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a brief travel guide.
things that are really cool if you are in the midwest:
- driving the speed limit, or below
- not honking
- not changing lanes to go around the car in front of you if they are turning left
- sleeveless t-shirts (guys only)
- mullets (gender neutral)
- having a "faith and values" section in your newspaper
- studying the bible with two of your girlfriends during your lunch hour
- being nice and flexible - always
- saying "how do" to strangers
- clean air
- having an "american" car
- white people - everywhere (that's kinda scary actually)
- noise pollution consisting solely of the cicadas at night
- spending an evening watching this on lifetime (yes, i really did)
August 30, 2004 in contemplating. | Permalink
Comments
That is so funny, and SO true!!
Posted by: Trudy | Aug 31, 2004 8:34:49 AM
Hmm, I'm a midwesterner (smallish hometown, now in Chicago) and I can see some, but not all...and I've actually come to find in my travels that people are a lot nicer outside the midwest sometimes...but that could be because I'm not white?
Posted by: Giao | Aug 31, 2004 9:36:27 AM
You don't happen to be in Wichita, do you? Sounds like it!!
Posted by: Darla | Sep 1, 2004 6:43:27 AM
Most of my family is in the Midwest, the southwest Chicago suburbs to be specific, and I lived there for five years. It's true that people still greet and smile at perfect strangers. And yes, lush green forest preserves creates cleaner air. I'm guessing though that you were not in Illinois. Probably Iowa? or Kansas? Not sure...
Posted by: Marie | Sep 1, 2004 8:42:40 PM
