Sorry, found Ohio not so appealing... (Cleveland, Toledo: school district, subdivisions, property taxes)

[Pilliod Njaim]

^that's it. It's massive and a great place to tour. I usually go there for the Islamic festival in the summer.

[Pilliod Njaim]

I grew up in Ohio (born in Toledo raised in Waterville).

Did you go to Anthony Wayne? I went there myself for high school and some of junior high.

I remember really liking one of the parks in Waterville along the river. I can't remember the name, but it was my favorite part of Waterville. I think it may have been part of the metropark system.

[blur07]

me too, i agree

[markdalton]

You really can't compare Toledo to Cumberland, MD because the places are vastly different. Sure, western Maryland has low education levels and is part of Appalachia. A think a better comparison to Cumberland would be places like Steubenville or East Liverpool. A better comparison to the Toledo metro area would be Baltimore's metro area. When I did my comparison, Baltimore County has more college grads (% wise) than Lucas County. In fact, some of the most educated places in the country are in Maryland. Interestingly, for the most part, Appalachain Maryland is also better educated than Appalachain Ohio.

This thread caught my eye because I spent short amounts of time in Maryland and Ohio as a young child. I agree that the OP was very harsh on Ohio, but on the same token, it isn't fair to be equally harsh on Maryland by making fun of the residents.

[Pilliod Njaim]

I personally have nothing against Maryland and I like Appalachia (whether in Maryland, PA, Ohio, West Virgina, etc.). In terms of accent, the Maryland accent is considered less desirable in broadcast and radio, but that's no big deal to me. Parts of Northwest Ohio like Findlay and Tiffin are some of the only places where people speak flat English. Toledo is more Michigan.

Baltimore is great to me btw, and I can see obvious geographic similarities to Toledo, though New Orleans and Savannah actually are the closest to Toledo (swampy, flat, downtowns on wide rivers, large coastal area at edge of city, huge marsh complexes, etc., etc.).

[grankat3]

Originally Posted by Pilliod Njaim

I grew up in Ohio (born in Toledo raised in Waterville).

Did you go to Anthony Wayne? I went there myself for high school and some of junior high.

I remember really liking one of the parks in Waterville along the river. I can't remember the name, but it was my favorite part of Waterville. I think it may have been part of the metropark system.

Pilliod,
yes, I graduated from Anthony Wayne, a LONG time ago...way back in 1973.
The park was called Farnsworth Park and it is part of the metroparks. My brother still lives in Waterville and raised his family there. He retired from the metroparks 3 years ago.
Waterville has grown a lot from when I lived there. It was a really nice small town to grow up in, in the 60's & 70's.

[QueSeraSera]

Originally Posted by OneWayOut

Aside from that, they have their own native language here. For example, instead of a “vacuum” it is called a sweeper. Sweepers are machine guns or brooms, not vacuums. When you say “thank you” to an Ohioan, all you get is “YEP”. “Your welcome” is not in their vocabulary. Also, soda here is called “POP”, A pop is a noise, not a softdrink. (I know, grow up, but these are pet peeves)

OMG I haven't heard 'sweeper' used in terms of vacuuming in over 40 years. I'm from Jersey and that's what my mother called it. First time I ever heard soda being referred to as 'pop' was in Oklahoma in the 70's. Thanks for the memories OneWay.

sweeper - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education

[hates heat]

what? I was born in KY, lived in OHIO, I have never, ever said YUP to a Thank you from someone, how rude would that be? yes come on to AZ the weather is fine lol, here soon it be a nice dry sandy 110 for days on end. and the People? they are soooooooooooo friendly, that is if they ever come out of the cars and houses! haha, be interesting to see oneways review of AZ,.

[hates heat]

you will not know your neighbors in AZ if you happen to land in a house with the typical AZ residents, not Transplants like yourself. It is very strange, kids don't mingle and play outside. You have to take you kids places and put them in a social suituations, they won't be able to just (find) friends.

[SCBeaches]

Originally Posted by grankat3

Pilliod,
yes, I graduated from Anthony Wayne, a LONG time ago...way back in 1973.
The park was called Farnsworth Park and it is part of the metroparks. My brother still lives in Waterville and raised his family there. He retired from the metroparks 3 years ago.
Waterville has grown a lot from when I lived there. It was a really nice small town to grow up in, in the 60's & 70's.

I grew up in Waterville too - on River Road (our property backed up to the Maumee River). Also graduated from Anthony Wayne High School! It WAS a safe, idealic, friendly town to grow up in. After living there (and Bowling Green) for 24 years I couldn't wait to leave and go somewhere "more exciting". Well, I have lived in Charelston, SC for 23 years and while I love living and teaching here, I wish I could have raised my son in Waterville. I think it will always be "home" to me. Remember the Waterville Festival and Roche de Beufe (sp?) Day every year....and the summer park and recreation program behind the library? And getting a milkshake at Herb's or the Dairy Korner? We could ride our bikes around town and to our friends' houses all day and our parents always knew where we were but never had to worry about us. Talk about the perfect "Smalltown USA!" - Waterville was it! I guess it has expanded quite a bit now so I don't know if it still has that same flavor as it did in the 60's and 70's.