The people who call Montana home already know how amazing it truly is. It’s not that we don’t enjoy it when people visit and love it as much as we do; Montanans just tend to roll their eyes at those who romanticize the Treasure State, as if it is a perfect paradise that will magically solve all their problems if they move here. Truth be told, there are some legitimate reasons not to move here because living in Montana can be quite wonderful.

The next time your friend from college, an extended family member, or a stranger on the internet starts to plan their magical life here, list off these perfectly valid reasons, and perhaps they’ll reconsider moving to Montana.

It gets unbearably cold. Most people don’t even go outside for months. That's life in Montana for you!

Just go to Glacier National Park, you'll see.

The good, quality bars and music venues are so few and far between that people often have to resort to hiking, camping, skiing, fishing, stargazing and bonfire conversations to entertain themselves. Can you imagine?

"Rocky Mountain Oysters" are not actually oysters at all.

People are always greeting you warmly in public and waving to you as you drive by.

Montana has more quality breweries than we can keep track of. Too many decisions lead to stress.

You might think that’s a good thing, but what excuse would you have for being late somewhere? Yikes.

So many bears. All the bears. Montana has the largest grizzly population in the lower 48 states. You really want to risk it?

There’s a caldera volcano in Yellowstone National Park that could easily wipe out everyone in the state if it blew. And it will. Someday.

Depending on where you live, you may not be able to just go out and buy a new pair of shoes or find good sushi.

We’re working on that issue…but not very fast.

Surely you wouldn’t prefer the company of cows, right?

It could happen. Is that a risk you’d be willing to take? Another one? Really?

Montanans are very tough, and they’re all too used to snow. So if you’re hoping to get out of driving to work or sending your kids to school just because of a little blizzard, prepare to get your hopes dashed.

Why would you want to live in a place where you could get eaten by a bear?

Stay away. Living in Montana is only suitable for the wild at heart.

Looking for some things to do in Montana that the locals keep to themselves? Check out these hidden attractions in Montana.

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