Why is Indiana considered " backwards " ? (Indianapolis, South Bend: amusement parks, violent crime)

[greenvillebuckeye]

From Ohio originally so take my comments FWIW, BUT Indiana always seemed a good 10 years behind anywhere else in the Midwest. Why? No idea as to what underlying reasons one could come up with to answer that but the Hoosier state has just always given off a very behind the times feel. When I started teaching 15 years ago in South Carolina I had a young lady in class who would tell me her dad was from Indiana and he always referred to his home state as the place that time forgot.

With all that being said ironically everyone I've ever met from Indiana has been beyond normal and pretty cool. The people I've worked with over the years who were born and raised in Indiana are all good people.

[jackmichigan]

Originally Posted by edwardianlady

Why is Indiana considered " backwards " ?

Well, you did elect Mike Pence!

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by jackmichigan

Well, you did elect Mike Pence!

Kid Rock is from Michigan.

[jackmichigan]

Originally Posted by Toxic Toast

Kid Rock is from Michigan.

Yep, another loser. At least we didn't elect him to anything, even though we've had our share of mistakes in the election columns.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by Screenwriter70

Probably because, like so much of the Midwest and South, it's full of backwards people.

Which means everyone that doesn't think/act/look just like you....huh.

[Toxic Toast]

Originally Posted by jackmichigan

Yep, another loser. At least we didn't elect him to anything, even though we've had our share of mistakes in the election columns.

It's almost as if making blanket statements about a population is.......not something that smart people do.

[SoHoVe]

People who are like Mike Pence.

Not everyone in Indiana embraces his views but the ones who do seem to really make an unfavorable impression on those living in so called "more progressive" states.

Having left there 20 years ago there are some things I really miss about the Midwest like the overwhelming majority of people having some sense of morality and family values. Great place to raise a family imho.

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by SoHoVe

People who are like Mike Pence.

Not everyone in Indiana embraces his views but the ones who do seem to really make an unfavorable impression on those living in so called "more progressive" states.

Having left there 20 years ago there are some things I really miss about the Midwest like the overwhelming majority of people having some sense of morality and family values. Great place to raise a family imho.

The whole claim that Indiana is a "great place to raise a family" is just not the case in many areas of the state that still have poor economic conditions, underfunded schools, and mediocre healthcare. There are only a few areas of the state that is really applicable. Low cost of living states have inherent flaws and problems just like high cost of living states have inherent flaws and problems.

[noahp45]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

The whole claim that Indiana is a "great place to raise a family" is just not the case in many areas of the state that still have poor economic conditions, underfunded schools, and mediocre healthcare. There are only a few areas of the state that is really applicable. Low cost of living states have inherent flaws and problems just like high cost of living states have inherent flaws and problems.

Tope 8 in health care, https://www.businessinsider.com/the-...olis-indiana-3




As for the rest of your claims, that is all subjective.

[censusdata]

I think Indiana has the most British Southern heritage of any Northern state. Far more of it's White population has ancestry from Southern transplants rather than from German and Polish European immigrants. British Southerners are by far the most conservative group in the USA. Counties solely populated by them vote Trump 80/20.