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It's real. It is a little bit East Coast, a little bit Midwest, and a little bit South. It never quite became New York so it doesn't have the Empire attitude, but it did well enough that it has a lot to offer that the flat states don't. It isn't so dominated by one town -broadly speaking (Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota), so the places are so different.

 

It isn't the 'hot' place to be and hasn't been for a century, but it has most of things that the 'hot' places have, without the inconvenience of actually having the problems that come with being 'hot.'

Mix of urban centers and countryside, nice people, cool confidence without being arrogant.  We're from Ohio and we love it.

 

Like Goldie Locks' porridge: Not too hot, not too cold, it's just right.

It's a bit of everything. I love traveling the countryside in Ohio because there is so much variety in the landscape, the towns and the character. It's one of my favorite states to just get lost in.

For me Ohio will always be home, even though I moved away years ago.  Most people here don't know much about anything back east except New York, Chicago and possibly DC.  I will say, though, that Ohio does not enjoy good press nationwide.  It is used as an example of what could have been--kind of like Michigan. The only thing most people know is that it is Midwestern, the people are nice.  And that it is perceived to be very conservative.

My job is to educate the people one at a time.  I love being from Ohio; it has a rich history, terrific cities and wonderful, diverse people.

 

Was that forum http://www.theobr.com?  If not, you should check it out.  Look out for the mean moderators though.  :evil:

 

I think it's the fact that there's so many parts of the country in this one state.  From late spring to early fall, we also have IMO the best weather in the nation on the Erie coast.

 

I've also noted that we tend to be individualists with little patience for overofficious laws.  Prohibition did poorly here, we don't make motorcyclists wear helmets, and there's always been a place for "unwholesome" culture (as in the birth of rock & roll).  I think that's why I hate the antismoking zealots and the CCV types so much...they are contrary to what this state has been all about.

 

This will be controversial, but I also like the way we spread out.  We have three major metro areas, three medium ones, and three or four major cities within 100 miles of our borders. 

 

I'd say we are a little "cocky", but in a comfortable way.  We know who we are and we're proud of that.

As someone else pointed out, we have a lot of the advantages available in very big towns but without the hassles that come with it.  We have lower crime, lower housing costs, less traffic, everything costs less from clothing to meat.  We also have a robust agriculture that provides a wide variety of fresh foods for the majority of the year.

 

Combined with that, what we're also missing that is present in larger cities is the elitism, snobbery and focus on being fake.  You'll see less fake boobs here than most larger cities.  Less women trying too hard to look desperately thin and chic.  There aren't huge groups of people pretending to like you because they think you'll be able to do something for you (social climbers or LA types).  People here generally are pretty open, honest, frank and simple.  By simple I mean "salt of the earth" not stupid.  And we have a huge amount of variety. You can travel 20 miles outside of cleveland stop in a restaurant that's filled with farmers, truckers and Amish or go to the city and hang out with people in trendy clothes eating at trendy, hip bars and restaurants.  I mean, we have Amish country and places like the Velvet Tango Room (Cleveland), big shopping centers (Easton in Columbus just snagged a contract for the largest Tiffany store to be built in the country), we have boating and lakefront fun in the lake erie islands, we have amusement parks, teriffic restaurants, great hospitals, etc. 

 

 

I like what Rockandroller and dmerkow have to say.  What I personally like is the easy access to parks both Akron and Cleveland metro and Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  I like being able to have a full time job and ski/snowboard after work.  I like the music scene of Akron thats lately given wings to Black Keys and realize there's a lot more talent in the Akron area.  I enjoy that there are inexpensive flight options out of CAK and Cleveland Hopkins to get out of the state.  So for me only Seattle or maybe Portland would be a comparable or better place to live, but I have yet to visit either to know for sure.

Prohibition did poorly here, we don't make motorcyclists wear helmets, and

 

Even though Prohibition was born here? The Women's Christian Temperance Union was founded in Westerville. And the seat belt law, as well as the no cell phone while driving law both started here (allegedly in the Cleveland suburb of Brooklyn).

its where I'm from..

Umm this is probably going to sound strange but I like that the power is sort of diffused. We are not the kind of state that has one big @ss city and a bunch of dinky towns and rural corn and soybean fields. We have 6-8 large metros, 3 of which are at or around 2 million in population (I don't like to include Akron in metro Cleveland). I think the name "Ohio" is very boring and I can't blame the national media for assuming we're nothing but cornfields with a name like "Ohio".

We should change our name to Caliyorkorado.

 

I like the broad range of options mentioned above, the low cost of living for a cool and urban place, and most of all the sense of potential, that we could do something more with all the unique neighborhoods and amenities that we all ready have.

 

Edit: and for all that, it's home, and I would probably feel a sense of attachment for, and loyalty to anyplace that is.

i like that ohio has just about everything, more so than any other one state that is for sure. it really is the heart of the nation.

 

the downside is that it has a perception of being blandly suburban dominated. publicity-wise, that is to the detriment of it's widely diverse cities, small towns and rural areas.

Was that forum http://www.theobr.com?   If not, you should check it out.   Look out for the mean moderators though.   :evil:

 

I think it's the fact that there's so many parts of the country in this one state.  From late spring to early fall, we also have IMO the best weather in the nation on the Erie coast.

 

I've also noted that we tend to be individualists with little patience for overofficious laws.   Prohibition did poorly here, we don't make motorcyclists wear helmets, and there's always been a place for "unwholesome" culture (as in the birth of rock & roll).  I think that's why I hate the antismoking zealots and the CCV types so much...they are contrary to what this state has been all about.

 

This will be controversial, but I also like the way we spread out.  We have three major metro areas, three medium ones, and three or four major cities within 100 miles of our borders. 

 

I'd say we are a little "cocky", but in a comfortable way.  We know who we are and we're proud of that.

 

OBR indeed...except over there I'm known as shafdawg

 

I seem to have this name everywhere I go.  AOL, OBR, FR, here, Ohio license plate....

....GO EASTON!

Cincinnati's older neighborhoods and rolling hills.  8-)

The name "Ohio" is fine but if the media correlates it with "farm" or "boring," then it's media perception, not the state.  I mean, had Texas or California meant "desert and death," then people would think those names are either weird or "boring" as well.  Again, marketing.

 

Personally, the name DAKOTA is awesome.

The southern hills and the mighty Ohio