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Top 10 (okay 20-- I couldn't stop!) reasons Maine is better than your state:

(in no particular order)

1. Lobster. Did you know the lobsters here don't even have claws?? gross.
2. No billboards. ahhhh... just green.
3. Two Lights. Love it.
4. No road rage, no traffic.
5. Whoopie pies.
6. Crisp September weather. It's still in the 90s here. no joke.
7. Amatos. You don't treasure this gem until it's gone and realize that the rest of the country puts lettuce on EVERYTHING.
8. Freeport. LL Bean. You can wear fleece and no one stares.
9. Hills. Mountains. Curvy roads and bends. Scenic.
10. The people. No egos.
11. Pine trees.
12. No gators, no lizards, no snakes (well, for the most part).
13. Smoking is banned EVERYWHERE and has been forever. They were one of the first to do it (Bangor being one of the first cities to ban smoking in the car with a child present) and also one of the first for mandatory recycling. Love it.
14. I-295. Takes you anywhere you want to go.
15. No cockroaches or bugs that look like flying birds (except an occasional June Bug-- which still scare the crap out of me).
16. Skiing, rafting, hiking, camping... just about anywhere.
17. They sell lobster rolls at Mcdonalds. no joke.
18. dunkin' donuts is EVERYWHERE.
19. Portland Head. It should be on everyone's list.
20. Humpty Dumpty BBQ. Nothing like it anywhere. The stinging lasts for days! I love it!

...could keep going, but had to cut it off.