Wall Street Journalさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Wall Street JournalInstagram)「Everyone knows places such as Ohio and Minnesota are solidly in the Midwest. But a recent poll finds that the Midwest is more a state of mind than just a place you can point to on a map. ⁠ ⁠ People from Colorado (42%), Oklahoma (66%) and even Wyoming (54%) think they live in the Midwest, according to data from Emerson College Polling and the Middle West Review, a journal published by the University of Nebraska Press. Nearly a third of Kentuckians and a little over a quarter of Arkansans say the same. ⁠ ⁠ The term “Midwest” generally applies to 12 states the U.S. Census Bureau includes in the North Central region: North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio.⁠ ⁠ Derided by some as flyover country—with little more than cornfields and cow pastures—the Midwest is a diverse region with major cities, mighty rivers and thousands of miles of coastline around the Great Lakes. ⁠ ⁠ In contrast to chill Californians and high-strung New Yorkers, Midwesterners tend to be seen as friendlier and more traditional.⁠ ⁠ Tania Carmona moved to Idaho from Los Angeles in 2021. Asked what region she lives in, Carmona, 51, who owns a custom-flooring business, says, “I would say Midwest.” Idaho strikes her as more amiable, with more respect by young people for elders—qualities she associates with the Midwest.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.」1月26日 6時00分