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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My Michigan grad friend who is blindly super rah rah and fails to see any shortcoming with the school has never been to California or any place in the Southwest USA. Also has never once been south of Virginia. Literally does not know what she is missing in terms of sunshine and comfortable weather. Yes, many places have seasons even if their winter doesn't involve blizzards and last for almost half the year, despite what some Michiganders think. In contrast, my MI grad friends who come from warmer climates will quickly acknowledge the huge downside to living in those weather conditions, and they got the heck out of the state as soon as they graduated. For these people, the benefits of the school outweigh its downsides and these people offer a balanced view on what it's like to be a student there when asked. But others, especially those born and raised in Michigan, tend to be in some sort of cult mindset about the place and that is what I think people react to in these threads. If you can't even realize and acknowledge that the weather sucks, your opinion about what it's like to be a student there isn't really worth much. [/quote]
There are people all over the world who are fine with cold weather, some of it even worse than what's in Michigan. I grew up in Ontario, and didn't mind the cold, because I enjoyed winter activities like hockey and sledding.

This will probably come as a shock to you, but not everyone shares your opinion on things like winter weather. [/quote]
This. I actually don’t like hot weather and year round sunshine. It is highly overrated. There is nothing stranger to me than celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas in 80 degree weather. No thanks! Some of us like more variation in seasons. And by the way, Midwestern summers and falls are gorgeous and perfect and beat the pants out of those same seasons in the South. [/quote]

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