> the people i met in the MW were way nicer than the people i knew from the east coast or west coast. The people i met were way more polite than people elsewhe

> the people i met in the MW were way nicer than the people i knew from the east coast or west coast. The people i met were way more polite than people elsewhere. Thats what nice meant. > it seems like a great place to be... It seems to be a place that is rewarding to be in and will make you happy (if you fit in and want their cultural norms). Normal in this context = Want a quaint middle class hetero nuclear white-picket-fence american-dream style life and you're also polite and friendly just like those around you. Many people want that, especially "all american" people who grew up (white, middleclass, american) with that experience themselves (and american propoganda). No bigotry implied... thats not everyones experience, but its probably the "normal" for a native Midwesterner (from my time there).