East coast bubble views are hard for me to listen to as a ‘fly over’ state transplant

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, grew up in a flyover state and hated the narrowmindedness that was the prevailing culture there, and moved to DC after college and have had a much better experience here. I have never heard anyone say any of the generalizations that OP mentions. But I don’t have super wealthy friends. I do find that people who grew up super wealthy do skew more clueless anywhere you are, so maybe that’s the difference between my and OP’s experience. I will say that now that I and the people around me are in midlife, the people here do tend to be more anxious than back home, which can be exhausting.

I didn’t post this but this is me too.

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Anonymous wrote:The food in the Midwest sucks because it’s based on the bland flavors of Northern Europe ..German, Dutch etc and basic American food. Hamburgers, hotdogs and beer are really the best food there. Salt and butter are the main seasonings. Celebratory meals are cooked in a crockpot.

There are so many fantastic regional and sub regional cuisines in the US west, south, east coast and coastal areas. The Midwest is not one of them! Even immigrant communities that open restaurants in that area have to severely tone down and Americanize their dishes if their own communities aren’t large enough to sustain their business.

Yep yep and yep. The coasts have lots of great food because of the influx of immigrants over many decades. And the birth of California cuisine and its evolution in the 1970s-1990s. Much of the Midwest did not adopt this (except maybe little pockets of the major cities) and I can say the stereotype of Midwesterners making casseroles, eating heavy food, using canned vegetables and soups is not untrue.

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, grew up in a flyover state and hated the narrowmindedness that was the prevailing culture there, and moved to DC after college and have had a much better experience here. I have never heard anyone say any of the generalizations that OP mentions. But I don’t have super wealthy friends. I do find that people who grew up super wealthy do skew more clueless anywhere you are, so maybe that’s the difference between my and OP’s experience. I will say that now that I and the people around me are in midlife, the people here do tend to be more anxious than back home, which can be exhausting.

I didn’t post this but this is me too.

My flyover relatives are not at all anxious. They are not trying to climb any ladders and they are content with what they have and not worried about losing it. They aren’t lobbyists and lawyers, they are engineers and car salesmen

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, grew up in a flyover state and hated the narrowmindedness that was the prevailing culture there, and moved to DC after college and have had a much better experience here. I have never heard anyone say any of the generalizations that OP mentions. But I don’t have super wealthy friends. I do find that people who grew up super wealthy do skew more clueless anywhere you are, so maybe that’s the difference between my and OP’s experience. I will say that now that I and the people around me are in midlife, the people here do tend to be more anxious than back home, which can be exhausting.

I didn’t post this but this is me too.

My flyover relatives are not at all anxious. They are not trying to climb any ladders and they are content with what they have and not worried about losing it. They aren’t lobbyists and lawyers, they are engineers and car salesmen

Their voting patterns don’t indicate that. But sure, on the surface, they generally seem less anxious.

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, grew up in a flyover state and hated the narrowmindedness that was the prevailing culture there, and moved to DC after college and have had a much better experience here. I have never heard anyone say any of the generalizations that OP mentions. But I don’t have super wealthy friends. I do find that people who grew up super wealthy do skew more clueless anywhere you are, so maybe that’s the difference between my and OP’s experience. I will say that now that I and the people around me are in midlife, the people here do tend to be more anxious than back home, which can be exhausting.

I didn’t post this but this is me too.

My flyover relatives are not at all anxious. They are not trying to climb any ladders and they are content with what they have and not worried about losing it. They aren’t lobbyists and lawyers, they are engineers and car salesmen

Their voting patterns don’t indicate that. But sure, on the surface, they generally seem less anxious.

They are anxious about things from ignorance not because they are strivers.

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, grew up in a flyover state and hated the narrowmindedness that was the prevailing culture there, and moved to DC after college and have had a much better experience here. I have never heard anyone say any of the generalizations that OP mentions. But I don’t have super wealthy friends. I do find that people who grew up super wealthy do skew more clueless anywhere you are, so maybe that’s the difference between my and OP’s experience. I will say that now that I and the people around me are in midlife, the people here do tend to be more anxious than back home, which can be exhausting.

I didn’t post this but this is me too.

My flyover relatives are not at all anxious. They are not trying to climb any ladders and they are content with what they have and not worried about losing it. They aren’t lobbyists and lawyers, they are engineers and car salesmen

Their voting patterns don’t indicate that. But sure, on the surface, they generally seem less anxious.

What does this even mean??

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, grew up in a flyover state and hated the narrowmindedness that was the prevailing culture there, and moved to DC after college and have had a much better experience here. I have never heard anyone say any of the generalizations that OP mentions. But I don’t have super wealthy friends. I do find that people who grew up super wealthy do skew more clueless anywhere you are, so maybe that’s the difference between my and OP’s experience. I will say that now that I and the people around me are in midlife, the people here do tend to be more anxious than back home, which can be exhausting.

I didn’t post this but this is me too.

My flyover relatives are not at all anxious. They are not trying to climb any ladders and they are content with what they have and not worried about losing it. They aren’t lobbyists and lawyers, they are engineers and car salesmen

Their voting patterns don’t indicate that. But sure, on the surface, they generally seem less anxious.

What does this even mean??

It means they vote for Trump

[Anonymous]

I left DC to move to a flyover state for work. Generally, it’s awesome here. And I love DC too. While I miss a lot about DC, I don’t miss the elite attitudes. The “I’m better than the masses” vibe and that the people who live in areas other than the coasts are idiots. I don’t miss that at all. But if I did miss, DCUM is always there to remind me.

[Anonymous]

I can completely relate to OP and have distanced myself from many of the people. DH and I are about 5 years from retirement now. That’s why we are still here. We are in the Falls Church/Arlington area and it’s so bad now. It’s very much like OP described. We don’t socialize anymore and keep to ourselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The food in the Midwest sucks because it’s based on the bland flavors of Northern Europe ..German, Dutch etc and basic American food. Hamburgers, hotdogs and beer are really the best food there. Salt and butter are the main seasonings. Celebratory meals are cooked in a crockpot.

There are so many fantastic regional and sub regional cuisines in the US west, south, east coast and coastal areas. The Midwest is not one of them! Even immigrant communities that open restaurants in that area have to severely tone down and Americanize their dishes if their own communities aren’t large enough to sustain their business.

That’s such an ignorant statement bordering on racism. German food isn’t bland at all. Apices are used plentifully and not just salt. Midwestern food may be “bland” but not because of Europe. It’s because of economics and the great depression.

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Anonymous wrote:I am very sus of states that voted for Trump with 60+ percent of the vote. I can’t help it.

I once worked with someone who told me their family felt as if they were the only Democrats in Kentucky She was a lovely person and I was glad to know her. Don't dismiss people off-hand, PP.

And yet, 42% of the entire population of Kentucky receives entitlement benefits.

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Anonymous wrote:The food in the Midwest sucks because it’s based on the bland flavors of Northern Europe ..German, Dutch etc and basic American food. Hamburgers, hotdogs and beer are really the best food there. Salt and butter are the main seasonings. Celebratory meals are cooked in a crockpot.

There are so many fantastic regional and sub regional cuisines in the US west, south, east coast and coastal areas. The Midwest is not one of them! Even immigrant communities that open restaurants in that area have to severely tone down and Americanize their dishes if their own communities aren’t large enough to sustain their business.

Yep yep and yep. The coasts have lots of great food because of the influx of immigrants over many decades. And the birth of California cuisine and its evolution in the 1970s-1990s. Much of the Midwest did not adopt this (except maybe little pockets of the major cities) and I can say the stereotype of Midwesterners making casseroles, eating heavy food, using canned vegetables and soups is not untrue.

That’s because of climate and economics more than anything else.

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Anonymous wrote:I am Gen X, grew up in a flyover state and hated the narrowmindedness that was the prevailing culture there, and moved to DC after college and have had a much better experience here. I have never heard anyone say any of the generalizations that OP mentions. But I don’t have super wealthy friends. I do find that people who grew up super wealthy do skew more clueless anywhere you are, so maybe that’s the difference between my and OP’s experience. I will say that now that I and the people around me are in midlife, the people here do tend to be more anxious than back home, which can be exhausting.

I didn’t post this but this is me too.

My flyover relatives are not at all anxious. They are not trying to climb any ladders and they are content with what they have and not worried about losing it. They aren’t lobbyists and lawyers, they are engineers and car salesmen

Their voting patterns don’t indicate that. But sure, on the surface, they generally seem less anxious.

What does this even mean??

It means they vote for Trump

You do realize that just because a states electoral votes went for Trump doesn’t mean everyone there voted for Trump. Over 48% of Wisconsin voters voted for Harris. Are you too stupid to know this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I left DC to move to a flyover state for work. Generally, it’s awesome here. And I love DC too. While I miss a lot about DC, I don’t miss the elite attitudes. The “I’m better than the masses” vibe and that the people who live in areas other than the coasts are idiots. I don’t miss that at all. But if I did miss, DCUM is always there to remind me.

Lol

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7 pages in and no one has posted about why the midwest is so great.