Wow ! Seems as if there is a new breed of bigots surfacing !
Quote"I have heard comments saying IN is full of smoking, overweight and not active people"
So what you say is that you would prefer to pass up a great neighborhood because it might have fat people that smoke ? And move into a snobby , uppity neighborhood just because there aren't any smokers and or FATTO's ?
As you can tell I live in Kokomo Indiana and have for oh let's say 35 years. Yep , you guessed it I can be classified as FAT and a SMOKER. But you see here is the difference between you and I. You sit out to segregate me , but I accomodate you. By that I mean , I do not blow smoke into anyones face that is not ok with it. I do not go to public restaurants and smoke during dinner. As I know other patrons that are there could have asthma , COPD , allergies and so on. Plus , my dinner doesn't last no more than a half hour to hour and I can go that long without a cigarette.
If a person around me doesn't like or wish to be around smoke , I do not smoke in their presence. It is a respect thing. Ask a best friend of 18 years whom doesn't like smoke. I haven't smoked EVER in his presence as that is his wish that was stated from the start. And I abide by that as it is his wish , and his friendship to me is worthy enough of that sacrifice.
As for the broad generalization of overweight and inactive. How can you not assume that some that are overweight are not overweight due to medical conditions and or medications etc. ? Just to lump them all together is RUDE. As stated I am one that is classified as overweight. BUT I also have diagnosed and documented thyroid issues as well as Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. Which both of those issues does what ? Increase weight and makes it nearly to impossible to lose weight.
So if your bigotries and prejudices cannot look beyond the outer person. Why in the world do you feel worthy enough to live in a diverse environment ? There are black persons , white persons , tall persons , short persons , thin persons , not so thin persons , and so on.
So what if I am not out running a marathon? Or hiking or skiing to stay in shape. I have a shape and damn it round is a shape !!
So go ahead and look for a state or city with low overweight populations or non-smokers. You will be cheating yourself and doing yourself a great disservice. All for the sake of appearances and prejudices. I am really surprised that you were not told that we are all Hoobillies (Hoosier hillbillies) and illiterates too ! LOL
No amount of sprigs and twigs or tofu. No amount of mineral waters or aspargus can inject class into one's &%@- well you get this picture right ??
If by smoking , eating Dorito's and drinking Coke , makes me a criminal. Lock me up and throw away the key. Because running , jogging , hiking , and celery sticks are not for me !
Plus , the more pretentious people are about not living around so and so because of physical attributes , just means I know you won't be knocking on my door. Wanting to borrow cups of sugar , eggs and/ or popcorn. Not to mention I know there won't be a run on my twinkies or smokes at the local fat peoples' store.
And to think these people have kids. And if they raise them up to be cautious of neighborhoods with overweight smokers. What kind of disservice did they or will they do these children ? It's a shame , but as they say. "Prejudices start at home and the parents' are their teacher" !
On the outside of sarcastic attitude. Indiana is an alright state , I have seen fat people and smokers in other states too. There is not a way one to avoid us or them. Indiana has it's faults , it has it's good points. I personally would not live in Indianapolis or it's suburbs. But that is just me though. I love to visit Indy and the many things it has to offer. But I am not a major fan of traffic issues and or being around tons of people. I also wouldn't suggest Kokomo , if you're having issues with backwards ways and or obese persons and smokers.
Not to mention that aren't many attractions here IE: Zoo , Museums of culture etc. I mean we do have an automotive museum , Elwood Haynes Museum , etc. As well as a few historical landmarks , ie: Big Ben , Sycamore Tree Stump , The Vermont Covered Bridge etc. We're home to many car lots , fast food restaurants , not many fine dining establishments , but hey we have Chrysler plants here !!
In closing , yes I did take offense to the comments of overweight and smokers. But shouldn't you be more interested in a state or city for their crime rate , murder rate , school ratings , job market , housing market , attractions , parks and or entertainment ? Versus just the number of overweight and or smokers ?
And remember no matter how obese one person is , or how many cigarettes they smoke. Or how many marathons a person runs , or how many sticks of celery or carrots one eats. We all are individuals with needs , wants , desires
and feelings. That all deserved to be treated well in any and all neighborhoods. When you set out to separate yourself from one group or another. You really are a part of the problem and not that of a solution.
When we die , it doesn't matter how much you ran , hiked , counted calories etc. Doesn't matter how many smokes you smoked , calories you've eaten. You still die and or are dead. Nothing matters then , the only thing we cannot change is that eventually we all die. And until that day I plan to enjoy it the best way I can. Not to mention Indiana is usually extremely hot in the summer , most times around a 100 degrees with humidity and heat index. And in the winter it is bone chilling cold with temps that sometimes reach 30-40 below with the windchill factor. So it is not advisable to be out running for the fun of it in either climate. If you're out running in the summer heat you could die trying to live healthy ! And in the winter , same thing. Frostbit , hypothermia and so on. I would much rather sit here in a climate controlled environment and not suffer heat stroke or freeze to death !
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