What is a "Midwestern Vibe"? (gated, retire)

[BajanYankee]

Williamsburg may have a "Midwestern vibe." Only 1.7% of Brooklynites were born in the Midwest but Williamsburg census tracts far exceed the average.

517 - 11.7%
569 - 10.0%
557 - 9.4%
555 - 8.2%

So does Brooklyn Heights.

3.01 - 10.3%
5.01 - 20.0%

[WizardOfRadical]

You can find the midwestern vibe in California too. San Diego, Sacramento, and Fresno specifically.

[WizardOfRadical]

Originally Posted by jennifat

Uh, yes. You just described the entirety whole United States.

lol

[JGMotorsport64]

Bland conservative white Americana is what I associate it with.

[Bluefox]

Originally Posted by Happiness-is-close

Honestly, I jus always thought when people say that they refer to a lifestyle that is void of negative stereotypes. Which is nonsense, as the Midwest has plenty of all types of people, good, bad, trashy, educated, nice, mean, and everything in between. But lots of people think of the Midwest as the standard that the rest of society needs to conform to. I don't quite get it myself, possibly because I think Florida gets the worst of you guys. Some of the rudest people I meet are from Chicago and Minnesota. and Michigan loves to send its rednecks to Florida.

Well it's Florida, it tends to attract those types of people regardless of where they're from.

[jennifat]

Originally Posted by WizardOfRadical

lol

Fantastic argument. We can always count of WizardOfRadical to spout forth those hard-hitting truths.

[Cleverfield]

Originally Posted by JGMotorsport64

Bland conservative white Americana is what I associate it with.

Interesting. You do know that Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota are consistently blue states right? Iowa was also one of the first states to legalize gay marriage.

[JGMotorsport64]

Originally Posted by Cleverfield

Interesting. You do know that Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota are consistently blue states right? Iowa was also one of the first states to legalize gay marriage.

I live in a state (AZ) that attracts the types I'm describing.

Politicians don't always reflect the electorate either

[King of Kensington]

Are the Midwest and the "heartland" synonymous?

[jennifat]

Originally Posted by JGMotorsport64

I live in a state (AZ) that attracts the types I'm describing.

The types you're describing (bland white conservative Americana) sounds more like the Intermountain West or the Upper South/Appalachia than Midwestern.