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I'm not "scared" of any states based on personal safety, though I might find myself afraid in cities such as East St Louis and Camden. I am "scared" of states with extreme climates (e.g., Dakotas, central Arizona, the deep south) as I've lived in one and never want to do so again. I'm also not exactly "scared" but would prefer not to live in states that I find politically backward, because god knows what sort of arcane laws they'll pass next (like: maybe I'll be fined if I don't carry a loaded semi-automatic at all times so I personally can stop an illegal female immigrant from getting an abortion - those kind of states).
Is this what you had in mind?
I hear what you are saying, but why would any illegal alien abort their meal ticket?
I have lived in a hurricane state for 29 years. We have had exactly 4 hurricanes in that stretch and only one did any significant damage here where I live. Hurricanes are such a rare event that I would be much more concerned with other disasters that are harder to prepare for. You have a massive amount of time to prepare for an incoming hurricane. Up to a week. In Katrina's case the manmade levee system failed and caused much more damage than the actual hurricane. Unless it is a Cat 4 or Cat 5 hurricane, generally you can ride it out if you are 20-30 miles inland. If you are on the coast I recommend getting the hell out for anything above a 2.
So, the odds are- in a 30 year span, give or take, there's a 25% chance you may end up meeting the Wizard of OZ?
So, the odds are- in a 30 year span, give or take, there's a 25% chance you may end up meeting the Wizard of OZ?
yeah. Its totally awesome.
Not really though. hurricanes only really hurt a community that is right on the water. If it is a few miles inland, the damage is much less.
I'm afraid of the desert states. Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah.
Not because of people so much as the sheer nothingness between them. It's beautiful, but far from my forest element.
Can't say your totally wrong, where I live you can get 5 miles outside of town and vast stretches of open desert, barren mountains, rocky canyons, scorpions, diamondback rattlesnakes. Nothing but dusty Mars-like landscape (sometimes with the occasional century old mineshaft that's been boarded up for 80 years).
Of course. Much depends on what a person's personal background is. If you are an illegal immigrant, I suppose you would be a bit scared of Arizona and Georgia.
In general, lots of people are scared of the South - all based on stereotypes, though. They imagine a bunch of uneducated, gun-toting, republican, bible-thumbing hicks on ATVs all heading over to Walmart to stock up on potato chips only to end up at Mc D's for some fine cuisine before heading back home to watch NASCAR (North American Sport Centered Around Rednecks) on TV. To some degree, they are correct - even though the contingent that fits those stereotypes is rather small. Alas, everything gets lumped together and the Gestalt is a bit scary to some.
I used to be, maybe not scared exactly, but leery of Louisiana. I'd heard they had a mix of high-crime, corruption, and racial tension. Later I learned that that stuff varies and that they have lots of interesting cultural qualities.
I'm not sure there is an entire state that's "scary." Even states that have fairly real problems, like Michigan or Nevada, have plenty of nice areas. Well actually I guess I'm not sure on Nevada as I can't think of a nice area to it and what I know of people who go there it's kind of described as "boring desert interrupted by garish casinos." Still maybe some Nevada defenders will set me straight and I wouldn't say I'm calling it "scary."
The only people who are "scared" of living somewhere are liberals who are scared of living in states that are more conservative.
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