I live in WV and I love it! I was born and raised here, and hope to live the rest of my life here. I have lived in other states and travel pretty frequently, but always feel ready and eager to come back home. Some of these people who are making a judgement on our state based on one bad experience at some roadside restaurant are being ridiculous. There are spots like that in every state of the country that would give a person a poor opinion of the area if that person is narrow-minded enough to let it. The people here are friendly, I am very happy with my quality of life, my husband and I are educated with good-paying jobs, etc. I actually like the fact that there is less of a "keeping up with the Jones's" kind of mentality here than there is in metropolitan areas and suburbs. People here are less concerned about who has the latest ridiculously-expensive handbag and are more concerned with who you are. It will be a great place to raise a child someday when we are ready. Oh, and there truly is a lot of natural beauty in this state. I'm not saying there aren't negatives...I know the job-market here is not booming and there are quite a few people who I know who WANT to move here but can't find jobs in their particular fields. Hopefully things will change in that regard. Despite any faults this state may have however, I am here to stay.