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However, I really think a huge gulf exists between the Upper Midwest and Lower Midwest in terms of: culture, foods, outdoor activities, diversity, religion, etc.
I grew up in the Lower Midwest, but I just didn't like the general lack of progression and closed-mindedness of many people. Another issue I had with the area was that few people were willing to have intellectual discussions with me. I also hated the intense summer heat. I live in NH now and it seems like people here are quite a bit more intellectual and engaging.
I prefer to live in the relatively reserved, friendly, and generally safe areas of the Upper Midwest and Northern New England.
I would absolutely agree about the culture being different in both subregions, based on my travels to places both in the Upper and Lower Midwest. It's also false to say there isn't culture in the Lower Midwest either, as Bloomington, IN, Saint Louis, Indianapolis(I'll even say Indy is heavily underrated, vs. other Midwest cities), Columbus, and Cincinnati are all examples of what I mean.
The Chicago area is, in a way, an interesting melting pot between both Upper Midwest, and Lower Midwest culture. Why else do Chicagoians(and area residents too) always see license plates from a great variety of other Midwestern states?
People are jealous of the Midwest cause we have the great lakes and never will go thirsty again. lol jk or was i.
People dislike Midwest because it is pretentious and pompous. Even your claim is exaggerated as you are not the only region with access to Great Lakes and not the only region with access to fresh water.
You boast being down to earth yet tend to make absurd pompous claims. People also tend to think about Midwest as synonymous with boring, anal, rural, small minded and opinionated mindset.
Hmm I mean, I from Minnesota. More importantly Minneapolis. We have our own accent, we have weird politics from Franken and Jessie to a bunch of Protestants electing the first Black Muslim Congressman. And also having the highest turnout for the 08 election. The TC has the best Public Radio, has a great music scene, and plenty of sports teams. Second most theater seats per capita next to New York. We are quite progressive as well. Idk about the rest of the Midwest, or even Minnesota, but where I am from is very unique.
People dislike Midwest because it is pretentious and pompous. Even your claim is exaggerated as you are not the only region with access to Great Lakes and not the only region with access to fresh water.
You boast being down to earth yet tend to make absurd pompous claims. People also tend to think about Midwest as synonymous with boring, anal, rural, small minded and opinionated mindset.
People dislike Midwest because it is pretentious and pompous. Even your claim is exaggerated as you are not the only region with access to Great Lakes and not the only region with access to fresh water.
You boast being down to earth yet tend to make absurd pompous claims. People also tend to think about Midwest as synonymous with boring, anal, rural, small minded and opinionated mindset.
What other region has access to the Great Lakes? As far as I know, they are located within the Midwest and not the Northeast, West, etc.... If you mean Canada, guess again that they will let some other area have access to the water. And you are right other areas do have access to freshwater, just not enough to sustain their habits and growing population for very long.
I would absolutely agree about the culture being different in both subregions, based on my travels to places both in the Upper and Lower Midwest. It's also false to say there isn't culture in the Lower Midwest either, as Bloomington, IN, Saint Louis, Indianapolis(I'll even say Indy is heavily underrated, vs. other Midwest cities), Columbus, and Cincinnati are all examples of what I mean.
The Chicago area is, in a way, an interesting melting pot between both Upper Midwest, and Lower Midwest culture. Why else do Chicagoians(and area residents too) always see license plates from a great variety of other Midwestern states?
Chicago area is as diverse its gets in the Midwest. Here you will find a Chinatown, lot of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Greeks, Italians, Indians, Arabs, Gays/Bi/Lesbians and others. IMO Chicago has a lot of East Coast tendencies, which set it apart from the general Midwest.
People dislike Midwest because it is pretentious and pompous. Even your claim is exaggerated as you are not the only region with access to Great Lakes and not the only region with access to fresh water.
You boast being down to earth yet tend to make absurd pompous claims. People also tend to think about Midwest as synonymous with boring, anal, rural, small minded and opinionated mindset.
Quite small-minded and opinionated of you - exaggerated too. I'll add another one - you're stereotyping a whole region. I'm from the Midwest and I don't know where you get the pretentious and pompous. People are people.
Chicago area is as diverse its gets in the Midwest. Here you will find a Chinatown, lot of Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Greeks, Italians, Indians, Arabs, Gays/Bi/Lesbians and others. IMO Chicago has a lot of East Coast tendencies, which set it apart from the general Midwest.
That is why I like Chicago. It has nothing at all in common with Great Plains cities like Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines, Fargo, etc.
As much as I want to leave, if someone told me I had to live here all my life I would not mind Despite the fields and long driving times just to get to a decent store, the midwest is beautiful. Nothing beats the changing seasons. It's cheap living and seeing for miles. Illinois is flat in the middle (where I live) but there are hills in the north and south. The small towns have charm and history. Yes there are frequent meth busts but drugs are everywhere. It's a great place to think and you can always see the stars. You hear the birds in the morning and the cicadas in the evening. Life is both fast place and slow as hell. I don't mind living here, I used to hate it. I don't think very many kids like growing up in a town of 600 people when all your friends live 12 miles away. There is a big lack of public transporation and that's a downside. Everywhere you go there is a trade-off. Anyone who hates the midwest and hasn't ever lived here doesn't know how different each state can be or even how different a state is from one end to the next. All in all at least the midwest is still apart of the US so I'd say people need to be thankful for what they have. It could always be worse.
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