tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post6748067122734275457..comments2023-10-20T03:25:32.611-07:00Comments on What American Men Are Like: Midwestern MenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-68769444310955757782020-10-27T14:06:16.771-07:002020-10-27T14:06:16.771-07:00Agreed!Agreed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045667920333974308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-65975701149255809982020-10-27T14:05:44.821-07:002020-10-27T14:05:44.821-07:00Agreed! It’s funny because almost every Midwestern...Agreed! It’s funny because almost every Midwesterner that I know who moved away is astonished by how friendly the rest of the country is. I think people are pretty racist, extremely sexist, and right down redneckish throughout the Midwest. They aren’t inviting at all to anyone who doesn’t fit their level of comfort (aka anyone different from them.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045667920333974308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-89825402248030780422020-07-24T01:54:26.915-07:002020-07-24T01:54:26.915-07:00The writer of this article is so one-sided! I star...The writer of this article is so one-sided! I started reading this article and came to realize that you're basically writing for caucasians-- as if no other race of people live in the Mid-West! The majority of people may be white but not everyone across the Mid-West is a friggin' Viking!! And not everyone is into dating white people! Try to be more open and consider targeting everyone when you wtite!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085532067012314616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-74650083389462609072020-07-24T01:50:49.959-07:002020-07-24T01:50:49.959-07:00The writer of this article is do one-sided. I sta...The writer of this article is do one-sided. I started reading this article and doom came to realize that you're basically writing for caucasians-- as if no other race of people live in the Mid-West! The majority of people may be white but not everyone across the Mid-West is a friggin' Viking!! And not everyone is into dating white people! Be more open and consider targeting everyone when you wtite!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085532067012314616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-51677245482359366852020-04-14T20:51:10.606-07:002020-04-14T20:51:10.606-07:00Umm, listen people. There’s some pretty harsh word...Umm, listen people. There’s some pretty harsh words being spoken here with regard to ones respective state... but let me tell ya’ —spot on article when it comes to men here in North Dakota with some major caveats that need mention... if you’re living in a small town, everybody and your entire gene pool knows what you’ve been up to. That’s a fact. However, if you live in Fargo, Grand Forks, or Bismarck... you can live a life free of judgement, if you choose so. We’re super anal people in general and somewhat outspoken because we’re blind to anyone and anything going on beyond our state border. In turn, many ND men don’t give a shit and have no patience when it comes to excuses. Lived in North Dakota and MN my entire life. Peace everyone! ND Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590444762536551260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-5276656612670838542017-10-03T11:18:47.844-07:002017-10-03T11:18:47.844-07:00I wonder, where are these men you speak of? My hu...I wonder, where are these men you speak of? My husband is from N.W Ohio and over the past 29 yrs with him...I have had 2 major break downs. Yes he was nice on our dates but immediately after our 1st was born he changed into Jeckell and Hyde. His life growing up was so isolated and sheltered, he automatically assumes others, including me, are being mean and smart Alec when discussing literally ANYTHING. His lack of life experience and social skills is a huge problem. His knight in shining armor never ceases......EVER. We can’t go to a grocery store, a restaurant, anything, where he is not moved to flirt and be the “great catch” to every female cashier, bank teller, etc. in public.....right in front of me too. It makes women and teen girls feel uncomfortable and they look back and forth at us both like they don’t know what to say or do. I had to quit going anywhere with him. Kids are grown now and I’m planning to go back to Tennessee where people make sense.BookBabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712627068335418195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-9088470196698020662017-04-21T13:11:31.874-07:002017-04-21T13:11:31.874-07:00Yeah, just moved here from the beach in LA and hav...Yeah, just moved here from the beach in LA and have my first date with a totally hot guy here tonight. Three months dating hiatus: not recommended! He's incredibly handsome, but already is making comments about how I'm "so different" than the women he knows. Umm, not sure if that's a good thing. <br /><br />Most of the men I've met here are NOT all sugar and sweetness. I've been impaled because I'm not whatever version of Christian this or that guy happens to be. Two people have now called my big Buddha statue in the yard (which I bought here!) "the sitting man". And the guy I'm going to see tonight reminds me of a Norman Rockwell painting come to life...with really great abs and biceps.<br /><br />In LA, it would be totally normal (as a middle-aged woman) to jump him tonight or at least this weekend. Here, there seems to be a slow ritual to all of this, very formal, kind of weird. He's my age, but in some ways, he seems older. I'm going to have to practice being demure, sweet, nice and not to make any jokes at all about Trump or Evangelicals or ridiculously polite drivers clogging all the roads or every woman over 50 looking either like a biker chick, a tubby mommy with short blonde hair and a doughy face, or a waif-thin woman with a high, shrill voice wearing tight size 6 jeans she got at Forever 21. <br /><br />Everyone is so nice here! It's completely unnerving and sometimes annoying! I may not last the whole year I signed up for. Wendy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619673471683760001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-50815813238725297362016-10-01T13:03:55.235-07:002016-10-01T13:03:55.235-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17651833610073931714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-21440367448425767642016-09-11T13:00:00.637-07:002016-09-11T13:00:00.637-07:00I've lived in the Midwest most of my life, and...I've lived in the Midwest most of my life, and think your stereotype of us is limited, but sweet. <br /><br />Aside from Chicago, the Midwest is predominantly comprised of small towns. Think pop 70,000 and under, with a lot of small farming and blue collar communities surrounded by corn fields. This environment does tend to lend itself to a more laid back lifestyle, opposed to those who live in New York or LA, where you're always on the go. <br /><br />That said, along with the super-friendly country bumpkins (and yes, the occasional scary backwoods hillbilly with more recipes for moonshine than teeth), you will also meet men who are educated, intelligent, and worldy. Men who are well versed in a broad range of topics from skydiving to classic literature to cutting-edge science, to men's fashion and auto racing that doesn't rhyme with "NASCAR." <br /><br />I myself have a post-graduate degree, coupled with an interest in Formula 1, timeless men's style, and combatives. I know how to handle a gun-toting maniac trying to shoot up my workplace. I ride a motorcycle, and have done a figure 8 in a car, powersliding the entire way. And yes, the British version of Top Gear (Clarkson, Hammond, and May) is way better than the US version. <br /><br />So while I can't completely disagree with your assessment of the Midwestern man, I think you're putting out a rather limited view of us as exceedingly congenial, if very basic and boring examples of the gender. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807598396985376106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-34151291818386184692016-03-23T21:41:33.649-07:002016-03-23T21:41:33.649-07:00Nebraska man here, you are so right!Nebraska man here, you are so right!Fragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459656841458404029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-78474602245123131312016-03-23T21:40:38.415-07:002016-03-23T21:40:38.415-07:00Nebraska man here, you are so right!Nebraska man here, you are so right!Fragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459656841458404029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-31846121611890917092016-02-02T11:59:16.817-08:002016-02-02T11:59:16.817-08:00The Eastern part is awful. The men I've met j...The Eastern part is awful. The men I've met just south of Michigan are all hot headed, narcissistic as hell, hate women but will charm them with gifts and fun just to treat them with no respect at all once they are married. It's so behind the times, in decay, and down right filthy here too. If a woman wants to wear makeup here, the men automatically assume they are doing it only for their pleasure or she's obviously cheating. The cave man mentality here is frightening. Midwestern men, at least in North Ohio, are so sensitive that they will explode if you question ANYTHING they say.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187822576264395503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-33921318402077773012016-01-09T19:53:45.929-08:002016-01-09T19:53:45.929-08:00Nahhh bruh she pretty much nailed it. I'm from...Nahhh bruh she pretty much nailed it. I'm from Missouri (a girl) and the people here are incredibly one dimensional. The guys are boring and the girls are plain Janes. Can't wait to get the F out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10536625973289748559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-75750025417016691092015-03-03T17:00:10.114-08:002015-03-03T17:00:10.114-08:00I really love your assessments. I am originally f...I really love your assessments. I am originally from Boston, MA, but I have lived in the Southwest, the South and am currently dating an older gentleman from Nebraska. I haven't met many Mid-Western men or women, but I will say that your description of him in your review is spot on - lol. He is so boring, but sweet and kind - lol.<br /><br />Also, I feel your comments about New England and Southwestern Men are equally spot on. Great articles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116270461518749308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-6907494990256166242014-01-06T23:21:02.793-08:002014-01-06T23:21:02.793-08:00I am from Missouri. And I agree, you so don't ...I am from Missouri. And I agree, you so don't know the people here. Have you ever really been to the Midwest? Or did you just pass through and stop at a few gas stations? Or did you get this info from a compilation of 1950's magazines and/or your own imagination?<br />The people here are very clicky and scandalous. While most people put on a nice, friendly face, when you leave their presence they will snicker to each other about the flaws they noticed about you. <br />The women always want to have fun and the men are always down. In a small town it is most likely that your girlfriend today was your best friend's girlfriend yesterday or last year. <br />However, this is the bible belt, so there are those that are nice, boring, and safe. But I have never seen so many hypocrites in all my life. Going to church is taken seriously, but that's about it. Just "going". Most people think that makes them righteous enough for them to point fingers at the ones that aren't going, while they are texting another woman about "hooking up", or about the night before when they met in the parking lot after work to fool around before they went home to their spouses.<br />I have lived here almost my whole life and I believe Midwest people are some of the best actors and actresses you will ever meet. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428210887749923517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172904278654995934.post-29233432667153429142013-10-03T07:41:38.265-07:002013-10-03T07:41:38.265-07:00Nebraska girl here and I call bullshit. You don&#...Nebraska girl here and I call bullshit. You don't know us. Sammy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062732268420854029noreply@blogger.com