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People have a negative perception of NJ. It's fine. We don't care. A lot is based on the fact that it's expensive here. Yeah, it's expensive compared to many other places. People I know are quite happy here. Salaries are great, schools are great, crime is low, there's a lot to do.
Yes, my points exactly. I've been here over 50 years, and love it. Close to beaches, mountains, metropolitan areas yet not crowded at all in my town.... a little of everything.
People have a negative perception of NJ. It's fine. We don't care. A lot is based on the fact that it's expensive here. Yeah, it's expensive compared to many other places. People I know are quite happy here. Salaries are great, schools are great, crime is low, there's a lot to do.
New Jersey also has great Emo and Hardcore bands, the entire Mid Atlantic region is amazing when it comes to music imo
New Jersey is the happiest state in the U.S., according to an analysis.
To determine the nation's happiest states, analysts compared states across two dimensions — emotional and physical well-being; and community and environment — using metrics. Metrics ranged from the suicide rate to population density, etc.
Data for the metrics came from 2018 to 2020, when the most recent information was available.
Here are the 10 happiest states, according to the analysis:
1. New Jersey
2. New York
3. Massachusetts
4. Rhode Island
5. Maryland
6. Connecticut
7. California
8. Illinois
9. Delaware
10. North Carolina
Here are the 10 unhappiest states, according to the analysis:
1. Wyoming
2. Alaska
3. Montana
4. New Mexico
5. Idaho
6. Colorado
7. Utah
8. Oklahoma
9. South Dakota
10. West Virginia
New Orleans is seen as a happy city, although suffers the same crime as Baltimore. But I would never say people are very happy living there. In the tourism industry I met alot of people from around the country and most of the New Yorkers were very vocal about their love for New York. Most of the people I met from smaller southern cities were adamant that they preferred their time in Colorado and wish that their area was more like here.
In my time in New York, everyone was really nice and approachable if need be. Honestly I wouldn't say good morning to a bunch of strangers on the elevator; that's a personal thing, not regional.
Its probably more about you personally not liking the big liberal cities more than anything.
Also, casinos are a bad place to judge, many people are addicted. Especially at smaller casinos. L' Auberge in BR or Harrah's in New Orleans is going to be much better for a social scene.
The sense of community at least in my part of Livingston Parish helps with the happiness. We literally still keep our doors unlocked, many of us at least in my neighborhood. My neighbor went on vacation recently and texted me asking if I could see if he remembered to adjust the thermostat and that his door was unlocked. We have several cookouts a year, are always fishing on each other's docks and going boat riding. Every weekend is fun watching sports, fishing, etc. Not everyone is wealthy but seems wealthier than a lot of higher income people in the Washington DC area.
Louisianans are very positive and resilient especially in the face of repeated disasters like Katrina, the 2016 floods, Laura, and Ida.
I hear Seattle people seem especially miserable but I've only been there once and just went to all the touristy places and was surrounded by tourists so I wouldn't really know.
The sense of community at least in my part of Livingston Parish helps with the happiness. We literally still keep our doors unlocked, many of us at least in my neighborhood. My neighbor went on vacation recently and texted me asking if I could see if he remembered to adjust the thermostat and that his door was unlocked. We have several cookouts a year, are always fishing on each other's docks and going boat riding. Every weekend is fun watching sports, fishing, etc. Not everyone is wealthy but seems wealthier than a lot of higher income people in the Washington DC area.
Louisianans are very positive and resilient especially in the face of repeated disasters like Katrina, the 2016 floods, Laura, and Ida.
I hear Seattle people seem especially miserable but I've only been there once and just went to all the touristy places and was surrounded by tourists so I wouldn't really know.
Why would you keep your doors unlocked though? That sounds like not wearing a seat belt.
Leaving for vacation and leaving the door unlocked is really not smart, they could just easily give you a key.
I understand your point about resilience but I actually disagree, any person will want to stay home after a disaster. No one is trying to move away from Colorado because of the massive fires, or Alabamans after the Tuscaloosa tornadoes, nor New York after Sandy. Look at Ukraine! They have civilians taking up arms, heck look at all the resistance forces during WWII fighting the Nazis and Soviets. This isn't a Louisiana thing, its a human thing.
Livingston Parish doesn't have a single wealthy area that compares to the DC area, so I'm confused. Are you saying that they appear happier because they have a better work/life balance? If so, I can see your point but remember, not everyone wants to fish on the bayou or sit on the patio listening to zydeco on a hot summer day. Some people prefer urban amenities, like me. You know I'm from Ascension Parish and I was depressed and very unhappy living there.
All the states on the happiest states list with the exception of North Carolina are states people are moving out of by the tens of thousands. This is obviously a biased poll.....if those states like New York and California were so “happy” then fleets of moving vans would not be coming out of them.
Funny, most unhappy states are out west? People ARE moving to those states. I guess they like unhappiness.
I usually take these rankings with a grain of salt. The important thing is where are YOU the most happy. Granted, happiness is contagious.
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