Ohio vs. North Carolina: Round 2!

Round one of the North Carolina vs. Ohio battle was close. Now it's time for Round 2! Let's again remember that many generalizations and stereotypes are made for the sake of this competition, so don't be offended if you don't like something. 

                                                                                
    

 

	North Carolina - City	Ohio - Rural
1	Faster-paced city life: I’m going with NC on this one as I like to see and make things happen!	Slower-paced rural life: This is just personal preference, but I need movement.	0
1	Teaching Licensing Department: Really, neither place should receive points, but my issue with NC licensing is currently the fault of Wake County.	Teaching Licensing Department: I’ve talked to 4-5 different people and have received 4-5 different responses. As a result, I still have not been approved for teaching license. I wish I got paid to be incompetent!	0
0	County and State Fairs – They are nothing but junk food and horrible rides!	County and State Fairs – I don’t believe I will ever be a fair guy (I only have one in me a year), but at least Ohio fairs actually have animals.	1
1	Non-Union State – While some employees could definitely be abused by employers, people have incentive to diligently work…so that’s what they do.	Union State – Can anyone say “Hand-out”? That’s what the union mentality creates. While unions do provide powerful resources for employees, they enable many employees to get paid for not doing their jobs. This could get me on the teacher-union black list…Oh NO!	0
1	Racial Diversity: I lived in Charlotte for two years and definitely saw racial segregation, but there was still strong diversity.	Racial Diversity: While some exists, I’m not seeing a lot of black, Asian, Hispanic, etc. farmers here.	0
1	Energy! I think the faster-paced life gives people energy.	Energy-Here’s what I have constantly heard from Ohio people since I married my wife over eight years ago: “I’m tired.” People here are always tired! It must be the manure, gray skies, or something else in the air!	0
0	Milk Prices – My only thought is there are not as many cows in NC, so milk is not on sale as often. (I had to come up with something to give Ohio a point!)	Milk Prices – Lots of cows must equal cheaper milk prices!	1

North Carolina wins Round 2: 5-2



















Farm Facts:
1)It is not necessary to be a farmer to be part of farm bureau (groups/organization that meet all over the country). I am proud to say I am a member of Farm Bureau as they are our insurance company.
2)Did you know that cows emit methane (an atmosphere warming gas) when gas leaves their bodies (burps and farts)? In fact the ever-wonderful EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) tries to create laws forcing farmers to give different "feed" to cows in order to prevent such "global-warming" emissions. I bet you didn't know that fact! Doesn't it make you feel warm and fuzzy that we're spending billions of dollars supporting an agency that is concerned with cow farts! In other words, our society is becoming more concerned with cow "gas" than with smoking.