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Minnesota doesn't get that much snow. Places in California, Arizona and New Mexico get more snow than anywhere in MN. As a whole, States like NY, Washington, Michigan get more snow
Cities like Denver, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, New York City, Columbus, Indianpolis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Kansas City all get more snow than Minneapolis.
NY Rensslaerwijk
VA Culpeper
PA Eaglesmere
FL Winter GA Gulf Coast
MS Vicksburg
MN Snow in May.
WI Cecil
OH Civil War Volunteers
IL Barges on the Illinois River
IN Mishawauka
IA The #1 corn producing state
MO The hardware store in Carthage
OK Grand Lake,
KS Drivers
LA Natchitoches
AR Hot Springs
NM Inn of The Mountain Gods
AZ Wnslow
CA Palm Springs
Alabama- The Beach (used to go there)
Alaska- Cold - remote
Arizona- Desert (used to live there)
Arkansas- Boston Mountains (near by)
California- Beach
Colorado- Not being able to breathe, boredom, bicycles
Connecticut- nothing
Delaware- more nothing
Florida- palm trees
Georgia- Jekyl Island
Hawaii- fat dark skinned polynesian type people
Idaho- no thoughts
Illinois- Crossing the Mississippi in St. Louis
Indiana- Corn and Soybean fields (and Indy)
Iowa- black dirt
Kansas- flat land, cattle feed lots
Kentucky- horses
Louisiana- cajun food and people
Maine- funny accents "ey, yah" for yes
Maryland- no thoughts
Massachusetts- funny accents
Michigan- Fish Town, Battle creek, Maritime Museum
Minnesota- funny accents
Mississippi- blues and shanties
Missouri- home
Montana- just like Colorado only better, not as yuppiefied
Nebraska- farm land
Nevada- fun, gambling, desert
New Hampshire- never thought of it once.
New Jersey- tough Italian guys
New Mexico- casinos, Native Americans
New York- Rude people. Funny accents
North Carolina- beautiful.
North Dakota- cold
Ohio- Cincinnati, the river
Oklahoma- tornadoes
Oregon- camping trip when I was little. Big pine trees.
Pennsylvania- Philly, first porn movie I ever saw.
Rhode Island- Little bitty state
South Carolina- Charleston, loved it, and that Fort Sumter
South Dakota- That movie with Doris Day and Howard Keel. (Calamity Jane?)
Tennessee- Nashville, Knoxville where I was almost in a tornado
Texas- Beach. Padre Island. My First Love lives there.
Utah- Like Colorado
Vermont- Fewest African Americans
Virginia- The absolute BEST American Accent
Washington- Was born there
West Virginia- really poor people
Wisconsin- cheese, cold
Wyoming- Like Colorado except not quite as yuppiefied, but moreso than Montana
Minnesota doesn't get that much snow. Places in California, Arizona and New Mexico get more snow than anywhere in MN. As a whole, States like NY, Washington, Michigan get more snow
Cities like Denver, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, New York City, Columbus, Indianpolis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Kansas City all get more snow than Minneapolis.
But it is colder than hell here
All of the bold cities get less snowfall than Minneapolis, the underlined get more. This means that of the cities you listed as getting more snow than Minneapolis, only Denver and Cleveland do.
National - Average Snowfall (http://www.met.utah.edu/jhorel/html/wx/climate/normsnow.html - broken link)
Alabama- Extreme conservatism, at least among the white population; but strong Democrat support among the African-Americans, in common with throughout the US.
Alaska- Sarah Palin
Arizona- Extreme summer heat, desert
Arkansas- Conservative state but with its tradition of Blue Dog Democrats, Bill Clinton.
California- Liberalism/progressiveness
Colorado- Mountains, skiing
Connecticut- NYC commuter belt
Delaware- Metro Philly and DC; online roleplay
Florida- Conservatism, but with a strong underlying current of also having a very liberal, discerning populace; swing state.
Georgia- Christian tradition, Southern Baptists
Hawaii- Native Hawaiian culture, strong Asian tradition
Idaho- Mountains, conservatism
Illinois- The contrast between liberal, big-city Chicago, and the more conservative, often rural remainder of the state - a divided state.
Indiana- Strong conservative tradition, Christian traditions, OCD, remote small towns in flat cornfield areas.
Iowa- The way in which rural areas unusually tend to be liberal, the way in which gay marriage is legal.
Kansas- Remote small towns in flat areas
Kentucky- Bluegrass
Louisiana- New Orleans and Baton Rouge ghettos
Maine- Small coastal communities amidst stunning coastal scenery
Maryland- Washington DC suburbs and their ethnic diversity
Michigan- Seems a divided state also: decline and urban decay of Detroit but beautiful scenery in many other areas.
Minnesota- Reliably Democratic, German and Scandinavian heritage, extreme winter cold
Mississippi- Conservatism, remote small towns, obesity, depression, the way in which it is often top of the rankings for poor health, self-harm, poems about self-harm, lesbianism, wondering how homosexuals might be treated in such a conservative rural state, people with double Christian names, strong family traditions, Christian tradition, Southern Baptists.
Missouri- Contrast between big cities (St. Louis, Kansas City) and rest of state, Mark Twain, Mississippi Rover, rolling countryside, Ozark Mountains.
Montana- Mountains, extreme winter cold
Nebraska- Bipolar disorder
Nevada- Casinos
New Hampshire- Catholicism, threats of violence/death
New Jersey- A message I once received out of the blue on IRC from someone from this state: "YOU ARE THE LOWEST ANIMAL THAT EVER CRAWLED THE EARTH"
New Mexico- Hispanic culture
New York- The sheer density of buildings and crowds in NYC, popular landmarks such as Times Square, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Central Park etc. etc. etc., sheer noise level in parts of NYC, liberalism, Italian-Americans, African-Americans, Hudson Valley, and trying to chat online with someone from the state and being rebuffed with the response "sorry im liberal".
North Carolina- Extreme obesity (of one person from the state who was the first image that came to mind).
North Dakota- Gatecrashing and trashing of a wedding
Ohio- Industrial rust belt towns and cities, conservatism in the south-west.
Oklahoma- Extreme conservatism
Oregon- Liberalism/progressiveness, threats
Pennsylvania- OCD
Rhode Island- Boston/NYC metro, the unusual full name of the state
South Carolina- Schizophrenia
South Dakota- Pine Ridge reservation and the extreme poverty there
Tennessee- The way in which one lady I chatted with online there, who was a church elder, started getting sexually explicit and started sending pornographic pictures; the way in which another lady I chatted with online there, having just fled violent domestic abuse, booked an expensive hotel room for her and her ex but didn't turn up, leaving him to foot the bill.
Texas- Conservatism - but extreme diversity within the state in terms of urban/rural, conservative/liberal, ethnicity, religion etc.; cops.
Utah- Mormons
Vermont- Alternative lifestyles
Virginia- The way in which someone I chatted with online there repeatedly interspersed their chats with pornographic thumbnail videos.
Washington- Progressiveness/liberalism, alternative lifestyles
West Virginia- Great natural beauty, tradition of trade unionism, extreme rurality
Wisconsin- Remote small towns, and the unusual way in which such locations tend to be liberal.
^Don't worry, it's just stupid stereotypes, doesn't mean everyone believes this. Then that would mean, according to most people, Texas is just tumbleweeds and oil, California is beaches and babes, Florida is old people, and so on.
Alabama- Extreme conservatism, at least among the white population; but strong Democrat support among the African-Americans, in common with throughout the US.
Alaska- Sarah Palin
Arizona- Extreme summer heat, desert
Arkansas- Conservative state but with its tradition of Blue Dog Democrats, Bill Clinton.
California- Liberalism/progressiveness
Colorado- Mountains, skiing
Connecticut- NYC commuter belt
Delaware- Metro Philly and DC; online roleplay
Florida- Conservatism, but with a strong underlying current of also having a very liberal, discerning populace; swing state.
Georgia- Christian tradition, Southern Baptists
Hawaii- Native Hawaiian culture, strong Asian tradition
Idaho- Mountains, conservatism
Illinois- The contrast between liberal, big-city Chicago, and the more conservative, often rural remainder of the state - a divided state.
Indiana- Strong conservative tradition, Christian traditions, OCD, remote small towns in flat cornfield areas.
Iowa- The way in which rural areas unusually tend to be liberal, the way in which gay marriage is legal.
Kansas- Remote small towns in flat areas
Kentucky- Bluegrass
Louisiana- New Orleans and Baton Rouge ghettos
Maine- Small coastal communities amidst stunning coastal scenery
Maryland- Washington DC suburbs and their ethnic diversity
Michigan- Seems a divided state also: decline and urban decay of Detroit but beautiful scenery in many other areas.
Minnesota- Reliably Democratic, German and Scandinavian heritage, extreme winter cold
Mississippi- Conservatism, remote small towns, obesity, depression, the way in which it is often top of the rankings for poor health, self-harm, poems about self-harm, lesbianism, wondering how homosexuals might be treated in such a conservative rural state, people with double Christian names, strong family traditions, Christian tradition, Southern Baptists.
Missouri- Contrast between big cities (St. Louis, Kansas City) and rest of state, Mark Twain, Mississippi Rover, rolling countryside, Ozark Mountains.
Montana- Mountains, extreme winter cold
Nebraska- Bipolar disorder
Nevada- Casinos
New Hampshire- Catholicism, threats of violence/death
New Jersey- A message I once received out of the blue on IRC from someone from this state: "YOU ARE THE LOWEST ANIMAL THAT EVER CRAWLED THE EARTH"
New Mexico- Hispanic culture
New York- The sheer density of buildings and crowds in NYC, popular landmarks such as Times Square, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Central Park etc. etc. etc., sheer noise level in parts of NYC, liberalism, Italian-Americans, African-Americans, Hudson Valley, and trying to chat online with someone from the state and being rebuffed with the response "sorry im liberal".
North Carolina- Extreme obesity (of one person from the state who was the first image that came to mind).
North Dakota- Gatecrashing and trashing of a wedding
Ohio- Industrial rust belt towns and cities, conservatism in the south-west.
Oklahoma- Extreme conservatism
Oregon- Liberalism/progressiveness, threats
Pennsylvania- OCD
Rhode Island- Boston/NYC metro, the unusual full name of the state
South Carolina- Schizophrenia
South Dakota- Pine Ridge reservation and the extreme poverty there
Tennessee- The way in which one lady I chatted with online there, who was a church elder, started getting sexually explicit and started sending pornographic pictures; the way in which another lady I chatted with online there, having just fled violent domestic abuse, booked an expensive hotel room for her and her ex but didn't turn up, leaving him to foot the bill.
Texas- Conservatism - but extreme diversity within the state in terms of urban/rural, conservative/liberal, ethnicity, religion etc.; cops.
Utah- Mormons
Vermont- Alternative lifestyles
Virginia- The way in which someone I chatted with online there repeatedly interspersed their chats with pornographic thumbnail videos.
Washington- Progressiveness/liberalism, alternative lifestyles
West Virginia- Great natural beauty, tradition of trade unionism, extreme rurality
Wisconsin- Remote small towns, and the unusual way in which such locations tend to be liberal.
Alabama-confederate flag
Alaska- unfortunately, goofy Sarah Palin
Arizona- Grand Canyon
Arkansas- Clintons
California- fruit and nuts
Colorado- my buddy, Steve, naked in a mud bath next to me (not pretty)
Connecticut- inlets
Delaware- beach
Florida- South Beach and Spanish
Georgia- some crooked cop
Hawaii-pineapples
Idaho- home-made terrorists
Illinois- Chicago skyline
Indiana- Gary skyline
Iowa- farms
Kansas- Dorothy
Kentucky- horses
Louisiana- food and music
Maine-lobsters
Maryland- crabs
Massachusetts- the T
Michigan- Motown music
Minnesota- suburbs
Mississippi- trees and red clay
Missouri- the freeway between St Louis and KC-ugh!
Montana- emptiness
Nebraska- the state capitol
Nevada- cliffs
New Hampshire- Mt. Washington
New Jersey-Guidos and people who love to talk
New Mexico- those adobe cliff houses
New York- Empire State Bldg.
North Carolina- cigarettes
North Dakota- birds
Ohio- turnpike
Oklahoma- oil drills
Oregon- white folks looking for good paying jobs
Pennsylvania- hills and roads that are narrow and twist
Rhode Island- purple line
South Carolina- Charleston homes
South Dakota- stoned presidents
Tennessee-country music and Elvis
Texas- Bush
Utah- Mormons
Vermont- weed
Virginia- traffic
Washington- those guys throwing the fish at the market
West Virginia- green mountains
Wisconsin- Packers and beer; fish fry
Wyoming- cowboys
Michigan- Two of the most gawdawful cities in the country--beautiful sportsman's paradise UP
Minnesota- Lake Woebegon (Yes, I know it's fictional)--nice city of Minneapolis, poor cousin St. Paul
Mississippi- Family, poor.
Missouri- Contrast between big cities and their slums and wonderful rural people
Montana- Beautiful western mountain scenery; beautiful empty eastern half, being bought up and overcrowded by outsiders.
Nebraska- Good friends, nice country
Nevada- Gorgeous country, hideous, harsh country.
New Hampshire- Fall colors
New Jersey- Newark, Jersey City, pretty southern half
New Mexico- Family, welcoming, diverse, beautiful emptiness
New York- Gorgeous up state with beautiful lakes, hard winters, blighted by NYC.
North Carolina- Gorgeous Asheville area, tacky tourist beach.
North Dakota- Good people, haaaaard winters.
Ohio- Industrial rust belt towns
Oklahoma--Flat, at least one nice cop
Oregon- Home, family Beautiful country, big trees, rain, deserts, great fishing hunting, liberal/conservative schizophrenia.
Pennsylvania- Ugly cities, beautiful countryside, old girlfriend, wonderful historic sites
Rhode Island- chickens
South Carolina- Really nice people
South Dakota- Mt. Rushmore, beautiful country
Tennessee- Home, family, beautiful country, wonderful, friendly, giving people
Texas- Desert, flat and mountainous; hot, humid ugly Houston.
Utah- Beauty and ugly, lots of empty
Vermont- beautiful mountains
Virginia- Beautiful countryside that gets more and more crowded, hurried and ugly the closer you get to DC.
Washington- Home, family, desert, snow, snowcapped mountains, logger, miners, great fishing/hunting, big empty, poor rezzes, great solitude; miss it desperately.
West Virginia- Great natural beauty blighted by the coal industry.
Wyoming- Beautiful, lots of wonderful empty, poor rezes, and NO caribou.
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