I grew up in Arizona, and I agree with every, single negative comment here. For many years into my young adult hood I was inadequate due to the failed public education system; the failed economy and job market and the failed sense of community. Although I admire the hot desert climate and have no complaints in regard to the heat... this place simply isn't liveable. I've spent years trying to advance myself into some kind of a career - but most jobs here pay extremely low wages, and they are usually call center jobs or labor based. There are very few jobs here for people with bachelor's degrees, not even the IT job market has much available due to the lacking industry. Many corporations wont branch into Arizona due to the terrible people who represent our state. Arizona roads are never repaired. There are constant detours due to construction , but the roads are never redone or repaired. I've seen the same potholes and cracks on the same roads my entire life. They have NEVER been fixed. I even took my drivers test at the DMV in a parking lot full of pot holes... The drivers are usually high on drugs or drunk. All days of the week you'll see people swerving on the road. Every other week I see major head on collisions, accidents or cars engulfed in flames. Oftentimes you have to be cautious in parking lots because arizona drivers like to speed through parking lots. Nobody uses signals here and everybody likes to slam their breaks at the last minute before making a turn or cut you off in the middle of an intersection. Arizona has been a scary place to grow up in. As a child I remember feeling so confused, lost and scared. I couldn't understand the people who lived here, and never made any friends. It would be cruel to raise children here as there is not much to do, and nothing ever changes. Most people live in Arizona because the rent is cheap and they can visit california but no... it's not worth it. This place is not worth living in, especially if you are ambitious and young. The trashy people you work with at these low wage, dead end jobs will treat you like trash. You will go to work everyday wondering if this will be the day you get fired and you will be over worked and paid very low wages compared to the rest of the country. Nobody has respect. Not even people in NYC or LA are this rude. Even trips to the grocery store are difficult because of the aggressive nature of these people. They all seem angry and hateful, they all look medicated or on drugs... there is no hope for this state. I want to get out of here as soon as I can... DON'T MOVE HERE!
Anonymous | Scottsdale, AZ | Report Abuse

Agree 1000% !
sigrid | Phoenix, AZ | Report Abuse

The McDaniel's Estimated Average IQ Score in 2004 put Arizona at #43 in average I.Q. I find it impossible to believe that 7 states are stupider than Arizona, though the McDaniel rating of absolute bottom in education is entirely believable. I assist Arizonians by phone on average 30 times a night, 6 days a week. These people consistently: do not think an apartment number is part of their address; don't think their last name is part of their "full name"; can not read individual words when asked; can not distinguish left from right; can not answer a yes-or-no question in fewer than 1,000 words, but answer multiple-choice questions with "yes" or "no"; don't understand the words "on" and "off", or the phrase "push the button", or the meaning of "the top item on a list", or that a cable or cord has 2 ends, or the instruction "look at...", or that electrical appliances have power cords. Far from being isolated cases of outright stupidity, Arizonians who exhibit none of these mental deficiencies are rare. The unwillingness to use one's brain in Arizona is evident in young men, old ladies, business owners and multiple home owners alike. I agree with the rudeness factor too, as the favorite hobby in Arizona seems to be interrupting, and another popular one is flying off the handle and pitching a fit after hearing the first part of a sentence, and having no idea what is being said to them. Apes have more self-control than Arizonians, and decorum and civil behavior were obviously not taught to these "people" when they were children.
Darrell | Rochester, NY | Report Abuse

I think the government needs to wipe this hell hole of a city off the map. People here are brainless nit wits who need assistance making a simple decision. If you drive through any of the ‘housing developments’ they have here, you can see that every house is the same as the other, cookie cutter houses for cookie cutter people. It requires very little brain power to live here- go in any direction and within ¾ of a mile you will find the store/gas station/establishment that you are looking for. The people here seem to think they are living in S California, as everyone’s personalities seem to defined by which “hood” they live in, area code and PHX tattoos abound. Its almost like they have seen a movie and are trying to emulate the cholos/hoods/scum of the earth they see on t.v. There are very few people with individual personalities, they all seem to be imitating each other, or some bad character they read about/see on social media. These people all act like they are the most entitled people in the world, but In reality they are the bottom of the barrel, as is Arizona in most ways. (education/pay/etc.) There’s a little known second line to Frank Sinatra’s version of New York, New York. Goes like this: “If I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere…….and if I cant make it anywhere else I’ll go to Phoenix” Failures from the rest of the country end up here and think they have achieved a measure of success but how hard is it to shine when you are surrounded by human garbage 99 % of the time. I am glad I only ever visited the city for a month and went back to a real city and never ever looked back at this dump.
Taruth | Phoenix, AZ | Report Abuse