I don't think the GP was being unfair. Ok, you're allowed to think that. I just think saying "it's the midwest" and then bringing attention to a list of social

I don't think the GP was being unfair. Ok, you're allowed to think that. I just think saying "it's the midwest" and then bringing attention to a list of social-indicators that aren't really specific to or even unique about the Midwest is by my definition a very incomplete portrait of the region and the people (like me) living here.