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Mossfern

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18. I don't know about that

Reply to Mariana (Reply #15)

Fri Jan 19, 2024, 09:47 PM

Jan 2024

marshmallows in salad?

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It's Amazing How Many Americans Think They Live in the Midwest When They Don't [View all] dalton99a Jan 2024 OP

I always want to throttle people who say: "In this part of the country, we work hard!" Aristus Jan 2024 #1

+1. And everyone outside the official Midwest boundary treats their family like shit dalton99a Jan 2024 #2

They sure do think highly of themselves, don't they? Mariana Jan 2024 #15

I don't know about that Mossfern Jan 2024 #18

This isn't a lettuce type salad, it's usually a pastel colored dessert brought to a pot luck. Niagara Jan 2024 #25

But not really considered a dessert radical noodle Jan 2024 #39

I'm a native born Hoosier. Niagara Jan 2024 #43

Explaining the unexplainable radical noodle Jan 2024 #65

It's nice to meet you former Hoosier! Niagara Jan 2024 #71

Nice to meet you too! radical noodle Jan 2024 #92

It's a dessert but not a dessert. xmas74 Jan 2024 #89

Exactly radical noodle Jan 2024 #93

I'm craving Orange Fluff rn. xmas74 Jan 2024 #53

You should make it and enjoy, xmas74! Niagara Jan 2024 #72

I can't keep anything down. xmas74 Jan 2024 #85

Sending healing energy and vibes to you for a quick recovery, xmas74! Niagara Jan 2024 #94

Also Waldorf Salad Maeve Jan 2024 #61

There ya go, Maeve. Niagara Jan 2024 #73

Agree +++ Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #30

It's basically just a John Galt LARP. Oneironaut Jan 2024 #34

I hear that on Okie radio all the time: "I'm proud to be an Okie... Beartracks Jan 2024 #52

In other parts of the country we work smart. Chainfire Jan 2024 #59

A surprising number of people believe much of the eastern half of the country is midWEST. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #3

30 goes east-west dpibel Jan 2024 #28

No. I mean 30. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #29

I grew up in Kearney, which is bisected by Hwy 30. I was confused by your statement too. Maru Kitteh Jan 2024 #40

Kearney is the center. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #46

It's an ex-Nebraskan reunion! dpibel Jan 2024 #54

Long ago and far away. DH still has relation there. I tried going back to visit Maru Kitteh Jan 2024 #70

Pa MotownPgh Jan 2024 #105

Not confused about Delaware, we have the Atlantic Ocean and we are east of the mason Dixon line Walleye Jan 2024 #4

I always considered the states in the near vicinity of the Great Lakes the Mid-west. brush Jan 2024 #5

Look at that map again, and see where the dividing line is. It says that 42% niyad Jan 2024 #48

Absolutely. Colorado is western, part of the 4 corners region. brush Jan 2024 #51

When you live on a peninsula or two... MiHale Jan 2024 #6

Yes!! WestMichRad Jan 2024 #10

I've always considered both. dmr Jan 2024 #35

Midwest should be original northwest territory... JT45242 Jan 2024 #7

My thoughts too. Midwest is the Great Lakes region. brush Jan 2024 #20

Census Bureau official midwest is The Revolution Jan 2024 #75

When the authors say "are you in the Midwest or the Wild West" it is no wonder people choose the Midwest. former9thward Jan 2024 #8

Agreed. TwilightZone Jan 2024 #13

Here in western Pennsylvania, it seems as if the midwest starts around central Beaver County. Efilroft Sul Jan 2024 #9

Buffalo has more in common with the MidWest Retrograde Jan 2024 #14

Buffalo is on one of the Great Lakes so it's in the eastern end of the Midwest, despite being in western NY. brush Jan 2024 #21

I have a friend from Ohio who thinks she lived on the East Coast. marybourg Jan 2024 #11

Yes! unblock Jan 2024 #27

We used to call the Great Lakes the "North Coast" (n/t) Retrograde Jan 2024 #36

That makes sense. marybourg Jan 2024 #44

Ohio is roughly 5/6 of the way to the east coast. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #81

There are also several states between it and the actual coast. marybourg Jan 2024 #82

It's 1/6 of cross-country distance to the east coast. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #83

I always thought of... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #12

Just about spot on. IMO Kentucky is southern though...below the Mason/Dixon line. brush Jan 2024 #22

True. 2naSalit Jan 2024 #23

I can see 1/3 of Kentuckians thinking they are in the Midwest... yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #47

Can't be Midwest and a slave state JT45242 Jan 2024 #49

Yep. Part of the confederacy. brush Jan 2024 #50

Wrong SaintLouisBlues Jan 2024 #66

Wrong? Read below. brush Jan 2024 #76

Kentucky was never a Confederate State SaintLouisBlues Jan 2024 #77

What about the info from google I posted? brush Jan 2024 #78

I suggest you read what you posted about. SaintLouisBlues Jan 2024 #79

So St. Louis and KC aren't Midwestern? SaintLouisBlues Jan 2024 #67

As someone who lives near KC xmas74 Jan 2024 #87

I'm with you--the Dakotas are plains, as is Kansas and Nebraska Maeve Jan 2024 #63

"Midwest" Discovered Between East And West Coasts hatrack Jan 2024 #16

+1 dalton99a Jan 2024 #26

How funny! Reminds me a bit of a map of Boston and the rest of the US that a friend of mine highplainsdem Jan 2024 #33

Which reminds me of two quotes about the Boston Herald: hatrack Jan 2024 #41

pic Celerity Jan 2024 #57

Thanks! highplainsdem Jan 2024 #69

I'm originally from Illinois.. definitely Midwest. honest.abe Jan 2024 #17

It's the flat area south and west of the Great Lakes... BluesRunTheGame Jan 2024 #19

I consider myself a Midwesterner. I've lived in several of the states that map shows the US Census highplainsdem Jan 2024 #24

I've lived in Ohio all my life Diamond_Dog Jan 2024 #31

It's a mixture of fruit cocktail, whipped topping and marshmallows, sometimes with other highplainsdem Jan 2024 #37

Seen often at church dinners... radical noodle Jan 2024 #45

only a small part of my family is from the Midwest NJCher Jan 2024 #104

American regional identities are so stupid. Oneironaut Jan 2024 #32

I live in the midwest as well ornotna Jan 2024 #38

North. Some in Minnesota want to it to be the North, just as, say Mississippi is the South question everything Jan 2024 #42

Historically the term once included the Pittsburgh area Bucky Jan 2024 #55

Perhaps Midwest was coined before they robbed even more Western lands from Native Americans. GreenWave Jan 2024 #56

I general i think it's the land between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers Buckeyeblue Jan 2024 #58

Texas is South Central Plains - along with OK, AR, and LA LeftInTX Jan 2024 #102

No Colorado NATIVE DenaliDemocrat Jan 2024 #60

Um, if Ohio is the Midwest, intheflow Jan 2024 #62

If you consider transportation paths at the time of European settlement Model35mech Jan 2024 #68

By that logic kcr Jan 2024 #95

I mean, if the town is ten miles from the north dakota border, it's not absurd to feel midwestern fishwax Jan 2024 #64

IMO, the issue is sort of the balance of Cowboy hats to Seed caps Model35mech Jan 2024 #74

Slightly related: the # of people who confuse Ohio, Iowa, and Idaho Bo Zarts Jan 2024 #80

Ohio - Buckeyes, Iowa - Hawkeyes really add the confusion...LOL LeftInTX Jan 2024 #100

Mascot enid602 Jan 2024 #84

I'm classic Midwest xmas74 Jan 2024 #86

The Great Plains is part of the Midwest. SaintLouisBlues Jan 2024 #88

I don't disagree. xmas74 Jan 2024 #90

You're right. State lines don't necessarily match up with cultural regions. SaintLouisBlues Jan 2024 #91

Midwest, midwestern is as much a state of mind as it is a geographical region. elocs Jan 2024 #96

Honeyockers. Anybody know that word? GusBob Jan 2024 #97

A couple of things here misanthrope Jan 2024 #98

The Midwest Region is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as these 12 states: LeftInTX Jan 2024 #99

I'm from CO & don't consider myself a Midwesterner. CrispyQ Jan 2024 #101

I prefer great lakes region for Michigan. Actuality we are east central, or mid eastern. Srkdqltr Jan 2024 #103