Contentious issue I know, but recently I’ve encountered a number of people who believe that Ohio (and sometimes Indiana and Michigan) is not truly part of the Midwest. Which to me is preposterous since I’ve always considered Ohio the most quintessentially Midwestern state. Midwest to me has always been very nearly synonymous with rust belt, but it seems there are a fair number of people who place the Midwest more in what I’d call the Great Plains, or Greater Minnesota. So I’m wondering where do you all place the Midwest.
You will never make friends in Minneapolis. You will think you have friends, but over the years you’ll realize you’ve never met their families, they never show up when you need help, they never let you in to their inner lives.
There’s a joke that “Minnesotans will give you directions to anywhere but their home”. It’s not a joke. They (at least the white ones) are a cold, cruel people.