[QUOTE=matt000024;47162133]Yeah, but we have Cuomo who is a really shitty governor.[/QUOTE]
On the other hand, Stewart's ice cream.
I'm gonna be the preacher of nobody and say that, having come from the southeast US, I don't want to leave western New York. Yeah the weather can be near apocalyptic, but the people who complain the loudest already hired plow drivers for their driveways, snow blowers for their sidewalks, and likely haven't touched a shovel in five years. Sure the state plow drivers sometimes knock a mailbox, but the roads are salted and accessible for the price of no more than taxes, and considering the amount of road they have to cover, it's extremely effective. Living in a village, I don't have to set an alarm in a winter morning because there will be plows hard at work by 6am, making the entire village accessible without fail, every time.
On food, we have some of the best pizza in the nation, the best hot wings in the nation, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Tahou_Hots]garbage plates[/url], and world-famous apples and wine. That alone is one of two primary reasons why I can't leave, the other being the radio. At least 4 classic rock stations here, 3 alt rock stations, and a small, donation-funded station that will play anything from the Chemical Brothers to Classixx or Washed Out during your afternoon commute. Comparatively to the south, our internet is fast and dirty cheap as well. I paid about $50 a month for 3 Mbps in South Carolina, but started at 2Mbps up here for an illegally low $14 a month.
The south is viewed as a haven paradise, but I invite the locals here to the swamps, inbred hillbillies, mosquitoes, high humidity and sheer boredom of my home land. Plus we got the Adirondacks, Thousand Islands and NYC.
Then there's Long Island. Fuck Long Island.
[QUOTE=Xanadu;47165362]Then there's Long Island. Fuck Long Island.[/QUOTE]
this is what i've been trying to say
i've been living on LI for almost 20 years
it is the literal embodiment of hell/purgatory/etc
to put it simply, new york state can be divided into three categories: nyc, li, and upstate ny (aka canada jr)
[QUOTE=Xanadu;47165362]The south is viewed as a haven paradise, but I invite the locals here to the swamps, inbred hillbillies, mosquitoes, high humidity and sheer boredom of my home land. Plus we got the Adirondacks, Thousand Islands and NYC.[/QUOTE]
The people who think the South is some kind of paradise are morons. It has some very beautiful countryside you flat out can't get anywhere else, but that doesn't make up for the poverty, crime, and ridiculous price gouging. It's a thousand times cheaper than somewhere like California, but I'd still rather live on the West Coast.
[QUOTE=Pops;47165460]this is what i've been trying to say
i've been living on LI for almost 20 years
it is the literal embodiment of hell/purgatory/etc
to put it simply, new york state can be divided into three categories: nyc, li, and upstate ny (aka canada jr)[/QUOTE]
What about my Hudson Valley?
[QUOTE=Chaotic Lord;47166116]What about my Hudson Valley?[/QUOTE]
literally the gateway to canada
[QUOTE=Lijitsu;47165956]The people who think the South is some kind of paradise are morons. It has some [B]very beautiful countryside you flat out can't get anywhere else[/B], but that doesn't make up for the poverty, crime, and ridiculous price gouging. It's a thousand times cheaper than somewhere like California, but I'd still rather live on the West Coast.[/QUOTE]
Do you have fall foliage like this in the South?
[img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/7/18/16/enhanced-buzz-3068-1374178574-11.jpg[/img]
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[QUOTE=Chaotic Lord;47166116]What about my Hudson Valley?[/QUOTE]
Depends. Are you north or south of Poughkeepsie?
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[QUOTE=Prismatex;47166660]Depends. Are you north or south of Poughkeepsie?
[img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/7/17/11/enhanced-buzz-26293-1374076005-17.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
South. About an hour's drive.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;47166660]Do you have fall foliage like this in the South?
[img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/7/18/16/enhanced-buzz-3068-1374178574-11.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Depends on the part of the South you visit. Some places, sure. Where I live, there's a lot more evergreens. We have a shit ton of magnolias and pines in my area, and other than that there's just generally a lot of green growth. It's beautiful down here, but I'd trade it for somewhere less horribly poor in a heartbeat. My state and especially my city are teeming with corrupt politicians, makes it hard to give a fuck about this place. The personal reasons I have for wanting to leave don't help.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;47166660]Do you have fall foliage like this in the South?
[img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/7/18/16/enhanced-buzz-3068-1374178574-11.jpg[/img]
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Depends. Are you north or south of Poughkeepsie?
[img]http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr06/2013/7/17/11/enhanced-buzz-26293-1374076005-17.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Anything north of NYC is considered upstate
Orange county represent. Apparent gateway to Canada.
[QUOTE=LoganIsAwesome;47167367]Anything north of NYC is considered upstate
Orange county represent. Apparent gateway to Canada.[/QUOTE]
Frequent driver through of orange county when its nice outside here. Why are your roads decent for seemingly being in the middle of nowhere?
[QUOTE=LoganIsAwesome;47167367]Anything north of NYC is considered upstate[/QUOTE]
By who? People who are wrong, that's who.
Yonkers and White Plains are [I]so[/I] not upstate.
[QUOTE=Call Me Kiwi;47167645]Frequent driver through of orange county when its nice outside here. Why are your roads decent for seemingly being in the middle of nowhere?[/QUOTE]
Orange County isn't in the middle of nowhere lol. It has a population of 400,000 and a few cities. It is also home to some of the most advanced hospitals in the state and is one of the only growing counties.
Empty quote this if you are from NYC
[QUOTE=LoganIsAwesome;47168101]Orange County isn't in the middle of nowhere lol. It has a population of 400,000 and a few cities. It is also home to some of the most advanced hospitals in the state and is one of the only growing counties.[/QUOTE] I mean relatively in the middle of nowhere.
Sloatsburg road, theres only about two miles of it ,and its in the very far corner of the county, with a few dozen homes around it but considering the state of some roads here(NJ), that doesn't mean jack shit.
Also Long Meadow road takes you into the middle of nowhere for being so close to NYC.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;47167744]By who? People who are wrong, that's who.
Yonkers and White Plains are [I]so[/I] not upstate.[/QUOTE]
if it isn't nyc or li, it's upstate.
I just refer to it as New York State.
[QUOTE=Call Me Kiwi;47168743]I just refer to it as New York State.[/QUOTE]
I call it "that one state that wants to be part of New England but never will be".
I came here to talk about how awesome Texas is but I appear to be a page or so late.
Also Gig'em.
[QUOTE=Pops;47168617]if it isn't nyc or li, it's upstate.[/QUOTE]
Spoken like a true downstater.
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[QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;47168767]I call it "that one state that wants to be part of New England but never will be".[/QUOTE]
Upstate NY is actually quite similar to New England. It's like if Maine and West Virginia had a baby.
[QUOTE=Prismatex;47168931]Spoken like a true downstater.[/QUOTE]
wasn't my choice to move here
[QUOTE=OvB;47168790]I came here to talk about how awesome Texas is but I appear to be a page or so late.
Also Gig'em.[/QUOTE]
it's never too late to talk about how awesome texas is
i'm not a true texan because i like both UT and A&M it confuses people
Hey guys,
New Jersey is the best state ever
Okay?
:suicide:
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47170152]Hey guys,
Massachusetts is the best state ever
Okay?
:suicide:[/QUOTE]
aw, thanks bae
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;47170152]Hey guys,
New Jersey is the best state ever
Okay?
:suicide:[/QUOTE]
Your state literally dropped Snooki as its New Years ball.
Pollytheparrot rated some NY guy dumb for saying the south sucks, but Polly is from Texas, and Texans need to understand that to everyone else in this fucking country, Texas is not the south. Texas is its own region, called Texas. The south sucks. Texas is Texas. According to the census bureau, yes, Texas is part of the south, but apparently so is Maryland, and we all know that's bullshit.
Now, the deep south, consisting of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and maybe Tennessee, that shit is the absolute worst. Fuck that whole area
[QUOTE=Erector Beast;47171129]Now, the deep south, consisting of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and maybe Tennessee, that shit is the absolute worst. Fuck that whole area[/QUOTE]
Can confirm. I live here. Send help.
[QUOTE=Erector Beast;47171129]Pollytheparrot rated some NY guy dumb for saying the south sucks, but Polly is from Texas, and Texans need to understand that to everyone else in this fucking country, Texas is not the south. Texas is its own region, called Texas. The south sucks. Texas is Texas. According to the census bureau, yes, Texas is part of the south, but apparently so is Maryland, and we all know that's bullshit.
Now, the deep south, consisting of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and maybe Tennessee, that shit is the absolute worst. Fuck that whole area[/QUOTE]
Eh, some parts of Tennessee are pretty okay. Knoxville's good, Nashville's touristy but good, Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville are passable, and Memphis is literally post-apocalyptic. Aside from Beale Street. Beale Street is okay.
Then again, I live in Sevierville and spend my days in Knoxville, so maybe I'm slightly biased.
But, to be fair, we aren't the deep south. We're a buffer zone. Heck, we sided with the North during the Civil War (aside from Franklin. Franklin didn't side with the North.)
[QUOTE=Erector Beast;47171129]Pollytheparrot rated some NY guy dumb for saying the south sucks, but Polly is from Texas, and Texans need to understand that to everyone else in this fucking country, Texas is not the south. Texas is its own region, called Texas. The south sucks. Texas is Texas. According to the census bureau, yes, Texas is part of the south, but apparently so is Maryland, and we all know that's bullshit.
Now, the deep south, consisting of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, and maybe Tennessee, that shit is the absolute worst. Fuck that whole area[/QUOTE]
Don't forget South Carolina and it's intelligent loudmouth politicians and, you know, starting the civil war
[QUOTE=Xanadu;47171974]Don't forget South Carolina and it's intelligent loudmouth politicians and, you know, starting the civil war[/QUOTE]
You mean the War of Northern Aggression?
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