What are your main likes/dislikes about living in Mississippi (Waveland: condos, house)

[cia191630]

Likes:
small town with big city qualities
living by the water
the food
southern hospitality
southern living oak trees
magnolia trees

dislikes:
LOVEBUGS ughhhhh
mosquitos
mosquito hawks
the giant roaches you can ride into work instead of driving your car

[once-upon-chicago]

Wow, surprised nobody's mentioned the hurricanes as a dislike!

[cia191630]

They don't hit that often IMO.

[jak120]

Likes:
Scarcity of people
everything is fried (i'm sure my heart wont like it later)
Most things are much cheaper here than other places
knowing everyone
history

dislikes:
lack of emphasis on education
corrupt education systems
lazy people that expect to be handed everything
redneck mentalities (the real good ole boys are great but kids that go to private schoola and think they're country **** me off)
not many people have a sense of pride for their state and dont try to better it or themselves.

[wakemenow]

Likes:
- Great food
- A slower pace of life (less technology is sometimes a good thing)
- Rich history, heritage, and legacies
- That rebellious American spirit still exists down south
- A strong sense of community, likely due to most Mississippians living in smaller towns and communities instead of relocating to the larger cities

Dislikes:
- bugs (mosquitos, fleas, ticks, and a variety of ants) that seem to live year-round
- poor public education system (ranked 50th in the nation for many years)
- Bible-belt (Southern Baptists basically run the show)
- impoverished in some rural areas, particularly the Delta Plains
- Having to listen to people from other regions criticize the south, stereotyping all southerners as rednecks and ignorant, without ever having lived there

[staywarm2]

Originally Posted by cia191630

dislikes:
LOVEBUGS ughhhhh
mosquitos
mosquito hawks
the giant roaches you can ride into work instead of driving your car

What are mosquito hawks??

[cia191630]

Originally Posted by staywarm2

What are mosquito hawks??

mosquito hawk - Google Image Search

[Phil75230]

Likes
-Winters (mildly chilly, but not cold)
-Musical and literary heritage
-Rolling pine forests
-Easy access to night skies without "light pollution" (even a short drive from Jackson and the Coast)
-Historic buildings
-Fondren, Belhaven, Bay St. Louis, Biloxi

Dislikes
-Too firm a faith in convention and tradition / very slow to open to new or alternative ideas (barring the places listed in my last point in the "Dislikes" list); the core "con" of other cons too numerous to mention in this list
-Job Climate is not so great
-Summer Humidity (inconvenient, but not a real killjoy)
-Usually a very long drive to find cosmopolitan amenities

[ggluvbug]

Likes:

• Tons of seafood
• lots of natural, open spaces
• Friendly people
• The water
• The weather(except for hurricanes and 95+ degree days)

Dislikes:

• Lack of focus on education (but that is improving--we have a good state superintendent now)
• Lack of social services for people with disabilities
• Lack of funds for parks, etc
• Backward thinking and politicians
• Over-bearing police departments with "bubba" mentality

[MrBiloxi]

I just recently left MS Coast due to my dislikes, however, will always consider MS to be one of my favorite places.

Likes:

1. The weather rocks!
2. The beach, longest manmade stretch of white sand and palm trees in
the world!
3. The architecture...love the homes!
4. The topagraphy of the state...such a natural beauty. Have been to
49 states, still like MS best...even more than HI!
5. The casino resorts and golf courses...by far some of the best in the
world!
6. Uniqueness...unlike anywhere else in the world!

Dislikes:

1. Dirty...very dirty...litter everywhere. Breaks my heart.
2. Too many illiterate rednecks. 70% redneck, 30% normal/nice.
3. Lax animal laws/enforcement/animal cruelty. Loose dogs all over!
4. Lax zoning laws. Mansion next to a trailer. Gas station/Waffle House
on prime beachfront property. As a realtor...this one really erks me!
5. Southern Hospitality Myth...they can be as friendly as rattle snakes.
Hospitality is disingenious at best.
6. Cockroaches the size of small rats...YUCK!!

MS is a wonderful place to live if your wealthy, but I guess anyplace would be too! Good luck if you move there!