Kansas is generally considered to be a somewhat safe and quiet place to live… however, just like the other 49, there are still a few downsides to living in the state, which include:

  1. Becoming a diehard KU or K-State fan…

Flickr/Mircea Get ready to eat, sleep, and breathe all things Jayhawk or Wildcat! (In our home, we’re all about that red and blue!)

  1. …and in turn picking fights with every OU, Baylor, and Nebraska fan you come across.

Flickr/| M@ | They voluntarily wore the apparel and cheered on the team… therefore they were asking for it!

  1. Tornadoes

Flickr/Niccolò Ubalducci Yes, they are seasonally common yet uncommonly beautiful… but they are also extremely dangerous, so we do not recommend chasing them!

  1. Earthquakes

Flickr/Amber Case They may be somewhat tame, but they are still something to keep in mind and prepare for.

  1. Flood

Flickr/Marion Doss Feeling leery of natural disasters yet? So are we… let’s move on.

  1. Death by a broken heart…

Flickr/Victor Araiza No comment.

  1. …humidity…

Flickr/Teresa Shishim If you have spent a single summer day in Kansas, you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about.

  1. …allergies…

Flickr/compassrose_04 What can we say? We grow a lot of wheat and sunflowers!

  1. …and/or calories.

Flickr/temporarySPASTIC Seeing as though our ancestors come from Europe, it’s no wonder we are so into our baked good recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation!

  1. Snakes

Flickr/Elizabeth Roberts Remember when I mentioned we grow a lot of wheat and sunflowers? Let’s just say that if you take your Benadryl and walk through the field, you may want to watch your step…

Want to discover even more Kansas dangers? Check out The 9 Most Dangerous Towns In Kansas To Live In.

Flickr/Mircea

Get ready to eat, sleep, and breathe all things Jayhawk or Wildcat! (In our home, we’re all about that red and blue!)

Flickr/| M@ |

They voluntarily wore the apparel and cheered on the team… therefore they were asking for it!

Flickr/Niccolò Ubalducci

Yes, they are seasonally common yet uncommonly beautiful… but they are also extremely dangerous, so we do not recommend chasing them!

Flickr/Amber Case

They may be somewhat tame, but they are still something to keep in mind and prepare for.

Flickr/Marion Doss

Feeling leery of natural disasters yet? So are we… let’s move on.

Flickr/Victor Araiza

No comment.

Flickr/Teresa Shishim

If you have spent a single summer day in Kansas, you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about.

Flickr/compassrose_04

What can we say? We grow a lot of wheat and sunflowers!

Flickr/temporarySPASTIC

Seeing as though our ancestors come from Europe, it’s no wonder we are so into our baked good recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation!

Flickr/Elizabeth Roberts

Remember when I mentioned we grow a lot of wheat and sunflowers? Let’s just say that if you take your Benadryl and walk through the field, you may want to watch your step…

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