The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year ago"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square271fedilinkarrow-up1947arrow-down129
arrow-up1918arrow-down1image"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square271fedilink
minus-squarePerfide@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up40·1 year 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-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·1 year agoYeah, living in Colorado has always been weird hearing that we’re “the west”. Were about as middle of the country as you can get. 3 states to our west to get to the Pacific, 4 states to the east to get to the Atlantic.
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.
Yeah, living in Colorado has always been weird hearing that we’re “the west”. Were about as middle of the country as you can get. 3 states to our west to get to the Pacific, 4 states to the east to get to the Atlantic.