I never quite understood this point of view by out of staters. People typically regurgitate a popular opinion is so that should not suprise me. I moved to Akron a few years ago after being in the Marines. Lived in coastal NC and Florida but I found I like the Akron area more than those places (gasp!). I admit Im an outdoorsy type and I found having a national park within 15 minutes, state park 5 minutes away and about 10000 acres of wooded city parks a pleasant surprise. Getting a UA degree and a good job here was a plus too. Go Zips!