As someone who has actually traveled across most of America, I think my opinion is held at a higher regard

1. Northern Coastal California
2. New York City
3. Florida
4. New England
5. The South

San Francisco is one of the most geographically gifted places I've been to. It's very hilly in some areas and just flat in others. It has a beach, It's a peninsula. It seems like it could be it's own state at times. I love vacationing at this city. I only wish that I could have been here during the summer of loves and be a hippy.

Votes so far:

California - 1
Colorado - 1
Hawaii - 1
Oregon - 2
Texas - 3
Virginia - 1
Wyoming - 1

Colorado

Delaware

Vote: Texas

Because it's highly affordable, fun to drive (outside commutes), has a great food scene (SF, LA, and NYC probably have much more accessible variety and quality of ethnic cuisines, but Houston is more innovative), and has a lot of little bits of culture interspersed throughout the state. Also kolaches. It's so hard to get kolaches outside Texas.

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But I have some questions:

1. Is money a constraint? Is this from the perspective of an average person?
If not, California wins empirically. If money is not an object, California is where you'd probably move to. It's to America what America is to Western Europe: much better if you can afford it, much worse if you can't.

2. Are these the best places to live in or visit?
If the latter, Hawai'i, New York, and California win easily over Texas, Virginia, Wyoming, and basically the rest of the state.

New Vote Count:
California - 1
Colorado - 2
Delaware - 1
Hawaii - 1
Oregon - 2
Texas - 4
Virginia - 1
Wyoming - 1

Can I ask why Hawaii is in italics?

That's my vote

Edited 7/20/2020 14:53:18

When most Americans visit forgein nations, they say they are from America, not the state. Except for a few states that take immesne pride in their state instead of the nation, most notably Texas. No wonder it leads (and yes I also vote Texas cause it's where I live).

It really depends what you're looking for. Most people like where they grew up from, although a few hate it.

I grew up in coastal California:

pros:

1. Fantastic weather
2. Lots of economic opportunity
3. Multi-cultural

cons:
1. crowded/bad traffic
2. high cost of living
3. high taxes

Some people really like California (I do), others may not like it very much.

New Vote Count:
California - 2
Colorado - 2
Delaware - 1
Hawaii - 1
Oregon - 2
Texas - 5
Virginia - 1
Wyoming - 1

Kenya

My number one is my home state of New Jersey.
1. The Jersey Shore is great. Beautiful view and it’s always a great time there.
2. The proximity to New York City and Pennsylvania helps provide a variety of options for what people there want to visit (Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, etc.)
3. We have the second best education in the USA (Massachusetts first) and are the second least dependent on federal government (Kansas first)
4. Major Hurricanes or earthquakes don’t happen often in New Jersey.
5. Consistently named as one of the best states to raise your family.

New Vote Count:
Texas - 5 (31.25%)
California - 2 (12.5%)
Colorado - 2 (12.5%)
Oregon - 2 (12.5%)
Delaware - 1 (6.25%)
Hawaii - 1 (6.25%)
New Jersey - 1 (6.25%)
Virginia - 1 (6.25%)
Wyoming - 1 (6.25%)

Edited 7/31/2020 06:18:26

Delaware

New Vote Count:
Texas - 5 (29.41%)
California - 2 (11.76%)
Colorado - 2 (11.76%)
Delaware - 2 (11.76%)
Oregon - 2 (11.76%)
Hawaii - 1 (5.88%)
New Jersey - 1 (5.88%)
Virginia - 1 (5.88%)
Wyoming - 1 (5.88%)

Not Illinois

Wyoming

New Vote Count:
Texas - 5 (27.78%)
California - 2 (11.11%)
Colorado - 2 (11.11%)
Delaware - 2 (11.11%)
Oregon - 2 (11.11%)
Wyoming - 2 (11.11%)
Hawaii - 1 (5.56%)
New Jersey - 1 (5.56%)
Virginia - 1 (5.56%)

Posts on This Thread:

Actual votes - 18 (45%)
Player25253's tallies - 6 (15%)
Discussion about votes - 4 (10%)
Votes for countries - 3 (7.5%)
Discussion about Player25253's tallies - 2 (5%)
Original post with question - 1 (2.5%)
Votes for worst state - 1 (2.5%)
Complaints about Iowa - 1 (2.5%)
Complaints about Illinois - 1 (2.5%)
Votes for regions of the US - 1 (2.5%)
Votes for territories of the US - 1 (2.5%)
General Warzone's meta-tally - 1 (2.5%)

Edited 8/13/2020 01:40:39