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@dylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink16•8 months agoI know a dude from Michigan who insists Minnesota is not the Midwest. I won’t show him this map because offering facts and statistics doesn’t change his mind about anything.
minus-square@acutfjg@feddit.nlcakelinkfedilink15•8 months agoWell this map is self reported so I don’t think it can be considered fact
minus-square@s_slink3•8 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territory Only half of Minnesota was part of the OG Northwest Territory, so in that sense, your friend is maybe correct.
minus-square@elephantium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoI’m morbidly curious what region Minnesota is in if it’s not the Midwest. Surely he doesn’t call it part of the Old West? That would just be bonkers.
I know a dude from Michigan who insists Minnesota is not the Midwest. I won’t show him this map because offering facts and statistics doesn’t change his mind about anything.
Well this map is self reported so I don’t think it can be considered fact
It’s a fact that it’s self reported.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territory
Only half of Minnesota was part of the OG Northwest Territory, so in that sense, your friend is maybe correct.
I’m morbidly curious what region Minnesota is in if it’s not the Midwest. Surely he doesn’t call it part of the Old West? That would just be bonkers.