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Official Midwest Glossary:
“Ope” = excuse me I’m sorry
“You’re fine no worries” = I don’t want you to worry about me that would be an inconvenience to you
“Alright well ” = don’t know how else to leave but its time
Yeah no yeah = I’m sorry, but unfortunately the answer is yes
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Driving in the Midwest:
-road construction
-pothole
-pothole
-pothole
-tractor
-deer
-train
-corn
REPEAT
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Stranger: hey where you from?
Midwesterner: *names all the cities that are geographically close to your town and saying “around that area” because it’s not actually worth trying to explain where you’re from*
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What do you call these?
Rt scotcheroos
Fav special k bar
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Midwesterners:
please retweet if you have this exact same plate in your home
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Midwestern mom’s
“Watch out for deer”
“Are you hungry”
“Tell her / him I say hi”
“Did you get this done”
“Make good choices”
“Call me when you get there so I know you made it”
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Living in the Midwest
me
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📏 (45 min drive)
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Favorite restaurant
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it’s spring in the midwest and it’s
⚪️ raining
⚪️ snowing
🔘 both
because:
⚪️ midwest weather
⚪️ climate change
🔘 ᵗʰᵃᵗ’ˢ ˢʰᵒʷ ᵇⁱᶻᶻ ᵇᵃᵇʸ
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Anyone else get offended when someone passes you when you're already going 5-10mph over the speed limit? Like ope, sorry 70 in a 60 isn't good enough for you... I hope ya’ll get pulled over.
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Heaven on earth? 75 degrees with no humidity in the Midwest in August
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Nothing says midwesterner like driving with the windows down because it's above 50 degrees in February & you didn't want to "waste" such a "beautiful day"
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Rumor has it midwesterners are still standing on their porch saying goodbye to relatives after thanksgiving
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When someone says they love your midwest accent
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midwestern talent: being able to smell the rain before it comes is our sixth sense
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Fun things do in small town midwest:
-admire road work
-go to Walmart
-bonfire/shed parties
-run through a field
-watch tornado
-“Drive your tractor” to school day
-experience 4 seasons in 4 days
-shorts and hoodie weather
-say ope at 17 times in one day
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Take a drink every time a Midwesterner says “it’s not so bad out today now that the wind has died down”
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⚠️ SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS in your area ⚠️
Midwesterners:
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╱ Ranch dressing ____ ╲
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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
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Fun things do in small town midwest:
-admire road work
-go to Walmart
-bonfire/shed parties
-run through a field
-lay cornhole
-“Drive your tractor” school day
-drink pop, not soda
-experience 4 seasons in 4 days
-shorts and hoodie weather
-say ope at 17 times in one day
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Trying to see something
Rt walking taco Fav taco in a bag
Representing and defending THE #1 region || insta: midwestvseverybody