Do You Get Defensive About Being From Nebraska? (Omaha, Lexington: unemployment rate, living)

[Go Ne]

Exactly.

[JustMe_T3K]

Originally Posted by checking out

I've been seriously considering re-locating from Maryland to Nebraska. My wife continues to point out that the land is flat (and as a result is boring.) I tell her that the "action" here on the east coast is not only expensive but is itself boring (and also dangerous.)

Seriously, what's up with the criticicism of Nebraska?

Let me know what part of nebraska you are looking at moving to and I can do a little video while driving.

I live in northeast NE, but will being going to western NE Labor Day weekend.
Going to Lake Mcconaughy.
I usually go as the crow flies thru Burwell/ Ord.

I can put the web cam at something like 1 FPS and make a time lapse video of the drive.

[Flat Water 1867]

I'm not the least bit surprised by the stories of geographical ignorance that has been encountered by the people on this thread. Particularly geographical ignorance from people on the East Coast. You could give a typical native New York City resident a blank map of the U.S. and a pencil and they wouldn't be able to correctly fill in more than five states. Ten states, max. Totally geographically illiterate. It's like they've never even GLANCED at a map before. Why would they?!!! They live in the center of the universe: NYC!!! Everything a person could ever want is right there in NYC! No point in being curious about other parts of the country. How could anyone live life anywhre else?!!! I had a friend from Neb. who was a nanny in NYC several years ago, and she would meet New Yorkers who, upon learning where she was from, would refer to Nebraska as being a West Coast state. No, you clueless, self-absorbed, insular fools, almost half of the United States of America is still West of Nebraska!!!! My friend told me that you could tell some New Yorkers that Nebraska is in the Deep South and they wouldn't even bat an eye.

Sorry if this post resonates as bitter. I get very weary of the media and the entertainment industry/Hollywood constantly shoving NYC down our throats as the epicenter of civilization and the standard representation of the American experience. Yes, it's an amazing city. But there are 300 million people living in the U.S. 292 million of us DON'T live in New York City!!!!

[checking out]

Originally Posted by JustMe_T3K

Let me know what part of nebraska you are looking at moving to and I can do a little video while driving.

I live in northeast NE, but will being going to western NE Labor Day weekend.
Going to Lake Mcconaughy.
I usually go as the crow flies thru Burwell/ Ord.

I can put the web cam at something like 1 FPS and make a time lapse video of the drive.

I greatly appreciate your offer and would be very receptive to having this sort of information. I can't say exactly what part of the state but the south western part seems to attract me. Let's communicate through direct messages. Thank you for your consideration.

[checking out]

Originally Posted by Flat Water 1867

I'm not the least bit surprised by the stories of geographical ignorance that has been encountered by the people on this thread. Particularly geographical ignorance from people on the East Coast. You could give a typical native New York City resident a blank map of the U.S. and a pencil and they wouldn't be able to correctly fill in more than five states. Ten states, max. Totally geographically illiterate. It's like they've never even GLANCED at a map before. Why would they?!!! They live in the center of the universe: NYC!!! Everything a person could ever want is right there in NYC! No point in being curious about other parts of the country. How could anyone live life anywhre else?!!! I had a friend from Neb. who was a nanny in NYC several years ago, and she would meet New Yorkers who, upon learning where she was from, would refer to Nebraska as being a West Coast state. No, you clueless, self-absorbed, insular fools, almost half of the United States of America is still West of Nebraska!!!! My friend told me that you could tell some New Yorkers that Nebraska is in the Deep South and they wouldn't even bat an eye.

Sorry if this post resonates as bitter. I get very weary of the media and the entertainment industry/Hollywood constantly shoving NYC down our throats as the epicenter of civilization and the standard representation of the American experience. Yes, it's an amazing city. But there are 300 million people living in the U.S. 292 million of us DON'T live in New York City!!!!

I'm sick of hearing about NYC too.

About NY.... a line from a song suits me....


"New York City is a thousand miles away, and if you ask me I'll tell you that's okay. Now I'm not trying to put the big dollar down, but they don't need a man like me in town."


Thankfully where I live is not like NYC or I'd have left long ago. Problem is that the major East Coast is turning into a mega-metropolis... way to much concrete for my liking.... hence the idea to move to Nebraska.

[itsMeFred]

Originally Posted by checking out

I greatly appreciate your offer and would be very receptive to having this sort of information. I can't say exactly what part of the state but the south western part seems to attract me. Let's communicate through direct messages. Thank you for your consideration.

You might have better luck just starting a new thread as there are a couple of us who currently live in southwestern Nebraska.

[skidamarink]

Yeah, regarding the flatness myth about Nebraska - I honestly don't see any truth to that. My biggest complaint about Omaha is that the streets are too hilly.

[JustMe_T3K]

I live here and yes Nebraska is flat.
In any state major roads are set up in flat areas.
The reason is at one time horses were teh main transportation.
Yes Nebraska has hilly areas.
But I just drove from northeast NE to Detroit MI,
I took US HWY 20 from home to Gary IN.
It was great, a storm started in Sioux City IA right after I went thru it.
It moved straight east and followed me along hwy 20.

How flat is Nebraska.
Earlier tonight I ran to the mini mart and saw thunderclouds to the southeast.
I got home and checked on the internet. The storm was over Ord, NE.
That is around 100 miles as the crow flies.

So yes Nebraska is flat in many places but I embrace the flatness.

Where else can you see lightning from 100+/- miles away.

I lived in Omaha for 6 years. I felt closed in. I could not see far away because it wasn't flat.

[blueboss]

I lived in Nebraska a short while and am still laughing at my own ignorance. I did not know what the black shirts were and saw one of the flags hanging from the neighbors porch on game day. At the time I was a single parent of a small child and was afraid for our safety thinking it was a gang symbol. My boss laughed so hard he cried most of the day. I have since learned that life stops when the Huskers are playing. LOL

[aerahrtlu]

blueboss - Thanks for the laugh!!! That's too cute!