Favorite/Least Favorite Thing about Mississippi. (friendly, place, weather)

[mississippimagnolia]

I love Mississippi. I was born in Pototoc. I've lived in Tupelo, Oxford, and Greenville. I've traveled all over the state. And when my husband retires, we'll probably move back to Mississippi. 36 members of my family graduated from Ole Miss. My oldest child is there now. My parents were born in Mississippi. Both sets of my grandparents were born in Mississippi. My great-grandparents were born in Mississippi....on and on.

To say I am "from Mississippi" is an accurate statement. But as much as I love my home state, I am willing to see the problems and work for change. I sat on our downtown committee and did exactly that when we were living there.

We can pretend that Mississippi offers a lot in the way of music, the arts, and education....but we would would be fooling ourselves. Yes, there are areas of Mississippi that are awesome. Oxford is a good example. The university offers a ton of cultural events. But for the most part, Mississippi is lacking in this area.

Our schools are horrible. We are the (or one of the) fattest states in the country. We are one of the poorest states in the country. And for a while, the delta had some of the most dangerous cities in the country. We can close our eyes and pretend that these facts don't exist. Or we can attack the problems head on. Pretending won't fix anything.

Mississippi is beautiful. Her people are wonderfully kind and generous. There is a ton to do outdoors. We are blessed with a state that has at least three distinct, very different regions. There is so much more we could be doing to make things even better. We should be capitalizing on Elvis in Tupelo. We should be rebuilding the riverfront in Greenville. We should do more to attract tourists from all over the country to our beautiful coastline. With all the wonderful things Mississippi offers, we have one huge flaw...a resistance to change. And if that doesn't change, neither will Mississippi.

[Scotslass]

Originally Posted by mississippimagnolia

we have one huge flaw...a resistance to change. And if that doesn't change, neither will Mississippi.

That is not always a good thing (resistance to change) I believe that if there were some minor changes it would be an awesome place, even better IMHO.

It has alot going for it, climate, open spaces, countryside.

Because im so used to living here i'd long for my local pubs where i can walk to i'd miss everything being close together, cosmopolitan cities, the Highlands and the people.

[Tama]

Originally Posted by Scotslass

That is not always a good thing (resistance to change) I believe that if there were some minor changes it would be an awesome place, even better IMHO.
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Flaw=not a good thing--

[Scotslass]

Originally Posted by Tama

Flaw=not a good thing--

I'm sorry, but your post doesn't make sense.

Do I also sense sarcasm in your post?

[jacksonian]

I have to agree that Mississippi, in general, is hesitant to change, and a lot of work needs to occur to overcome that. Luckily, we have a thriving upcoming generation that is much more suceptible to change, and new ideas are brought to the table and encouraged. We welcome all who have innovative ideas to improve our state, especially here in the capital city.

[Tama]

Your statement that resistance to change is "not always a good thing" suggests you are offering a contrasting view to MississippiMagnolia does it not? However, MississippiMagnolia is saying the same exact thing that you are.

[poptones]

But we have stuff close together, just depends on where you live. Where I live one could easily live with no car, although you'd want access to a friend who drives for times when you want to escape as there are no buses and the train station sadly hasn't accepted passengers in several years.

Resistance to change isn't always a bad thing; I think the biggest problem is lack of proper education. If there were museums and symphonys and all that other stuff of "high culture" what would it matter to people who don't understand it enough to appreciate it? That sure sounds snobbish, but the fact remains if you don't hear Mozart and Beatles and Led Zepp and Phillip Glass and Laurie Anderson when you are a kid, by the time you enter junior high it's just going to be weird, alien noise to you. If you don't get exposed to Van Gogh and such at an early age you're not likely to care about it later. I'm willing to bet most Mississippians don't even know who George Ohr was.

With the cutting back of schools this is a national problem. It's just more of a problem in states like ours where the schools already don't get nearly enough attention. Good goes to worse, worse goes to disastrous.

[Scotslass]

Originally Posted by Tama

Your statement that resistance to change is "not always a good thing" suggests you are offering a contrasting view to MississippiMagnolia does it not? However, MississippiMagnolia is saying the same exact thing that you are.

Nooooo CHANGE - its not always a good thing, places can become far too comercialized, i've seen it happen in Spain where our villa is. It takes the "identity" away from that place. Mississippi is nice because it still retains its natural charm unlike places in Florida.

I think you picked me up wrong.

Please read my posts more carefully.

[Tama]

Scottslass This is your statement. "That is not always a good thing (resistance to change) I believe that if there were some minor changes it would be an awesome place, even better IMHO."


Maybe you better read your own posts more carefully. Geez--

[Scotslass]

Originally Posted by Tama

Scottslass This is your statement. "That is not always a good thing (resistance to change) I believe that if there were some minor changes it would be an awesome place, even better IMHO."


Maybe you better read your own posts more carefully. Geez--

I just realised I made a mistake I meant that change is not always a good thing. I've had big exams recently so my head is a bit pickled.

Tama cool yer jets, it was only an error and I can admit when im wrong. Or is this a personal thing with you?

No one is perfect.

P.S I actually stated in my previous post that you quoted that minor changes were good so if you put 2 and 2 together you can see it was an error regarding the resistance to change.

That is not always a good thing (resistance to change) I believe that if there were some minor changes it would be an awesome place, even better IMHO