iowa sucks

[IA Blows ass]

Des Moines wrote:

I live in Des Moines (past year).. Take it from me, it's full on hick city. Everyone has a competition on how polite they can be, how many strangers they waive at, smile at, & etc so they can look down at everyone who does poke their nose into everyone elses business.
In fact its funny, they are such hicks, they don't know what one is. It has nothing to do with size of a town youre from, you color, if you are a "polite" person.
Want to know what a hick is?? look at the vast majority of Iowans.. who are proud to look down on everyone else for not following their sickening "polite" system.. Its basically a system for cowards not to show their true feelings. I could elaborate further on hick activity here, but its a waste of time given the blinding/selective perception Iowans have of their state.
To the few of you out there who have been decent, sorry to shed some light on where we live.

X2 on that one!

[Dave]

Iowa is not a bad state. I have been to Des Moines many times(my cousin went to Drake), Iowa City (we played Iowa in lacrosse) and Council Bluffs. I'm happy here in St. Louis, but I would not mind living in Iowa.

[Dave]

I'm not sure why it listed me in MA. No way I would ever live in that libtard state.

[petersen1973]

iowasucks wrote:

i mean, there's a lot of corn, soy, hogs, cattle, maybe like three big malls,

You're right; that's exactly what Iowa needs. More big malls. Then we can be upscale and sophisticated like you.

[Des Moines]

Here are a few facts although Rochester probably isn't smart enough to understand them.

IA is #1 in cost of doing business and 4th in the U.S. in overall business climate. This is according to CNBC’s annual report on “America’s Top States for Doing Business.”

IA students earned the 2nd highest average ACT score in the U.S. in 2009 for states testing the majority of their graduating seniors.

According to a recent Gallup Poll, the well-being of Iowans is ranked 4th in the nation. The Gallup Poll took into account the places where people work, the communities in which they live, emotional and physical health, access to basic necessities, and other factors that impact well-being.

I have travelled all across our great country and, compliments of the US Army, even had the opportunity to travel to a far off exotic land, meet people of diverse and interesting cultures----------and kill them. What was that you said about the "real world" and having to know how to be aggressive? Bring it on!

It appears our strategy to keep idiots and d-bags from Rochester out of Iowa is working! If they ever give the U.S. an enema, to get rid of the shit, they will insert the tube in Rochester, NY the "America's poop-chute".

[Stella]

I am from Iowa and I have been all over this country and I'll tell you that people are basically the same everywhere. There are smart and dumb people living side by side in every city and town no matter how large or small. All of you who are so anti-Iowa, have you ever been there? Do you really know anything about the place except for some cliche stereotype that you heard from someone else? You call people from Iowa dumb and hillbillies but actually you make yourself sound ignorant and immature. Living in a big city doesn't make you cultured or give you class. Culture and class have nothing to do with what part of the country you are from, it's how you represent yourself. Look in the mirror.

[Jon]

I drove through the state a few times and almost fell asleep. Most of the people I know from Iowa are not cultured. I stopped at a hotel in Iowa and they told me it was $189. I said, "Are you kidding me?" The trash at the front desk said, "Well, your in West Des Moines." I fell on the ground laughing, and rolled up the road about 4 miles and got a nice room for $49. Only in Iowa would they think a Holiday Inn is top of the line.

[Stella]

Stella wrote:

I am from Iowa and I have been all over this country and I'll tell you that people are basically the same everywhere. There are smart and dumb people living side by side in every city and town no matter how large or small. All of you who are so anti-Iowa, have you ever been there? Do you really know anything about the place except for some cliche stereotype that you heard from someone else? You call people from Iowa dumb and hillbillies but actually you make yourself sound ignorant and immature. Living in a big city doesn't make you cultured or give you class. Culture and class have nothing to do with what part of the country you are from, it's how you represent yourself. Look in the mirror.

John, you're from Minneapolis! Wow! You must be so much more cultured. Give me a break. I have seen plenty crappy, over-priced hotels there. I mean, you're claim to fame is the Mall Of America! Get over yourself!

[maggie]

iowasucks wrote:

after tomorrow, your ridiculously overhyped hillbilly state will be forgotten for the next four years. thank god almighty.

there's a lot of corn, soy, hogs, cattle, maybe like three big malls, three major "cities", a lack of religious and ethnic diversity, two bad college sports teams, and the world's largest truck stop. i'll give you guys the benefit of the doubt on the education system there, but there's so few kids to actually educate, leading to a "better" perception of the school system.
MY ANSWER TO U Our school systems raise some of the BEST kids in the world!! You know--THIS STATE IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF!!!! Look at all the people we try to feed--give a little spritual uplift to and general feeling of well being---I think this "hillbilly state" is something to be really really terribly PROUD of!!!!!!!!!! Iowa leads in so many areas that you appear to be lacking in....why don't you come visit us and we will be more than willing to educate you in the myrid of experiences that are available for exploration~good people, good food, good music, great culture, and the farming experience.........farmers feed America!!

[been there]

Charles Grasley. . . .