If you could say what would be the worst or most negative thing of living in WV

[CTMountaineer]

Originally Posted by Big_Al

For me the most negative thing in WV- absence of world class art museums. However we have Radio museum in Huntington , it has world class collection of radio equipment and run by volunteers. There are a lot of nice small museums but not world class one.

Al, there aren't any big cities in WV to support a large museum. You will see a very nice art museum in Morgantown in a year or so, but I don't think it will be confused with the Metropolitan.

[tallydude02]

Originally Posted by pennsynative

I agree that having to be defensive about living in WV is the worst part of it. We lived there for several years due to work. When faced with the decision to move there, my original misconception was "backwards and behind the times." When we visited to make a decision, I saw that it is no different than any other state. There are busy areas, rural areas, etc. It is beautiful in WV and we didn't hesitate at that point to say yes to the move. As soon as we relocated there, we were faced with jokes from our hometown about losing our teeth and marrying our relatives. (For the record, I never met someone there with no teeth or that was married to a relative!) We were constantly defending WV and resenting it. We loved it while we lived there and were sad to leave the state. WV seems to create its own negative reputation and my experience is that it is not anything like other states picture WV to be. The residents need to work together to create a more positive image and show off their beautiful state.

Just based on your screen name, I assume you are from Pennsylvania.

I now live near Canonsburg, PA (Pittsburgh area) and I notice the same pessimistic attitude from native southwest Pennsylvanians. I'm not sure if you're originally from the western part of the state, but that part of PA faces some of the "Appalachian" stigma too.

[pennsynative]

Originally Posted by tallydude02

Just based on your screen name, I assume you are from Pennsylvania.

I now live near Canonsburg, PA (Pittsburgh area) and I notice the same pessimistic attitude from native southwest Pennsylvanians. I'm not sure if you're originally from the western part of the state, but that part of PA faces some of the "Appalachian" stigma too.

No, I am from NEPA. I think that movies like Deliverance are also what hurts WV because that is what people think of when I tell them I lived in WV. Then I have to tell them that I loved it. It was beautiful and the people were no different than in PA, some good and some not so good. I was about an hour from DC and an hour from Baltimore, 17 minutes from the PA border, and 20 minutes from Winchester, VA. I loved the proximity to so much. Oh, and thanks WV for introducing me to the pepperoni roll!