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Old 04-15-2012, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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Whatever you decide I wish you luck and happiness. With that being said you need to do a significant amount of research first. Missouri isn't homogenous & the state is completely different depending on where you go. Not sure what part of PA you currently live but things in most of this state move at a slower pace than much of the East Coast. Familiarize yourself with Missouri culture (Not stereotypes) and make your decision accordingly. Like Ozarksboy said, many that move here from far away places end up regretting it. I would say that the least amount of culture shock for you would be if you stayed near St. Louis.
It is true that most people in PA live in a metropolitan or micropolitan county, but much of the state has a rather slow pace and low costs outside of the larger cities. One of my favorite spots for hiking is Renovo, a town in an actual mountain valley. I would think many from rural PA would feel comfortable in rural southern MO as both areas tend to have a similar Appalachian and Ozarks culture.
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Old 04-15-2012, 10:04 PM
 
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Yup. Most of PA is very similar to MO.

As James Carville once said: "Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between"
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Old 04-15-2012, 10:18 PM
 
Location: MO
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Yup. Most of PA is very similar to MO.

As James Carville once said: "Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between"
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It is true that most people in PA live in a metropolitan or micropolitan county, but much of the state has a rather slow pace and low costs outside of the larger cities. One of my favorite spots for hiking is Renovo, a town in an actual mountain valley. I would think many from rural PA would feel comfortable in rural southern MO as both areas tend to have a similar Appalachian and Ozarks culture.
One of my best friends is originally from rural Pennsylvania and while he likes Missouri he says it's completely different. They came to visit in December and he said that everyone was looking at him weird since he was wearing shorts and calling the weather "mild".

Oh and for what it's worth even if the Central PA = Alabama comment was true (which it definitely isn't), Missouri isn't like Alabama so it's still not the same
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Old 04-16-2012, 09:34 AM
 
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Weather aside, Rural Pennsylvania (aka: Pennsyltucky) is actually more "Alabama" than Missouri.
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Old 04-16-2012, 08:07 PM
 
Location: Jefferson City 4 days a week, St. Louis 3 days a week
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Weather aside, Rural Pennsylvania (aka: Pennsyltucky) is actually more "Alabama" than Missouri.
Sounds more like Kentucky than Alabama
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Old 04-16-2012, 10:15 PM
 
Location: Tippecanoe County, Indiana
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Weather aside, Rural Pennsylvania (aka: Pennsyltucky) is actually more "Alabama" than Missouri.
No, its more Appalachian than anything as the landscape is similar to West Virginia.
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Old 04-16-2012, 10:15 PM
 
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If you don't like Mo's weather, just wait an hour or so. It will change. I read where MO had all four seson's in one day. Springlike in the morning, turning hot, then a hail storm and it was so windy that it blew a horse and buggy off of a St. Louis bridge and then it snowed!
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