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POV: driving through the Midwest
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Due to inflation the Midwest goodbye has been lengthened by 3 hours
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“I’ve lived in the Midwest my whole life”
*doesn’t know what temperature to use to get rid of fog on the window*
1259
In the Midwest it is customary to say “all good no worries” when it is not all good and there are plenty of worries
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Nobody:
Midwesterners: I can smell a storm brewing
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The art of the Ope
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Speak midwestern
No Yeah = Yes
Yeah no = No
Yeah no for sure = Definitely
Yeah no yeah = I’m sorry unfortunately, the answer is yes
No yeah no = oh yeah nothing to worry about
Welp: exclamation before it’s time to go or “I guess that’s how it goes”
Ope: shorthand apology
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Nobody:
Midwesterners : corn is looking good this year
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Something that feels Midwestern but isn’t: Not knowing the streets but knowing how to get there
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Growing up in the Midwest is knowing that it’s not worth explaining where you’re actually from, just name the biggest city closest to you and get on with your life