| 1 | Oregon | Perfect but Portlanders a little .... reserved |
| 2 | Colorado | Like Oregon but with good weather and higher moutains. |
| 3 | New Mexico | Laidback, friendly with great outdoors. |
| 4 | Washington State | Oregon but with Seattle. |
| 5 | California | Redwoods, Yosemite, Joshua tree... pity about the Californians. |
| 6 | Utah | Awesome outdoors, friendly, looses marks with the religion thing. |
The 4 top worst states (we could only find 4 we actually disliked)
| 1 | Texas | Flat, boring, full of Republicans |
| 2 | Nebraska | Flat, boring |
| 3 | Kansas | Flat, boring |
| 4 | Indiana | Flat (sorry Sue and Bernie) |
The top 6 national Parks
| 1 | Glacier |
| 2 | Grand Teton |
| 3 | Grand Canyon |
| 4 | Yosemite |
| 5 | North Cascades |
| 6 | Canyon lands |
The top 6 cities
| 1 | Seattle |
| 2 | Chicago |
| 3 | Portland |
| 4 | Austin |
| 5 | San Francisco |
| 6 | Boston |
The top 6 small cities and towns
| 1 | Bend, Oregon |
| 2 | Montpellier, Vermont |
| 3 | Boulder, Colorado |
| 4 | Oysterville, Washington State |
| 5 | Skagway, Alaska |
| 6 | Sante Fe, New Mexico |
Six American pre-occupations we never understood
| 1 | Fairy lights |
| 2 | Tipping |
| 3 | Guns |
| 4 | SUV's and RV's |
| 5 | religion |
| 6 | Fuzzing out bums and nipples on TV |
Six reasons why we are leaving America
| 1 | Crap pubs |
| 2 | George W and American politics |
| 3 | Parochialism |
| 4 | The myth of American good service |
| 5 | Guns |
| 6 | The INS (we hate those guys) |
Six reasons why we regret leaving America
| 1 | Friends (not the TV series). |
| 2 | The American Diner ... great institution. |
| 3 | The great outdoors |
| 4 | The strength of the American dollar |
| 5 | Turning right on red and 4 way stops.. a great idea. |
| 6 | Living in the Portland NW and Mt Hood |
