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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know.  I love California and honestly do feel it’s the greatest state in our country but I don’t care if someone disagrees with my opinion.  I can’t imagine doing anything but smile at anyone who trashed California (poor souls). I have no idea what causes people to get so tribal about their state.   [/quote]

I am from Colorado and feel similarly. I kind of feel like a lot of the great stuff about Colorado is just obvious (beautiful landscape, laid back people, outdoorsy culture) and I don't need to be some kind of booster for the state. If anything I feel that people who aren't from there or have never lived there tend to have a kind of un-nuanced view of it and think it's just ski resorts or something. Something I get a lot is that it's a very white state and while of course there are lots of white people in Colorado, I'm from a part of the state with a lot of Latino and Native people so I find this to be an ignorant opinion from people who have probably only ever seen the airport and like Aspen or Breckenridge or something.

I do think it's really nice to be from a place that is a common vacation destination. I have an easy excuse to go somewhere with great hiking and skiing a couple times a year, and bonus there's lots of wonderful beer and tasty burritos. I can's certainly think of worse places to be from.[/quote]

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