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first, it would probably have to be a swing state, because an ultra liberal or conservative state is going to give you a warped perspective. you need a bellweather state that exposes you to the diverse attitudes and beliefs of americans
you would also need a state that has some sizeable cities and rural areas to understand those dynamics in our country
Said cities should ideally be impressive, interesting, and have some history to them.
Maybe illinois? Although I don't know how swinginy that state is recently
Perhaps a state like washington. Swing state, beautiful scenary, seattle is nice minus all the drugs and homeless people recently.
Virginia would be a good one too. Lots of colonial history, it's south, but also a swing state, and near our nations capital.
Indiana?Which one hangs the most negroes? I'd make that the most American state.
More like Ohio. Ohio has three major metro areas and lots of rural small towns. It's also a cross roads State with influences from the North East, Appalachia, The South and the Great Lakes region. Illinois is one great vas city on the west shore of Lake Michigan and the rest is farm land. Ohio is also the most bellweather or the bellweather States. None of the Southern States would qualify as they seem to take extreme pride in being un-American.
I think you hit it in that the Midwest, particularly the Great Lakes region would be the most representative.
Indiana?
Hey.....you can't judge the whole State by Youngstown. Cleveland rocks, Columbus is consistently voted the most intelligent city in the nation and Cincinnati invented professional Baseball.i was thinking that at first, but.. ohio sucks. and your cities suck. i've always imagined ohio smells like farts. Don't know if I want to introduce a foreigner to this:
As long as it's not the WTP where my dad works.I hope your families house gets bombed one day
I hope the water treatment plant in your town gets bombed and you have to drink poison water while your children die of cholera
I will laugh the whole time and wave the Cuban flag