There are lots of stereotypes out there about Hoosiers, but let’s face it, some of them are pretty close to true. Even if you don’t fall into all categories, chances are you know someone who does. Here are 10 totally true stereotypes about Hoosiers that we should probably just accept as fact.
- We bleed white and blue
America’s Power/Flickr Even if you aren’t a diehard Colts fan (and you probably are), we know you at least have a soft spot for Indiana’s football team.
- We call it ‘pop’, never ‘soda’
Mike Mozart/Flickr Or ‘coke’, depending on where in Indiana you’re from.
- We’re pretty friendly
Vladimir Pustovit/Flickr Admit it - Hoosier hospitality is a very real thing and you’re guilty of it!
- Our favorite sandwich is the Hoosier tenderloin
davitydave/Flickr We’re proud of our state food (plus it’s pretty darn delicious).
- We’re proud of our farms
Peter M Graham/Flickr No we don’t all live on farms (though we likely have a friend who does), but we are really proud to grow such amazing crops here in our home state.
- We’ll wear shorts if it’s above 50
Pexels/Flickr …only occasionally if it’s snowing.
- Many of us do live next door to a cornfield
Troy Tolley/Flickr Or our parents do…or our friends. Cornfields really are plentiful in Indiana.
- We eat, sleep, and breathe basketball
Indiana Public Media/Flickr For most of us this is very, very true. If we don’t play, we watch, and we definitely know someone who plays.
- We all ride tractors
Jim Grey/Flickr I mean, we all own cars, but yeah, most Hoosiers have been on a tractor or ride one regularly. Most Hoosiers have also gotten stuck in traffic behind one.
- We love our state
David Cornwell/Flickr We’re proud of our Indiana heritage and think this state is an incredible place to call home.
There’s no shame in these 10 stereotypes! For more reasons why the Hoosier state is so great, read on…
America’s Power/Flickr
Even if you aren’t a diehard Colts fan (and you probably are), we know you at least have a soft spot for Indiana’s football team.
Mike Mozart/Flickr
Or ‘coke’, depending on where in Indiana you’re from.
Vladimir Pustovit/Flickr
Admit it - Hoosier hospitality is a very real thing and you’re guilty of it!
davitydave/Flickr
We’re proud of our state food (plus it’s pretty darn delicious).
Peter M Graham/Flickr
No we don’t all live on farms (though we likely have a friend who does), but we are really proud to grow such amazing crops here in our home state.
Pexels/Flickr
…only occasionally if it’s snowing.
Troy Tolley/Flickr
Or our parents do…or our friends. Cornfields really are plentiful in Indiana.
Indiana Public Media/Flickr
For most of us this is very, very true. If we don’t play, we watch, and we definitely know someone who plays.
Jim Grey/Flickr
I mean, we all own cars, but yeah, most Hoosiers have been on a tractor or ride one regularly. Most Hoosiers have also gotten stuck in traffic behind one.
David Cornwell/Flickr
We’re proud of our Indiana heritage and think this state is an incredible place to call home.
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