The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 months ago"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square275fedilinkarrow-up1983arrow-down128
arrow-up1955arrow-down1image"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square275fedilink
minus-squareGingerlegs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·edit-28 months agoI think you’re joking but the name comes from the migration of the incorporation of the states into the union. Not really geographically a reference Edit: geographically, not geologically
minus-squareOminousOrange@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 months agoAs a Canadian, thank you for explaining. From the chart, I thought Americans in the middle states were just really bad with geography. (also you mean geographically, not geologically)
minus-squareHildegarde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoAs an American, I can confirm they are just bad with geography.
minus-squareHildegarde@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoHappy to learn that you’re unaware of all the new states.
minus-squareGingerlegs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoWe’re the middle child everyone forgets. Pardon my lack of empathy 😆
minus-squaredream_weasel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoEh, most of them kinda suck anyway…
minus-squarewreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoYeah, I’m especially ashamed of [your state here], but [my state here] really is a trailblazer.
minus-squareThisfox@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoAustralian checking in with “I had never been told that”. I just figured it was geographical like our “mid north coast” but evidently not.
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoThe US started as 13 colonies/states on the East coast. In the terminology, everything past that is “The West”, and this general area is the middle-ish part of that, so “Midwest”.
I think you’re joking but the name comes from the migration of the incorporation of the states into the union. Not really geographically a reference
Edit: geographically, not geologically
As a Canadian, thank you for explaining. From the chart, I thought Americans in the middle states were just really bad with geography.
(also you mean geographically, not geologically)
As an American, I can confirm they are just bad with geography.
Shit, thank you!
Happy to learn that you’re unaware of all the new states.
We’re the middle child everyone forgets. Pardon my lack of empathy 😆
Eh, most of them kinda suck anyway…
Yeah, I’m especially ashamed of [your state here], but [my state here] really is a trailblazer.
Australian checking in with “I had never been told that”. I just figured it was geographical like our “mid north coast” but evidently not.
What does that mean?
The US started as 13 colonies/states on the East coast. In the terminology, everything past that is “The West”, and this general area is the middle-ish part of that, so “Midwest”.