Info on American States?

[drothgery]

Wow, I think you need to take a closer look at New England if you believe that. I would not consider each state in New England on culturally similar block, let alone adding in the rest of the Northeast.

Err... I lived most of my life (before moving to SoCal four years ago) in the northeast and the midwest (I don't really like the name "midwest" for the great lakes states, as they're really not 'midwest', and haven't been since the Louisiana purchase, but that's what history gave us), and I think it's very safe to say the northeastern coastal cities have far more in common with each other than with any other part of the country, except possibly the northwestern coastal cities. It's also very safe to say that Buffalo has far more in common with Cleveland than with New York City.

 

[Vraille Darkfang]

McDonald's was started in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Nope, McD's began in California, by the McDonald Brothers. Ray Kroc bought them out & began to Franchise it out.

See This Website for a brief bio of Ray Kroc the man behind the clown.

 

[Desdichado]

Iowa most beer per capita, huh? As an Aussie I can respect that.

I highly doubt that. I recall an article in the Wall Street Journal when I was in college -- 10% of all the beer sold in the entire U.S. is sold in Texas. When my wife and I were first married (both students at Texas A&M) we lived about two blocks from the Dixie Chicken. 20/20 came there to do a special on college drinking -- apparently that bar has the highest alcohol consumption per square foot of any bar in the U.S.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

10% of all the beer sold in the entire U.S. is sold in Texas.

What's weird is the special beer cans they get. I didn't believe it myself until I saw the special texas cans with my own eyes.

 

[Aeson]

Nope, McD's began in California, by the McDonald Brothers. Ray Kroc bought them out & began to Franchise it out.

See This Website for a brief bio of Ray Kroc the man behind the clown.

I was going for the McDonald's we all loath and hate today. I'm think the restaurant started by the brothers was different.

 

[drothgery]

I highly doubt that. I recall an article in the Wall Street Journal when I was in college -- 10% of all the beer sold in the entire U.S. is sold in Texas.

You do realize that something like 8% of all people in the US live in Texas, right? Texans would have to drink much more than average for this to be true...

 

[RangerWickett]

Texans? Drinking lots of beer? What are the odds?

I dunno, but in my mind, the idea of a group of guys getting a pick-up truck, loading the back with coolers of beer and either a) fishing rods or b) rifles just screams "Texas."

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I'll buy 8% of the population drinking 10% of the beer. Have you tried to get a beer in Texas? The heaviest stuff they have is Shiner Bock. They're not drinking Arrogant Bastard or anything heavy. And that makes sense. I had to spend a few days in Houston during the summer and you absolutely do not want to drink anything other than lagers or pilsners down there. Brutal heat. Absolutely brutal.

 

[diaglo]

you rent beer in Texas

 

[wingsandsword]

Texans? Drinking lots of beer? What are the odds?

I dunno, but in my mind, the idea of a group of guys getting a pick-up truck, loading the back with coolers of beer and either a) fishing rods or b) rifles just screams "Texas."

I think that's more the south in general. I've seen that plenty of times in Kentucky growing up, and I wouldn't doubt that it's common sight throughout the south (and using the "Confederacy" definition, Texas is "south" since it was part of the CSA. Beer, pickup trucks and rifles is more "rural" than Texas.