Do you consider Ohio "Midwest" or "Back East?" (Cincinnati: school, college)

[saba2r]

Originally Posted by Nameless

Not from Ohio but just chiming in here. Everytime I've been to Ohio it seems like the Midwest until you get past Mansfield on I-71. Cleveland has always felt like the Northeast to me.

Exactly. Grandma-is-an-immigrant, old churches, ethnic foods.....east coast flavor.

[Samir_Abdul]

cant speak on the rest of ohio much but, southern ohio like cinncinatti could never be east coast because ya'll just sound to southern... like to us in cleveland ya'll sound like kentucky or something...northeast ohio, western pa, buffalo area got our own thing jumping off.....

[JefferyT]

Exactly. Grandma-is-an-immigrant, old churches, ethnic foods....

And how is this is not like Detroit or Chicago?

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by saba2r

Exactly. Grandma-is-an-immigrant, old churches, ethnic foods.....east coast flavor.

The immigrant flavor can be found all along the Great Lakes -- from Buffalo to Cleveland to Toledo/Detroit to Chicago. That doesn't make it like the East Coast. Heck, when you get away from the major cities on the East Coast it can be a bit like Appalachia in parts. As some others have pointed out, SE Ohio can be like West Virginia. When you view the state as a whole, however, it's most certainly Midwestern. The vast majority outside of the Midwest, I bet, see Ohio as part of the Midwest.

[schwinnie]

The "midwest" states include IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, OH, NE, ND, SD and WI. They have been called the midwestern states for over 100 years. Back then what we now know as the western states or the west coast states were not settled by people Europeans decent. I must have been the only person who paid any attention to American History in high school.

[LASam]

Definately Midwest in my mind.

[Mrs. P]

Originally Posted by aguafria

The hubby and I were having a discussion about Ohio. We were both born and raised there but we've lived in Arizona for about 10 years now. So it's not like we've never been there. I've ALWAYS considered Ohio to be the Midwest but he says when we fly back there we are going "back east." Please tell me I'm right!!

ETA ~ Ok....haha, I just read the second page and I see there is another thread about this. I'll read that one!

I work for a huge shipping company, we own the largest container boats in the world. It's all import export. I work not only with people in my office from all over the world and US, but also on the phone. I deal with people everywhere everyday, and have done this for 37 years. I pretty much know lots about our country as well as other countries.

NO TIME AND I MEAN NEVER WILL I EVER CONSIDER the thought that OHIO and any single solitary part of it has anything to do with the North east...I consider that a huge slam. Please don't ever put Ohio in with the category of NY, NY, PA, ME, CT, and so forth ....EVER.

There is a huge difference in Mid-westerns and Northeasterners....and people from Ohio are most assuredly Mid-westerners.

Also, having to deal with FUEL and FUEL SVC CHGS, and the Dept of Energy (DOE Fed Govt) pricing for fuel averages based by sectors of the USA....OHIO is considered MIDWEST.

End of story, no further arguments will be entertained

[aguafria]

Originally Posted by Mrs. P

I work for a huge shipping company, we own the largest container boats in the world. It's all import export. I work not only with people in my office from all over the world and US, but also on the phone. I deal with people everywhere everyday, and have done this for 37 years. I pretty much know lots about our country as well as other countries.

NO TIME AND I MEAN NEVER WILL I EVER CONSIDER the thought that OHIO and any single solitary part of it has anything to do with the North east...I consider that a huge slam. Please don't ever put Ohio in with the category of NY, NY, PA, ME, CT, and so forth ....EVER.

There is a huge difference in Mid-westerns and Northeasterners....and people from Ohio are most assuredly Mid-westerners.

Also, having to deal with FUEL and FUEL SVC CHGS, and the Dept of Energy (DOE Fed Govt) pricing for fuel averages based by sectors of the USA....OHIO is considered MIDWEST.

End of story, no further arguments will be entertained

Whoo-hooo! I win the argument then!! I'm gonna print out your post and give it to him....hehe

[Humlermw]

Originally Posted by Mrs. P

I work for a huge shipping company, we own the largest container boats in the world. It's all import export. I work not only with people in my office from all over the world and US, but also on the phone. I deal with people everywhere everyday, and have done this for 37 years. I pretty much know lots about our country as well as other countries.

NO TIME AND I MEAN NEVER WILL I EVER CONSIDER the thought that OHIO and any single solitary part of it has anything to do with the North east...I consider that a huge slam. Please don't ever put Ohio in with the category of NY, NY, PA, ME, CT, and so forth ....EVER.

There is a huge difference in Mid-westerns and Northeasterners....and people from Ohio are most assuredly Mid-westerners.

Also, having to deal with FUEL and FUEL SVC CHGS, and the Dept of Energy (DOE Fed Govt) pricing for fuel averages based by sectors of the USA....OHIO is considered MIDWEST.

End of story, no further arguments will be entertained

Big bad factory worker knows her stuff. Why does working for a shipping company make you a learned expert on geographic locations.

[Humlermw]

I also think it's funny you consider considering a part of Ohio the northeast a slam. I think it would be a slam to the people in that part of Ohio considering how rude Northeasterners seem to be. Mrs. P is a great example of this.