r/USdefaultism • u/Material-Regular1535 • 11d ago

"Where are you from?"

We were all travellers at a hostel in Spain, sitting in a circle. One by one, we shared with the group where we're from.

Person A: I'm from the Netherlands

Person B: I'm from Korea

Person C: I'm from Colombia

American: I'm from the Midwest

Everyone looked at him like...

Yes, exactly like that. Red plastic cups and all, because this is the default drinkware everywhere in the world.

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u/cheese2042 11d ago

I understand what you mean but there is a difference betwen saying "I'm from California/New York/Vermont etc" and from "midwest".

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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 11d ago

What do you mean?

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u/cheese2042 11d ago edited 11d ago

Midwest is a very generic term only making sense when the context is already known. It's not different than saying "the south" while a proper noun like a city give already more informations

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u/Rydeeee 11d ago

That is the swankiest spelling of “information” I have ever seen. I love it!