What is a Hoosier??? (unemployment rate, school, living)

[Jakehorror]

A Hoosier is anyone who is banned from entering Canada.

[RikardW]

What is a Hoosier? A Hoosier is a Kentuckian who ran out of gas on his way to Michigan.

[bryan61]

[X-Greensboro Resident]

Originally Posted by RikardW

What is a Hoosier? A Hoosier is a Kentuckian who ran out of gas on his way to Michigan.

haha..haha... When I first moved to IN, I asked one of my buddies at work (who is a native from Brazil IN) what a "Hoosier" is and this is exactly what he told me with a straight face and it was the funniest thing.

Cheers to all the "Hoosiers" on this forum, you're some good, fun people!! I've lived here for 4 years now, when do I become a "Hoosier"?

[domergurl]

If ya wanna be a Hoosier, just say so ...

[X-Greensboro Resident]

Well then, a "Hoosier" I am!!

[AngelfaceAZ]

Originally Posted by RikardW

What is a Hoosier? A Hoosier is a Kentuckian who ran out of gas on his way to Michigan.

That is the funniest damn thing I've read all day!

[Animal]

Hoosiers are people born in the state of Indiana.

Also, people that love Indiana and have lived there for a long time like to be considered "hoosiers."

Anyone that graduates from a high school or college in Indiana whos mascot was a hoosier is also considered one.

Please, people that live in Indiana should know that. Gah.

[Pickettj]

I don't know why everyone considers Hoosiers to be hilljack, backward folks. Sure, we don't have a Sacs Fifth Avenue in every city and our politicians don't make legislative changes that the whole country follows, but we aren't a bunch of inbred hicks.

'Gee maw, I've not never seen such big, tall buildings before. Sure is excitin' comin' inta tha big city. But maw, I can't not figur' out whur to tie the harses.'

I don't know where this perception started, but it really should end. I've been to both coasts and both borders. Everywhere I've visited there have been small, backward towns and big, trendy cities. Indiana is a great state to live in and I am proud to be a Hoosier.

In general, a hoosier is a person who lives in Indiana. More specifically, and in my opinion, it is a person who is proud to be a part of their community and makes this great state their own. It's the helping neighbor, the volunteer at the community center and all of the local high school sports teams. The workers of Indiana and the veterans of our United States Military Services. We are a group that isn't afraid of the changing times but still takes the time to band together to help those that are in need. We aren't so tied up with ourselves and our paychecks that we've lost all sight of what matters. A Hoosier isn't the name of an inbred hick, but rather, the name of several million people living their lives happily and a few stragglers who just don't realize how good they have it in a community where the average home price is below the national average right along with the unemployment rate.

[nebulous1]

Originally Posted by Pickettj

I don't know why everyone considers Hoosiers to be hilljack, backward folks. Sure, we don't have a Sacs Fifth Avenue in every city and our politicians don't make legislative changes that the whole country follows, but we aren't a bunch of inbred hicks.

'Gee maw, I've not never seen such big, tall buildings before. Sure is excitin' comin' inta tha big city. But maw, I can't not figur' out whur to tie the harses.'

I don't know where this perception started, but it really should end. I've been to both coasts and both borders. Everywhere I've visited there have been small, backward towns and big, trendy cities. Indiana is a great state to live in and I am proud to be a Hoosier.

In general, a hoosier is a person who lives in Indiana. More specifically, and in my opinion, it is a person who is proud to be a part of their community and makes this great state their own. It's the helping neighbor, the volunteer at the community center and all of the local high school sports teams. The workers of Indiana and the veterans of our United States Military Services. We are a group that isn't afraid of the changing times but still takes the time to band together to help those that are in need. We aren't so tied up with ourselves and our paychecks that we've lost all sight of what matters. A Hoosier isn't the name of an inbred hick, but rather, the name of several million people living their lives happily and a few stragglers who just don't realize how good they have it in a community where the average home price is below the national average right along with the unemployment rate.

Where are you??? The job market here is terrible. If you want to work at McDonald's and don't have a profession, maybe this is a good job market then.