The Midwest What's It Like?

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

I never there to places like Ohio, Nebraska ect.

Tell me about that part of the country and the things you and hate about it.

I've never been there... But according to Cops Unloaded , it's a bunch of white trash and meth...

 

[MLarson]

I've never been there... But according to Cops Unloaded , it's a bunch of white trash and meth...

Thanks for the info, now I know where I'm moving to.

 

[Spounman]

I never there to places like Ohio, Nebraska ect.

Tell me about that part of the country and the things you and hate about it.

It's flat and the weather can change at any time

 

[Bobby Boulders]

When I was young, I spent time in a town called Fairborn, OH, and it could have been "Small Town, USA" from any 1980s horror/sci-fi film. Just extremely pleasant on the surface, the kind of town where 8 year old kids wandered all around the place alone during the day, but at night, you'd sit awake in your bed and wonder if something sinister wasn't going on. Wright Patterson AFB was just next door. The entire thing gave me Return of the Living Dead Part 2 type vibes. Or Night of the Creeps

 

[kjg1672]

Have lived in WI for about 12 years now.

Winters are very fucking brutal. They just last so goddamn long, and you can literally go without seeing the sun for weeks it seems. It was a big adjustment when I moved here, the winters can really take a toll psychologically.

There’s great food out here. Madison for example is only a city of only 250,000 people but has an insane number of fantastic restaurants. I like the trust and old fashioned ways out here though—like in the summer, the sweet corn is amazing, and we buy ours from a vegetable stand run by people who grow the corn in their garden. They leave a coin box out there and you can buy the corn on the honor system lol.
Summers are beautiful.

I was in Kenosha for a couple of days, and it was a nice little city. I could see myself living there. The people weren't super friendly, but I chalked this up to the fact that it was late March and snowing. They seemed really sick of snow at that point.

 

[Caesar_Of_Uranus]

Born in Missouri, near Ozarks.
Great memories as a kid.
Spent time on my uncle’s farm in Minnesota.
Hard work, lots of food.

You're from Missouri near The Ozarks? From what I have seen it's beautiful there. I would like to learn more than just what I saw on the NetFlix show that was total fiction. Maybe a guy like me from Los Angeles could take a relaxing vacation there. Seems definitely like a nice change of pace. Ozarks are spread out over several states. How did they get to be called Ozarks?

 

[Yoricks Wisdom]

The lake has the most miles of coastline of any inland water in the world.

 

[SurferH2O]

Does anyone have good knowledge of Hot Springs, AR?

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

It's no different than states on the East Coast.
Ever been to rural Maryland, Delaware, rural Virginia or West Virginia?
It looks exactly the same.

Actually for the most part, the United States as a whole is mostly empty.

But that s not true is it? I think the North around Minneapolis is very much like Canada while the Ozarks would resemble more the South of the USA?

 

[Batjester]

I was in Kenosha for a couple of days, and it was a nice little city. I could see myself living there. The people weren't super friendly, but I chalked this up to the fact that it was late March and snowing. They seemed really sick of snow at that point.

Go farther north - Appleton, Neenah, Oshkosh - the whole Fox Valley is much nicer and friendlier. I've fallen in love with the area.

 

[RoastBeast]

OP you just looking where to find a happy ending?

 

[Grassshoppa]

Don't think I could handle the snow and cold for that long during the winter.

 

[Caesar_Of_Uranus]

The lake has the most miles of coastline of any inland water in the world.

I remember as a kid my mother saying, "Mark's dad, he's from The Ozarks". I didn't know about The Ozarks except I thought it was some sorta Bermuda Triangle of Cornfields where people go and disappear.

I was a dumb child and, as an adult,...

 

[TheNinja]

Depends if you are talking the big cities or most of the rest of the area. Most of the midwest is built around agriculture (food and livestock). Everything revolves around it basically from where the towns are placed (grain bins and a place to bring crops) to the seasons, timing, etc.

I can't speak to the cities since I grew up in a small town. But the people there are awesome. Most people there know their neighbors, hang out, will borrow a cup of sugar if the 1 grocery store is closed, etc. No fences in any neighborhoods where I grew up and neighbor kids all ran around and played together. We came home when it got dark or the 5pm whistle blew.

Way different than where I live now. Everyone has fences to protect their tiny little yards, neighbors don't even know each other, people don't seem to care about anyone but their family. Looking back I wish I would have raised my kids in a small town with access to hunting, fishing, outdoors, neighborhood kids, etc.

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

I have lived in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio.

Things I hate about the Midwest?

Some of the cities suck, Like Chiraq and Dearbornistan.

Wisconsin and Michigan are two of my favorite states to vacation in, but the politics in Michigan are terrible. I love fishing, hunting, Snowmobiling, off roading, boating, etc.

 

[nonoob]

Born in Missouri, near Ozarks.

Good music !

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Thanks for the info, now I know where I'm moving to.

 

[cincymma79]

I never there to places like Ohio, Nebraska ect.

Tell me about that part of the country and the things you and hate about it.

low crime and affordable