August 3, 2003
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Have you ever been to a fair?

Sure. I go to the Middlesex County Fair. In fact it is this week. Therefore it is going to rain all week. It always rains when the fair is in town.

Janet, 45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA

Sure - county fairs, State fair of TX, etc.

Cristin, 25
Frisco, TX USA

I've been to quite a few fairs....County, state, region, you name it I love a fair.

Ryan, 29
Riedlingen GERMANY

Yup, many.

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA

Yes. I like them I just don't like crowds.

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

We go to the Texas State Fair every year.

Stephanie, 27
TX USA

Oh heavens, yes. County fairs and state fairs. They are all lots of fun.

Laura, 38
Lowell, MA USA

Yes. I live in a small rural community and the county fair is a big deal around here. I used to love going when I was a child, but now as an adult, I dread fair days! Now I take my son and just cringe everytime he gets on one of those rickety rides! I curse myself as we walk along "game row" and I have to listen to my son nag me for money to play one of those rip-offs (which I never
allow him to do...I don't know why he hasn't gotten this fact into his head already)! The food is greasy...the grounds are smelly, littered and usually muddy. However, for those of us who like to "people watch"...the fair is like a day at the zoo!

Tam

Yes, I've been to county and state fairs off and on most of my life. I really prefer the small county fairs as being on a pleasanter scale.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

I went to a medieval fair when I was ten or eleven but I can't remember much of it. I go to the Big Weekend funfair whenever it's held, though.

Aly, 17
Cardiff UK

A few. I went to Topsfield (MA) a few times as a kid, went to Brockton (MA) last year. I think I've been to Scarborough (ME) but I can't remember it too well.

Alias Irrelevante

Absolutely. Fairs are great.

Keri-Jade, 23
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

I've been to the Michigan State Fair a few times and I went to the West Virginia State Fair last year when I was on vacation with my daughters

Cathie, 53
Novi, MI USA

Not only have I been to a fair, but I usually work several evenings at my church's food booth at the fair. As a little girl, I went to the W.Va. State Fair in Lewisburg every summer. Since coming to this area in 1985, I'd say I've missed very few local fairs.

Cindy, 41
VA USA

When I was a child, my family always made an excursion to the county fair. We did the livestock barns and the industrial exhibits Most years there was a machine that bent nails for take-apart puzzles. There were lots of other promotional freebies--yard sticks and fans and whistles and
suchlike, all plastered with names of the donor. Lunch was always at the Methodist
pavilion where the "food could be counted on":. Finally we hit the midway and all of the rides and gyp joints. The sideshow never lived up to the banners outside--but hope springs eternal.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

In high school I used to go to the Texas State Fair in Dallas every year. Since then I've only been to a couple county fairs here in Kansas.

Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA

Yes.

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

Yes - Ohio State Fair, Sweet Corn Festival, Pataskala Street Fair, Tomato Festival, Circleville Pumpkin Show...just to name a few.

Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH USA

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