r/AskReddit • u/af1xd • 29d ago

What is the worst US state and why?

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u/drputypfifeanddrum 29d ago

Mississippi! In just about every metric you can imagine the state is at or near the bottom. And the sad part is they seem to okay with it.

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u/angryfromnv 28d ago

Mississippi barely has a grasp on the imperial system so there’s no need to go confusing them by introducing the metric system

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u/dougmr 28d ago

I use the metric system around EU friends when we meet yearly in the US. 4 years ago, a guy raised in Mississippi (moved to Kentucky though) literally got mad at me, bitched me out in public, and then moved me into the 'not friend' category for doing so.

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u/JakeSmithsPhone 28d ago

4 years ago

If you are on the metric system, that's 0.4 decades.