Actually not that bad
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7/12/2015
First off since Midland. is a flat, hot, desert area. Of course the outdoor recreation is limited. You don't have the natural beauty of trees, lakes, rivers, mountains,any other natural beauty that the rest of the country has. The summers are hot, often over 100 degrees, and it seems like it is always windy.
Next lets talk about the people. I am surprised that so many of the other comments here have talked about how rude people here are. For me it has been the exact opposite. I have found them to be kinder and more caring than any where else. I was raised in Colorado, graduated high school and college in the Denver area. All my life I heard the "educators" put down Texans. So when I had to move here after college to be able to make a living. I was in for a pleasant shock. I found the people of Midland welcome me with open arms. They bent over backwards to help me. Even going so far as to pay for me to further my education and even helped with living expenses.
I think what made the difference for me is that I didn't come here acting like I was better than everyone else, or acting like the people here owed me anything. I think that one of the bad aspects for this area is that the oil boom has brought in too many people lately, and a lot of them don't care about the people here or the town. They are just here for the "free money" as one person told me. Of course if you come in here trying to act like you are better than everyone here and look down on the locals you will get the same treatment in return.
Mike | Midland, TX