Hail85

June 29th, 2015 at 10:37 AM ^

I have lived in western Kentucky for about ten years and have really enjoyed it. You're almost forced to pick a side between UK and UofL though... Even when you say, well I'm a Michigan fan, they want you to align with one of the two state powers.  The people seem to be a lot more kind and genuine than those that I grew up with.  Be prepared for everyone to talk to you at length about anything and everything.  That and bourbon.  Bourbon is great...

DrMantisToboggan

June 28th, 2015 at 6:29 PM ^

Yeah that kinda lost me on the list. Yeah weird stuff happens in Florida, but they also have incredible golf, beaches, the Everglades, and Disney. Florida has the shitheads of West Virginia but WV has none of Florida's positives. Ohio and WV are worst two states for me




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Esterhaus

June 28th, 2015 at 3:24 PM ^

 
I continually threaten to move when the pols jabber about tax increases, and I have actually prepared to relocate and will continue this. But unless you live in one of a handful of neighborhoods which are gang-infested, Chicago is currently the best city to live in within North America provided you have the funds to soak it all in. I love this place, I hate this place, but you cannot have a better quality life if, like me, you enjoy the constant availability of cultural and intellectual stimulation that are affordable relative to NYC and Bay Area.
 
Heh heh, Ohio. But then we already knew that. Worst State Ever!

UMProud

June 28th, 2015 at 9:33 PM ^

Cities are for kids who are starting out their careers and are starstruck by the big tall buildings and masses of people aka culture.

 

Once you get older, wiser and take the red pill you'll realize that cities are actually run by vampires who steal your money to pad their pensions.  You will also see the value in living in suburbia.  Ah the peace and quiet.  You cannot have a better quality life if, like me, you enjoy the constant peace, quiet and preservation of hard earned money.

WindyCityBlue

June 28th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^

I have to say. It nails Illinois precisely.

Illinois is jack shit without Chicago. The only place with visiting in Illinois outside Chicago is Galena. And while Chicago gets lots of love domestically, it really needs to get more love internationally. I travel the world on a monthly basis (insert humble brag comment) and from my discussions with foreigners, Chicago is like the 5th place internationals visit (behind NYC, LA, SF, and Vegas). And when they do eventually visit Chicago, they tell my they should have visited Chicago first. I just had a group of Peruvians visit Chicago (some who currently live in NYC) and they love it so much more than anywhere in the U.S. A couple of them are trying to move here as we speak.




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Jevy

June 28th, 2015 at 4:08 PM ^

My favorite place in the world. It's so nice and compared to what I've heard about residents in other big cities such as NYC they are awesome and very nice. I just visited chi-town last month for the first time in about 5 years, with my girlfriend (her first time there) and she absolutely fell in love with it and now wants to get married there. Haha

Esterhaus

June 28th, 2015 at 4:27 PM ^

 
Later this week I am schedued to visit Lima, Peru over the holiday. Wish I knew how to play Peru Ball because then I could teach something other than US patent law. Yes I intend to eat Mr. Cuddly, a guinea pig. I can commit such a dastardly act by envisioning Mr. Cuddly as Urban Meyer, a fellow glorified rat. Deliciouso when grilled, deep fried not so much, any tats will tend to add flavor.

LSAClassOf2000

June 28th, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^

Liked the entry for Kansas:

You don’t become the largest producer of sunflowers by sitting on your ass. Or do you? Agriculture seems complicated.

The knock on Maryland's accent was amusing too:

To really understand it you should either read James Michener’s epic novel Chesapeake, or just start putting Old Bay on everything and developing an uncomfortably strong attachment to Cal Ripken Jr.

lilpenny1316

June 28th, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^

That was the best revelation of my 10 years living in the state.  But nothing could beat the location though.  If I left work at 2PM on a Friday, I could be in Philly by 5PM, NYC by 7PM or get to the Atlantic shore in only 3.5 hours.  Too bad my best memories are a seasoning and the ability to quickly get out of the state for somewhere fun.

Mocha Cub

June 28th, 2015 at 4:32 PM ^

Well they did a good job with some of their Michigan UP restaurants. The Ambassador in Houghton has great food and if you're ever up there relaxing on vacation, their fishbowls are a must. They missed out on some of the other hidden gems in the Keeweenaw area like Gemignani's across the bridge in Hancock.

justingoblue

June 28th, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^

The biggest complaint is that it's like Indiana or Iowa if you take Chicago out of the equation (sounds a bit like New York, but I digress), but the two behind it are Alabama and Indiana and the two above are Wyoming and Iowa. Chicago literally counts for nothing?

justingoblue

June 28th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^

Lived there for 19 years and visited anywhere south of Joliet probably less than ten times combined.

My point is that while the rest of the state might be Iowa or Indiana, Chicagoland should count for enough to avoid being ranked two spots away from Alabama and just ahead of Indiana. Ignoring Chicago when you're ranking Illinois is like ranking New York based only on upstate New York.

Mocha Cub

June 28th, 2015 at 5:01 PM ^

I actually think Indiana has more to do than Illinois. I don't know what they based their rankings on though. Chicago is one of my fave cities and you'd think it would be worth more than that. never been to Iowa, at least not that I remember.

Blerg

June 28th, 2015 at 5:06 PM ^

Don't know too much about Illinois, but Indianapolis and it's northern suburbs are very nice. Southern Indiana is beautiful, and Bloomington is a cool college town. However, Gary, Muncie, and West Lafayette are awful. So I guess I agree? Not too much in Indiana outside of Indianapolis. We got a big race though!




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Esterhaus

June 28th, 2015 at 5:18 PM ^

 

For a dozen plus years I was an active skydiver and GenAv dude who visited Ottawa twice per month de minimis. They have really good Chinese and Mexican food down there. And lots of aviation, both fun to watch and even more fun to engage. Suggest you visit Skydive Chicago, my home DZ:  https://www.skydivechicago.com/. Close to Starved Rock SP, a worthwhile day visit. Not terrible by any stretch.