▲ 969 ▼ "Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-report (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 264 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) As a Canadian, thank you for explaining. From the chart, I thought Americans in the middle states were just really bad with geography. (also you mean geographically, not geologically) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago As an American, I can confirm they are just bad with geography. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Happy to learn that you're unaware of all the new states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eh, most of them kinda suck anyway... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, I'm especially ashamed of [your state here], but [my state here] really is a trailblazer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Australian checking in with "I had never been told that". I just figured it was geographical like our "mid north coast" but evidently not. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What does that mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago The US started as 13 colonies/states on the East coast. In the terminology, everything past that is "The West", and this general area is the middle-ish part of that, so "Midwest". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) As a Canadian, thank you for explaining. From the chart, I thought Americans in the middle states were just really bad with geography. (also you mean geographically, not geologically) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago As an American, I can confirm they are just bad with geography. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago As an American, I can confirm they are just bad with geography. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Happy to learn that you're unaware of all the new states. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eh, most of them kinda suck anyway... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, I'm especially ashamed of [your state here], but [my state here] really is a trailblazer. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Gingerlegs@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 6 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) Eh, most of them kinda suck anyway... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, I'm especially ashamed of [your state here], but [my state here] really is a trailblazer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Yeah, I'm especially ashamed of [your state here], but [my state here] really is a trailblazer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago Australian checking in with "I had never been told that". I just figured it was geographical like our "mid north coast" but evidently not. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) What does that mean? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago The US started as 13 colonies/states on the East coast. In the terminology, everything past that is "The West", and this general area is the middle-ish part of that, so "Midwest". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago The US started as 13 colonies/states on the East coast. In the terminology, everything past that is "The West", and this general area is the middle-ish part of that, so "Midwest". permalink fedilink source parent