What is the worst US state and why?

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Kansas because…wtf is there?

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u/af1xd 28d ago

Was waiting for this one. As a resident I can confirm there's very little besides wheat and meth.

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u/NizeLee8 28d ago

Johnson County is often rated one of the best places to live in the country. I do agree tho that western Kansas is awful.

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u/CallMeRawie 28d ago

OP here, enjoying the convo and the storm

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u/thekingofcrash7 28d ago

It dumped rain all night in PV

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u/deviousconsumption 28d ago

As a JoCo resident I can confirm that as wholly mind-numbingly boring this state is, with its breathtaking lack of diverse landscapes and elevations and gigantic lifeless swathes of windmill and wheat farms, JoCo is a pretty safe and cheap place to live

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u/TerafloppinDatP 28d ago

Hey I found the OP super deep in 20,000 comments! It's like finding Waldo.

Anyway, the one surprising thing I found about Kansas when I drove through it across country once was that it had surprisingly beautiful state parks! With streams and reservoirs. Was totally not expecting it.

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u/SilkyEnchilada 28d ago

Pittsburg State University.... GO-RILLAS!

Went to college in Kansas. But, I can confirm that meth and wheat are abundant. Also sunflowers, one will hate sunflowers by the time they leave. I mean it... Sunflowers are E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E.

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u/Division2Stew 27d ago

Fellow Gorilla here too! Go Pitt!!

But seriously, Kansas is mostly boring but I have come to appreciate it's beauty. My grandparents live in the Flint Hills and they're gorgeous in the summer.

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u/nahteviro 28d ago

Dude. Wheat meth. Get your high fiber.

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u/MoonlightOnSunflower 28d ago

And those freaking controlled burns every year that kill the air quality three states over. Asthma attacks for days.

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u/ivsciguy 28d ago

Ahh, I remember the days when the Kansas smoke would roll through KC. Made the air kind of yellow and smelled awful.

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u/MoonlightOnSunflower 28d ago

Yes. In high school it always fell on days that PE was held outside. Nothing like running the track with seven kids sounding like they had covid ahead of time!

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u/feedthebear42 28d ago

The good wheat tho?

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u/af1xd 28d ago

Good wheat, yes. Good weed, no. That's the next state over.

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u/admiral_walsty 28d ago

It would suck to be gluten free, unless you really like meth...

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u/Mike7676 28d ago

Your highways freeze in the winter so theres that!! I was stationed at Ft Riley.

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u/Star_Gazer93 27d ago

Topeka is full of it...