The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 11 months ago"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1image"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareAgentGrimstone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoWhy is “west” in “midwest”? Can’t we just call these states mid?
minus-squarePerfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoBecause the US expanded from the east coast towards the west. The midwest is west of the OG colonies, but not as far west as, well, the west.
minus-squarejoel_feila@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoOi get those linea out of Texas its Southwest
minus-squareKirby@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoSo living on the line would be living in the Midmid?
minus-squareWhimsical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months ago“Middle of nowhere” is the accepted term for that region
minus-squareBlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months agoYou have forgotten the face of your father. We go by Midworld.
Why is “west” in “midwest”? Can’t we just call these states mid?
Because the US expanded from the east coast towards the west. The midwest is west of the OG colonies, but not as far west as, well, the west.
Fixed
Oi get those linea out of Texas its Southwest
So living on the line would be living in the Midmid?
“Middle of nowhere” is the accepted term for that region
You have forgotten the face of your father.
We go by Midworld.