des moines is great. worst city in iowa hands down is OTTUMWA. such a shit hole. i know des moines isn't THE most exciting place in the world but be thankful for what you got buddy!
"The prettiest girls in the world live in Des Moines." -Jack Kerouac
Every time I leave Des Moines, I can't wait to get back. No other city in the 47 states that I have been to, would I rather live in. Iowa: The Few the Proud, The Extremely Attractive. Go Hawks!
DSM has been a great town to grow up in. Admittedly there is not a whole lot to do if you're not into the bar/club scene, but I'd rather live here than any other state.
AMES LAMES ha, pretty original....never heard that one before.... . and Iowa City blows...no one cares if it's a top party city in this nation because wherever anyone goes they should know how to party.
Des Moines sucks. I know because I had the majorly unfortunate displeasure of living there fore 11 months. (Moved for work.)
People are close minded. Everyone is white. All the chicks carry tacky Coach monogrammed bags, most of which are FAKE. The nightlife is basically non existent. The music scene is non existent as well.
Lets put it this way, Des Moines makes Kansas City and Minneapolis look like New York, okay? Its THAT bad.
I love all the bashing! The best thing about Iowa is that everyone that sucks, thinks Iowa sucks, so they stay the F*** out, leaving only great people =D. The stigma of Iowa being lame is the best douchebag/fucktard deterrent around! whoop whoooop! I mean if I wanted to hang with pretentions pricks i'd totally move to Seattle (or even at times MPLS), but I don't.
im from des moines and i never have/had a problem surrounding myself with plenty to do...gotta love working in the bars. IOWANIGHTLIFE...look it up. and yes...IOWA CITY is my favorite place ive lived. it knows how to party...like a boss
12:30 must not know the right places to go. I live on Court Ave and have an awesome time down here. So much better than WDSM. We just need to get rid of Kamodo Club, 101, and Surf Shack to get rid of the white trash
making your own nightlife is much better than going clubbing... i dont think can post most of the texts i receive from my drunken friends. i dont hate iowa or des moines, but they are definitely NOT the greatest places to party.
It doesnt matter where you are from or what you do. it's the people you surround yourself with is what makes it a good time. and being from iowa i can admit we are some crazy fucking people! downtown is always a for sure shit show :)
I lived in Iowa for 5 years and in DSM for one of those. It's not as happening as bigger cities, but it does have its charm and definitely sets the scene for many great, epic stories. I miss me some Court Avenue, music at Blues on Grand, crazy nights at Drink and Hessen Haus, and winding down at Village Inn! Plus, all the awesome festivals!
HOLY SHIT!!! Love seeing the 515 up here! Grew up in Des Moines, moved away... went back this last weekend and had a blast! It has really changed in the last 10 years... lol!
yay iowa! it may not be the best night life, but downtown des moines has some great shops like the velvet coat, gong fu tea, and a ton of great vintage shops! not to mention some of the nicest people and a great farmers market. Plus 80-35 last year was fantastic!
Hmm. Iowa finally made it on this website? About time. You would think more people would end up with texts on here with all the Meth that goes through this state.
why would you try to promote Lames? i would rather be in CF. at leats they have a bar that has free beer on tuesdays, and a strip club that has free beer on wednesdays. anyways, i am from the QCA (563)!!! but still Iowa, is NOT where the place to be is... i guess make do with what ya got...
Did someone just list Clear Lake with Des Moines as being awesome? Of course, they did spell Dubuque wrong. You try being a young single female living in Clear Lake.
Des Moines is awesome and clearly you people aren't from there or know the right places to go. You'd love it too. Downtown is way better than it was even 2 years ago and WDM has good stuff too. Still not a poppin metropolis that I live in today, but every time I go back, I have some killer stories to tell. Don't knock it till you try it!
Hahaha to the person who said the best things to do are java joes and walking through the skywalk, so true. that's all we do too. but i swear my friends who are 21 say theres a lot to do. just wait a couple years. i agree hs in dm sucked balls though.
OK is someone really trying to bash IA city? It is rated as one of the top party cities in the NATION! and it def lives up to it's title :) you cant bash the city until you have spent a night partying there.. GO HAWKS!
Seriously Iowa City and the University of Iowa is amazing, I wouldn't live anywhere else. the night life in iowa city is the best! always a good time, so many options. :) :) :)
Grew up in Des Moines, lived in NJ (worst place on earth), CA, TN, VA, TX, and HI... came back to Des Moines and won't live anywhere else. Iowa is the best!
i lived in dsm for the 1st 15 years of my life and moved 2 the twin cities im so bored now on weekends there r way more sporting events concerts and actives going on in dsm that ppl can actually afford ....cant wait to move back 2 iowa for college!
i'm from oregon and when i went to visit for my cousin's wedding i had a great time. i got into bars despite being 19 and there were cute midwestern boys galore!
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