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Pretty sure 'midwest' has taken over as a more polite version of 'flyover country' in the minds of many in our more uhh elite institutions. I'm sure we're not

Pretty sure 'midwest' has taken over as a more polite version of 'flyover country' in the minds of many in our more uhh elite institutions. I'm sure we're not worth distinguishing. Outside of the cities, we're all just barbarian backwaters.

RobRivera 6y ago
Its more fun rolling as a barb anyways.
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago
  Yeah the problem with that is all the rich people seem to have plenty of time on their hands to tell you how to live your life.
  - remarkEon 6y ago
    Yeah but the best part of being a mountain barbarian or a midwesterner is you get to ignore them while you live rent free in their heads.
    - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
      The problem with ignoring them is that left to their own devices they'll outlaw your way of life directly or indirectly.
vikramkr 6y ago
It's from a UK institution. I'd be surprised if the average member of that institution could distinguish US cities either. I assure you that people in coastal US cities are fully capable of distinguishing the mountainy place where there's legal weed from the flat place where there's corn. As a former midwesterner though, wouldn't feel confident about assuring you of anything more than that. Except during election season. For like 3 weeks everyone suddenly becomes an expert on Iowa and Ohio. An old but relevant meme titled "how non-Americans see america": https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/051/807/26e.jpg_large https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/051/807/26e...
- crocodiletears 6y ago
  Good points, and that meme is far too real.
- rsynnott 6y ago
  That's completely inaccurate! There's also Seattle, a wet place filled with radio psychiatrists. And the place down the bottom where they make meth in big underground factories. That's about it though. (Being serious, I think it's probably a bit less of a thing nowadays, but when I was a kid my impression of the US was very much that it was ~three cities plus a scary bit in the south somewhere).
anigbrowl 6y ago
Besides the fact that the University of Cambridge is in England, the whole story is about distinguishing a personality difference among those who live at higher elevations. Furthermore, the assessment it makes is largely positive.
- crocodiletears 6y ago
  The actual results of the study should be considered separable from the criticism of the linked article's geographic nomenclature, which is the target of the parent's critique, and which I extended with my snark. While I did miss the university behind the article, the article indicated an international team of researchers, including at least one American.
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RobRivera 6y ago

Its more fun rolling as a barb anyways.

throwaway0a5e 6y ago
Yeah the problem with that is all the rich people seem to have plenty of time on their hands to tell you how to live your life.
- remarkEon 6y ago
  Yeah but the best part of being a mountain barbarian or a midwesterner is you get to ignore them while you live rent free in their heads.
  - throwaway0a5e 6y ago
    The problem with ignoring them is that left to their own devices they'll outlaw your way of life directly or indirectly.

vikramkr 6y ago

It's from a UK institution. I'd be surprised if the average member of that institution could distinguish US cities either. I assure you that people in coastal US cities are fully capable of distinguishing the mountainy place where there's legal weed from the flat place where there's corn. As a former midwesterner though, wouldn't feel confident about assuring you of anything more than that. Except during election season. For like 3 weeks everyone suddenly becomes an expert on Iowa and Ohio. An old but relevant meme titled "how non-Americans see america": https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/051/807/26e.jpg_large https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/051/807/26e...

crocodiletears 6y ago
Good points, and that meme is far too real.
rsynnott 6y ago
That's completely inaccurate! There's also Seattle, a wet place filled with radio psychiatrists. And the place down the bottom where they make meth in big underground factories. That's about it though. (Being serious, I think it's probably a bit less of a thing nowadays, but when I was a kid my impression of the US was very much that it was ~three cities plus a scary bit in the south somewhere).

anigbrowl 6y ago

Besides the fact that the University of Cambridge is in England, the whole story is about distinguishing a personality difference among those who live at higher elevations. Furthermore, the assessment it makes is largely positive.

crocodiletears 6y ago
The actual results of the study should be considered separable from the criticism of the linked article's geographic nomenclature, which is the target of the parent's critique, and which I extended with my snark. While I did miss the university behind the article, the article indicated an international team of researchers, including at least one American.

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