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Benji Burke

Utah is weird and has some very specific quirks. The LDS Church culture is weird, very very weird. I grew up here my whole life, visited every state in the nation, and travelled internationally. Utah is ****ing weird.

It's nice to hear the Jazz are being run like BYU football. No wonder we're screwed.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
Utah is weird and has some very specific quirks. The LDS Church culture is weird, very very weird. I grew up here my whole life, visited every state in the nation, and travelled internationally. Utah is ****ing weird.

It's nice to hear the Jazz are being run like BYU football. No wonder we're screwed.
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You need to be 19 instead of 18 to buy tobacco. So weird!
 
BabyPeterzz said:
Utah is weird and has some very specific quirks. The LDS Church culture is weird, very very weird. I grew up here my whole life, visited every state in the nation, and travelled internationally. Utah is ****ing weird.

It's nice to hear the Jazz are being run like BYU football. No wonder we're screwed.
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Do you find the religious folk more weird here or in the South? Why or why not?
 
The south is also weird. Utah isn't the only weird state in the union. It's just different. It's homogeny is a huge factor. Outside of SLC, which is still very homogenous, its about the least diverse state in the US. The religious influence is so strong here it makes people like myself feel like an outsider. I didn't grow up LDS, and I find LDS culture strange. Sue me.
 
BabyPeterzz said:
Utah is weird and has some very specific quirks. The LDS Church culture is weird, very very weird. I grew up here my whole life, visited every state in the nation, and travelled internationally. Utah is ****ing weird.

It's nice to hear the Jazz are being run like BYU football. No wonder we're screwed.
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This based on some comments from Benji or is there something else? But I suppose Gail, Steve Starks and Alex Jensen are exhibiting a lot of hard LDS influence on the rest of the non-Utah, non-LDS franchise makeup.
 
I say this only since Mormonism is the predominate religion in Utah. I have heard on many or numerous times that out of state Mormons are different than the in state Utah Mormons, they do not like the more conservative views and holier than thou attitude or persona that can exist instate.

I'm not saying this is the case and even if it was that it is the majority of people, its just differences I have heard and somewhat seen in my 4yrs in living in Texas and 1 year in Colorado. I also would like to point out the South has some places with much more conservatism and oppressing religious values but they are more socially accepted and have been for lack of a better word are a cultural and social "norm" to people so it is accepted by the general public.
 
The Miller Group and the Utah Jazz staff is predominantly LDS. Outside of players and coaches it's about 90%.
 
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