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Don’t believe me?

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You constantly get made fun of going to school “in cornfields.”

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Enjoy having mildly interesting conversations about absolutely nothing.

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Try not to be too unimpressed when your first date involves him screaming GO CUBS GO

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Moving here for college, I was in no way prepared for the obstacles and experiences I would have in the Big Apple.

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Whoever called the southern swath of the Midwest the Bible Belt wasn’t kidding. This part of the country is deep red.

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Nothing shocked me more that listening to people say how they never want to leave this small town because they love the monotony of a comfortable, known routine of daily life.

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“For some reason there’s a feeling of superiority people that aren’t from this area feel over people who live here. It’s like, just because you grew up in a different part of the county doesn’t make you any better or any worse than anyone else.”

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In the Midwest you work hard, but work isn’t life. Work is what provides the means to spend time with loved ones or to enjoy yourself. Getting to the top at any cost isn’t the priority and rightfully so because there’ll always be someone that has a bigger house, or more money, or a bigger television.

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But growing up in a small town in the Midwest really does grow on you. Moving away, you start to miss the little things (or in the Midwest’s case, not so little).