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I've been to Idaho briefly, but it's a very beautiful scenic state. Small towns and downtowns. Unfortunately, I don't remember much from when I went there. I've been through Wyoming. That's also not a "boring" state. I mean, wildlife! You can't get any better than that.
Seriously, I think the title of this topic should be changed somehow. For every state considered "boring", there's always something that makes up for a lack of a "big city" or "exciting geography". They got landscapes and abundance of nature. Just go out there and sit there for awhile. No shopping. No TV/internet. No cafes. No restaurants. No nightlife. Just you and the big outdoors.
I don't think most people would list Michigan as a boring state (at least not in summer).
Utah is a state that a lot of people put down, but I think it is amazing.
So are we saying that the Midwest is automatically boring?
Why is it that only Midwestern states can be boring? Maybe I find endless suburbs in NJ to be boring...or deserts in Arizona to be boring...
OP, you're from Michigan so you should know better. Michigan isn't boring at all. If people haven't traveled through and have weird misconceptions, then let them.
Well... you're right. This was not my best idea for a thread. I don't actually think the Midwest is boring at all (or any state, for that matter). Threads like this one don't really help anything.
But hey, I've matured as a City Data member since 2009. No way I would post crap like this today.
I cringe at the phrase "flyover state". To me each state has it's own positive characteristics. Many see the agricultural Midwest as empty and boring, I see it as stunningly beautiful. I can remember one particularly inspirational day as a young kid (10 years old) standing and looking down a gravel road in the middle one of my grandfather's corn fields in SW Indiana where all you could see was a couple of miles of tall corn reaching out to the horizon meeting bright sunny blue skies. If one can't see interest or beauty in such a thing it's in my opinion truly sad.
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