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interesting thread idea. makes me love my home state even more with mostly positive comments about it
Here is my thoughts, not trying to offend just stating my ignorance in a few words. for the states I was negative about it may just be because I have never been there or have no interest in going there.
Alabama - football
Alaska - Mountains, Cold, Beautiful
Arizona - Desert, Illegal immigrants
Arkansas - Boring, Backwards
California - Congested, Beautiful, Earthquakes, Vast
Colorado - Rockies, Sunshine, Outdoors, Skiing
Connecticut - Boring, Expensive, grew up here and left for a reason.
Delaware - Shortcut to OBX
Florida - Beaches, Alligators
Georgia - Atlanta, Bad drivers in snow
Hawaii - Beautiful, paradise, expensive
Idaho - Potato's
Illinois - Chicago, Great lakes
Indiana - Flyover state
Iowa - Corn, Flyover state
Kansas - Flyover state, flat
Kentucky - Hatfield–McCoys, Kentucky Derby
Louisiana - New Orleans, Bayou
Maine - Lobster, Rocky Seacoast, logging
Maryland - BWI airport?
Massachusetts - Boston, Sports, College, Cape Cod
Michigan - Great Lakes
Minnesota - Lakes, woods, cold
Mississippi -Deep South culture, crawfish
Missouri - St Louis
Montana - Great wide open
Nebraska - Corn
Nevada - Las Vegas, Desert
New Hampshire - State I call home, White Mountains, Lakes, Live Free or Die, Libertarian, Best of the 4 seasons in New England.
New Jersey - Soprano's, New Jersey Turnpike
New Mexico - Breaking Bad
New York - New York City, Bad drivers, good pizza
North Carolina - Basketball, Outer Banks, Mountains
North Dakota - Cold, Barren?
Ohio - Farms, Flyover state
Oklahoma - Farms, Flyover state
Oregon - Logging, chainsaws
Pennsylvania -amish
Rhode Island - bad accent, high unemployment, nice beaches
South Carolina - South of the border
South Dakota - Bad lands
Tennessee - Mountains, BBQ
Texas - bigger is better mentality, lots of driving
Utah - Skiing, salt lake city
Vermont - Beautiful rolling hills, quintessential New England
Virginia - DC, Virginia beach
Washington - Pacific Northwest, rain, coffee
West Virginia - Backwoods, moonshine
Wisconsin -Cheese
Wyoming - Cowboys, ranches
District of Columbia - government spending
Alabama - Southern life style and the headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol
Alaska - Cold and a beautiful place for a summer vacation
Arizona - Desert
Arkansas - The former home of the Clintons
California - Sunshine and great weather
Colorado - Rocky Mountains, John Denver
Connecticut - Hartford is the capital
Delaware - The location of the University of Delaware
Florida - Sunshine, hurricanes, oranges
Georgia - The Deep South
Hawaii - Sunshine, great beaches, warm weather
Idaho - Potatoes
Illinois - Chicago
Indiana - Some place in the Midwest
Iowa - I believe corn is grown in Iowa
Kansas - The Wizard of Oz
Kentucky - Horse-racing
Louisiana - New Orleans
Maine - Lobsters
Maryland - Annapolis is the capital and Baltimore is its most important city
Massachusetts - Cape Cod, Boston, Paul Revere
Michigan - Detroit, cars
Minnesota - Cold in the winter
Mississippi - The river
Missouri - St. Louis and there used to be a TWA hub there.
Montana - Billings and mountains
Nebraska - Farms
Nevada - Reno
New Hampshire - Another cold place in the winter
New Jersey - A more affordable area to live in the Greater NYC area
New Mexico - Desert
New York - the Empire State
North Carolina - Charlotte
North Dakota - Another cold place
Ohio - My father went to college there.
Oklahoma - In the center of the country
Oregon - Portland
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Rhode Island - Providence, Block Island
South Carolina - Borders Charlotte in North Carolina
South Dakota - A cold place too
Tennessee - Nashville and country music, Elvis
Texas - Big!
Utah - Mormons
Vermont - Maple syrup
Virginia - The American Revolution
Washington - Boeing
West Virginia - The American Revolution
Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Wyoming - Cheyenne
[quote=Chava61;35472778]Alabama - Birmingham. Forest. Interstate 20. Racing.
Alaska - Grizzly bears. Not as cold as others would like to think.
Arizona - Phoenix. Population growth.
Arkansas - Forest and lakes
California - Interstate 5, Suburbs
Colorado - White people, pretty ski resorts, great plains
Connecticut - Rich People
Delaware - Rte. 1
Florida - Mediterranean-style architecture, golf course communities, great shopping
Georgia - Savannah, transplants in Atlanta suburbs, attractive women
Hawaii - swaying palm trees, questionable neighborhoods, transplants moving back to the mainland in 2 years
Idaho - Boise State, Nepolian Dynamite
Illinois - Peoria, Interstate 70, unimportant big city
Indiana - Basketball, corn
Iowa - I'll have to get back to you on that one
Kansas - Basketball, crop circles
Kentucky - blue grass and mountain scenery, larger WV , evangelicals
Louisiana - black person playing the sax, swamps
Maine - Remote northern wilderness, black bears
Maryland - More rural than what people think
Massachusetts - Old wealthy and middle class suburbs
Michigan - Cold winters, The Grand Hotel on Mackinac island
Minnesota - Forest, lakes
Mississippi - A state that is a lot better off than what most people assume
Missouri - The most bread and butter state
Montana - Glacier National Park, Grizzly Bears, Long Interstates in the middle of the woods
Nebraska - Corn
Nevada - Gambling, Open spaces
New Hampshire - Gateway to Quebec. Classic resorts in the mountains.
New Jersey - Lots of dangerous roads. Italians.
New Mexico - Santa Fe, research labs
New York - Buffalo, Catskills, NY Rte. 17
North Carolina - Driving through on my way down to Florida.
North Dakota - Ft. McMurray (yes I know it is in Alberta), UND Flight School
Ohio - OSU, Cleveland, run down medium sized industrial towns
Oklahoma - Silos, more diverse than what many people think
Oregon - More conservative than what many people think. Beautiful coastline.
Pennsylvania - Rte. 15, Small town america, a state where a lot of Americans seem to have hailed from
Rhode Island - Ocean
South Carolina - Frat boys, attractive women
South Dakota - Mt. Rushmore, Badlands
Tennessee - Nashville, Banjo, simple folks
Texas - Prairie, college football
Utah - BYU, Zion National Park, Salt Lake City sprawl
Vermont - Burlington, ice-cream, cute, popular to visit in the summer and fall
Virginia - Some of the most beautiful countryside in all of America, people with surprisingly thick southern accents, speed traps
Washington - Pine trees, cool/fun people
West Virginia - football, The Greenbrier, poor roads through very small towns
Wisconsin - college students, more hispanics than what people realize, dairy farms
Wyoming - Interstate 80, cowboys/girls, Brokeback Mountain
I think the negative stereotypes of New Jersey come from New Yorkers and even some NJ residents that want to keep the riff-raff out. Many people's experience with NJ comes from the tunnel heading into Manhattan. It's pretty rough in that area, but if you keep driving away from the city...wow!
My gf always said it was nice with lots of green and farmland, but that NEVER gets shown on TV.
When I think of my home (TX of course), I'd say....bugs. Between gigantic cockroaches, scorpions, rattlesnakes, mosquitoes etc., you'd think you're living in Australia or something.
Probably the only state with desert and swamp-like environments.
Alabama - Southern life style and the headquarters of the Civil Air Patrol
Alaska - Cold and a beautiful place for a summer vacation
Arizona - Desert
Arkansas - The former home of the Clintons
California - Sunshine and great weather
Colorado - Rocky Mountains, John Denver
Connecticut - Hartford is the capital
Delaware - The location of the University of Delaware
Florida - Sunshine, hurricanes, oranges
Georgia - The Deep South
Hawaii - Sunshine, great beaches, warm weather
Idaho - Potatoes
Illinois - Chicago
Indiana - Some place in the Midwest
Iowa - I believe corn is grown in Iowa
Kansas - The Wizard of Oz
Kentucky - Horse-racing
Louisiana - New Orleans
Maine - Lobsters
Maryland - Annapolis is the capital and Baltimore is its most important city
Massachusetts - Cape Cod, Boston, Paul Revere
Michigan - Detroit, cars
Minnesota - Cold in the winter
Mississippi - The river
Missouri - St. Louis and there used to be a TWA hub there.
Montana - Billings and mountains
Nebraska - Farms
Nevada - Reno
New Hampshire - Another cold place in the winter
New Jersey - A more affordable area to live in the Greater NYC area
New Mexico - Desert
New York - the Empire State
North Carolina - Charlotte
North Dakota - Another cold place
Ohio - My father went to college there.
Oklahoma - In the center of the country
Oregon - Portland
Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Rhode Island - Providence, Block Island
South Carolina - Borders Charlotte in North Carolina
South Dakota - A cold place too
Tennessee - Nashville and country music, Elvis
Texas - Big!
Utah - Mormons
Vermont - Maple syrup
Virginia - The American Revolution
Washington - Boeing
West Virginia - The American Revolution
Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Wyoming - Cheyenne
You think NJ is an affordable area in the metro?! Now that is funny. If only.
Alabama -Roll Tide Roll
Alaska - Sarah Palin
Arizona - Spring Training
Arkansas - Ozarks
California - Hollywood
Colorado - Rocky Mountain High
Connecticut- New Haven Pizza
Delaware - Cluck U Chicken Wings
Florida - Disney World
Georgia - Atlanta Braves
Hawaii - My favorite place on Earth
Idaho - Potatoes
Illinois - Chicago Cubs
Indiana - Basketball
Iowa - Home
Kansas - Dust Bowl
Kentucky - Kentucky Derby
Louisiana - Hurricane Katrina
Maine - Stephen King
Maryland - Baltimore Ravens
Massachusetts-Pahk the Cah in the Hahvahd Yahd
Michigan - Bleak
Minnesota - Mall of America
Mississippi -Top of All Worst States in America Lists
Missouri - Fireworks
Montana - Reasonable and Prudent speed limit
Nebraska - Runza
Nevada - Prostitutes
New Hampshire - Matt Bonner
New Jersey- Bruce Springsteen
New Mexico - Georgia O'Keeffe
New York - 9/11
North Carolina - The Andy Griffith Show
North Dakota - The movie Fargo
Ohio - Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Oklahoma- Timothy McVeigh
Oregon - Portlandia
Pennsylvania - Philly Cheesesteaks and Primanti Bros. Sandwiches
Rhode Island - Family Guy
South Carolina - Myrtle Beach
South Dakota - Mt. Rushmore
Tennessee - Graceland
Texas - BBQ
Utah - Mormons
Vermont - Ben & Jerry
Virginia - Monticello
Washington - Grunge
West Virginia - Jerry West
Wisconsin - Beer, Cheese, Bratwurst
Wyoming - Jackson Hole
Various threads about various states got me to thinking -- what IS the first thing you think of when you hear the name of a given state?
(You can cit and paste the state list into your answer to make it go faster, if you like)
Alabama - country, poor, racism, OK, Birmingham is supposed to have some big medical center
Alaska - big open space -- fresh air, cold weather, healthy living
Arizona - hot, vacation, southwest
Arkansas - nothing really, country, milk toast, bland
California - high taxes, good weather, liberal politics
Colorado - mountains, outdoor healthy living
Connecticut - small state, congestion, some poor cities, some wealthy enclaves
Delaware - nothing really, but incorporation state (if you remind me, oh yeah, beaches)
Florida - sunshine, good weather, lots of old folks, , needing to speak Spanish in Miami
Georgia - nothing really, southern
Hawaii - great weather, would like to live there, HIGH cost of living
Idaho - open space, fresh air, supremacists
Illinois - nothing really, Chicago, largest population big city, but also very rural
Indiana - farming
Iowa - rural, bland milk-taost, farming, Midwest,
Kansas - farming, plains, tornados
Kentucky - southern
Louisiana - rural, bayous, New Orleans
Maine - fresh air, lobster, great place to live
Maryland - nothing really
Massachusetts - colonial, Boston, congestion, bad winters
Michigan - upper midwest, college sports
Minnesota - upper midwest, bad winters, great place to live
Mississippi - rural south, poor, racism
Missouri - midwest, farming, tornados
Montana - great open space, big sky, personal freedoms, cowboys/ranches
Nebraska - plains, farming, tornados
Nevada - gambling, las Vegas
New Hampshire - great state, low taxes -- but bad winters
New Jersey - garden state, congestion, more farmland than people think
New Mexico - southwest, vacation, hot
New York - big state, NYC, Upstate, taxes, congestion -- but NYC on the plus side
North Carolina - rural, nothing really
North Dakota - badwinters, open space, farms/ranches
Ohio - lots of big cities, but so what? not much else
Oklahoma - farms, open space, Native Americans, tornados
Oregon - progressive, open-minded, new age, personal freedoms
Pennsylvania - big state, lots of variation in population and city/rural mix
Rhode Island - small, lots of Portuguese population, beaches
South Carolina - rural, country
South Dakota - open space, bad winters
Tennessee - country, rural, Nashville
Texas - big state, lots of open area, immigration problem, big cities - could be great place to live
Utah - desert, Mormons, mountains
Vermont - open space, great place to live, but cold winters
Virginia - colonial, north/south internal state rivalry
Washington - great state, open space, Seattle great city, Olympic peninsula great place, rainy weather
West Virginia - rural, country, behind the times, butt of jokes. mountains, mining
Wisconsin - cheese, bad winters, Green Bay packers, college towns
Wyoming - open space, ranches
District of Columbia - federal government, dirt/crime/congestion, lots of tourist sites, though
What's what the first thing that comes to ming when YOU think of a given state?
Jesus. Have you ever been to the South? There is a very clear anti-southern bias in this. I get it's your opinion, but most of the south is anything but rural. The most rural states in the country are in the great plains and off the West Coast.
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