Bottom 10 states you'd want to live in

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SportsAndLady
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May 21, 2013 10:10am
My friends and i were debating this topic the other day. The tornado thread got me again thinking about it. I think this would be my list:

1) New Mexico
2) North Dakota
3) South Dakota
4) Nebraska
5) Oklahoma
6) West Virginia
7) Utah
8) Idaho
9) Missouri
10) Arkansas

What's yours?
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May 21, 2013 10:13am
I say fuck the desert. Anywhere else I'm okay with. Even Oklahoma. I'd just build a really strong basement.

Oh, and I wouldn't want to live in swampy areas like Louisiana and stuff. Swamps are humid, hot and gay.
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like_that
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May 21, 2013 10:16am
No particular order, but: the dakotas, oklahoma, alaska, idaho, nebraska, new mexico, montana, wyoming, west va.
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May 21, 2013 10:16am
If we talking least want to live in, I'm only listing five.

Oklahoma, New Mexico, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa.
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May 21, 2013 10:17am
ccrunner609;1445866 wrote:Maine would be in there.......their summers are cold
Maine is fucking beautiful! And the weather? There is absolutely nothing wrong with this:
Monthly normal high and low temperatures (°F) for Maine cities[SUP][citation needed][/SUP]
28/10 32/14 41/24 53/34 66/45 75/54 80/60 79/58 70/50 58/39 46/30 34/17 55/36
19/0 23/3 34/15 47/29 63/41 72/50 76/55 74/53 64/44 51/34 37/24 25/8 49/30
31/12 34/16 42/25 53/35 63/44 73/53 79/59 77/57 69/48 58/37 47/30 36/19 56/37
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Laley23
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May 21, 2013 10:18am
Here is 10, but Id have to think of an order.
  1. Nevada
  2. North Dakota
  3. South Dakota
  4. West Virginia
  5. Iowa
  6. Minnesota
  7. New Mexico
  8. Nebraska
  9. Oklahoma
  10. Idaho
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May 21, 2013 10:18am
While I'd have to take some time to really decide which 10 were the worst, I do know that they'd include: Alaska and a mix of the deep south and great plains (not just the "OMG! Tornadoes!" factor that things like what I saw from yesterday brings out, but mainly just how flat and boring they are.

Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Mississippi, Texas and the Dakotas. We'll go with those 10 as my prelim list.
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Sonofanump
May 21, 2013 10:18am
1) Alaska
2) Vermont
3) New Hampshire
4) North Dakota
5) South Dakota
6) Idaho
7) Montana
8) New Jersey
9) Minnesota
10) Nevada

I hate winter.
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May 21, 2013 10:19am
ccrunner609;1445866 wrote:Maine would be in there.......their summers are cold
You are stupid even for a gym teacher.
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May 21, 2013 10:19am
Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho, Iowa, Florida (snakes and other mysterious creatures), Texas (spiders the size of softballs), New Mexico, Kentucky and West Virginia.

States I'd most want to live in other than Ohio are New York, Nevada, California, Washington, Oregon or North Carolina.
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May 21, 2013 10:20am
Due to my profession, that's mostly how I will rank the top 7. The rest are just because I'd have no interest in living there.

1. Michigan
2. New York
3. California
4. Maryland
5. Virginia
6. Pennsylvania
7. New Jersey
8. Massachusetts
9. Louisiana
10. Oklahoma
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May 21, 2013 10:20am
SnotBubbles;1445870 wrote:Maine is fucking beautiful! And the weather? There is absolutely nothing wrong with this:
Monthly normal high and low temperatures (°F) for Maine cities[SUP][citation needed][/SUP]
28/10 32/14 41/24 53/34 66/45 75/54 80/60 79/58 70/50 58/39 46/30 34/17 55/36
19/0 23/3 34/15 47/29 63/41 72/50 76/55 74/53 64/44 51/34 37/24 25/8 49/30
31/12 34/16 42/25 53/35 63/44 73/53 79/59 77/57 69/48 58/37 47/30 36/19 56/37

Oh yea- 80 degrees is cold to ccrunner. He doesn't own an air conditioner.

my bad.
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May 21, 2013 10:22am
ccrunner609;1445866 wrote:Maine would be in there.......their summers are cold
Couldn't be more wrong about that. Below are 10 states I would never live in. They're in no particular order except for Iowa.

1) Iowa
2) Alabama
3) Louisiana
4) West Virginia
5) Nebraska
6) Arkansas
7) Mississippi
8) Nevada
9) Michigan
10) Alaska
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said_aouita
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May 21, 2013 10:22am
ccrunner609;1445878 wrote: but no water, mountains...





Lake Erie and Appalachian mountains are both in Ohio.

Hope this helps.
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May 21, 2013 10:22am
It all depends what you are looking for. Weather, cost of living, politics of the state, etc. While not the most aesthetically pleasing or most reputable, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina and Indiana are great places to be if you find the right place. Columbus, Lexington, Indianapolis, Charlotte, Nashville and many others are all a great mix of everything, IMO.
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May 21, 2013 10:24am
Azubuike24;1445879 wrote:Due to my profession, that's mostly how I will rank the top 7. The rest are just because I'd have no interest in living there.

1. Michigan
2. New York
3. California
4. Maryland
5. Virginia

6. Pennsylvania
7. New Jersey
8. Massachusetts
9. Louisiana
10. Oklahoma
I've lived in all 3, I can't believe you'd choose those over some of the other horrendous states in this country.
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May 21, 2013 10:24am
California - Pretty, but I hate the culture there.
West Virginia - Pretty, but the poverty is rampant
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Oregon - See California
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May 21, 2013 10:28am
Bottom 10 for me (no particular order):

Alabama
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
West Virginia
North Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Tennessee

And a bonus top 10 (again, no particular order):

Vermont
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Washington
Oregon
Maine
Colorado
Wisconsin
New York (upstate, not the city)
Maryland
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May 21, 2013 10:30am
Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Oklahoma, New York, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Washington.
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May 21, 2013 10:33am
SportsAndLady;1445856 wrote:My friends and i were debating this topic the other day. The tornado thread got me again thinking about it. I think this would be my list:

1) New Mexico
2) North Dakota
3) South Dakota
4) Nebraska
5) Oklahoma
6) West Virginia
7) Utah
8) Idaho
9) Missouri
10) Arkansas

What's yours?
Funny, Utah and Idaho are creeping up towards the top of my "want to live" states.

1) California
2) New York
3) Florida
4) Massachusetts
5) Pennsylvania
6) Maryland
7) Colorado (thanks to their new gun laws, otherwise would be in top 10 the other way)
8) Tennessee
9) Rhode Island
10) Delaware
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May 21, 2013 10:35am
I've never really thought about states I wouldn't want to live in. I don't really like cold/snow and I don't particularly want to live in the city. I like the cost of living in Ohio. Other than that I don't really have an answer.
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sportchampps
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May 21, 2013 10:47am
Mississippi
Arkansas
Alabama
Missouri
Iowa
New Mexico
North Dakota
South Dakota
Michigan
Kentucky

The first two are the worst by far for me. I've been all over those two state and the way most people live is so sad. In Mississippi a lot of their home are the size of storage sheds.
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May 21, 2013 10:48am
I forgot New Jersey. Fuck New Jersey.
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May 21, 2013 10:59am
Raw Dawgin' it;1445887 wrote:I've lived in all 3, I can't believe you'd choose those over some of the other horrendous states in this country.
Like I said, I think the times I have been there for work haven't been the most pleasant. I have some family in Richmond who love it.
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May 21, 2013 11:04am
justincredible;1445913 wrote:I forgot New Jersey. Fuck New Jersey.

Haha I actually liked New Jersey. Loved how close it was to Atlantic city, New York, and Philly.