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rezeroed | 5 years ago

Off-topic - for any other non-Americans wondering why this eastern area is considered western: "The term West was applied to the region in the early years of the country. In the early 19th century, anything west of Appalachia was considered the West"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwestern_United_States#Backg...

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AnimalMuppet|5 years ago

Right, but news flash: It's not 1840 any more. Chicago isn't the frontier. Chicago and anywhere east of there is east.

... at least geographically. Culturally, those places are midwest, just like everywhere from just west of Pittsburgh to just east of Denver. (Culturally, Pittsburgh is at least partly east, and Denver is at least partly west.)

rezeroed|5 years ago

You're news-flashing me? I know what east and west are, hence the explanation for a name that currently makes no sense.