Do you love your state (province) and do you think other people see your state as you do?

I love Georgia geographically, agriculturally, scenically. I am a big fan of it.

It’s the people (and their politics, and their latent redneckishness) that I have a problem with.

And it’s not as wacko politically as Florida.

^Ahem, Marjorie Taylor Greene.

I love my state as it has all 4 seasons, beautiful scenery and wonderful places to camp, hike, bike, trail ride, white water rafting and more.
Our governor had the balls to take his bulldog on TV and turned his butt to the camera and told Bette Middler to “kiss his dogs heinie” after she called WV poor, illiterate and strung out.

I love my province, not so much because it houses the city I live in, as well as a few other (bigger) ones, like Rotterdam and The Hague.
Actually I really don’t care so much for which ever province I coincidentally was born in, but I love mine because my girlfriend is in love with it (especially my hometown).
I can see and feel her love and enthusiasm for it, and that warms my heart.

If I had been born a Florida Man I’d probably move out of State.

People think all kinds of things about California, some true some not. What I love about this state is the beauty, the diversity, and it’s commitment to progressive values.

I live in Michigan.
Frick Ohio

I love California and Nevada, but I acknowledge the problems (especially in California). In criticizing California, people often point out that it is extremely expensive (true), has a rampant homelessness problem (true) and is plagued by drought and wildfire (also true). What people say about the people and culture is often less true. I’ve found something good about every state I’ve visited and I don’t like to write any off based on stereotypes and could see living elsewhere. That said, California and Nevada will always be home.

If I left, it would be to find cheaper and more verdant pastures. Sky-high rent and endless drought get to you after a while.

Same for me, Leslie. I’ll add that no sales tax for groceries is another plus. I live in the southern part and I’ve gotten to really hate the heat and hurricane threat half the year. I’m considering selling my house moving to the mountains. I do so miss the seasons and cool weather. I can sell my house easily right now for four times what I paid for it in 2014. That is ridiculous. That ball is going to drop just like it did during the Obama years. Again, it will not be pretty. So, I need to just know I’m staying or go ahead and sell.

I love living in Georgia. I even love the crazy Rednecks because they give me some comic relief at the times that I need it most!!! The weather is basically GREAT most days. We’ve been seeing a few more tornadoes over the last 10 years or so but they seem to stop before they get to my house. I live in a small town that is close enough to a larger city that I can have the best of both worlds!!! IF I need the services of a very large city, I only need drive about 2 hours north or south & I’ve got everything I could possibly need!!! As for what others think of my little town, I don’t care as long as they don’t move here & screw it up!!!

I love a lot of thing’s about my state, it’s interesting history to the incredible caves and so much fresh water everywhere.
Many people are happy to fly over and keep going, and that’s okay.

I love Hawaii. I hope to live here the rest of my life. It is truly paradise. The weather is perfect. There’s sunshine and cool breezes. Anything grows here, and the fruit is exceptional. The people are the best I’ve ever encountered. The spirit of aloha is real and is contagious.

Our problems are mostly due to outside forces beyond our control.

I live in NY. I like NY, there are a lot of things I love about the area I live in. There are some things I don’t like about the area I live in. I love that it’s fairly rural with lakes and horses, and it’s an area that used to be a vacation spot, so it’s really like being on vacation in the summer. People come from the city on weekends to visit the area I live in, because it’s fun in summer and fall with the lakes and orchards. I like that I can get to NYC within about an hour and a half, to the heart of downtown. I like that i can get to Cape Cod, Newport or Boston within 2 or 3 hours. I live about 10 minutes from CT so I have access to CT stuff, and the Hudson Valley is right here, too, so I have good proximity to good stuff.

What I don’t like about the area I live in is that there’s a road about two miles away, and they’re currently building some big stores on it, which some people think is great because it’s going to help our taxes. I am one who doesn’t think it’s great, because it’s going to bring traffic, accidents, crime and people to that area. If I were still working, it would lengthen my commute because they’re going to have to put in a traffic light where there is not one now, and more people are going to be on the local roads. The other thing that I don’t like about NY is that the winters can be unpredictable and can suck. This winter wasn’t the worst but we’ve had hurricanes and tornadoes and power outages and ice storms and all that fun.

Politically, NY tends to be Democratic but people will tell you, accurately, that NYC and places where residents from NYC make their second homes will be Dem but the rest of the state tends to be Republican.

A lot of people complain about the high taxes in NY. We have high taxes but we have a lot of services.

I was in south Florida recently, and the weather was incredible. It was a great week (friends can see my pix on FB). It was a beautiful spot. Beaches in Florida are gorgeous. Parts of Florida are skanky, and I don’t like the politics in FL (i.e. DeSantis). Also the summers would be hard to tolerate. I’ve been there in summer and it was unbearable. Even as far north as VA, summers can be hard to tolerate (for me). Prices are going up on Florida real estate, because it has a reputation for being c heaper and because a lot of people like their weather.

I used to live in northern CA, and it was so beautiful. Supposedly there are high taxes in CA.

I have an aunt that lives in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is like an adult playground. Nevada is beautiful but there is a seedy element in LV.

Bottom line, no place is perfect. There are advantages and disadvantages no matter where you live.

This explains a lot.

^Meaning?

@jca2 What services do you have that you feel is above or beyond what the other states provide to the public at large?

@SnipSnip NY has a very liberal Social Services system. Very liberal and generous with shelters, family court, things like that. Very liberal with landlord tenant issues (often siding with tenants in court, for example). People will come from other states to NY because of the liberal social services budget. Northern states in general have no choice but to spend a lot of money on snow removal. If you go to states like VA, and it snows, they just shut down for a few days because they don’t have snow removal equipment like they do up north.

I’m not saying NY is the only state with a liberal social services system, but in general, states that are liberal with that will have high taxes (another example being California).