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Wyoming get's slammed!
Cyclonesteve:
I was reading the book "Enjoy the Decline" by Aaron Clarey. This is a book about the decline of America and general guides and suggestions on how to deal with the decline. One of the options he talked about was moving to new places and he discussed the benefits and risks of doing that (and how to minimized them) when I got to this quote:
"While there is no set amount of time you should visit, I would recommend spending at least a year's worth of cumulative time in any country you are seriously considering. not only do you get to experience all the seasons and cultural changes that come with it, but more importantly you will discover any "unforeseen deal breakers" which would disqualify that country as a place to live. These "unforeseen deal breakers" are what you really have to look out for because they're "unforeseen." For example, though not outside the United States, when I moved to Wyoming I was very excited because I was finally going to be able to live my dream of mountain climbing and fossil hunting. However, I did not foresee the deal breakers: There is a dearth of interesting or intelligent people in Wyoming. I erroneously assumed people were of average intelligence no matter where you lived. But after having to foreclose on enough trailer homes, watch bloated single moms raid the local WIC office and wait in line as half of Wyoming still pays by check, I quickly realized a lack of intelligent conversation was a deal breaker."
OUCH!
rhodges:
--- Quote from: Steve C. on April 18, 2015, 09:45:24 PM ---There is a dearth of interesting or intelligent people in Wyoming.
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Really? Sorry I let you down. I can speak German and Russian, and my programming skills launched a video media player, as well as a few Linux and FreeBSD device drivers.
--- Quote ---... as half of Wyoming still pays by check, I quickly realized a lack of intelligent conversation was a deal breaker."
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What does checking have to do with anything? Oh, well. This author is probably of low intelligence pretending to be at a higher stature. If that feeds his/her ego, I understand and while I pity the creature, I won't directly oppose it.
Flight-ER-Doc:
Don't sweat it...it's called disinformation, and preparing the battlespace. Make the enemy go somewhere and somewhen of your choosing...i.e. NOT Wyoming (or in my case, Montana).
BTW, we're all dullards here in Flathead County, too. Nothing to see, go elsewhere.
Cyclonesteve:
I got the impression he worked at a bank, hence the forclosed trailers comment, and I recall him talking about how his office window was right across from the WIC office, which would give him an inaccurate impressive of the town/state.
He was quite funny, talking about the parade of fat WIC mothers dragging their two or three fat kids into the office starting at the crack of noon. :)
I also got the impression he wasn't happy with the men-women ratio in his age group.
Cyclonesteve:
--- Quote from: rhodges on April 18, 2015, 10:16:46 PM ---What does checking have to do with anything? Oh, well. This author is probably of low intelligence pretending to be at a higher stature. If that feeds his/her ego, I understand and while I pity the creature, I won't directly oppose it.
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I could be wrong, but here's what I'm thinking. If you want privacy you pay with cash. If you want convenience you pay with a debit/credit card. Paying with a check is slow, inconvenient AND has no privacy. I think that's why he associates it with lack of intelligence. (Plus everyone has to wait and watch while they balance their checkbook in public)
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