On Being Midwestern: The Burden of Normality

Re:On Being Midwestern: The Burden of Normality by mcguire on Thursday November 16, 2017 @02:27PM (#15715709)

All human communities like to define themselves in terms of in-groups and out-groups. All of them, including this one.

In the Midwest, you have to make the decisions finer since most people around really are indistinguishable on the usual terms.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:On Being Midwestern: The Burden of Normality by throwawayjava on Thursday November 16, 2017 @03:45PM (#15716448)

I think the truth of that statement largely depends upon which "midwest" you're talking about.

It's certainly not true in the suburbs around the mid-sized cities in the midwest. Or the smaller manufacturing towns in the rust belt.

It may be true in the more rural areas of Minnesota or Kansas, though.

[ Parent | on HN ]