Is non-Utah BYU students looking down on BYU students from Utah really a thing?

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Oct 29, 2024
5:05:58pm

CapitalCougar All-American

Is non-Utah BYU students looking down on BYU students from Utah really a thing?

I've been hearing about this lately from a bunch of BYU students from Utah (primarily girls). Apparently some students from outside of Utah show open disdain for students from Utah. Some of the Utah kids shrug it off, but for others, it really hurts them.

I don't remember this from my student days. I was from out-of-state. If a guy was cool it didn't matter where he was from, and I don't remember other guys making a big deal about it either. If a girl was cute it DEFINITELY didn't matter if she was from Utah to me or any other guy I knew.

Have any other parents of BYU students (in or out of Utah) heard any of this?

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Is non-Utah BYU students looking down on BYU students from Utah really a thing?

CapitalCougar

5:05pm

It’s the same as the anti-Utah culture within the church you find elsewhere

puntersarepeople

5:08pm

I wouldn’t make that generalization.

Yiowa

5:09pm

Don’t know- my kids are cool & from Texas. As long as they don’t hang out with

SBB

5:10pm

Of course.

TCuz

5:10pm

My friend group at BYU was almost exclusively with those from out of state.

VACOUGFAN

5:12pm

That's an interesting point. I remember the same thing now that you mention it.

CapitalCougar

5:22pm

The Utah kids in my freshmen wards were pretty much less-active in those wards

BaseCoug

5:24pm

100% same reason some out of UT/ID members of the church think they are better than utah/idaho members

Crazy Joe Davola

5:12pm

The mission field has produced some really proud members outside Utah and Idaho.

MarylandFan

5:14pm

Lol I remember as a freshman a Utah kid asked "how is it living in the mission

MaximusMeridius

5:29pm

I have to admit I only heard it directly said to me one time in the MTC

MarylandFan

5:42pm

First time i heard the phrase was from a member in Texas, referring to themselves and why they were stronger.

Crazy Joe Davola

5:44pm

Don't lump me in with Idaho members.

5:19pm

That wasn't my experience, but there are certain kids that are stereotypical

MaximusMeridius

5:13pm

Confirmation bias

Crazy Joe Davola

5:38pm

Relax I just shared my experience, not asking anyone to agree/disagree

MaximusMeridius

7:48pm

I've heard several non-Utah members disparage Utahns. Those people are idiots

vagabonder

5:14pm

I met many of my BYU friends at the dorms, and there weren't many Utah kids at

Japan Coug

5:20pm

When I was there I didn’t pay attention bc I didn’t care

karatekid

5:20pm

No more than regular members look down on Utah members.

runnincoug

5:21pm

Cliques in the Church? Never happen.

KCFan85

5:22pm

I have nothing against people from Utah in general but in the dorms they mostly

BaseCoug

5:23pm

Where have you been? I was on a date with a guy who told me that I didn't know what it was like to

Black Diamond Bay

5:25pm

As an out of state Mormon I was insanely jealous that you guys didn't have to

VACOUGFAN

5:32pm

I think if you’d sacrificed more for gospel living elsewhere you could’ve

6:04pm

For the record he was a RM, and if he had subbed out mission for early morning seminary the argument might have

Black Diamond Bay

6:16pm

He definitely sounded obnoxious about it with how he approached it

MarylandFan

6:38pm

There's a perception that Utah girls will not want to leave mommy and daddy

whirl

5:27pm

This isn’t just a perception, there is hard evidence to support this.

BaseCoug

5:29pm

I've heard of employers without significant operations in Utah adjusting

russkiejedi

5:52pm

Yeah it’s actually been a big issue in the Marriott school (where I am) with

BaseCoug

6:01pm

It does suck as an employer when you're up front about the impossibility of

russkiejedi

6:10pm

I’ve had several BYU guys apply for positions on my team recently. I ask them if there’s a move back to Utah eventually

WDaddy

6:33pm

Yes it’s a thing, but only to a degree. Mostly my two boys complain that the

JWin

5:28pm

I'd say it existed to a degree, and maps to familiarity bias which all humans

5:28pm

Yeah, it was a thing when I was there. I might have started the trend

Bob Vance

5:33pm

I was always advised to not date Utah girls unless you want to live in Utah

5:34pm

I personally seeked out out of state girls for this reason.

VACOUGFAN

5:37pm

RE: I personally seeked out out of state girls for this reason.

LaserCoug

6:43pm

RE: I personally seeked out out of state girls for this reason.

cugrz84

6:52pm

I heard the same thing when I was at BYU.

Japan Coug

5:45pm

So basically a variation of young women being tough on other young women?

BlackBart

6:09pm

just asked my son. He's seen no evidence of this being a thing.

qwerew

6:22pm

My perception is that Utah and Idaho Mormons tend to be soft & sensitive, fwiw

Odysseus

6:27pm

My perception is that the opposite is true as well

puntersarepeople

6:30pm

No it’s not

Odysseus

6:54pm

Oh it most definitely is

puntersarepeople

7:12pm

It's perfect. People get to be jerks about us, and if we complain that just

7:24pm

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