I tell you what, we'll trade you Alberta and Saskatchewan, the BEEF, OIL, AND GAS POWERHOUSES OF CANADA for your libcucked latte sipping west coast states California, Oregon, and Washington.
That's three of our best states. California is one of our biggest economies, has most of our tech sector (Washington being another one) and has a good use of solar energy. Oregon is beautiful.
You can just have Texas and Florida. No trade required.
No we are very culturally distinct in subtle but important ways. Expats stick out here more than they think, it isn't just about accent or removing your shoes.
I have lived in all four west coast states, so I'm pretty familiar. Obviously they're not all the same, but there are a lot of similarities in culture compared to states I have lived in on the east coast.