Is Umich more eastern than Northwestern/UW

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Anonymous wrote:People in Chicago and Detroit who like Greek food say "Opa!".

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/263750/flaming-greek-cheese-saganaki/

Detroit is far more prestigious than Chicago. It is a much older city ( founded in the 1700s), is much more temperate in climate, is on eastern time with eastern connections. Ask anyone in NYC, people remember Detroit’s prestige: Detroit literally pioneered the suburb model and put the world on wheels.

Chicago is just big, but not by much historically.

Detroit is not more prestigious than Chicago. That is a hilarious claim.

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Anonymous wrote:We toured both and also have family in the midwest

Michigan definitely feels like a big midwest university in a college town where sports are king and the university is the center of the town.

When you visit, you know that Michigan is in the midwest. Midwest nice, everyone is into sports, college town feel.


In contrast, Northwestern feels more upscale, more urban. It is in a college town in the way that George Mason is in a college town. Evanston is similar to City of Fairfax, where the college is located there, but is not the purpose of the town. NU is similar to GMU in that the kids don't go to the town for fun, fun is either on campus or taking the train to the city, where there is lots of culture, food and entertainment.

Michigan = big public university centered on sports in a midwest college town vibe

Northwestern = mid sized private university with all the trappings that come with expensive private universities in an upscale town near a major city vibe.

I look at the entire campus atthe University of Michigan. The sports campus is just a small part of the school located about 1/2 mile south of the main campus and even farther away from the medical and north campuses. You can roam the academic/ medical parts of Michigan and not even see the athletic campus. Michigan is definitely not centered on sports.

Um.

Centered means culturally centered.

Michigan is centered on sports, like any other big midwest flagship. It is 100% a midwest, sports centered university feel.

Northwestern has sports, but is not centered on sports.

But that is the problem with NU. They still spend a lot on the revenue sports, recruit heavily (Illinois and Wisconsin big rivals), relax admissions standards like at big football schools do, and otherwise impact the university. Yet year after year they are not very good. This is of course why they have fewer Olympic sports than the rest of the Big 10. So whether one likes sports or not, it is a drag on the school. A scandal last year regarding hazing didn't help. Women's lacrosse a big exception. They are spending big on a refurbished stadium, which the neighbors don't like, and are making do with a high school sized facility right now. Since football costs money, it pays to do it well.

The temporary stadium is definitely not "making do." It is gorgeous and apparently the hottest ticket in college football this year.

https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/hottest-ticket-college-football-northwestern-af16f470?st=mxw9pB&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Wow. That is incredible. Why didn't they just build the new stadium here?

It is a really tight space, basically sandwiched between dorms, an amazing gym and academic buildings. The parking space is about the size of a whole foods parking lot.

Otherwise, the location is stunning. There is a grassy lakeside park next to it for tailgating, and an outdoor space where they show the games on big screens, for overflow that couldn't buy tickets. The tickets are difficult to get, and are some of the most expensive in college football.

If you think this temo stadium is nice,you should google the lacrosse field house.

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NU temp stadium is a joke. It’s temp for a reason. My niece played soccer on that field. That’s all it’s good for.

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I grew up in the Chicago burbs and just realized I used to say “Ope, sorry!” all the time, usually when nearly running into someone. Must come from WI. Now after 20 years away, I say “oh! Sorry”. It’s hard to hear the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:Another Michigander here and never heard of the sayings welp or ope. The only exception might be the UP. In the lower peninsula no one says these things. I wouldn’t call UofM Midwestern nice. Too many 1) east coast snots 2) ostentatious metro Detroit kids

You’re going to blow a lot of coastal minds by claiming metro DETROIT people are excessively show-offy.

DP. Just ostentatious by MI standards. Meaning some not only have the funds to buy a Canada Goose parka but live within 75 miles of the store at Somerset Collection. And have heard of the brand.

So able to head nod with the 1%er kids from NYC.

No, by any standard. Money goes WAY farther in Michigan. A $1-3 million dollar house in metro Detroit is obscenely over the top and showy, and there are a lot of those. As where a similar priced home on East coast can be pretty down to earth

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Chicago burbs and just realized I used to say “Ope, sorry!” all the time, usually when nearly running into someone. Must come from WI. Now after 20 years away, I say “oh! Sorry”. It’s hard to hear the difference.

Which just proves my point that Illinois and Wisconsin are more midwestern than southeast Michigan.

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Anonymous wrote:Another Michigander here and never heard of the sayings welp or ope. The only exception might be the UP. In the lower peninsula no one says these things. I wouldn’t call UofM Midwestern nice. Too many 1) east coast snots 2) ostentatious metro Detroit kids

You’re going to blow a lot of coastal minds by claiming metro DETROIT people are excessively show-offy.

DP. Just ostentatious by MI standards. Meaning some not only have the funds to buy a Canada Goose parka but live within 75 miles of the store at Somerset Collection. And have heard of the brand.

So able to head nod with the 1%er kids from NYC.

No, by any standard. Money goes WAY farther in Michigan. A $1-3 million dollar house in metro Detroit is obscenely over the top and showy, and there are a lot of those. As where a similar priced home on East coast can be pretty down to earth

PP. I was talking about clothes. It doesn't matter how big people's houses are. People can't take those with them to college.

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Anonymous wrote:Another Michigander here and never heard of the sayings welp or ope. The only exception might be the UP. In the lower peninsula no one says these things. I wouldn’t call UofM Midwestern nice. Too many 1) east coast snots 2) ostentatious metro Detroit kids

You’re going to blow a lot of coastal minds by claiming metro DETROIT people are excessively show-offy.

DP. Just ostentatious by MI standards. Meaning some not only have the funds to buy a Canada Goose parka but live within 75 miles of the store at Somerset Collection. And have heard of the brand.

So able to head nod with the 1%er kids from NYC.

No, by any standard. Money goes WAY farther in Michigan. A $1-3 million dollar house in metro Detroit is obscenely over the top and showy, and there are a lot of those. As where a similar priced home on East coast can be pretty down to earth

The problem in Michigan is, where do you work? And food luck finding a high level position if you did not grow up there.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Chicago burbs and just realized I used to say “Ope, sorry!” all the time, usually when nearly running into someone. Must come from WI. Now after 20 years away, I say “oh! Sorry”. It’s hard to hear the difference.

Which just proves my point that Illinois and Wisconsin are more midwestern than southeast Michigan.

Welp, once again for the people in back, U of M has kids from all over Michigan, not just Metro Detroit.

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Anonymous wrote:Another Michigander here and never heard of the sayings welp or ope. The only exception might be the UP. In the lower peninsula no one says these things. I wouldn’t call UofM Midwestern nice. Too many 1) east coast snots 2) ostentatious metro Detroit kids

You’re going to blow a lot of coastal minds by claiming metro DETROIT people are excessively show-offy.

DP. Just ostentatious by MI standards. Meaning some not only have the funds to buy a Canada Goose parka but live within 75 miles of the store at Somerset Collection. And have heard of the brand.

So able to head nod with the 1%er kids from NYC.

No, by any standard. Money goes WAY farther in Michigan. A $1-3 million dollar house in metro Detroit is obscenely over the top and showy, and there are a lot of those. As where a similar priced home on East coast can be pretty down to earth

The problem in Michigan is, where do you work? And food luck finding a high level position if you did not grow up there.

This. There are no jobs in Metro Detroit. The brain surgeons are paid in kittens. Accountants are literally paid in beans. The professors at Michigan are paid in apples and McDonalds gift certificates.

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Anonymous wrote:Another Michigander here and never heard of the sayings welp or ope. The only exception might be the UP. In the lower peninsula no one says these things. I wouldn’t call UofM Midwestern nice. Too many 1) east coast snots 2) ostentatious metro Detroit kids

You’re going to blow a lot of coastal minds by claiming metro DETROIT people are excessively show-offy.

DP. Just ostentatious by MI standards. Meaning some not only have the funds to buy a Canada Goose parka but live within 75 miles of the store at Somerset Collection. And have heard of the brand.

So able to head nod with the 1%er kids from NYC.

No, by any standard. Money goes WAY farther in Michigan. A $1-3 million dollar house in metro Detroit is obscenely over the top and showy, and there are a lot of those. As where a similar priced home on East coast can be pretty down to earth

The problem in Michigan is, where do you work? And food luck finding a high level position if you did not grow up there.

This. There are no jobs in Metro Detroit. The brain surgeons are paid in kittens. Accountants are literally paid in beans. The professors at Michigan are paid in apples and McDonalds gift certificates.

IKR, it's so irritating when you're ready to adopt a kitten and you don't know any brain surgeons!

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Chicago burbs and just realized I used to say “Ope, sorry!” all the time, usually when nearly running into someone. Must come from WI. Now after 20 years away, I say “oh! Sorry”. It’s hard to hear the difference.

Which just proves my point that Illinois and Wisconsin are more midwestern than southeast Michigan.

Welp, once again for the people in back, U of M has kids from all over Michigan, not just Metro Detroit.

But Ann Arbor is in southeast Michigan, not all over Michigan…..

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Chicago burbs and just realized I used to say “Ope, sorry!” all the time, usually when nearly running into someone. Must come from WI. Now after 20 years away, I say “oh! Sorry”. It’s hard to hear the difference.

Which just proves my point that Illinois and Wisconsin are more midwestern than southeast Michigan.

Welp, once again for the people in back, U of M has kids from all over Michigan, not just Metro Detroit.

But Ann Arbor is in southeast Michigan, not all over Michigan…..

Which is so hyper-particular

Northwestern and Michigan both have a midwestern vibe. To their credit.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the Chicago burbs and just realized I used to say “Ope, sorry!” all the time, usually when nearly running into someone. Must come from WI. Now after 20 years away, I say “oh! Sorry”. It’s hard to hear the difference.

Which just proves my point that Illinois and Wisconsin are more midwestern than southeast Michigan.

Welp, once again for the people in back, U of M has kids from all over Michigan, not just Metro Detroit.

But Ann Arbor is in southeast Michigan, not all over Michigan…..

The culture in Ann Arbor is different than Metro Detroit. Just ask the folks in A2.