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Discussion: Most depressing US states?
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Originally posted by ryanpittman97
Any Midwestern state
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i've been to the minneapolis area and it's really nice, and chicago's kinda sketch but still fun, and there are probably others i haven't been to yet, so i wouldn't say the ENTIRE midwest
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Originally posted by Jay Fenty
Funny joke, not only does New Jersey have beautiful beaches, it is also in close proximity to the greatest city on earth, NYC. It has a diverse and vibrant population, higher income and education levels, better economy and lower drug use than Pennsylvania, go to the middle of PA and you'll think that you ended up somewhere in Kentucky. Pennsylvania is ugly, bleak, depressing and hopeless.
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the only reason new jersey's income rate is that high is because more than half of it is suburbs (either of NYC or philadelphia). as a suburban guy, this life's not for everyone. so i think it could be pretty depressing if they don't like suburbs
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Yeah, I hate WV. I wanna leave so bad.
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any of the midwest states, seems like nothing exciting happens there at all
i've worked in a call center for 2 years and NJ people are definitely the rudest out of any state
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Originally posted by accelgors
the only reason new jersey's income rate is that high is because more than half of it is suburbs (either of NYC or philadelphia). as a suburban guy, this life's not for everyone. so i think it could be pretty depressing if they don't like suburbs
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NJ isnt all suburbs, im from the most rural part of the state and the nature is beautiful. People think that New Jersey is just some smelly industrial wasteland but im from where the lakes, rolling hills and fields are. .. Also counties like Bergen, Hunterdon and Somerset are some of the wealthiest counties in the entire nation and are known as the Beverly Hills of the East Coast
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Originally posted by accelgors
new jersey. everyone even says how horrible it is all the time.
mississippi is widely known as the most unhealthy and poorest state, so that one.
i'm kinda surprised to see indiana on there though. they're not that poor and their education isn't that bad, and they actually have some of the best universities in the country (IU, purdue, and notre dame especially), and they have a lot of farmland but they have some pretty big cities too (indianapolis, fort wayne, evansville).
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At least Jersey has Philly and New York close by
All those dry states in the middle are cursed with dirt and more dirt
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Originally posted by Hunter_13
Yeah, I hate WV. I wanna leave so bad.
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Praying for u sis
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Originally posted by Jay Fenty
Which states seem most depressing and ugly? Either from your experience or what you perceive?
I say any state that doesnt have any coastline aka Middle America, with the exception of Colorado
Most notably depressing states - Missouri, West Virginia, Idaho, Vermont, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas -
- Dreary states with high reports of drug abuse and/or crime, lower education, lower income levels and isolation from big cities.
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Philly and the mainline say hi! One of the wealthiest areas in the country.. nothing depressed about that. Old money doll
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I wouldn't sleep on New York. I know nothing about the more rural areas, but NYC <<<<
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NYC pretty much overshadows its own state, so I guess that too.
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Originally posted by OurLuckyStrike
I'd say New Jersey is way more depressing than Pennsylvania.
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hmm Idk I've driven through Pennsylvania before and it looked so impoverished, felt like a third world country.
On the other hand, New Jersey just felt dangerous with constant police sirens.
Canada>>
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Originally posted by Jay Fenty
NJ isnt all suburbs, im from the most rural part of the state and the nature is beautiful. People think that New Jersey is just some smelly industrial wasteland but im from where the lakes, rolling hills and fields are. .. Also counties like Bergen, Hunterdon and Somerset are some of the wealthiest counties in the entire nation and are known as the Beverly Hills of the East Coast
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i'm from the suburbs of DC and we have the three of the five wealthiest counties in the country (loudoun, fairfax, and arlington. mine is #12. what a flop). like i said, suburbs are high income. i'm not saying it's ALL suburbs, it wouldn't make sense to have no rural areas at all, but it's a very large part of the state.
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Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregan and Oklahoma.
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West Virginia, Mississippi, South Dakota, Montana, and a few more irrelevant ones.
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South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
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Originally posted by blaggot
florida bc it breeds psychopaths apparently
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Not when it's the second most visited and third biggest. Try again
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I forgot Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska So irrelevant
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Originally posted by Timber
Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregan and Oklahoma.
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colorado knows its only appeal is denver and the ski resorts, so the ski places there are so nice like, they're all well-maintained and bright and have really nice snow pack...so i'd say colorado is fun if you like skiing or live near denver, but other than that...
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Los Angeles has nothing going for it. Same for NYC
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