Montana from an outsiders experience
I am from Washington. This is a secondary account because my personal one has defining information about me. I had never been to Montana before because as a Pakistani, I’m always concerned about segregation about certain groups no matter where. I was at a festival over the weekend up in Kalispell. It was such an amazing experience from a festival-goer’s perspective! All the people were so welcoming and nice. It was beautiful up there. The food was great, the music was great, and most of the vendors were very cool. Given it was a festival, there are always going to be certain people who are too messed up and ruin it for everyone, but I didn’t see any of that unlike Washington. On Saturday night, a local dispensary had a tent outside, and the guy manning it was a total tool. He was consistently pressuring people to purchase stuff, tell them about a magazine he owned, and download something, and you could tell he had no clue what he was doing. The same company had a second tent indoors, and the people working there were awesome and extremely knowledgeable, and I wondered if they even knew this guy was outside in the rain or if they forced him out there because he was unbearable. That was probably the only uncomfortable experience my friends and I experienced. There was muttering around the festival grounds that people knew who he was and that he always acts like this and to just go to the tent inside if you want a good view of the company. You guys are totally rad, and I appreciate all the hospitality, and I can’t wait to be back. As a foreigner, it’s nice to be able to feel welcome in such a beautiful place.