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[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Is the trap that Ohio sucks to live in or anything more specific?

[–] [email protected] 71 points 2 years ago (16 children)

Housing might be cheap but…

  • Car centric design (sprawl)
  • Shitty weather year round (hot and muggy or just snowy)
  • Pollution
  • Terrible local cops
  • Low worker pay
  • Gerrymandering
  • Nothing to do
  • C o r n
[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

When I was an exchange student there, it was so painful. In my country I could walk places... Like, damn, going to the store to buy a snack or something. In Ohio I needed to ask someone for a 30m ride to the nearest location. It was just farm after farm after farm.... Damn... It sucked.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

That's the same for most of US though. Not Ohio specific. They don't know how to City over there. Just parking lots connected by highways and the buildings needed to support the parking lots.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I love the dichotomy of different kinds of states that tell technical truths about moving there. Ohio: I'll tell you the truth because you actually don't want to move here, trust me. An unnamed western state: weather or animals will killl you. Twice (please don't move here, because it's awesome without you here).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Also sometimes the sky touches the ground and removes your house from existence

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You're talking about Montana. I know this because I used to live there. Get lost!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Sadly accurate.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

State politicians are getting worse and worse

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Only thing I care is, gigabit internet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Sounds a lot like phoenix, except for the corn and snow... And it's not usually muggy here, just that oven blast as you step out of your air conditioned space...

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do Not Let Your Children Play In THe Corn.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That’s…that’s not what children of the corn is about.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Don't correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe that word is ever used in the short story, only the movie, SO THERE!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

He wants you too, Malachi

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

The cost of living in Ohio is very good. The housing market is a bit of a mess in general but definitely in Ohio. It's a seller's market that still hasn't recovered from the pandemic.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Unless they're talking about Children of the Corn (which is a short story, not a book) I don't know what King book they're referencing. And as a Grade A certified pedantic asshole SHORT STORIES DON'T COUNT.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Adding to that; doesn't "Children.." take place in like Iowa or something? I can't think of a King book that takes place specifically in Ohio, but I also haven't really read his stuff the past decade

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I was thinking Desperation but that was Nevada

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not a big fan of Stephen King but I love ass books. So conflicted.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Oh yeah, I love them thick and spread them... pages.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Meh, Ohio is for emo kids.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, Ohio is for lovers. 🖤

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

I love how Ohio has become the go to meme state

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Ohio? Where the fuck is that, somewhere in Mexico?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

He wrote many of his books in Bolivia/Colombia... in his nose.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

ohayo gozaimasu bitches, I'm moving

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