Last night, during my weekly trivia night outing (yes, I have weekly trivia night outings!), the subject came up of how Michigan and Virginia residents seem to be completely unaware of each others’ lifestyles–or of each other’s existence at all. Although the two states have been cohabitating within the same United States since our country’s formation, there’s almost an invisible force field around each that seems to disappear somewhere in the middle of Ohio. And nothing gets past the walls of that barrier.
Here’s a handy visual:
(Related note: I met a cashier in a local Bed, Bath, & Beyond that didn’t know “MD” was the abbreviation for Maryland. Did someone build a wall between the Great Lakes and East Coast regions?)
Now, don’t you feel enlightened?