LOOKING GOOD, LOUISIANA

By JAMES TENAFLY

A few UK scientists got together to figure out where Americans find themselves most miserable. The state-by-state analysis will surprise contains a few surprises, like the dubious first and notably pellucid final entry. Professor Andrew Oswald explained the results of his research, which finds many popular states on the lists bottom rung, by citing the negative influence popularity can have on the quality of life offered by a given locale. Basically, because everyone hears how great states like New York and California are, loads of people move there, clog it up, drive rent prices through the roof, and ruin them for the early adopters and natives. Of course, some of the data follows common sense: Connecticut aka Dixie’s North-most and the ever-odious New Jersey take their well earned spots in the bottom five.
Louisiana’s high marks, according to Oswald, were stilted by an our-pouring of state pride following Hurricane Katrina and should be taken with a grain of salt. One should assume the same goes for the Sunshine state as well. Unless Florida’s suddenly not a swampy, whang shaped freak show we can bet the data was shaped by high marks given by oldies in love with the blistering heat and gated communities. Take a gander at the full list here, or check out the top and bottom five below:

1. Louisiana
2. Hawaii
3. Florida
4. Tennessee
5. Arizona

…and the bottom five (it hits 51 because they count DC and Maryland separately).

47. Indiana
48. Michigan
49. New Jersey
50. Connecticut
51. New York

By JAMES TENAFLY 2 years ago

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