17 Differences between AZ and NE

I spent the last week in Nebraska, visiting relatives and friends. Had a nice time, it was difficult to say goodbye to everyone. While there, I noticed several differences between Nebraska and the Phoenix area, where I live, and thought I’d share with my readers my observations. I'm not saying one place is better than the other. In fact, my preference would be to spend half the year in each place.

Things you find in NE

1. Smoking rooms and cheap hotels
2. Signs about Abortion Kills
3. Deer, raccoon and skunk roadkill
4. Rusty domestic cars
5. Restaurants: Valentinos, Runza, Amigos
6. Strawberry Orchards in bloom
7. College World Series and NE Huskers
8. Farmers Markets with homegrown foods
9. Flyswatters and mosquitos
10. Lawnmowers and green grass
11. White, yellow and blue houses
12. Neighbors who are friends
13. Professional weathermen
14. Catholic churches on every street corner
15. Rain/tornados/snow
16. Savers, as opposed to spenders
17. Bright yellow neon signs
    

Things you find in AZ:

1. Expensive resorts
2. Signs about Illegal Immigration
3. Snake, coyote, and rabbit roadkill
4. Shiny new foreign cars
5. Restaurants: Salt Cellar, Binkleys, Roys
6. Cactus Farms in bloom
7. Superbowl, Suns, Diamondbacks, Cardinals
8. Art and Wine festivals
9. Scorpions
10. Desert landscaping
11. Brown houses. Only.
12. Neighbors who are acquaintances
13. The news anchor doubles as the weatherman
14. Twenty minute drives to find a church
15. Seasons: Hot and hotter
16. Spenders, as opposed to savers
17. Signs that match the environment, in Spanish and English.