t replied over at NEM. And yeah, I'm sure even my girls have heard me mutter about some stupid Masshole (no offense).

 

I have to admit, this is the first time I have heard of the term "masshole"

!!

 

i've never heard of massholes, but my husband calls it taxachuesetts

 

Uff Da! I'm so glad I don't talk like that since I'm from Minnesooooota. But really? Do you want to come with?

Never heard the Massholes thing before either, but it's pretty funny (since I don't live there).

Oh and I would never use a toothbrush to clean anything but teeth. Ask my husband, he'll tell ya.

 

I always thought the midwestern thing about being friendly was probably a legend. Then I went somewhere and went running. When I run, I tend to say "Hello" and "Good morning" to everyone with whom I cross paths. (How do you like that prepositional ending avoidal?) Anyway, the last time I was away from the midwest, people looked at me like I was from a different planet when I said good morning. In fact, most of them didn't even make eye contact or say hi back. It was really strange.

So yeah, while most of us (me not included) are conservative hypocrites (well, I might be a liberal hypocrite), at least we'll say hi back when someone says it to us.

 

You know what's even funnier about this entire thing is my two year old...her daddy is British and has a very strong accent and she lives in Maine. She now has, by default a Maine accent...at TWO! It's cute and funny and endearing all at once.

She can say "Pahk the cah at Hahvahd Yadh" and sound like she comes from generations of born and breed Down 'Eastahs!

 

Very funny, I think my masshole comment inspired this whole thing. I better watch what I say!
I love Massachusetts! Go red-sox!!!

 

OMG... I guess I fail the Midwest test, at least with the cleaning thing. Maybe it's because I'm originally from NY.

Your prep sentences were hysterical!

I think you become an official MA resident when you've lived there 40 years - at least that was my feeling when I lived there. Hmmmm....

 

Great post...it is hard to get used to the general lack of open cheer in that neck of the woods...

 

I'm busting a gut over this. It is so true, although I don't think Midwesterners who live in large are friendlier than others in less populous regions. When we ran in the Catskills, people definitely waved and said good morning. When I ran in the suburbs of Chicago, I was just glad people didn't run me over.

 

Oh, and I tell people that I am originally from the Chicago area, but that I've lived in New York for-EVAH now.

 

I wonder what they say about north-westerners? Not that I'm one, a proud Pennsylvanian myself.