I live in Maine and I love my state. We have thousands of miles of coastline, lakes, mountains, trees, rivers. The cost of living is high compared to a lot of other places, but I haven't found anywhere else I want to be. We aren't densely populated like the rest of the East Coast, but we have a huge farm to table movement (i.e. really good food). There's also a ridiculous amount of cultural activities given the population. We mind our own business and it's okay to be a bit off. Some of that is changing as we get flooded from escapees from more densely populated areas, but I hope our poverty scares them off!