Dev1d ago
Is Pittsburgh midwest
Yes
22.2%
No
77.8%
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Show threadRob Ricci1d ago
@dev whoever is answering yes to this lives on a much smaller planet than I do
Show threadDan Ports1d ago
@ricci @dev that was my first reaction, but then someone pointed out to me that Pittsburgh is only about 30 miles from the border with Ohio which is clearly in the midwest so now I am confused
Show threadJohn Regehr23h ago
@dan @ricci @dev for real you've just answered the question-- Pittsburgh is not quite the midwest
Show threadJohn Regehr23h ago
@dan @ricci @dev to me the more interesting question is how far west the midwest goes. for ex I've always considered Kansas to be the midwest but there are those who disagree
Show threadJohn Regehr23h ago
@dan @ricci @dev the real question is whether being "great plains" excludes being "midwest". I say not.
Show threadJim Meyer
@regehr @dan @ricci @dev i’m with you here … but how do you feel about Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Colorado?
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Show threadJohn Regehr22h ago
@purp @dan @ricci @dev all midwest! except Colorado, which is unfortunately "intermountain west"
Show threadJim Meyer22h ago
@regehr @dan @ricci @dev Colorado is the one that divides our family. My brother lived there for years and firmly argues "West" and will have none of this "Mid-" anything for them.
Show threadJohn Regehr22h ago
@purp @dan @ricci @dev CO is a bit problematic. there's a pretty big chunk of it that's just "Kansas but worse" and then there's the rest.
Show threadJim Meyer22h ago
@regehr @dan @ricci @dev it's fair, and the brother is a bit problematic, too, so it worked well for him. Denver area and parts wes.
Show threadJohn Regehr22h ago
@purp @dan @ricci @dev on a road trip long ago, at a rest stop in Limon CO, I saw "is it that Kansas sucks or Colorado blows" written on a bathroom stall.
Show threadbrennen21h ago
@regehr @purp @dan @ricci @dev i know this truck stop.
Show threadDan Ports22h ago
@regehr @purp @ricci @dev can I declare Utah to be part of the Midwest on the basis of casseroles?
Show threadJohn Regehr22h ago
@dan @purp @ricci @dev on the culinary map of the USA, Utah sits at the exact point where Iowa, Ohio, and Arkansas touch each other
Show threadJim Meyer22h ago
@dan @regehr @ricci @dev I like your hypothesis. We're gonna need a geological theory that explains the Colorado Intrusion tho.