Posted in Iowa
October 26, 2016
14 Sure-Fire Ways To Make An Iowan Mad
For the most part, Iowans are pretty laid back. There’s a reason that the term “Iowa nice” was coined, and it’s not for our cantankerous dispositions. But there are those hot button issues that will take an Iowan from mellow to mad before you can blink. If you’re planning a visit to Iowa, or you’ve recently moved here, make sure to avoid these 14 sure-fire ways to make an Iowan mad.
While our farms are a glorious and important part of our state, there’s more to Iowa than corn and pigs. We have cities and towns and paved roads and movie theaters and even cell service and, you know, all of the normal things that every other state has.
There’s a lot to Iowa that makes it worth a stop, including natural beauty, awesome people and probably the best steak you’ll find anywhere, for half of what you’d pay in a big coastal city.
Yeah, we get it, person who has never actually visited our state. All of us Midwestern states are the same (yawn). The state is IOWA, and we’re not known for our potatoes.
Yes, we grew up in Iowa. No, we don’t know that random person who grew up five hours away and is ten years younger. But if we ever happen to run into him, we’ll say "hey."
Iowa was the 2nd state to allow women to own property. We were the 2nd state to legalize interracial marriage. We were also the 2nd state to legalize gay marriage. Case closed.
We’re a meat and potatoes state. We’re also the home of the annual butter sculpture at our state fair, so yeah, we might eat kale and love fresh produce from farmer’s markets, but we won’t turn up our noses at a fried breaded tenderloin the size of our head.
We don’t ask you why you live where you do, because in Iowa, we have this thing called manners.
Yep, it gets cold here. Really, really cold. But it just comes with the territory, so let’s just move past it already.
We know there’s a lot of corn. We really can relate to things outside of corn. Ok?
We’re die-hard fans, and you don’t want to test our loyalty.
If you’re a novice winter weather driver, you’re a menace, end of story.
Sorry, we don’t think so.
Different regions have different terms. Your term isn’t better than ours. In fact, we think ours is the right one.
We have rolling hills, limestone bluffs, and state parks that will make you feel like you landed in another world. There’s plenty of diverse natural beauty here.
Did we miss any? We’d love to hear your experiences. For more of Iowa’s awesomeness, here are 11 Things You Have To Do Before You’re An Official Iowan.
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