The Picard Maneuver to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 8 months ago"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square278fedilinkarrow-up1994
arrow-up1994image"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 8 months agomessage-square278fedilink
minus-square@Perfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilink40•8 months 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-square@jballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-28 months agoYeah, living in Colorado has always been weird hearing that we’re “the west”. We’re about as middle of the country as you can get. 3 states to our west to get to the Pacific, 4 states to the east to get to the Atlantic. Edit: lol at people downvoting geography
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.
Yeah, living in Colorado has always been weird hearing that we’re “the west”. We’re about as middle of the country as you can get. 3 states to our west to get to the Pacific, 4 states to the east to get to the Atlantic.
Edit: lol at people downvoting geography
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