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Not all people that are liberal are like that! I consider myself overall liberal with a few southern conservative values mixed in(raised in Arkansas lol), and i love many chain resturaunts, just as much as i love local food. If a resturaunt is good I will go to it either way! But i'll take my grandmother's home cooked southern meals ANY DAY over either!
I'm not sure who is forcing their "world view" on you or anyone else. I have made several posts stating that suburban people do not all sit around watching "American Idol" and drinking beer or diet soda while the city folks are all watching PBS and drinking fancy wines. And much as I personally love local restaurants, sometimes if I'm stuck for an idea I will go to Chili's. I'm not quite sure what you mean about "more authentic", either. Do Chili's, Applebee's, et all not serve real food, or what? And I personally think it is extremely condescending to say someone's lifestyle "sickens" you b/c it is not what you choose. Intolerant liberals!
Not sure what political perspective has to do with anything or why this would have anything to do with liberalism. Do you understand liberalism? I am far from a liberal.
The people forcing their "world view" on me are the people who want to continue building subdivisions and malls further and further out without any discernable need for the betterment of the overall community - they want a Lowes to save half a cent on the cost of a Home Depot, destroying farmland, undermining existing businesses on the premise that growth for the sake of growth is intrinsically good, and forcing the economy to cater to their desires because they constitute such a large majority.
This probably isn't the place to get into it; this is supposed to be a thread about the Midwest. I don't think the above happens in the midwest any more than anywhere else. There have been tons of threads on general US and Politics and Other Controversies about growth, suburbanization, etc.
I grew up in the midwest and certainly don't hate the people, but the climate and the countryside were always unpleasant to me. Nasty swings in weather from one day to the next, sweltering summers and cold windy winters got to me. I also like variety in the countryside. Traveling hundreds of miles and seeing no change in the countryside is boring to me. I live on the west coast now and while I do miss the people and am proud of where I come from, I don't miss the 1000 miles of flat farmland stretching into the distance and the winters where everything just dies for 3 months.
Southwest Missouri is beautiful with all the hills and valleys. And I love seeing the woods around here in fall. The seasons can be uncomfortable, but beautiful at the same time.
what makes you think every area strives to become more "cosmopolitan", whatever the heck you mean by that. Cosmopolitan means "progressive" right? Come on now, that is ridiculous. That's like saying, what is Boston/New York doing to become more laid back?.....
It s what it is as they say
I grew up in the midwest and certainly don't hate the people, but the climate and the countryside were always unpleasant to me. Nasty swings in weather from one day to the next, sweltering summers and cold windy winters got to me. I also like variety in the countryside. Traveling hundreds of miles and seeing no change in the countryside is boring to me. I live on the west coast now and while I do miss the people and am proud of where I come from, I don't miss the 1000 miles of flat farmland stretching into the distance and the winters where everything just dies for 3 months.
I was born and raised in the Midwest, and still live here today. I agree the winter can be a drag, but it's not just 1000 miles of flat land, just stop and look around and you will see all the beauty around you found nowhere else on earth.
The Midwest has one of the best skylines in the world, Chicago!!!
http://www.insideyourchicago.com/images/purple_chicago_skylineresized.jpg (broken link)
Don't Forget About our Architecture.
Even some sand, and not in the Great lakes!!
http://www.dunegoon.org/images4/ok_bv_dunes.jpg (broken link)
Some beautiful rivers!!
Deadly, yet mysterious weather
The Midwest isn't bad, and if you just look around you it's easy to see true beauty
Why do so many people hate the Midwest and Rustbelt?I mean the Midwest/Rustbelt region is one of the huge regions why are country has been so prosperous.Yeah i know theres crime and poverty in cities in the Midwest but there is crime and poverty in cities in all of the regions.I also know the economy is not that good right now in the Midwest,but can you really expect that to last forever.I mean if the economy in the West was to go bad would people hate that region?Than in the Midwest you have cities like Cleveland,Chicago,STL,Milwaukee,Indianapolis,and Detroit,cities which all have world class attractions.The Midwest has the great lakes,the cities also have nice architecture.Im posting this question because I wanted to see what people have to say on this topic.I mean Im suprised and kind of mad to see that so many people dislike the region I like so much.I mean I know not everyone is going to like the Midwest,but compared to the other regions,the Midwest seems to be the one that is the most disliked.
I live in the Midwest, and it is very boring in my opinion. I come from the beautiful, rolling meadow state of Kentucky so I am spoiled, but Chicago has much to offer in the form of the arts and business, and not much else. There is really a lack of anything to do around where I live and the surrounding states, I have to travel hours to really enjoy nature.
I live in the Midwest, and it is very boring in my opinion. I come from the beautiful, rolling meadow state of Kentucky so I am spoiled, but Chicago has much to offer in the form of the arts and business, and not much else. There is really a lack of anything to do around where I live and the surrounding states, I have to travel hours to really enjoy nature.
I can hardly believe you have to travel hours to enjoy nature. What about the driftless area in NW Illinois. Yes that may be an hour or two away but that's nothing for drive time. Southern Illinois affords you the Shawnee National Forest as well as Rend Lake. Also head north into Wisconsin. We have Moraines with glacial lakes in the Southeast section of the state. Then to the Southwest region we have huge bluffs and even a mountain, many consider it a mountain anyway, that's Trempealeau Mountain. To the northern section you have cranberry bogs and the Northwoods crystal clear lakes. Your really never to far from beauty. You just need to open up your eyes a little.
Well here were I live in WI, I can not find hills taken by coal mines and chemical plants polluting to extent I have seen in Kentucky. You must of been one of the lucky few who held the cash in that state. I feel for the people who do not have their rolling hills anymore.
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But i'll take my grandmother's home cooked southern meals ANY DAY over either! 
