Battle of the 'New' States (rates, highest, school, beautiful)

[clean_polo]

^ Perfect person to post their opinion, living in Hartford you're basically right in the middle of things except for New Mexico ofcourse lol.

[mike0421]

After reading this poll, living in 3 of these states, and having been to the fourth about a dozen times, I feel compelled to post the following video:


YouTube - One of these things is not like the other things.

New Jersey:

New Hampshire:

New York:

New Mexico: (looking at my commute home):

[Cowboys fan in Houston]

New Mexico is my favorite on the list, but the others are nice too.

[adirondackguy123]

1. upstate Ny, forget lower ny, upstate has alot of natural beauty and a whole lot less people than downstate.

2. NM.

3. NH.

leave out NJ it's the same as downstate NY to me, don't like it.

NY doesn't quite have 20 mill yet.

[bradly]

New Jersey is gross.... dirty.
Not my place.

[openheads]

Originally Posted by bradly

New Jersey is gross.... dirty.

And New Mexico is a dangerous, Meth fueled, uneducated one horse town in the middle of nowhere.

[BPerone201]

Originally Posted by bradly

New Jersey is gross.... dirty.
Not my place.

New Mexico's full of illegals, poverty, and gangs
Not my place.

But who's dumb enough to focus on the stereotypes? People living in NM?!

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by bradly

New Jersey is gross.... dirty.
Not my place.

While there are some blighted urban areas and industrial development especially along the main ports the vast majority of the state is very pretty - this is the most unimformed stereotype of Jersey. But yes it is more crowded than most areas of the country but again that is less than half of the state

[jknic]

I like NJ best, I get to live in a rural small town and yet still be fairly close to two major U.S. cities and the ocean. Plus, having traveled the state extensively I know that the stereotypes are about 98% B.S.

I don't like NY as much as NJ, mainly because of the ocean thing. Plus, I'm much more sentimental about my home state.

New Hampshire sounds pretty awesome from what I've heard, but it's too far removed from major cities for my taste.

The number one reason why I could never live in New Mexico, and probably never will, is that it is very hot, dry, far from the ocean, and is mostly desserts (spelling?/please correct me if I'm wrong about NM)

[desert sun]

Originally Posted by BPerone201

New Mexico's full of illegals, poverty, and gangs
Not my place.

But who's dumb enough to focus on the stereotypes? People living in NM?!

and all this time I thought New Mexico was this ultra liberal blue state where people are so accepting and progressive, at least that is how some people make it out to be, but in reality, its probably more related to Mississippi than it is Oregon.