The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year ago"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldimagemessage-square273fedilinkarrow-up1964arrow-down128
arrow-up1936arrow-down1image"Do you live in the Midwest?" by self-reportlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square273fedilink
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down3·1 year agoI know a dude from Michigan who insists Minnesota is not the Midwest. I won’t show him this map because offering facts and statistics doesn’t change his mind about anything.
minus-squareacutfjg@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoWell this map is self reported so I don’t think it can be considered fact
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoIt’s a fact that it’s self reported.
minus-squareelephantium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI’m morbidly curious what region Minnesota is in if it’s not the Midwest. Surely he doesn’t call it part of the Old West? That would just be bonkers.
minus-squares_s@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territory Only half of Minnesota was part of the OG Northwest Territory, so in that sense, your friend is maybe correct.
I know a dude from Michigan who insists Minnesota is not the Midwest. I won’t show him this map because offering facts and statistics doesn’t change his mind about anything.
Well this map is self reported so I don’t think it can be considered fact
It’s a fact that it’s self reported.
I’m morbidly curious what region Minnesota is in if it’s not the Midwest. Surely he doesn’t call it part of the Old West? That would just be bonkers.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Territory
Only half of Minnesota was part of the OG Northwest Territory, so in that sense, your friend is maybe correct.