COMMENT BY
Paul from South Bend, IN
COMMENT ABOUT PLACE
South Bend, IN
COMMENT
No Future, and They Like It That Way
I'm not a native of South Bend, so this is an outsider's view. South Bend has spent the last 50 years waiting for Studebaker to return. The people here want nothing more than a factory job they can work without requiring any real thought, and a case of beer for the weekend. They have no ambition beyond "good enough." The city is a dump with most areas unkempt and in disrepair. Crime is bad, and the weather worse. The brain-drain is serious (our kids are doctors and refuse to entertain offers to return, as is true for their classmates). Most non-natives we know have the singular ambition to move away as soon as possible, and none intend to retire here. Being equidistant between Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis and on the main east-west interstate in the north, it should be able to attract satellite industries/businesses. Unfortunately, the people themselves stand in the way of opportunity with their slovenly, boorish behavior.