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While in North Dakota, Lasky acquired a motorcycle and began exploring the state. He fell in love with the Badlands, and he has a ready answer for friends in New Jersey who ask about the cold and question what there is to do. His parents came to share his appreciation for North Dakota after paying a visit.
"The people are just amazing in Minot and North Dakota in general," Lasky said. "When I moved here, Mac told me the people here are different. That's why people stay. It's just true. It seems like there's just an underlying sense of trust that the East Coast doesn't have."
Lasky also found compassion, through such examples as the city's eight soup kitchens, all run by churches.
"They care," he said. "You can just clearly see that in the way they talk and the way they act. That encouraged me to give it my best."
As someone who has went to the Badlands, i gotta agree with him. it is wild. Completely awesome.
I will never forget climbing on top of one of the mountains, getting to the top, and having the weather completely change from a nice summer day, to start lightning and hailing golf size ice in a matter of minutes.
Just look at the pictures. Looking to head back that way in the near future on my motorcycle. I went with my family when i was like 11-13 years old. Would love to go again
As someone who has went to the Badlands, i gotta agree with him. it is wild. Completely awesome.
I will never forget climbing on top of one of the mountains, getting to the top, and having the weather completely change from a nice summer day, to start lightning and hailing golf size ice in a matter of minutes.
Just look at the pictures. Looking to head back that way in the near future on my motorcycle. I went with my family when i was like 11-13 years old. Would love to go again
Badlands are more South Dakota than North Dakota... you won't find a job in ND very near the Badlands... the part that is in ND is basically uninhabited (Southwest part of the state).
Anecdotally it's the best in the country. I don't know how it really is, though.
Depends what sort of jobs... ND is agriculture, energy (oil and coal) and some Government jobs... everything else is simply supporting that. If you're an accountant or an engineer, stay out... if you're blue collar in energy or want to do some farming, lots of opportunities right now. If you're going in the service industry be prepared to work two jobs to make a living, many people in ND do because the pay is so low.
I could see it, as long as you could support yourself.
But what's up with him highlighting the number of soup kitchens? Who cares?
Just a difference between ND and NJ... NJ is a very self centric attitude... we've taken capitalism to heart and every person goes out and does what's in their best interest. There's nothing wrong with that but some people are a bit turned off by that perceived greed. In the midwest, places like ND, people tend to be more charitable even though they have less to begin with. It's almost a voluntary form of socialism though not that extreme... just more people worried about the community as a whole instead of just themselves.
Just a difference between ND and NJ... NJ is a very self centric attitude... we've taken capitalism to heart and every person goes out and does what's in their best interest. There's nothing wrong with that but some people are a bit turned off by that perceived greed. In the midwest, places like ND, people tend to be more charitable even though they have less to begin with. It's almost a voluntary form of socialism though not that extreme... just more people worried about the community as a whole instead of just themselves.
That's exactly what I love about the midwest. I've spent time in Iowa and western Illinois, and the folks out there are incredibly kind hearted and charitable, and despite what East Coasters may think, they are not naive.
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