The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year ago"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1image"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareAgentGrimstone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhy is “west” in “midwest”? Can’t we just call these states mid?
minus-squarePerfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBecause the US expanded from the east coast towards the west. The midwest is west of the OG colonies, but not as far west as, well, the west.
minus-squareKirby@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSo living on the line would be living in the Midmid?
minus-squareWhimsical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago“Middle of nowhere” is the accepted term for that region
minus-squareBlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoYou have forgotten the face of your father. We go by Midworld.
minus-squarejoel_feila@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOi get those linea out of Texas its Southwest
Why is “west” in “midwest”? Can’t we just call these states mid?
Because the US expanded from the east coast towards the west. The midwest is west of the OG colonies, but not as far west as, well, the west.
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So living on the line would be living in the Midmid?
“Middle of nowhere” is the accepted term for that region
You have forgotten the face of your father.
We go by Midworld.
Oi get those linea out of Texas its Southwest