Comment on The United States of America, but for Trans People
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 months ago
Let’s be honest: Is there anything worth visiting in those missing states, anyway?
Wyoming and Montana have absolutely amazing mountains. I say that as someone who lives in the third best mountains state. They have mountains as good as ours but without as many people in them.
Alaska is simply amazing, one of the best places I’ve ever been in the summer. I can’t wait to go again.
Otherwise nah fuck that shit
Atlanta has cool stuff like conventions. Savannah’s city center part is a nice place. I can’t think of any other reasons to go
Friends and Family?
National parks in many of them.
Yeah, Utah has Arches, Canyonlands, Zion; Wyoming has Yellowstone and Devil’s Tower, Montana has Glacier… And I know I’m leaving out a ton. I hate Utah’s theocracy, but the landscapes are mesmerizing. Everyone should get to see those wonders without fearing a lynching.
Spent a cumulative 5 or 6 hours driving in Florida. I saw orange groves, retirement communities, trailer parks, and barren highway. THAT’S IT. Hell, I was hungry coming off the plane and decided to pick something up on the way to where I was going 90 minutes away. I did not see a single food place. That’s unheard of in civilized states.
Fuck even the most barren bi ways usually have a deli in the local store or whatever.
There’s Disney California.
it’s the better one given how shit FL is these days and they don’t got a Disney California Adventure Park either
Parks. Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, the Everglades, that sort of thing. Some truly spectacular nature.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
Cajun food is great. Basically, southern food in general is good. You can’t get boiled peanuts up north. Besides food? Not really.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Eh Maryland, and Baltimore in particular has everything from grits to chowders. If you’re thinking about a crawfish boil/stew/gumbo, they have those too, and the superior crab version.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
I agree the crab is better, but not the Cajun food. I’ve lived in Alabama and NoVA and there’s a large difference. I’ve also lived in southern VA and SC, and they’re all different. Each have benefits, but real Cajun is special.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ah well we’ll have to disagree then. I grew up in Maryland and for my money the food is the best in the world.
Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Minnesota State fair. Boiled peanuts were added in 2022.
Next?
BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 7 months ago
southern bbq
Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
I mean… Dave Anderson’s Old Southern BBQ is called southern… Won some awards.
To be fair, I have only had BBQ in Texas and Memphis, so grain of salt.
www.oldsouthernbbq.com
Else you have black market st. Paul - wouldn’t call it “southern” when it’s -10 degrees and they are smoking up some pork, but damn good smoked BBQ.
www.blackmarketstp.com
almar_quigley@lemmy.world 7 months ago
But then you have to be in the Midwest…
Tbird83ii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Well, but you have an international airport close by, a major mall, rents in the mail, and you can always find a parking space. Women out number the men two to one and there’s parks and zoos and… Shhh.
Restaldt@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Do you know how easy it is making boiled peanuts?
Its literally just peanuts boiled in salty water forever
Super easy in a slowcooker or even a regular pot
You can have them whenever and wherever you want
ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Note: the above is talking about raw peanuts, which are very hard to find up north. Doing this to a bag of roasted peanuts will make you very sad.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 months ago
Canned or fresh? Because I can buy them canned. I wouldn’t but the option is there!
Cethin@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
I’ve done canned. They fill a hole that I miss, but fresh is special.