Living in Wyoming is amazing – most of the time. There are a few things that will get under your skin if you spend a lot of time out here. Check out the list below of things that Wyomingites hate, despite living in our own little slice of heaven.
- The “Cowboy” Stereotype
Flickr / George Donnelly Yeah, a lot of us have ranches, and a lot of us have boots. But we aren’t your Hollywood gun-slinging, country-singing cowpokes. And we don’t use fancy stunts to get on our horses… they would get sick of that real quick!
- Greenies
Flickr / P.K. Prothe Go home and enjoy your own mountains, Coloradans.
- People Who Can’t Drive In The Snow
Flickr / Jimmy Emerson, DVM It snows here… kind of a lot. Learn to drive in it, put on snow chains, and please don’t put the rest of us in danger if you can’t quite figure it out.
- Store-bought Beef Jerky
Flickr / Kathrin When homemade beef jerky is everywhere, there’s no reason to pick up something shipped in and stored with a silica pack. Fresh jerky is one of the best foods around, and store bought jerky just can’t compare.
- Traveling Out Of State
Flickr / Mike Goad Traveling out of state can be difficult when you’ve got guns in your truck or attached to your hip. Wyomingites are pretty well armed, and traveling out of state takes a little bit of planning. It’s just not worth it most of the time.
- Elk That Run Into The Road
Flickr / Janusz Sliwinski We love animals here - we couldn’t live in the wilderness if we didn’t. But please, animals, stay on the grass and away from our cars!
- Summertime Crowds
Flickr / Clive Moss We hardly have a summer as it is, and it can get really frustrating to have to plan our trips to Wyoming’s parks around peak tourist season.
- Speed Limits
Flickr / Mike When you’re the only one on the road, they’re kind of unnecessary.
- Big Cities
Flickr / Richard Burger There’s a reason we live in the least populated state - we hate crowds! Sure, we’ll visit New York or L.A., but there’s a good chance we’ll hate every minute of it.
While it might seem like we’re grumpy about a lot of things, overall, Wyomingites are cheerful and optimistic people. In fact, living out here is perfect most of the time! In fact, though you found a list of 9 grievances above, here’s something that will give you a pretty good reason to stay here: 24 Reasons Living In Wyoming Is The Best And Everyone Should Move Here.
Flickr / George Donnelly
Yeah, a lot of us have ranches, and a lot of us have boots. But we aren’t your Hollywood gun-slinging, country-singing cowpokes. And we don’t use fancy stunts to get on our horses… they would get sick of that real quick!
Flickr / P.K. Prothe
Go home and enjoy your own mountains, Coloradans.
Flickr / Jimmy Emerson, DVM
It snows here… kind of a lot. Learn to drive in it, put on snow chains, and please don’t put the rest of us in danger if you can’t quite figure it out.
Flickr / Kathrin
When homemade beef jerky is everywhere, there’s no reason to pick up something shipped in and stored with a silica pack. Fresh jerky is one of the best foods around, and store bought jerky just can’t compare.
Flickr / Mike Goad
Traveling out of state can be difficult when you’ve got guns in your truck or attached to your hip. Wyomingites are pretty well armed, and traveling out of state takes a little bit of planning. It’s just not worth it most of the time.
Flickr / Janusz Sliwinski
We love animals here - we couldn’t live in the wilderness if we didn’t. But please, animals, stay on the grass and away from our cars!
Flickr / Clive Moss
We hardly have a summer as it is, and it can get really frustrating to have to plan our trips to Wyoming’s parks around peak tourist season.
Flickr / Mike
When you’re the only one on the road, they’re kind of unnecessary.
Flickr / Richard Burger
There’s a reason we live in the least populated state - we hate crowds! Sure, we’ll visit New York or L.A., but there’s a good chance we’ll hate every minute of it.
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