Hello,
I'm originally from San Francisco, CA. Now I'm in Grand Forks, ND for college. I never looked back. I'm a North Dakotan at Heart. The only people who hate North Dakota are those that either haven't lived anywhere else, or haven't been here to begin with. This is Great State!
My religion teacher in my Senior year of High School couldn't name a single city in this state, I'm sad to say.
I don't think North Dakota has an out-migration problem, I consider it the North Dakota Colonization of the rest of the USA Program. Soon everyone in the USA will be just like us. Kind-Hearted, Down to Earth, Happy, Cheerful, Taking Life One day at a Time, never letting bad things get them down.
I can walk the streets of Grand Forks at 2 am and the worst that will happen to me is someone will offer me ride home. Try doing that in Hunter's Point in San Francisco in broad daylight. (Just a tip, Don't Try It. You Will Regret it.)
I'm very happy that winter is over. Although I felt a little cheated with that warmer than usual January that we recently had.
Thanks for reading.
--Have a good day.