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RelativeMotion1 t1_j8xua99 wrote

Reply to comment by northhiker1 in hello, after living almost 8 years in NH , we are moving to AZ. bittersweet feelings. I am sad to leave our beautiful NH. anyone else moving out of state? do you have the same feelings of missing out on the mountains and the NE summer? by crazycurious7

Of all the states out west, Idaho is probably the most New Hampshirey (other than the increased proportion of wacky religious zealots). Pine trees and mountains and rivers and all that good stuff. Thicc on the bottom, skinny at the top. Also potatoes.

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northhiker1 t1_j8xxi0h wrote

It was a major factor in deciding to move there lol. Wife had offers in Montana and New Mexico too but Idaho was the least cultural shock so to speak

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ggtffhhhjhg t1_j91h4ep wrote

How so? MT is a more moderate state politically and they’re not loaded with Mormons and Nazis.

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Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_j91tjlj wrote

Not the parent comment, but I imagine it has to do with the town they’re landing in. They’re naming states because there’s only one family moving from NH to Boise or whatever right now and they don’t wanna dox themselves.

Montana doesn’t have a Boise. Billings is a shithole. You can’t afford Bozeman unless you’re a white collar criminal. Most of Montana is extremely remote, in a way that’s hard to imagine as an east coaster. Even the furthest reaches of Coos County has easy access to civilization (and airports) by comparison.

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fncw t1_j91lhg5 wrote

Dante's Peak was filmed in Wallace ID (near Coeur d'Alene). Beautiful scenery.

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Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_j91skzj wrote

Idaho has the largest concentration of white supremacists of any state. It’s full of religious nutjobs. NH is the most secular state in the country. It’s really nothing like NH IMO. I’d probably pick Oregon or Washington as the most New Hampshirey overall. Just leave their largest city out of it. Manchester isn’t very New Hampshirey either, after all.

Culturally, I’d pick Nevada as the most similar. They arguably deserve the state motto more than we do. There’s even a little sliver of the state by Tahoe that has the mountains, pine trees, and snow. More snow than you’ve ever seen, actually.

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cat-gun t1_j9293k5 wrote

"Idaho has the largest concentration of white supremacists of any state. It’s full of religious nutjobs."

Ah, progressives! So tolerant. So kind.

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Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_j946e0q wrote

I don’t want to live in Qatar for similar reasons, if it makes you feel any better. I don’t really give a shit what you believe. It’s when you use the government to make everyone else believe it that I have a problem.

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