There’s a lot to love about life in Montana, and you won’t find people with more state pride than those who call it home. That being said, that doesn’t mean we never have any grievances. If at least a few of these things make you roll your eyes, you probably grew up in Big Sky Country.
- Road construction.
Forest Service Northern Region / Flickr Yes, it’s necessary, and yes, we’re thankful for our good roads and thankful construction workers have good jobs. But that doesn’t mean we have to like the delays and annoyances of it all.
- Rudeness.
Cynthia Page / Flickr It would be quite a reach to claim that EVERY Montanan is polite. That isn’t the case. But overall, we’re a group who was raised to have manners, and we don’t appreciate people acting rude.
- We hate to admit it… but…
Google Maps The rumors about Montanans hating Californians is blown out of proportion. We certainly don’t. That being said, there are a good number of Montanans who have plenty of California jokes. It is what it is!
- Crowds.
Andy Wright / Flickr The song “Wide Open Spaces” may as well have been written about Montana. We like our space here, and crowds freak us out.
- Speed limits.
vegaj / Flickr Admit it: When you’re alone on the highway, you just want to GO. It’s in our blood.
- Too many rules.
Melissa French / Flickr We’re a “live and let live” group here. So let us live, already!
- Tourist season.
Tom Kelly / Flickr Depending on what part of Montana you call home, this may not impact you. But if you do live near a tourist town, you get a little tired of the crowds (see number 4).
- Silly stereotypes.
Travis Nicholson / Flickr Yes, we have cars, and WiFi, and every other modern luxury you can imagine. And we’re a diverse group of people with varying interests and tastes.
- When it’s April and you’ve been shoveling your driveway and scraping snow off your car since Halloween.
julie corsi / Flickr We love having all four seasons in Montana, but could we speed up spring a little?
- The haters.
junaidrao / Flickr Montana life isn’t for everyone. In fact, that’s just the way we like it. But just because you don’t prefer it doesn’t mean we’re going to take it lightly when you insult our beautiful state.
It may seem like we “hate” a lot here in Montana, but in actuality, there’s also a lot of things we love.
Forest Service Northern Region / Flickr
Yes, it’s necessary, and yes, we’re thankful for our good roads and thankful construction workers have good jobs. But that doesn’t mean we have to like the delays and annoyances of it all.
Cynthia Page / Flickr
It would be quite a reach to claim that EVERY Montanan is polite. That isn’t the case. But overall, we’re a group who was raised to have manners, and we don’t appreciate people acting rude.
Google Maps
The rumors about Montanans hating Californians is blown out of proportion. We certainly don’t. That being said, there are a good number of Montanans who have plenty of California jokes. It is what it is!
Andy Wright / Flickr
The song “Wide Open Spaces” may as well have been written about Montana. We like our space here, and crowds freak us out.
vegaj / Flickr
Admit it: When you’re alone on the highway, you just want to GO. It’s in our blood.
Melissa French / Flickr
We’re a “live and let live” group here. So let us live, already!
Tom Kelly / Flickr
Depending on what part of Montana you call home, this may not impact you. But if you do live near a tourist town, you get a little tired of the crowds (see number 4).
Travis Nicholson / Flickr
Yes, we have cars, and WiFi, and every other modern luxury you can imagine. And we’re a diverse group of people with varying interests and tastes.
julie corsi / Flickr
We love having all four seasons in Montana, but could we speed up spring a little?
junaidrao / Flickr
Montana life isn’t for everyone. In fact, that’s just the way we like it. But just because you don’t prefer it doesn’t mean we’re going to take it lightly when you insult our beautiful state.
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