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I know a few people from the Seattle area who do part time work there - unless you enjoy and agree with religious fundamentalists, die-hard MAGA anti maskers or

I know a few people from the Seattle area who do part time work there - unless you enjoy and agree with religious fundamentalists, die-hard MAGA anti maskers or people whose personality revolves around owning 35 guns, you might want to spend some time there first... Boise by comparison is much more secular and liberal than some of those areas.

ianlevesque 6y ago
I’m sure the generalization earned the downvotes but candid opinions good and bad help paint a more well rounded picture, thanks.
- Baeocystin 6y ago
  Eh. They aren't wrong per se, but there are a lot of folks that might look like the fit the picture, but are just from a different cultural background. A little tolerance goes a long way in any direction.
  - s5300 6y ago
    A little tolerance goes a long way until you find yourself in a place with people without a little tolerance unfortunately
    - gscott 6y ago
      City slickers should live in the city. Moving to a rural area where people want freedom because your 500k a year job lets you live anywhere and then crying my god there is someone not double masking! is not a solution.
ecshafer 6y ago
As you specify people from Seattle, and these people went out of their way to point out that the people are religious, republicans who like guns, I have a feeling they aren't particularly open minded or tolerant people. Religious or secular, blue team or red team, basic politics shouldn't color your ability to get along with people. Fundamentally people are pretty similar, and American culture is quite homogeneous.
- foerbert 6y ago
  Well, particularly in the current situation where masks somehow became a political hill to die on, I think you are underselling the matter some. It's a bit difficult to feel all that neighborly or friendly with people adamant that they won't even wear a mask to help protect your own health. And all the topics listed - religion, political affiliation, guns - are all infamous for causing strife. Even the most tolerant person can easily wish to simply minimize the chances of a conflict. Tensions over these matters also only seem to be intensifying, which further exacerbates the matter.
  - jjeaff 6y ago
    While anti-maskers are definitely more likely to be politically right, due to weird behavior of the last administration, the reality is, the majority of Americans are fine wearing masks in public. Polling i have seen showed 75%+ were fine with masks.
    - foerbert 6y ago
      I think that likely shows the problem, rather than anything else. (I'm going to assume you mean that number nationwide) 75%, or roughly so, nationwide would be one thing if it was evenly distributed. But as you noted, the issue is tied to politics (I think more than you imply, but doesn't matter). We also know political affiliation is not evenly distributed. So, a number like 75% mask compliance makes it possible, and frankly very likely, that there are areas with substantially lower rates.
- walrus01 6y ago
  > shouldn't color your ability to get along with people It sure does when they're also attending anti-mask rallies, spouting antivaccine propaganda, regurgitating talking points from infowars, qanon stuff, and running around waving thin blue line flags making excuses about rampant police brutality. I would encourage you to go to some of those parts of Idaho as an interracial couple or gay couple, for tourism, and see what kind of reception you get.
polartx 6y ago
Here I am trying to read about satellite internet and you have to pollute the discussion with toxic partisan cliches and irrelevant divisive anecdotes. I wish you’d quarantine yourself to social networks like Reddit where the discourses are already sufficiently poisoned.
- walrus01 6y ago
  The person asked "what's it like living in east idaho" - and I answered based on some very detailed descriptions provided to me by people who've spent a lot of time there. I consider it an unavoidable fact that unless you are an ideological match with the majority of the persons who already live there, it's going to be a very miserable experience. Some of the social attributes that I described are statistically documented for that region in poll data. Considering that probably 40% of your hn comments seem to be some variety of partisan axe grinding on American-specific political issues, maybe you might want to take a look in the mirror first.

ianlevesque 6y ago

I’m sure the generalization earned the downvotes but candid opinions good and bad help paint a more well rounded picture, thanks.

Baeocystin 6y ago
Eh. They aren't wrong per se, but there are a lot of folks that might look like the fit the picture, but are just from a different cultural background. A little tolerance goes a long way in any direction.
- s5300 6y ago
  A little tolerance goes a long way until you find yourself in a place with people without a little tolerance unfortunately
  - gscott 6y ago
    City slickers should live in the city. Moving to a rural area where people want freedom because your 500k a year job lets you live anywhere and then crying my god there is someone not double masking! is not a solution.

ecshafer 6y ago

As you specify people from Seattle, and these people went out of their way to point out that the people are religious, republicans who like guns, I have a feeling they aren't particularly open minded or tolerant people. Religious or secular, blue team or red team, basic politics shouldn't color your ability to get along with people. Fundamentally people are pretty similar, and American culture is quite homogeneous.

foerbert 6y ago
Well, particularly in the current situation where masks somehow became a political hill to die on, I think you are underselling the matter some. It's a bit difficult to feel all that neighborly or friendly with people adamant that they won't even wear a mask to help protect your own health. And all the topics listed - religion, political affiliation, guns - are all infamous for causing strife. Even the most tolerant person can easily wish to simply minimize the chances of a conflict. Tensions over these matters also only seem to be intensifying, which further exacerbates the matter.
- jjeaff 6y ago
  While anti-maskers are definitely more likely to be politically right, due to weird behavior of the last administration, the reality is, the majority of Americans are fine wearing masks in public. Polling i have seen showed 75%+ were fine with masks.
  - foerbert 6y ago
    I think that likely shows the problem, rather than anything else. (I'm going to assume you mean that number nationwide) 75%, or roughly so, nationwide would be one thing if it was evenly distributed. But as you noted, the issue is tied to politics (I think more than you imply, but doesn't matter). We also know political affiliation is not evenly distributed. So, a number like 75% mask compliance makes it possible, and frankly very likely, that there are areas with substantially lower rates.
walrus01 6y ago
> shouldn't color your ability to get along with people It sure does when they're also attending anti-mask rallies, spouting antivaccine propaganda, regurgitating talking points from infowars, qanon stuff, and running around waving thin blue line flags making excuses about rampant police brutality. I would encourage you to go to some of those parts of Idaho as an interracial couple or gay couple, for tourism, and see what kind of reception you get.

polartx 6y ago

Here I am trying to read about satellite internet and you have to pollute the discussion with toxic partisan cliches and irrelevant divisive anecdotes. I wish you’d quarantine yourself to social networks like Reddit where the discourses are already sufficiently poisoned.

walrus01 6y ago
The person asked "what's it like living in east idaho" - and I answered based on some very detailed descriptions provided to me by people who've spent a lot of time there. I consider it an unavoidable fact that unless you are an ideological match with the majority of the persons who already live there, it's going to be a very miserable experience. Some of the social attributes that I described are statistically documented for that region in poll data. Considering that probably 40% of your hn comments seem to be some variety of partisan axe grinding on American-specific political issues, maybe you might want to take a look in the mirror first.