Most backwards state

[sasja]

I love the south and its people, and miss living there a lot. You can have New Jersey and New York City, I cannot wait to move back down south.

Backward is relative, in my book. I don't know that it's not MORE backward to rat-race yourself to an early grave like peeps here in Northeast Jersey and NYC seem to do. And in that process, heartlessly run over any other human being one comes accross.
Brrrr.

To me, those things and many others I notice here, are more backwards than standing still and smelling the roses like people in the south tend to do MUCH more of. I don't care if they are not the most progressive, or the biggest go getters or trendsetters...

And to me it's sad that a slower pace often gets equated with low intelligence. And that different customs are viewed as backwardsness....

Tolerance, people. And no generalizing!
I personally cannot think of ONE state in this country that could not benefit from overhauling in SOME areas.

The sweetest, most caring, most humane people I know, I met in the Southern United States. Regardless of color, too.

Sasja