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"I'm from a small rural area in the Midwest, and each time I visit home I feel incredibly alienated. This is what spurned on this post. Men where I am from have a very typical set of expectations and behaviors that are allowed. Most of them involve being brutish, uncaring, contemptuous of others, and"
"The tallgrass prairies used to span the breadth of the Midwest. Now it's corn, soybeans and woody encroachment."
"The preemptive drawings of a new year feel quite optimistic. I have documented plans of leaving the Midwest for brighter days in another continent."
"I'm about six years out of college in the Midwest and tbh all the strivers and manic artists who lit out for the coasts are doing great. I'm certain they didn't come from rich families and still The Plan to get a high-paying job, get hotter, make connections and marry up has gone pretty much uniform"
"What's the deal? Is this cuz I'm in the Midwest where basically everyone is frumpy? Or is it something about the lifestyle?"
"Me personally I was trained how to do it at a local pizzeria. We're not exactly known for beloved pizza in the Midwest, with Deep Dish, Quad City Style and Provel all getting routinely shat on by the coasties."