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The things people in each state hate the most are weirdly random

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One state really can't stand men with long hair, according to the app Hater, which tracked several months of users' shared dislikes. Here are the things that Hater says annoy people in each state the most.
One state really can't stand men with long hair, according to the app Hater, which tracked several months of users' shared dislikes. Here are the things that Hater says annoy people in each state the most.A.c.

The next time you're in Fargo, don't order tapas. You'll get a dirty look.

North Dakotans really hate Spanish-style appetizers, according to a new study by the app Hater, which matches people based on what they dislike. Hater's site says the idea for the app was hatched from a University of Oklahoma study that found people tend to bond with each other when both share a negative opinion of a third party.

The company has been tracking the "hates" and "dislikes" of their "few hundred thousand" users in the United States since the app went public in February.

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Click the above slideshow to see each state's pet peeve.

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Reporter Mike Moffitt has been writing and editing stories for newspapers and news websites for more than 25 years. Before joining the SFGate team, he worked at the San Francisco Examiner, Arizona Republic and Phoenix Gazette. He covers news, politics, science, sports, outdoors and Bay Area history.