Those sections of Jersey are not white trashy. It just happens to be the chemical capital of the northeast.:D Northern Jersey is actually the "rich" part of the state.
South Jersey is the trashy part of the state. But Jersey is funny too. My area for example, In my neighborhood you have million dollar homes, cross over the main intersection (Rt 9) to the other side 200 feet away, and it is like the casting call for "Joe Dirt". Scary people over there. Lots of old Trans Ams on blocks on the front lawn. People sitting on car seats on the front porch. Stuff like that.

If you look at the rates at which people are leaving, CA may be at the top of this list too.

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No matter where you live there is going to be (insert slur here). I just depends on if you choose to see it or not. I have lived all over the U.S. and currently live in New England. The people from the South are generally the friendliest, the Northeast the rudest, Pac NW the heaviest beer drinkers, TX and Cali the most self centered, and the Mid-West the most bland. That's not to say I haven't enjoyed the many different areas I have lived in, but on the contrary, I have made many good friends, had many wonderful times, and seen unbelievable vistas, but if I had to choose one place to spend the rest of my days that would be Peru.

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New Mexico's Hurtin
 

I would bet on New Mexico. Trailer trash, illegals, pollution. just the pits. Third world state from the Arizona border all the way to El Paso...They should move El Paso over to New Mexico. Really bad.. Just follow the 10 frwy trough hell. Looks like Tijuana all the way....

NJ has a very bad rap in our town. and it's not the southern part that has earned it. i've been to the southern section of NJ and it caused me to wonder why NJ is considered such a dump; it was beautiful. but for AC it is very nice. some of those s. nj boys are hardcore duck hunting fiends too. very healthy sneak boat scene there if you like such a thing (i love small duck boats).

trashiest place i've been personally is Florida. resort towns like ours (in Maryland)seem to get a lot of people running away from their problems. they come here, talk a lot of *****, screw up again and then they head for Fla. claiming untold riches are there for the taking.

Delaware is a right pitiful place too. visit a wal-mart in a de. town and you need counseling just to get out of the depression it puts you in.

Only been as far N as SD, but this applies as well. Normally the more boring the landscape, the more friendly, hardworking, and unassuming the population. KS, NE, ND, SD, etc may not be So-Cal, but do feature people that still give a ***** about each other.

Of all the states, only Florida has its own tag on Fark.... that should tell you something...

I have traveled far and wide - and Kansas feed lots are the worst thing I have come across...

QUOTE: "I've actually been to Missouri, but it just struck me as a whole lot of nothing."
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Perfect! Our 'Grand Plan' is working ... just as we anticipated it would. (handshakes all around)

PLEASE, ALL of you ...continue to pass through, on your way elsewhere! There is nothing here for you.

Carry on.

Hard to argue. The towns stupid enough to allow them have the smell as a constant companion, as well as being deluged with illegal immigrants. Dodge City and Garden City not only smell like ass, they closely resemble Mexico City. Americans are definitely the minority.

Tough call. I incline to Flori-duh.

I think New Mexico might just take the title, but, as bad as it is, it's inconsequential, so it doesn't have the 'reputation.'

JP

A good overall index of intelligence, education, economy, etc., is that map showing states in blue or red. The states mentioned above are indeed infamous for their lack of industriousness, and they are bastions of redness. Industriousness and productivity show a strong negative correlation to political conservativeness.

Hmmmmmm........

I grew up in Taylortucky!!!!!!

wow!
 

Hey, I'm in Wyandotte (Polka for the Gold!) We call Grosse Ile "Taylor By the Sea"

You forgot poor highways. I've seen them repave I-20 in Lousiana right over the potholes and bumps, then they had a drunk blind man paint the stripes (of course this just points back to the graft and corruption issue). At least the other southern states have good highways.

I dated a girl that lived in Grosse Ile when I was in high school. She was pretty trailer, she was originally from the panhandle of Florida, but buckwild in the sack!!!!

Oregon state cop stops a car with Missouri plates.

"Do you have any I.D.?"

Driver: ""Bout What?"

QUOTE: "A good overall index of intelligence, education, economy, etc., is that map showing states in blue or red. The states mentioned above are indeed infamous for their lack of industriousness, and they are bastions of redness. Industriousness and productivity show a strong negative correlation to political conservativeness."
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LOL ...This thread just HAD to take a political turn eventually!