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People from small towns will get competitive with each other like
“I graduated with six people”
“Yeah well I grew up without running water”
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*roads full of potholes*
“I wish they would actually fix the roads around here”
*construction crews working on the roads*
“Sheesh do they really need to fix all the roads at once?!”
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Learn Midwestern 101:
“We might be there” - not coming
“I’ll let you know” - not coming
“Hmm not sure yet” - very sure about not coming
“I’ll see if we can make it work” - it will not and not coming
“I’ll think about it” - nothing to think about and not coming
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A beautiful unwritten rule in the Midwest is when the speed limit says 65 and everybody says “if we all go 80 they can’t pull us over”
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Midwest culture is skipping the town firework show for the neighbor who just bought $10k worth of mortars
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“Tell your mom I say hi”
*Midwesterners preparing for the biggest lie of all time*
“Okay I will!”
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13 seasons of the Midwest
Winter
Fool’s Spring
Second Winter
Spring of Deception
Polar Vortex
“It wouldn’t be so bad out without the wind”
Actual Spring
Pothole and construction season
Hell’s front porch
Mosquito Heaven
False Fall
Second summer
Actual Fall
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Midwest brain:
*Don’t say it*
*Don’t say it*
*Don’t say it*
*Don’t say it*
*Don’t say it*
“It’s really not so bad today without the humidity”
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On June 21st, 2021 Mother Nature said “I’ll turn on the AC”
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Are you really a midwesterner if you don’t get overly excited when a movie scene takes place in your state?
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The junk drawer is the Midwest equivalent to cleaning your room by shoving everything under the bed
574
The top of the fridge is for extra storage space. Do not fight me on this
575
Do you even knee high by the Fourth of July bro?