re: Louisiana appreciation thread

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don't appreciate how truly beautiful the state is.

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Nah, I’ve been to Louisiana numerous times to visit family, in both the northern and southern parts of the state. There isn’t anything scenic about seeing swampy marshlands lol

1) I never said anything about being "wealthy"
2) I never said anything about Louisiana being objectively good

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All these people swearing Tx is perfect never mention the issues here and the difference in COL. they tax you to death in Tx. Crime rates aren’t non existent. Worst of all, everything and everyone is super generic. The homes are almost all lookalike cookie cutter. The people are all transplants mostly from CA, NY and the Midwest. They’re all weird and standoffish. Nothing like Louisiana folk.

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Texas is a place where people get up, go to work, come back home, and repeat. I’ll be the first to admit that this state doesn’t offer many amenities aside from jobs. Our beaches are trash, the climate is awful, and we have no real scenery unless you consider West Texas “scenic”. People view TX as a place to build their career and then retire to Florida when they have enough money

Well could have fooled me by talking about not caring "how the masses live." And glad we agree that it is objectively the worst state in the Union by almost every metric

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Things are way more similar than different in upper middle class enclaves.

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This is what I was attempting to portray in my post earlier in the thread. I don't really think that my lifestyle here in Lafayette is much different than it would be in any city of a similar size around the country. The only real difference is distance to things like mountains or beaches.

oh no LA's poverty rate is 5% higher than TN's!!! who gives a frick? what difference does it make in real, everyday life?

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Well could have fooled me by talking about not caring "how the masses live." And glad we agree that it is objectively the worst state in the Union by almost every metric

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Louisiana really sucks if you are poor, but honestly, everywhere probably sucks if you are poor.

If you aren't poor, then your standard of living here is probably very similar to what it would be anywhere, outside of location specific amenities.

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If you aren't poor, then your standard of living here is probably very similar to what it would be anywhere, outside of location specific amenities

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if you are in LA and have a household income north of 100-120k, which is very achievable, you’re probably living a higher QOL than most people at a similar income level throughout the country.

That's just not true, even if poor it's better in other places, not even addressing the fact that you are factually less likely to be poor. But the government works way more efficiently in most other states, so that is good for an impoverished person. However if rich or middle class, Louisiana is still objectively worse, you're more likely to be a victim of a crime etc. There are states where you would literally have to try to go to an area where you feel unsafe, it's pretty easy in Louisiana