10 Things Montanans Have A Love-Hate Relationship With
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Jessica Wick
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The love-hate relationship is complex, but it’s how Montanans feel about certain aspects of their daily lives. These are a few of the things we appreciate but sometimes find frustrating.
They’re great for the local economy. We love how excited they are to see Glacier National Park and Yellowstone and ski in Whitefish and Big Sky. But try hiking on an easy, popular trail at Glacier on a warm July day and you’ll understand where the "hate" part comes in.
It’s so beautiful. It can be so fun. But it’s also really, really freaking cold.
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They’re so majestic. So beautiful. So delicious. And so incredibly dangerous on the road in the middle of the night.
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Despite our jokes, we don’t always hate it when people move to Montana. When they’re friendly and love our state just as much as we do, we’re happy to welcome them. It’s when they cause trouble or crowd us that we become disgruntled, just like anywhere else.
Montanans love camping more than anyone on Earth. But even we can admit it can sometimes be annoying and a hassle, not to mention bug-ridden and potentially crowded.
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This is an amazingly fun experience… until you drink entirely too much on your first night and spend the rest of the weekend sick. Or until the crowds drive you insane. Or both.
"Montana’s full, North Dakota’s nice" is one of our favorite expressions. But although we make our share of jokes (a man from Great Falls even published a book of North Dakota jokes), deep down we’re proud to share a border with the state.
Most of us love to complain about them, and let’s face it, they make easy scapegoats (sorry Californians). But we all know people who have moved to Montana from California that are wonderful. There are many of them. Plus, they have great taste in food.
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They’re quite silly and mostly inaccurate, but hey, if they keep our state from becoming too crowded...
This one needs no explanation.
We can’t help but be protective of Montana since it’s such an amazing place. In fact, we happen to think it’s highly underrated.
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