View Full Version : Which is the worst US state?
Errol's son
04-12-2006, 18:23
If you had to live in the US, which state would you least like to live in?
I voted Utah due to 'dryness' and mormons.
snorbury
04-12-2006, 20:23
Utah too
Yes, Utah has the Mormons and you ain't gonna be whoopin' it up at the bars on Sunday - but at least Utah has beautiful state parks and ski areas that will take your breath away, both in summer and winter. Plus, depending on where you live there, you can zip down to Las Vegas, or to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
I picked North Dakota as, well, there really is nothing much in North Dakota and I would go stark raving mad in about two days.
northernhord
04-12-2006, 22:17
Utah no ta
Johnny Canuck2
04-12-2006, 22:22
Utah. I had enough of Mormons growing up. I don't need to move to their homeland.
northernhord
04-12-2006, 22:24
Utah. I had enough of Mormons growing up. I don't need to move to their homeland.
There is always a plague of these fuckers here in the UK too
Errol's son
05-12-2006, 09:12
Alaskaasitissocold.
Ohdearmyspacebarisnotworking!
There is always a plague of these fuckers here in the UK too
They've branched out in to double glazing as well ;)
phildwyer
05-12-2006, 16:02
North Dakota.
North Dakota.
Is that cos it's boring?
phildwyer
05-12-2006, 16:28
Is that cos it's boring?
And ugly, and cold.
And ugly, and cold.
Sounds like Lincolnshire :D
Having never been to America I can only go with what I've seen on the telly ;) but those prairie states look boring as hell.
Johnny Canuck2
06-12-2006, 01:16
And ugly, and cold.
I like N Dakota, especially the badlandy area in the east, near to Minnesota.
Johnny Canuck2
06-12-2006, 01:16
Having never been to America I can only go with what I've seen on the telly ;) but those prairie states look boring as hell.
I was raised on the prairies. It's actually beautiful there.
Oklahoma, the dust bowl state. An appalling musical as well.
Utah's stunning in terms of landscapes and towns like Moab are cool little desert places. OK, so Beer is limited to 3.5% or something but the local microbrewers have certainly worked hard at getting maximum taste from relatively weak brews.
For worst I'd say Rhode Island or somewhere that just has nothing in it.
Driving through Wyoming nearly put me to sleep at the wheel but I couldn't diss a state that, again, has fantastic scenery (in the its NW corner at least)
Nebraska should be on the list, it's shit boring, flat, full of crops and the only topics of conversation are farming and gridiron.
chilango
06-12-2006, 18:53
Utah's stunning in terms of landscapes and towns like Moab are cool little desert places. OK, so Beer is limited to 3.5% or something but the local microbrewers have certainly worked hard at getting maximum taste from relatively weak brews.
Innit.
Moab is ace, and the Escalante area is stunning.
You can get to Arizona/Nevada in a coupla hours if you`re desperate.
Gavin Bl
07-12-2006, 15:59
I rather liked utah for some of the reasons above, but Idaho had an overwhelming 'yer not from round these parts' feel, which wasn't overly enjoyable at times.
Johnny Canuck2
07-12-2006, 22:15
Innit.
Moab is ace, and the Escalante area is stunning.
You can get to Arizona/Nevada in a coupla hours if you`re desperate.
There's no denying Utah is a beautiful state. It's the people who give one pause.
I recall the first time I visited Salt Lake City. It was about 1975. There was not a speck of dirt on the streets, and all the women were wearing dresses. I didn't come across one female wearing jeans or anything like that. It was eerie, like a living Stepford Wives.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/northdakota/map.GIF
phildwyer
08-12-2006, 13:36
Glad to see no votes for Mississippi or Louisiana, both of which are brilliant and definitely in my top five states.
walktome
08-12-2006, 16:41
Alaska. I hate winter in Toronto, I wouldn't survive Alaska. :p
Snufkin!
08-12-2006, 17:25
Canada, never mind the cold, bears come into town centres and walk about sniffing things, that and attacking and eating humans, awful place.
canada isnt a state of the US you stupid muppet.
i vote for one of the empty ones, like idaho, n dakota or utah
Johnny Canuck2
09-12-2006, 00:12
Alaska. I hate winter in Toronto, I wouldn't survive Alaska. :p
Wuss.
Johnny Canuck2
09-12-2006, 00:13
Canada, never mind the cold, bears come into town centres and walk about sniffing things, that and attacking and eating humans, awful place.
They're extra attracted to people who call themselves snufkin.
The polar bears pop them just like ripe cherry tomatoes.
guinnessdrinker
09-12-2006, 10:04
canada isnt a state of the US you stupid muppet.
what about canada without Quebec?
Gavin Bl
09-12-2006, 12:51
Canada I like - except the bone-crushing cold.
Johnny Canuck2
09-12-2006, 22:42
Canada I like - except the bone-crushing cold.
You should only visit in summer, then.
Chorlton
10-12-2006, 16:41
I loved north dakota - its a weirdly beautiful place IMO.
Ohio is a god almighty fucking hole
Idaho doesn't exist - its a conspiracy between the lizards and the cartographers
you ever meet anyone from idaho? you ever been to idaho - sure you maybe thought you were in idaho...
http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/idaho_does_not_exist.html
Johnny Canuck2
10-12-2006, 22:45
I loved north dakota - its a weirdly beautiful place IMO.
Ohio is a god almighty fucking hole
Idaho doesn't exist - its a conspiracy between the lizards and the cartographers
you ever meet anyone from idaho? you ever been to idaho - sure you maybe thought you were in idaho...
http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/idaho_does_not_exist.html
The road from Montana through southern Idaho and Pocatello into Utah goes through a volcanic outflow or something, so that the road is sided by volcanic walls for mile after mile.
We climbed one of the largest sand dune in NA, between Twin Falls and Sun Valley, near Craters of the Moon Park. At Craters of the Moon, there are caves in the lava beds that are floored with ice, when the temp outside is 100 degrees Fahrenheit. We still have some chunks of lava that we spirited away from there.
Northern Idaho, the Panhandle: some strange people live up there.
Gavin Bl
12-12-2006, 12:37
You should only visit in summer, then.
the Autumn has been good to us a couple of times - Canada's great:)
septic tank
20-12-2006, 18:01
Indiana. I'm sorry, but while Gary can be beautiful in a post-apocalyptic way, it's pretty horrifying. There's a reason truckers call it "Bad breath." And that's unquestionably the high point of the state. The rest of it is just... flat. And Republican to the teeth.
The Dakotas and Utah have natural splendor. The Old Dominion states may be backasswards, but at least they have some culture (Louisiana and Mississippi gave us the blues and jazz, and Alabama gave us... Well, "Sweet Home Alabama."). Texas has Austin, Molly Ivins and some cool border culture. But Indiana has... corn. Just a lot of corn. Maybe some wheat and soybeans, idunno. And a few good truck stops. That's it.
JoMo1953
20-12-2006, 20:57
I loved north dakota - its a weirdly beautiful place IMO.
Ohio is a god almighty fucking hole
Idaho doesn't exist - its a conspiracy between the lizards and the cartographers
you ever meet anyone from idaho? you ever been to idaho - sure you maybe thought you were in idaho...
http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/idaho_does_not_exist.html
Well actually I spent my childhood in Idaho, from the age of 2-1/2 to the age of 12. It really does exist.
My last visit approx 2 years ago to southern Idaho for a family wedding will hopefully be the last time I ever have to visit the state!!
Yuwipi Woman
22-12-2006, 21:22
Nebraska should be on the list, it's shit boring, flat, full of crops and the only topics of conversation are farming and gridiron.
"Nebraskans should thank god for I-80. It safely funnels tourists and other miscreants through the state with no temptation for them to stay."
-Roger Welsh.
You should get off I-80 if you want to see beautiful scenery. They planted that sucker on the flattest, greyest part of the state. We've even found other topics of conversation since crop prices went down and the football team is having yet another "building" year.
Yuwipi Woman
22-12-2006, 21:34
My nominee for 'worst state' would have to be Missouri. If you say it correctly it even sounds like "misery". In the southern half of Missouri I don't think I've ever seen an actual house there... it was all single-wides and for the rich hog farmers ... double-wides.
And Jeff City has to be the Bermuda Triangle of the midwest. Every single time I've been there, I've gotten lost. I even got pulled over by the cops there simply for them to ask "You lost?"
Good thing it wasn't a Kansas City, MO cop. Those fuckers have neither mercy nor humanity.
Johnny Canuck2
22-12-2006, 22:26
Indiana. I'm sorry, but while Gary can be beautiful in a post-apocalyptic way, it's pretty horrifying. There's a reason truckers call it "Bad breath." And that's unquestionably the high point of the state. The rest of it is just... flat. And Republican to the teeth.
Indiana's a beautiful state, although Gary is a blighted hole. I especially like it in the south, along the Ohio River, across from Louisville.
Johnny Canuck2
22-12-2006, 22:28
Good thing it wasn't a Kansas City, MO cop. Those fuckers have neither mercy nor humanity.
Great zoo, though.
Johnny Canuck2
22-12-2006, 22:30
I can sort of see why Nebraskans might hate Missouri, though, Nebraska is like Missouri, but without the trees.
Yuwipi Woman
22-12-2006, 22:37
I can sort of see why Nebraskans might hate Missouri, though, Nebraska is like Missouri, but without the trees.
Nice to see you again too, John. :D
I'd like to think we're a better class of hicks here.
Johnny Canuck2
22-12-2006, 22:58
Nice to see you again too, John. :D
I'd like to think we're a better class of hicks here.
I relate more to prairie hicks, what with being one myself, but I was pretty impressed with that big river they have there in St. Louis.
I can sort of see why Nebraskans might hate Missouri, though, Nebraska is like Missouri, but without the trees.
Good to see you again YW. But I'm not surprised you're back. Where else could one find such high class, good natured banter as this?
Made me laugh aloud, anyway :)
phildwyer
24-12-2006, 09:54
I reckon most Americans would answer 'New Jersey' to this question, because they only see the wasteland along I78 on the way to New York City. But most of Jersey is in fact very beautiful. Although its three major cities (Trenton, Newark and Camden) are genuinely horrible. Especially Camden. I was there last week. And of course Atlantic City is a strange place.
Yuwipi Woman
26-12-2006, 15:47
Good to see you again YW. But I'm not surprised you're back. Where else could one find such high class, good natured banter as this?
Made me laugh aloud, anyway :)
Too True.
I just have to learn to put the keyboard down and step away slowly once-in-a-while. :)
Florida:
Mosquitoes
Old people
Disneyland
Swamps
Retarded weather
Disneyland
Rich people
Ohio. I could find redeeming aspects for each of the listed states - I cannot think of any reason the visit Ohio ever again. Imagine Pripyat next to Cherynobl, but with more people and less culture.Mile after MIle of trailers and unplanned housing that seem to be made primarily from household waste and asbestos sheeting. A place where a baseball cap advertising a brand of chainsaw or replacement mufflers is regarded as high fashion.
I know fine well that I will be corrected here:D
Rainingstairs
10-02-2007, 07:54
If you had to live in the US, which state would you least like to live in?
prolly west virginia.
nick1181
10-02-2007, 08:05
So far I've been to California, Hawaii, New York, Tenessee and Kentucky... I quite liked all of them to be honest.
Does Britain count as an American state yet?
Gavin Bl
16-02-2007, 10:46
Not a state, but on a train ride from NY to DC we rolled through some suburb of Baltimore.
Jesus, it was a mess.
Chorlton
16-02-2007, 13:30
Ohio. I could find redeeming aspects for each of the listed states - I cannot think of any reason the visit Ohio ever again. Imagine Pripyat next to Cherynobl, but with more people and less culture.Mile after MIle of trailers and unplanned housing that seem to be made primarily from household waste and asbestos sheeting. A place where a baseball cap advertising a brand of chainsaw or replacement mufflers is regarded as high fashion.
I know fine well that I will be corrected here:D
absoultely not, i agree wholeheartedly.... a terrible hole of a place.
Minnie_the_Minx
16-02-2007, 13:40
I have cousins in Ohio. Don't think I'll ever bother going there to visit them after reading this.
I have another cousin on Midway Island and the rest live in Aurora, Denver. Anyone know what Aurora's like?
spring-peeper
16-02-2007, 14:03
Texas - only ever driven through it once, but it gave me the creeps.
They also are right on the gulf (bad weather) and have really big cockroaches (according to some of my friends - i'll pass on checking out the validity of there claims).
Fledgling
17-02-2007, 09:23
North Dakota is a great place, although winter would be cold and dark, but it is sandwiched between two great states (Montana and Minnesota) so if you were bored with ND you could go east or west and enjoy yourself. Theodore Roosevelt National Park is beautiful, I've hiked in the southern section and done a little mountain biking nearby and it is wonderful. The landscape is exciting. Admittedly the rest of the state is a large field but Bismarck and Fargo are small enough to negotiate but large enough to have things you need (and things you don't which is often a more important quality). I'll admit that if you've never visited ND doesn't look promising but try it someday.
Worst state? Not sure, only been to a few. I was shocked by California's poverty and crowded landscape. I suppose one of the lower plains states may be a bit bleak, I need mountains to hand.
Glad to see no votes for Mississippi or Louisiana, both of which are brilliant and definitely in my top five states.
Mississippi is my state, born & raised...I'll talk it up to anyone. I love Louisiana as well, especially southern Louisiana. :)
I'd have to say that my least favorite is probably Kentucky...I have some family there, so I had to go there a good bit as a kid...There is nothing there; boring as hell...Or Arkansas, but that's only because everyone hates Arkansas and its people.
Minnie_the_Minx:
Aurora's not much, to be honest - a 'burb between the absolutely massive Denver International Airport and the city of Denver. The nearby mountains, however, are stunning, and I hear great things about nearby Boulder (I've never spent time there, though I hope to do so some time soon).
Where is Midway Island?
***
And, yes, there are HUGE cockroaches in Texas, I imagine, because I have seen HUGE cockroaches in Arizona, which isn't too far away.
k_s - Disneyland is in California, Disneyworld is in Florida. :p
I've never been to the Keys or the Everglades, but they're supposed to be fantastic places. I went to Amelia Island as a child and I remember it being gorgeous.
Mississippi is my state, born & raised...I'll talk it up to anyone. I love Louisiana as well, especially southern Louisiana. :)
I'd have to say that my least favorite is probably Kentucky...I have some family there, so I had to go there a good bit as a kid...There is nothing there; boring as hell...Or Arkansas, but that's only because everyone hates Arkansas and its people.
I really want to go to Louisville one day. The Actor's Theater of Louisville is there as are some members of Rachel's (http://www.rachelsband.com), a fantastic band.
All them MidWest and Southern States look horendous.
selamlar
12-03-2007, 14:16
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:q6pqvzVQeSGOZM:http://www.smugmug.com
South Carolina (i think)
Although this may possibly be Georgia
Johnny Canuck2
12-03-2007, 20:39
All them MidWest and Southern States look horendous.
Where: in the Wrong Eyed Jesus documentary?
I really want to go to Louisville one day. The Actor's Theater of Louisville is there as are some members of Rachel's (http://www.rachelsband.com), a fantastic band.
I know some people from Louisville; I don't like them...;)
Bernie Gunther
12-03-2007, 23:51
On the basis of my limited experience, about 10%, then I'd say Texas.
A more horrible shithole I've never seen, nor want to ever see again, than Houston, and I've been to Middlesbourgh and have relatives in Ellsmere Port.
Johnny Canuck2
13-03-2007, 00:06
I know some people from Louisville; I don't like them...;)
I've been to Louisville: it was ok, kind of nondescript. I liked the small towns of southern indiana better.
Only seen a bit of it, there may be nicer areas, but I would say New Jersey. A depressing, polluted, over industrialised shite-hole of a place.
I've been to Louisville: it was ok, kind of nondescript. I liked the small towns of southern indiana better.
I have family in northern Indiana. It was ok...I've never really spent much time in southern...I love small towns though. I just like to meet the locals.
Johnny Canuck2
13-03-2007, 20:43
I have family in northern Indiana. It was ok...I've never really spent much time in southern...I love small towns though. I just like to meet the locals.
I thought northern Indiana, like on the Lake, is a, er, a bit of a hole.
Gary is scary.
Nebraska should be on the list, it's shit boring, flat, full of crops and the only topics of conversation are farming and gridiron.
But great girls for some reason. I lived there for about six months and liked it. We used to talk about music and PBR vs MOS.
I dislike Idaho a lot but my pet hate though is VERMONT...the twee state. It's a rural idyll version of San Francisco hippy shit. New Hampshire should invade.
My family lives in Valparaiso...We always had fun there, nice lakes and such to go boating in the summer. I hate the accents there though.
Florida - the redneck Riviera.
Yuwipi Woman
15-03-2007, 15:00
But great girls for some reason. I lived there for about six months and liked it. We used to talk about music and PBR vs MOS.
Love ya too, baby. :D
Yuwipi Woman
15-03-2007, 15:05
My family lives in Valparaiso...We always had fun there, nice lakes and such to go boating in the summer. I hate the accents there though.
Accent? What accent? I don't have an accent. :p
(It is kinda flat and monotone, isn't it.)
A friend of my wife's recently went for a job interview in Arkansas. They asked her a few "personality"-type question, like "What is your favorite movie."
They also asked her: "If you had to kick one state out of the United States, which one would it be?"
Personally, i think that people from Arkansas shouldn't ask that question unless they're prepared for an answer they don't like.
Johnny Canuck2
15-03-2007, 20:13
Accent? What accent? I don't have an accent. :p
(It is kinda flat and monotone, isn't it.)
Didn't realize you lived in northern Indiana.
Yuwipi Woman
15-03-2007, 20:17
Didn't realize you lived in northern Indiana.
I don't. Valpraiso, Nebraska is about an hour north of Lincoln.
Johnny Canuck2
15-03-2007, 20:23
I don't. Valpraiso, Nebraska is about an hour north of Lincoln.
Oh: I thought she meant this.
http://pics2.city-data.com/city/maps/fr1367.gif
Yuwipi Woman
15-03-2007, 20:27
Oh: I thought she meant this.
http://pics2.city-data.com/city/maps/fr1367.gif
There's a lot of that in the States. We have a Waco, York, and Norfolk too.
Johnny Canuck2
15-03-2007, 20:37
There's a lot of that in the States. We have a Waco, York, and Norfolk too.
...while we have New Denver.
Have any of you read or seen Valparaiso (http://www.sffringe.org/media/valpa2.html) by Don DeLillo?
Oh: I thought she meant this.
http://pics2.city-data.com/city/maps/fr1367.gif
I did...they're accent is kind of nasally...
I wish this was a public poll so I could see who put Mississippi...:mad: :p
ashnikes
28-03-2007, 06:27
South Carolina by far, they just passed a bill that prevents homosexuals from obtaining legal custody of children, fly a rebel flag over their state capital building, segregate thier public schools, and they have been debating the pro-life por-choice issues, constantly changing the laws back and forth for both since the ice age. SC gets my vote as worst fing state on the face of the planet.
Kansas. it's flat and there's fuck all.
Kenny Vermouth
18-04-2007, 12:39
Alaska for me, couldn't be arsed with a place like that.
chilango
18-04-2007, 14:41
Alaska for me, couldn't be arsed with a place like that.
Bollocks.
Just come back from Alaska - its really beautiful, and has great microbrews.
I'd only want to go to Alaska in the summer though...I've never been but have family that goes regularly. Someday I will...
Dr. Furface
19-04-2007, 22:28
On the basis of my limited experience, about 10%, then I'd say Texas.
A more horrible shithole I've never seen, nor want to ever see again, than Houston, and I've been to Middlesbourgh and have relatives in Ellsmere Port.
You can't have seen much of Houston then - it has some fine areas and there's plenty to do there. And it's great if you like HEAT. None of which can be said for Middlesboro! :D
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