Pacific Northeast than the South when it comes to attitudes and character?
 
Ns1 said:
No matter how many times a day you try, you'll never be able to expunge the shame of living in Michigan.
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Michigan is awesome. The Upper Peninsula is like a mini Alaska. The Lake Michigan Coast is like a Mini California, and Detroit is like a mini Dante's Inferno.
 
norseamd said:
Seems that actually Austin is the one of the most overrated areas of America and it is a racist segregated shithole of a city.
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Yea... every major city is segregated; the difference is that in Austin people of color are not stuck in a perpetual system of murder and poverty: as is clearly the preferred costal-solution to impoverished folks; am-i-right?

Enjoy fighting for survival every winter!

So if I take a guess on this it would be that maybe Minnesota is more like the Pacific Northeast than the South when it comes to attitudes and character?
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Minnesota nice is actually being an asshole. Texans tend to be strait shooters who see rudeness as morally repugnant.

This explains Texas vs. ass holes from the north east perfectly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QE_K-VIhd8

Ns1 said:
155 days of rain

O_O
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I'm living in a place with 15 days of rain... honestly, I could do with an order of magnitude more rain.
 
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