What do you love/hate about your state?

pjoasisrule

Wisconsin

Love: Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, Wisconsin Badgers, the beer that is made here, that we almost always vote democrat, all the ski resorts, cities of Madison and Milwaukee, cheese, summerfest

Hate: Weather (this alone is enough for me to wanna move), the jobs, the fact that so many yuppie illiniois people own land here, our poor tourist attractions

PureandEasy

Well I live in Jersey, so it’s nice to be close to a lot of places PJ plays – I can literally drive 2 hours and be in NY, less than an hour to both AC and Philly. I work in Philly, so I get the best of both worlds, in my opinion

Oh and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my (yes, MY) PHILLIES!!!

nfanel

love: the foliage, the proximity to so many major cities, the four seasons (though winter could be shorter), yuengling, tastycakes, old forge pizza, cheesesteaks, the passion of philadelphia sports fans

hate: the passion of philadelphia sports fans, lack of an ocean....hmm, i think that's it. i love it here.

Wobbie

Love: very little other than my job, the lack of a state tax and the fact that you can get a drink 24 hours a day . Oh yeah, and PJ come here because their manager likes it.

Hate: the Hell we call summer, the congestion, the dust, the wind, the people who move here and bitch about all the people moving here and the superficiality of this town.

ReleaseMe...

that mine is next to jersey, gross

GreenTeaDisease

I don't really hate anything about MA. I am disliking how the weather in the winter seems to get warmer and warmer every year. I miss the freezing cold and snow .

josevolution

love all the sports teams i have to cheer for ,the beaches are very nice ...

hate the traffic ,the long island mentallity,the over priced everything ,taxes suck .........

Brain of J.Lo

love: the fact that dudes pump my gas for me, tastykake & cheesesteak availability , the fact that it's a pretty left-leaning state, close proximity to the ocean as well as many major cities, the fact that it's so densely populated and

hate: the way everyone around here pronounces "water" (grrr), the way douchebags (;)) from other states think they have license to make jokes about it , the fact that people here tell me that I have an accent (ha!), the cost of car insurance, the fact that i'm in the Eastern time zone now, and Conan comes on so late!!!, the way people drive

chiquimonkey

love: having my family and friends here, the weather, living close to SF and access to great museums and restaurants, and easy access to natural beauty

hate: that it costs so damn much to live here. and that the earth can open up and swallow me at any second. oh well lol

*edit* whoops forgot to say i'm in california!

Cree Nations

I love the topography of my province and I hate all the Oil Barons

shell bell

tNevada

Love: No freezing ass cold weather. No personal income tax.Moutains!Moutains! Moutains! Closeness to Bay area and just a one hour flight to
LA. Not having to drive 2+ hours to a major airport. No humidity in the summer (the humidity will kill ya,I tell you....). Getting to see the christian right squirm about legalized prostitution. Getting to talk to prositutes (sorry guys,no girl on girl stuff here). A wide varity of good restraunts. Trader Joes and soon a Whole Foods.Living in a city that is mentioned in one of the best Jonhny Cash songs.

Bad: No extra state income tax refund next year. Not being close to two of my best friends in the whole world.Hotter than a mofo in the summer (100+ temps for two weeks on end last summer). Not having any real close friends ,that I don't work with.Working in a bigger televsion market(boss is ALOT more critical of my work).Seeing what above and below nuclear testing does to a landscape (yea I know it was a desert,but still.....)

in_hiding79

I Love Texas Because We Have Everything From Oceans, Mountains, Lakes, Prairies, & Deserts..

I Hate The Damn Weather...

shell bell

pjoasisrule wrote:

Wisconsin

Love: Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers, Wisconsin Badgers, the beer that is made here, that we almost always vote democrat, all the ski resorts, cities of Madison and Milwaukee, cheese, summerfest

Hate: Weather (this alone is enough for me to wanna move), the jobs, the fact that so many yuppie illiniois people own land here, our poor tourist attractions

I agree about the dell's totaly.And I knew of several people from Ill. that own land around Lake Geneva.So your right on on several things....

pjoasisrule

shell bell wrote:

I agree about the dell's totaly.And I knew of several people from Ill. that own land around Lake Geneva.So your right on on several things....

Some things in the dells are alright, I like the waterparks but the tourist traps there are outrageous.........have you seen the ufo and sci fi museum, corny maze, or wonder spot? They also promote crap like outlet malls, gambling, etc. which disgusts me even more.

BinGnarly

MICHIGAN:
Love: Lake Michigan, The Summer, Fall and Spring, The Winter for about the first three weeks of it, The U.P. The people.
Hate: Hate is a strong word but I start getting tired of Winter after the first three weeks or so. Every now and then there will be a really beautiful snow in the middle of winter and it reminds me even more why I love Michigan.

Ms. Haiku

Maryland

Love: My twin lives here
Hate: It's not part of the North. I'm still with the north/south mindset ever since learning about the civil war in school. There's a lot of good things down here, but that distinction will always be in my mind. Also, summers are very hot and humid. The run from late May until mid October.

intodeep

Georgia-

I hate that you can't buy beer in stores on Sunday. In polls recently more then 75% of those polled think we should be able to, but this is an election year and the Republicans in office are pushing it off and do not want ot to be a votable issue so they don't have to worry about upsetting their base support.

I hate the traffic in atlanta. It is some of the worst in the country on par with LA & Houston. I can't live in the part of town i want to live in because it is too far from my work and i'd spend over 2 hours a day commuting and god help me if their was an accident it would be even more.

I hate GA because Pearl Jam has not played here in 5 years now.

I like GA because we are close to the mountains in Atlanta and the city is a hub in the south for most touring bands. Most bands play atlanta and if they don't they usually at least hit athens which is close.

Speaking of bands a nice little metal scene going with Mastodon, Baroness, Kylesa and some others.

Also we have some DAMN GOOD BBQ! Fat Matt's Rib Shack to name one but there are many good places to get BBQ pork and ribs

soulsinging

ohio (home state)

love: ohio state football
hate: ignorant christian rednecks

illinois (current residence)

love: chicago in summer, cool concerts, cta, indie book/cd shops
hate: high sales tax, terrible winter

zircona1

MISSOURI

Pros: Geographically convenient (middle of the US), two major cities (St. Louis and Kansas City), we get all four seasons which I like, most of my family lives here as well.

Cons: Big meth problem (I think we're still leading the nation in meth lab busts), bad highways (though those have been improving), a lot of bands skip MO and play Chicago as their 'token' Midwestern date, not near any oceans.

Cree Nations

zircona1 wrote:

MISSOURI

Pros: Geographically convenient (middle of the US), two major cities (St. Louis and Kansas City), we get all four seasons which I like, most of my family lives here as well.

Cons: Big meth problem (I think we're still leading the nation in meth lab busts), bad highways (though those have been improving), a lot of bands skip MO and play Chicago as their 'token' Midwestern date, not near any oceans.

I always thought a missouri was a fish sandwich from Jack in the Box that no one ordered.

Anon

new jersey

like: 45 min from new york, 45 min from shore, 20 minutes away from at least 5 malls, bruce springsteen, taylor ham, dont have to pump own gas, best diners in the country, pnc bank arts center

dont like: the bad reputation, the high population.