Well, I have issue with that comparison. Have you ever been west of the Mississippi? And if you haven’t been to Utah or Idaho then I would guess that your comments are based off of some stereotypical reference to the wonderful Pacific Northwest and the states there in.
It appears you live somewhere in Massachusetts area? I’m sure you would not appreciate someone comparing your “wonderful state“ to another state which really has nothing in common besides having “dirt” and “people”. Each state is unique in and of itself. The devils in the details lad.