OT CNBC picks top ten worst states...
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Unless you're in NWA then you're golden. And our air quality has a higher level of ozone due to the amount of trees. You can actually contact the EPA or ADEQ and they weill tell you the same. That stat is skewed. However, crime per capita, yeah we earned that. Little Rock is a hell hole. There are some good places to eat, but you may get robbed on the way out.
Ouch... Hard to argue with a lot of what they have in there from a data perspective. Maybe that will open up some eyes to make some changes in the state (but I doubt it).
Typical for there to be several southern states in that type of study. High rates of obesity, poverty, and high school dropouts but I wouldn't want to be from anywhere else.
I haven't even bothered to look, but I would wager that they are mostly "red states". Anything with an "NBC" in the title...leans a bit left...
Hello CNBC. One of these pictures represents roughly 60% of what you call the worst state to live in within our nation, the other picture is New Jersey. I will take my chances with the crime rate in 90% of Arkansas geographicly than just about anywhere.
Yah for all the southern pride, it's u fortunately not the best area of the US to live in. There are some nice places, but overall it's statistically not good.
I'm not surprised. Seems the only people that don't know AR is a sh!th0le are the ones that live there.
I agree especially in the agricultural areas but IMO the people are the best in the country. Generally speaking.
I'm not going to hang out in Little Rock, or Pine Bluff much so the crime rate falls in half. I make in a single household 1.75 times the US average income. I'm surrounded by 16 acres of trees so the air is good. CNBC's Arkansas may be the worst state to live in but my Arkansas is one of the best.
Every bit of a poll like this is subjective. Change the metrics and New York, California and Illinois will be at the top.
That's true of anything. The south ranks highest in obesiety and diabetes, shorter life spans, lower rate of insurance, and is generally speaking the least educated area of the country. Al that combines to make it a poor place to live. Are there things I love about the south and places I've been that I liked? Yes. But it's hard to argue that states like CA, NY, etc aren't better places to live. People have what's generally accepted to be a higher quality of life than in the south. Ones preference for the south doesn't change stats that show the negative aspect to living there.
I agree that these are somewhat subjective, but the data and the metrics are what they are. The only one that is truly subjective is the "Quality of Life" metric. It takes into account health, anti-discrimination, inclusiveness, amount of stuff to do. Some people don't care about that stuff and are perfectly happy living in a place that scores low in those areas.
I'm curious what metrics you think could be changed that would put those states at the top?
Serious question....
I have never noticed smog or bad air quality? Am I drunk? I mean 1/2 of the state is trees, 1/4 farmland, 1/8 cities and 1/8 water.
Did they just blow smoke up my assfault or does our air quality really suck?
I have never noticed smog or bad air quality? Am I drunk? I mean 1/2 of the state is trees, 1/4 farmland, 1/8 cities and 1/8 water.
Did they just blow smoke up my assfault or does our air quality really suck?
Everybody should take pride in which region of the country their family originates from. There are wonderful people across this country but in my profession I have had the opportunity to speak to many people from all across this great land of ours and southern people tend to rank amongst the most hospitable on average. Just my personal experience.
I've lived in most regions of the country and I would agree that I found Arkansans to be the friendliest on the whole.
It's not just Arkansans. The sense of community in the south creates a friendly atmosphere. There are fewer metropolitan areas that give our region a feel of togetherness that the east and west coast can't duplicate. I challenge anybody to find a region of the country where most people speak to you as walk down the street. Doesn't happen.
Don't get me wrong, I've found Arkansans and southerners to be very friendly, down to earth people. What I've found is we don't have a monopoly on that. By and large, everywhere I've got I've met friendly, nice people. A lot of that "Southern Hospitality" is also a bit of little man syndrome this area of the country has. You hear it with the hospitality, or how good a business school Arkansas has, or what a great Children's hospital we have. The stats don't bear those out but we say that b\c I think deep down we know it's poor, etc and nobody wants to dump on where they came from. Southerners can be very good, friendly people, but we don't have a monopoly on it like we think we do.
Have to say, I prefer if most people don't speak to me as I walk down the street. I'm walking down the street because I have someplace to be.
Yeah, it happens in all of these threads. I went to central, have been all over the city. Had a girlfriend that lived in western hills off of Asher. If you go looking for trouble you can certainly find it, but I've never had an issue. Not one time. @razorbacksyall talking about getting robbed going to a restaurant is dramatic, no two ways about it.
Now, let's rank 10 worst news and business channels.
1. CNBC
Quality 1 out of 10.
10 worst newspapers
1. New York Slimes
2. Washington Compost
1. CNBC
Quality 1 out of 10.
10 worst newspapers
1. New York Slimes
2. Washington Compost
Leans a bit left? That was diplomatically put.
Not necessarily a monopoly but the amount of people who have moved to the south that I've spoken with have verified these generalities. There is a cultural unity that people from the south feel that is unique to this region. There are a lot of problems but I wouldn't trade our problems for Detroit's, NYC's, Philadelphia, etc. It is also what makes SEC football great because the lack of population has kept pro sports out of the region leading to a love your state university. Disagree if you want but these are the historical facts that create an atmosphere conducive to winning football in the south.
Trust me the 5 or so months we've been in LA people have commented on the "down to earth"/nice/polite of me and my fiance. I agree on the unity comment. We have an us against the world mentality that I haven't found other places. NYC is awesome. I could bring up plenty of crappy southern cities to put next to Detroit.
You may be right but the level of ridicule that has been cast on southern people for the last 160 years has created a defensive attitude toward the rest of the country. Some of it warranted some of it not. But the result has been a regional pride that makes us unique. Just a fact.
Oh I agree about the ridicule. The problem is that our accent is associated with being uneducated. Some of that's fair and is in line with the stats. That's kind of what I was getting at with the little man comment. We puff our region up b\c we're ridiculed for being poor and uneducated (which is partly true). The problem I have is that we act like it's not true which prevents us from ever doing much about it.
You only ranked one channel and two newspapers. Are you planning on finishing the list?
Well it would be nice if more people in the south would take some real pride and make some actual improvements. The South gets knocked for being uneducated, unhealthy and non-inclusive. Those are warranted criticisms. They aren't opinions, they are facts. Most southern states, including Arkansas, are less educated, less healthy and less inclusive than the rest of the country. I can post plenty of fox news studies saying the exact same thing for those of you in this thread that don't believe anything if it doesn't come out of Sean Hannity's mouth.
If you want to stop being the butt of the joke then stop being willfully ignorant. Stop acting like these things aren't real problems in places like Arkansas.
