<p>Oh man, I'm telling you guys, living in Iowa is about as exciting as flushing the toilet. Here are some typical activities;</p>
<p>Lieke oh my gawd, l just, like, let's, like, drink some like beer, and just, like, so totally go like, driving. Yaaaah haxorz to the maxorz!</p>
<p>Or</p>
<p>Come on children, we need to build wholesome family values at our church. Let's go to the spaghetti supper! (what the hell is a spaghetti supper?)</p>
<p>Or</p>
<p>Let's like soooo go to the mall! I like sooo heard there is a clearance at JC Peenaay and KMart! I like sooo need some tube socks and stretch underwear. Maybe I can pick up some sexy lingerie for my girlfriend at Lane Bryant. Wooooot!</p>
<p>(and no, I am not making fun of fatties, just noting that Iowa has a lot of fatties).</p>
<p>The fact that Iowa is less diverse than the Ku Klux Klan doesn't help. And all the steroetypes about Iowa are (somewhat) true. I'm curious to see how some people cope with a sucky state...anyone....are you out there?</p>
<p>I grew up in a small cow-town in Texas, but I'm originally from Dallas and spend a ton of time there as well (since my mom still works there). </p>
<p>The only difference other than variety of stuff to do, though, is that in Dallas the girls are all, "Like, omg, I just got these, like, totally hot jeans from Neiman's and, like, some amazing Chanel sunglasses, but omg, I saw that b*tch Jessica wearing the same ones! Ugh!" while the ones in the cow town go on about Dooney and Burke and American Eagle. </p>
<p>Basically, people are people regardless of how many activities there are to occupy their time with.</p>
<p>But at least my city is diverse[-ish]. But we have quite a few "Like, OMG, Abercrombie! We, like, so totally need to go there and buy thousands of dollars of clothes! OMG! Like, Mo-om, you bought the wrong color car! It sooo clashes with my new highlights!"</p>
<p>I live in the center of the universe -- Toronto, duh -- and sometimes I wish I lived in a place like Iowa. I'd be nice to live in a place where going to church is considered normal and family values aren't laughed at.</p>
<p>My closest friend in college grew up on a farm (in Illinois), and it's really amusing to see him walk around the stores on North Michigan Ave. in Chicago (the unfamiliarity with tight spaces is a separate matter). He's very much like a poor guy living in a mansion for the first time, more so than a kid in a candy store (since he doesn't really appreciate much of the stuff there). He's blown away by the selections and expensive price tags at stores like Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale's. Of course, we don't buy anything, but it's kinda fun to just walk around. and we see people there with shopping assistants. That concept is foreign even to me.</p>
<p>Ahhhhhh, Cornell College! I hope you like one tedious subject at a time. And I hope you love corn. It's pretty much in Cedar Rapids, where I live. Noooooooooo!</p>
<p>Seriously guys, me and muh gangstas were hanging out a few days back. After a couple of hours, we looked at each other, competely devoid of what the hell we should do. Go bowling, laser tag, or some other silly activity? Ahhhh, what do people in sucky states do? Seriously, how do you cope?</p>
<p>And katho, lol that is soo true. There is some rich preppy girl who sits next to me in AP Lit (thinks we're friends), and she was telling me about these sexy jeans she got in Chicago. And then I go to AP Bio and hear about these girls planing an "suuuper coool all out shooooping sprreeee at the exotic Mall of America, yaaah!" I don't mean to hate on girls, b/c guys are actually much worse. But you are right, people are people, wherever you go. It's just that they reeaaaaalllly suck here in Iowa.</p>
<p>I'm from New York City, so I don't really consider my state to be that bad, but I did go to camp in Maine! And that's pretty bad... If you've ever been there, then you know how devoid it is of human life. lol It's pretty, though, for a gigantic forest... ;)</p>
<p>I live in Michigan, but my area isn't really that bad. I'm about 40 minutes south of Detroit, so I'm close to everthing you'd need. I'm in a semi-rural/suburban area, so it gets a little boring after a while. At least I get to go to my dad's house during school breaks. (Ottawa, Canada) I love coming here because it's the capital of Canada, and I'm exposed to so many different cultures and languages that aren't available where I live during the school year. We also take little trips to Montreal and Toronto, which are really amazing cities.</p>
<p>and purpoisepal, you are completely right. it's one big forest devoid of human life. i live in northern maine, which is SO far from ANYTHINGGGGGGGGG. the closest mall is like 8 hours from my house.</p>