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I lived in Northwest Arkansas for a year and really did not enjoy my stay. To me, people only SEEMED friendly. They would pry until they found out "something " on you, such as that my teen daughter had dated a Hispanic boy where we lived before, and then they shunned her. As a woman, I was terribly patronized, and things like that normally roll off my back.

I've never lived anywhere more white, too. Even the sign on the mile of highway between Arkansas and Missouri proudly announced that trash cleanup was courtesy of the KKK.

Nobody ever left, and couldn't imagine why anyone would want to. I couldn't wait. When I pulled into Springfield in my gigantic UHaul to get some gas, a man came over and gave the truck a long look, then in all seriousness asked my how it handled. And he didn't call me "Li'l Lady" and pat me on the head! I almost cried with relief!

I live in Utah now and love it, but it's an expensive area and crowded.