• Perfide@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Because the US expanded from the east coast towards the west. The midwest is west of the OG colonies, but not as far west as, well, the west.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, living in Colorado has always been weird hearing that we’re “the west”. We’re about as middle of the country as you can get. 3 states to our west to get to the Pacific, 4 states to the east to get to the Atlantic.

      Edit: lol at people downvoting geography