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I'm doing some research for a speech in my Comm 101 class and was hoping people both from Idaho and not from Idaho could tell me what they like most and least about the state. I'd appreciate any information that could be useful in comparing and contrasting Idaho to another location. Thanks!
I'm doing some research for a speech in my Comm 101 class and was hoping people both from Idaho and not from Idaho could tell me what they like most and least about the state. I'd appreciate any information that could be useful in comparing and contrasting Idaho to another location. Thanks!
There are a lot of threads in the Idaho and Boise forums which give a lot of information of different peoples likes, dislikes, issues along with the things people love about Idaho. Usually these kinds of threads degrade into the mood of bitter people who want all to hear their sorrow and hatred.
Comparing/contrasting usually is not very effective and there has been a fair number of vs. threads being started lately by brand new posters.
I would suggest just scanning through the threads and putting your research skills to work and you will find many, many, many, many answers
Really? Maybe...hard to say. Could be a legit inquiry...and this place is full of opinions both ways...right?
I came from SoCal:
What I like best (by comparison): Too many things to mention. Sorry, just have to resort to hyperbole and say it would take a court order to get me back. Water, quality of life, weather (love the cold), snow, low crime, down-to-earth people, family environment, low traffic, more affordable land (relatively), and the list goes on.
What I like least? Bugs. Where there's a lot of water, there will be a lot of bugs. I don't mind mosquitos...bug repellent takes care of that. But I don't like the mid-summer bees/wasps. That can get excessive.
Boy Sage...you hit the nail on the head for me on that reply, I too would have to be beaten and dragged back to Ohio. The air here is so fresh and clean, lots of things to do without money, so many lakes and mountain trails to explore, the quality of life is so much better here, laid back attitude and friendly people. The only thing I hate is during heavy fire season, the smoke here in the Salmon Valley can be a nightmare. Hope this helps you a little.
I'm not living in Idaho yet, but for me its the unreal scenery.. Driving up 95 along the Salmon, and Payette rivers is gorgeous. Travelling through the Palouse area with all the rolling hills, incredible farms, and old barns. Its just amazing..
The downside is I have almost run off the road several times rubber-necking trying to see it all while driving!!..
Are those the flat little beetles that come in on firewood and smell kind of sweetish-stinky?
Boxelder bugs are those over-populous ones that crawl all over everything in the warmer months. I forget what stinkbugs are called, but they're black and plump (about half-an-inch at full growth).
Some people can't stand stinkbugs. However, once you get an underground hornet's nest in a traffic area near your home, you'll come to a relative appreciation of the docile nature of the stinkbug, even though it's big and creepy for a northern insect. Once someone's felt a hornet's sting, even the most rugged man will run and scream like a girl after stirring one of those nests. *shudder* Hornets are all over the West, though, so they don't characterize Idaho.
On the subject of Idaho, you'd have to read my myriad of posts to get a load of all I love about it. The various ecosystems and overall remote outdoors are a favorite of mine. Also, the friendliness of an area that maintains quaintness even in its population centers. Quite a contrast to many states, as thread-browsing would surely reveal.
The biggest negative for me would probably be the air quality in the summer and winter inversion seasons when there's not enough t-storms and snow storms to wisk away the smog that settles in the valleys from forest fires and chimney fires. Nightlife was an issue when I was younger, but the population centers really took off in that respect over the past decade.
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