AVOID UTAH IF YOU ENJOY ACCEPTANCE, CULTURE OR DIV
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7/29/2010
I'm armed and ready for all you Utah-loving scrapbooking mormons to fire back at me. I have over 20 years experience living in the hellhole that is Utah, so I am not writing this from a "grain of salt" experience. No, not at all. I am actually speaking on behalf of a LOT of friends and family here.
If you want a raw, real peek into "Salt Lake City" (And sorrounding areas) here you go:
Please, please please do yourselves a favor and AVOID UTAH.
After spending 8 wonderful years on the east coast,
I left behind a lot of good friends and clean air to move back here to help my mom out. (I had lived here before for a little bit before moving out there) I was used to open, friendly and talkative people before I moved here. As soon as I got here, I was shocked by how unemotional and standoffish people were. At restaurants, (All overpriced, CROWDED beyond belief with 1 hour and half waits on Friday and Saturday) the grocery store, everyone looked down or away and avoided conversation. Women all eyeballed me with dirty looks to make sure they were the more attractive one. Most of them dress and act like real life Barbie dolls who utter "like" before and every sentence. Utah was recently voted the vainest state where women spend the most on cosmetics, salons and plastic surgery. Most 15 year olds are already getting $120 hair foils to make sure their hair is model perfect. That's not even mentioning their $100 jeans and a brand new car before they can even drive. There is no such thing as struggle. Struggle is shameful here. We must look perfect and polished at all times to keep up with the neighbors.
Again, I'm talking about years of seeing this. It just got worse and worse. Almost every friend I made or person I have talked to has been cheated on or had a horrible story iof infidelity to share. I'm talking years of stories (That's a lot of random people, folks...) I have NOT YET HEARD OF ONE healthy relationship, short of a few older people I have talked to. Sleeping around is second nature to people. I am talking about all age groups here. Affairs are so rampant I have probably heard of at least a hundred. STD rates are through the roof and one of the highest in the nation (If not higher than California) Teen pregnancies are more then I had ever heard of before moving here. It's "normal" for 14 year olds to be walking around pregnant here, their mormon families supporting them without one harsh word. I read about children being sexually abused almo
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