22 maps that show Americans' opinions of other states

[limpyhobbler]

http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-how-americans-feel-about-the-states-2013-8

The United States prides itself on being a union of independent states, each with their own unique reputation, personality, and aesthetic.

After seeing an excellent poll that asked Europeans what they thought of other European countries, we talked to our polling partner SurveyMonkey Audience to expand the questions and try it on Americans, to see how they felt about other states.

The results were hilarious, informative and tell you everything you need to know about the dynamic between the states.

We asked respondents — 1603 of them — to answer each question with a state that wasn't their own. The poll was carried out using SurveyMonkey's Audience feature, which was more accurate predicting the 2012 election than numerous traditional pollsters.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/poll-how-americans-feel-about-the-states-2013-8

[Warpy]

1. The language one at the bottom is great too

It's interesting that Texas is by far the one state the most people want to get rid of. You'd think that would tell them something.

[Nevernose]

14. I can't believe the histrionic Texas defenders

Haven't jumped all over your reply, yet -- and I say this as a born and raised (and thank God former) Texan.

Dear Texas: it's not that I don't love you, or that I have ill will towards you. It's just that with every passing day it becomes clear to me that -- despite your many wonderful qualities, like your universities, your Molly Ivinses, your Texas Monthly crime reporting, your incredible BBQ, your desire to Keep Austin Weird -- our relationship is becoming increasingly dysfunctional.

Look, Texas, I'm not saying you're the only one at fault. Alaska has issues, too, but it's still small population-wise. It's diapers aren't as stinky as yours, plus we can sleep safely knowing that Alaska's not going to rifle through our stuff, because we thoughtfully and somewhat presciently kept it separated from the mainland.

And I'll admit that there are other states with equally bad problems, but the truth is that the other 49 states really never expected much out of Mississippi, Alabama, or Arkansas. We don't love you any less than Mississippi, we just think, Texas, that you have more potential.

We're all aware that your big brother, New York, has an overinflated sense of self-worth, but we also know that they have to keep its best feature on an island to keep it away from the rest of the state. and New Jersey has plenty of good features that no one ever talks about, like that part of the state that's near Philly, but not actually in Philly, and is also rural/suburban, because that party's rather lovely. And Delaware! Who could forget lovely Delaware, home of, uh, well...Delaware, where people from New Jersey go to buy their cigarettes! Good on you, Delaware!

California knows they produce an above average number of serial killers, but they're working on it. Nevada is bipolar and probably will be forever, but nobody actually lives there anyway.

I know that I promised before not to mention Florida, all fifty of us did, but I just want to say that Florida has promised to go back to rehab. So lets just keep our fingers crossed.

I guess what I'm trying to say, Texas, is that maybe we should go to counseling together? If the rest of us promise not to be so judgmental, would you promise to start taking your meds? Because there's a reason that, statistically speaking, a hundred million Americans want to throw you out of the house.

[Warpy]

15. Yep, that's what that particular item should tell them, all right.

But will they ever listen? I'm running out of patience, especially since they keep trying to tell the rest of us Texas is where good people go when they die and everything there is just the way it should be and they're much better than everybody else, too.

Do notice I'm not contesting the result that says people from Mass. have the worst accents. The rest of us out there have faced uncomfortable facts a long time ago and the Mass. Dumb Accent is probably the funniest one out there. I lived there for over 20 years, so I oughta know.

[NuclearDem]

2. "Louisiana, go home, you're drunk."

[Scootaloo]

7. I can guarantee you most of hte peopel who answered that have never been to Alaska

or maybe they're giving a pass because being drunk is the only way to tolerate living in Alaska... but then, it's the only way to tolerate living in Louisiana too, so I dunno what's up there

[NuclearDem]

8. New Orleans and Mardi Gras, probably.

[LearningCurve]

13. Plus, if you're drunk in Alaska, who can you hit?

Maybe a moose, but I'm sure some people there would call that "shopping." I keed, I keed.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

3. How many New Yorkers does it take ...

... to change a light bulb?


None of yer f***n business.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Light bulb ? You want a light bulb ?

Yeah, I got your light bulb right here ...

[PETRUS]

4. Maps and data - cool. nt

[boston bean]

5. I take offense to that first map!

Now wheah did I put my cah keys.

[Cali_Democrat]

6. Interesting

[one_voice]

10. Philly definitley...

has the WORST sports fans.

[progressoid]

11. I'm guessing this is mostly based on impressions from the media etc. and not experience.

I have only met two people that have been to all 50 states.

[LearningCurve]

12. Thanks for posting this

It's always nice to see something light-hearted in GD.