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Florida: oranges and even orange-r fake tans, some bad drugs down there that make people eat faces
Texas: bunch of dead, bloody animals (big meat loving state)
California: luxury cars and Mexicans
Minnesota: salt (sodium?) and soda
West Virginia: banjos
Nevada: whores
Maine: isolation and sadness
Alaska: Eskimos, fish
Georgia: peaches and Atlanta... lots of black men.
Idaho: potatoes
Kentucky: chicken and tornadoes; chickens flying around in tornadoes?
Maryland: I love Maryland.
Wisconsin: The state nobody ever cares about
Ohio: cold college sports
Louisiana: Cajun food and voodoo, mosquitoes too
South Carolina: iced tea and front porches
North Carolina: federal wars
Virginia: politics
DC: same as above, slightly more put together population than VA
New Jersey: mafia. Everybody is Jersey is in the mafia. No exceptions.
New York: Pizza, martinis, shopping, parks; also middle-eastern-owned tiny block stores on every corner
Oregon: bunch of yuppies
Washington: bunch of techie yuppies, Starbucks
Tennessee: Elvis, Elvis impersonators, Elvis wigs on mannequins, Elvis fests... you get it.
Hawaii: sex and cooking pigs in sand pits with pineapples in their mouths
New Hampshire: old librarians
Pennsylvania: Creeps GALORE. (Philly is my biggest nightmare; if you stay there too long, you will get mugged, rapped or beaten by someone. I don't care who you are.)
Alabama: Mobile, original Mardi Gras, college football, beautiful Gulf beaches.
Alaska: Mt. McKinley, Glacier National Park, Anchorage, Balto, dogsleds, cold.
Arizona: Vivid desert landscape, Pheonix, scorpions hiding in shoes, decreasing water supply, dry arid climate, very modern highways.
Arkansas: Little Rock, Bill Clinton, much-talked up Northwest or NWA.
California: Chill people, gorgeous scenery, eclectic major cities and hidden gem towns, seaside villages, wine, fashion, Hippy culture, Coachella, water supply crisis, earthquakes, wildfires, Hip Hop, Punk, Alternative Rock, Experimental music, colorful raves, high COL, awesome food, Highway 101, California Fusion, In-N-Out, varied yet consistent climate, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, surfer culture, liberal.
Colorado: The Rocky Mountains, Denver, secret underground Presidential bunker, Air Force Academy, dry environment, 420, skiing.
Connecticut: Greenwich, one part is a Boston suburb and the other is an NYC suburb, inner city blight, high COL, wicked drivers, über-wealthy people.
Delaware: Rehoboth Beach, Dover, Delaware Rest House, DSU, major banking hub, high crime yet interesting architecture in Wilmington, Joe Biden, first colony to ratify the Constitution, state might as well be in Maryland.
Florida: Weird and crazy people, zero state income tax, abundant toll roads, great food, where the Northeast, the Caribbean, and the Deep South meets, South Florida culture, "God's Waiting Room", the Everglades, Cubans and Puerto Ricans, oranges, the theme park universe in the Orlando area, Hurricanes, torrential rainfall with random patterns, diverse beaches ranging from pristine to hectic, popular game fishing, 2000 election fiasco, somewhat of a purple state now, Spring Break fever, seasonal nesting grounds for "snowbirds" from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Upper Midwest, the Keys, snorkeling, cruise ships, subtropical and tropical weather, handmade and imported Cuban and Dominican cigars and rum.
Georgia: Atlanta, peaches, Savannah, GSU, HBCUs, various seaside islands, Dirty South Hip Hop, Southern Gospel, soul food, beautiful landscape, reasonable COL but low wages, interesting accents, beautiful black women, Jimmy Carter, Dr. King Jr.
Hawaii: Maui, Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, Native Hawaiian culture, very large Japanese population, vibrant surfer and beach culture, lush rainforests, no snakes, colorful variety of bird species, exotic food, pineapples, volcanoes, snorkeling, sea coves, beautiful coral reefs, palm trees, luaus, Lilo & Stitch lol
Idaho: Potatoes, Boise.
Illinois: Chicagoland, Chicago House music, political corruption, crazy high taxes, Abraham Lincoln.
Indiana: Indianapolis, Gary, Michael Jackson and his family, car races.
Iowa: Des Moines, corn fields, popular primary state, state fairs.
Louisiana: Bayous, Antebellum-Era plantations, New Orleans, Cajun culture, open-air Vietnamese markets in metro NO, crawfish, beautiful accents, distinct parish setup, eclectic food scenes, haunted vibes, Joie De Vivre lifestyle (at least in NO), high crime, Katrina, Jazz, Bounce, quirky people.
Maine: Lighthouses, rocky shores, lobsters, Portland, logging industry, very tall trees, lumberjacks, rugged individual mentality, Stephen King.
Maryland: My birth/home state, some of the best seafood in the country, a large and diverse black population, Baltimore, great architecture, crime, HBCUs, blue crabs and crab cakes, quirky accents, vibrant maritime culture, varied terrain, pristine coastline, Chesapeake Bay, Old Bay, Under Armour, Annapolis, Naval Academy, Ocean City, high COL, dense congestion within the DC-Baltimore corridor, crazy drivers, UMD Terps, The O's, Baltimore Ravens, Lacrosse, Equestrian culture, quintessential Mid-Atlantic state, next to DC, best public education in the country, diverse population with a notable German, Irish, Appalachian, Greek, Latino, Russian, Jewish, Polish, and Black presence, liberal, Edgar Allen Poe, Frederick Douglass, John Waters, Tom Clancy, Mike Rowe, extensive public transportation, Baltimore Club music on one end and Go-Go music on the other, Ginuwine, Ella Fitzgerald, best state flag in the nation
Massachusetts: Boston, diverse shoreline, epitome of East Coast liberal pragmatism, prestigious colleges/universities, seafood culture, diverse population, Cambridge, Martha's Vineyard, funny accents, the Kennedys, significant presence of Azorean Portuguese and Brazilians, Salem, Plymouth, Boston Tea Party, one of the oldest states in the Union, Cape Cod, Harvard, Irish Catholics, Aerosmith.
Michigan: Detroit, sizeable Arab population in Dearborn, Detroit Techno, blight in Flint and large parts of Detroit, Eminem, Slum Village, J. Dilla, Big Sean, ICP, charming lakeside towns, auto industry, unions, the Upper Peninsula, Motown.
Minnesota: Prince, Minnesota Nice, peculiar accents, kinda "Canadian-lite", thousands upon thousands of lakes, the Twin Cities, beautiful lakeside beaches, many people of Scandinavian-descent.
Mississippi: steamboats with casinos, Big K.R.I.T., poverty, Jackson, racial history, very large black population, rural character, notable obesity, laid-back drawly accents, the Blues, bayous, blight in some parts, magnolias, good food, friendly people, the Gulf Coast, most of my lover's family lives down there (her dad's side).
Missouri: St. Louis, Kansas City, Ferguson Protests and Riots, the Ozarks, strange accents, purple state, KC BBQ, STL Pizza, growing Bosnian population.
Montana: Big skies, mountains, lovely landscape, final frontier look.
Nebraska: Omaha, prairies.
Nevada: Las Vegas, never-ending deserts, casinos everywhere even in small towns, Hoover Dam, legal prostitution.
New Hampshire: Maple Syrup, beautiful scenery.
New Jersey: The Jersey Shore, the Pine Barrens, highly diverse population with notable Italian, Spanish, Indian, Korean, Brazilian, and Black demographics, New Jersey Turnpike, large-scale industrial areas, persistent blight within inner cities, Newark, leafy and genteel suburbs, boardwalk culture, roadside diners, malls galore, North Jersey vs. South Jersey, brash yet lovable people, Hoboken, Frank Sinatra, The Jersey Boys, MTV Jersey Shore, Liberty Island (yes, it's actually on the Jersey side of the Hudson), NYC on one end and Philly on the other, heroes vs. hoagies, Joe Pesci, cool accents, Atlantic City, Jersey Club music.
New Mexico: Enchanting desert scenery, eccentric blending of Native American and Mexican cultures, the Navajo, adobes, New Mexican cuisine, chiles.
New York: NYC, the Hudson Valley, Sleepy Hollow, Buffalo, Albany, apples, varied accents, brownstones, Long Island, the Hamptons, Upstate vs. Downstate animosity, Niagara Falls, Westchester County, birthplace of Hip Hop, extremely diverse, pizza, bagels, Punk, bucolic townships and farmland, great produce.
North Carolina: college basketball, SEC football, Carolina Panthers, Carolina BBQ, the Outer Banks, Charlotte, the Triangle, Asheville, the Wright Brothers, J Cole, Raise Up by Petey Pablo, Wilmington, growing economy, interesting accents, New South vibe, politically weird, On The Border, the Smokey Mountains, good seafood.
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Alabama: Mobile, original Mardi Gras, college football, beautiful Gulf beaches.
Alaska: Mt. McKinley, Glacier National Park, Anchorage, Balto, dogsleds, cold.
Arizona: Vivid desert landscape, Pheonix, scorpions hiding in shoes, decreasing water supply, dry arid climate, very modern highways.
Arkansas: Little Rock, Bill Clinton, much-talked up Northwest or NWA.
California: Chill people, gorgeous scenery, eclectic major cities and hidden gem towns, seaside villages, wine, fashion, Hippy culture, Coachella, water supply crisis, earthquakes, wildfires, Hip Hop, Punk, Alternative Rock, Experimental music, colorful raves, high COL, awesome food, Highway 101, California Fusion, In-N-Out, varied yet consistent climate, Hollywood, Silicon Valley, surfer culture, liberal.
Colorado: The Rocky Mountains, Denver, secret underground Presidential bunker, Air Force Academy, dry environment, 420, skiing.
Connecticut: Greenwich, one part is a Boston suburb and the other is an NYC suburb, inner city blight, high COL, wicked drivers, über-wealthy people.
Delaware: Rehoboth Beach, Dover, Delaware Rest House, DSU, major banking hub, high crime yet interesting architecture in Wilmington, Joe Biden, first colony to ratify the Constitution, state might as well be in Maryland.
Florida: Weird and crazy people, zero state income tax, abundant toll roads, great food, where the Northeast, the Caribbean, and the Deep South meets, South Florida culture, "God's Waiting Room", the Everglades, Cubans and Puerto Ricans, oranges, the theme park universe in the Orlando area, Hurricanes, torrential rainfall with random patterns, diverse beaches ranging from pristine to hectic, popular game fishing, 2000 election fiasco, somewhat of a purple state now, Spring Break fever, seasonal nesting grounds for "snowbirds" from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Upper Midwest, the Keys, snorkeling, cruise ships, subtropical and tropical weather, handmade and imported Cuban and Dominican cigars and rum.
Georgia: Atlanta, peaches, Savannah, GSU, HBCUs, various seaside islands, Dirty South Hip Hop, Southern Gospel, soul food, beautiful landscape, reasonable COL but low wages, interesting accents, beautiful black women, Jimmy Carter, Dr. King Jr.
Hawaii: Maui, Honolulu, Pearl Harbor, Native Hawaiian culture, very large Japanese population, vibrant surfer and beach culture, lush rainforests, no snakes, colorful variety of bird species, exotic food, pineapples, volcanoes, snorkeling, sea coves, beautiful coral reefs, palm trees, luaus, Lilo & Stitch lol
Idaho: Potatoes, Boise.
Illinois: Chicagoland, Chicago House music, political corruption, crazy high taxes, Abraham Lincoln.
Indiana: Indianapolis, Gary, Michael Jackson and his family, car races.
Iowa: Des Moines, corn fields, popular primary state, state fairs.
Louisiana: Bayous, Antebellum-Era plantations, New Orleans, Cajun culture, open-air Vietnamese markets in metro NO, crawfish, beautiful accents, distinct parish setup, eclectic food scenes, haunted vibes, Joie De Vivre lifestyle (at least in NO), high crime, Katrina, Jazz, Bounce, quirky people.
Maine: Lighthouses, rocky shores, lobsters, Portland, logging industry, very tall trees, lumberjacks, rugged individual mentality, Stephen King.
Maryland: My birth/home state, some of the best seafood in the country, a large and diverse black population, Baltimore, great architecture, crime, HBCUs, blue crabs and crab cakes, quirky accents, vibrant maritime culture, varied terrain, pristine coastline, Chesapeake Bay, Old Bay, Under Armour, Annapolis, Naval Academy, Ocean City, high COL, dense congestion within the DC-Baltimore corridor, crazy drivers, UMD Terps, The O's, Baltimore Ravens, Lacrosse, Equestrian culture, quintessential Mid-Atlantic state, next to DC, best public education in the country, diverse population with a notable German, Irish, Appalachian, Greek, Latino, Russian, Jewish, Polish, and Black presence, liberal, Edgar Allen Poe, Frederick Douglass, John Waters, Tom Clancy, Mike Rowe, extensive public transportation, Baltimore Club music on one end and Go-Go music on the other, Ginuwine, Ella Fitzgerald, best state flag in the nation
Massachusetts: Boston, diverse shoreline, epitome of East Coast liberal pragmatism, prestigious colleges/universities, seafood culture, diverse population, Cambridge, Martha's Vineyard, funny accents, the Kennedys, significant presence of Azorean Portuguese and Brazilians, Salem, Plymouth, Boston Tea Party, one of the oldest states in the Union, Cape Cod, Harvard, Irish Catholics, Aerosmith.
Michigan: Detroit, sizeable Arab population in Dearborn, Detroit Techno, blight in Flint and large parts of Detroit, Eminem, Slum Village, J. Dilla, Big Sean, ICP, charming lakeside towns, auto industry, unions, the Upper Peninsula, Motown.
Minnesota: Prince, Minnesota Nice, peculiar accents, kinda "Canadian-lite", thousands upon thousands of lakes, the Twin Cities, beautiful lakeside beaches, many people of Scandinavian-descent.
Mississippi: steamboats with casinos, Big K.R.I.T., poverty, Jackson, racial history, very large black population, rural character, notable obesity, laid-back drawly accents, the Blues, bayous, blight in some parts, magnolias, good food, friendly people, the Gulf Coast, most of my lover's family lives down there (her dad's side).
Missouri: St. Louis, Kansas City, Ferguson Protests and Riots, the Ozarks, strange accents, purple state, KC BBQ, STL Pizza, growing Bosnian population.
Montana: Big skies, mountains, lovely landscape, final frontier look.
Nebraska: Omaha, prairies.
Nevada: Las Vegas, never-ending deserts, casinos everywhere even in small towns, Hoover Dam, legal prostitution.
New Hampshire: Maple Syrup, beautiful scenery.
New Jersey: The Jersey Shore, the Pine Barrens, highly diverse population with notable Italian, Spanish, Indian, Korean, Brazilian, and Black demographics, New Jersey Turnpike, large-scale industrial areas, persistent blight within inner cities, Newark, leafy and genteel suburbs, boardwalk culture, roadside diners, malls galore, North Jersey vs. South Jersey, brash yet lovable people, Hoboken, Frank Sinatra, The Jersey Boys, MTV Jersey Shore, Liberty Island (yes, it's actually on the Jersey side of the Hudson), NYC on one end and Philly on the other, heroes vs. hoagies, Joe Pesci, cool accents, Atlantic City, Jersey Club music.
New Mexico: Enchanting desert scenery, eccentric blending of Native American and Mexican cultures, the Navajo, adobes, New Mexican cuisine, chiles.
New York: NYC, the Hudson Valley, Sleepy Hollow, Buffalo, Albany, apples, varied accents, brownstones, Long Island, the Hamptons, Upstate vs. Downstate animosity, Niagara Falls, Westchester County, birthplace of Hip Hop, extremely diverse, pizza, bagels, Punk, bucolic townships and farmland, great produce.
North Carolina: college basketball, SEC football, Carolina Panthers, Carolina BBQ, the Outer Banks, Charlotte, the Triangle, Asheville, the Wright Brothers, J Cole, Raise Up by Petey Pablo, Wilmington, growing economy, interesting accents, New South vibe, politically weird, On The Border, the Smokey Mountains, good seafood.
Alabama: Neil Young
Alaska: independent
Arizona: that mental sheriff dude
Arkansas: Jim Dandy
California: extravagance
Colorado: family vacations
Connecticut: Danny Kaye
Delaware: that maniac DuPont trust fund guy I knew from Daytona
Florida: Everglades tragedy
Georgia: hard to drive around it
Hawaii: sunset and cocktails at the House Without a Key
Idaho: long hitch-hiking wait
Illinois: Great Lakes NTC
Indiana: 500
Iowa: almost home
Kansas: Holcomb farmhouse
Kentucky: Claiborne Farms
Louisiana: Dr John
Maine: remember...something, something
Maryland: Hattie Carroll
Massachusetts: walking in patriots' footsteps
Michigan: Houghton campground, black flies, tequila
Minnesota: Met Stadium
Mississippi: Robert Johnson
Missouri: hot & humid
Montana: great native victory
Nebraska: mesmerizing
Nevada: loneliest highway
New Hampshire: Polly's Pancake House
New Jersey: Springsteen
New Mexico: native pride
New York: better than the old one
North Carolina: Outer Banks
North Dakota: haulin' ass
Ohio: thoroughbreds warming up in the morning fog at Balterra
Oklahmoa: OK by me
Pennsylvania: #93 crash site
Rhode Island: "Bad News"
South Carolina: Anor midnight back roads dash
South Dakota: hell of a fine place
Tennessee: Shelby County lock-up
Texas: don't go drivin' around near the border
Utah: Dugway backroads near disaster
Vermont: idyllic vistas
Virginia: Dam Neck NTC
Washington: gateway to Alaska
West Virginia: great country back roads driving
Wisconsin: waiting for electricity
Wyoming: Shell Creek Ranch
Ohio: Everything Americana, state fairs, the Buckeyes, OSU, interesting terrain in the state's northeast, the 3 Big C's (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati), Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron, industrial grit in Akron, Youngstown, older bucolic suburbs, Lower Midwestern/Appalachian/Northeastern culture, major political battleground state, decently diverse.
Oklahoma: OKC Thunder, OKC, tornadoes, rivalry with Texas, no basements, tornadoes.
Oregon: Portland, granola, Hippy, giant pumpkins, wineries, Mt. Hood, temperate rainforests on one side and desert on the other.
Pennsylvania: Hershey's Park, Gettysburg, KOP Mall, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, diverse with a large number of Italians, Puerto Ricans, Blacks, Amish, Irish, Germans, Jews, and Eastern Europeans, Quaker heritage, Ben Franklin, Harrisburg, rolling green hills, townships, South Central, Mister Rogers, covered bridges, steel truss bridges, cargo trains, the Delaware Valley, Philly's Main Line suburbs, anti-Philadelphia sentiment throughout the state's interior, trolleys, water ice or wooder ice, crazy-sounding dialects, scrapple, quintessential old school Northeastern state.
Rhode Island: Providence, seafaring culture, Brown University, Italians and Portugese, Family Guy
South Carolina: Charleston, charming accents and bizarre dialects, Gullah/Geechee, Florence (my family's ancestral slave origins), awesome food, aristocratic yet country at the same time, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, intrinsic coastline, shrimp & grits, mangrove swamps, Upstate, stately plantation mansions, Fort Sumter, the Marine Corps, beautiful women, crazy state laws, the infamous "Appalachian Trail" former governor, very culturally English.
South Dakota: Mt. Rushmore, Black Hills.
Tennessee: Elvis Presley, Nashville, Country music.
Texas: Diverse landscape with an even more diverse population, Tex-Mex, rodeos, cowboys, home to two of the top 10 largest cities in the nation, Gulf Coast beaches, state nationalism, interesting accents and twangs, beef, top quality steaks, SXSW, Keep Austin Weird, San Antonio, ranch cattle, stubborn egos, big-hearted people, massive tractor-trailers with customized horns dominating the highways, modded street car culture, Chopped-N-Screwed music, wacko governor, Waco, Rio Grande River, Big Bend National Park, Mexican culture.
Utah: Salt Lake City, Mormons, skiing, Zion National Park.
Vermont: Green Mountains, Hippy, bohemian, granola.
Virginia: Northern Virginia, Richmond, Hampton Roads, Norfolk Naval Base, highly regarded colleges/universities, Blue Ridge Parkway, Jamestown, great seafood, one of the best wine countries on the East Coast, Mid-Atlantic/Upper Southern/Appalachian culture, Colonial Williamsburg, Massanutten Resort, Charlottesville, strong diversity of dialects, religions, and ethnicity, the Pentagon, defense contractors, the "Mother of States and Presidents", proximity to DC, expansive coastline, hesitant drivers, Confederate past.
Washington: Seattle, Tacoma, lush evergreen rainforests, cloudy, light rain, the Puget Sound, clean air.
West Virginia: Morgantown, Harper's Ferry, Charlestown, mill towns, crazy mix of Appalachian/Upper Southern/Mid-Atlantic/Lower Midwestern cultures, Rockabilly music, blue collar and very poor.
Wisconsin: Green Bay Packers, cheese, Madison, Milwaukee, mittens lol.
After reading through so many feeble minded knee jerk posts in this thread, alas you have restored some of my faith that some Americans actually do know geography and have valid experiences. Thank you!
Haha Any time Desert I've only visited and passed through a handful of these states (New York to Florida, California beyond the East Coast) but some of the stuff I've typed where based off of research and listening to the experiences of others. But, some of these were my own personal experiences as well
Very impressed by your immense knowledge of cultural references for every state--even if you've never been personally! Well done!
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