Iowa is still in the Midwest, but I never realized how culturally regional states can be until one of my Iowan co-workers described a word she'd seen on a T-shirt while visiting Mackinac Island: Uppers (pronunciation used: up-pers). "Oh," I rephrased in my mind, "you mean Yoopers" (pronunciation used: you-pers). Yes, indeed she did.
There are so many Michiganisms that I miss, one of which being the opportunity to point to your hand in any situation and consequently use it as a map (very confusing to non-Michiganders).
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| Notice, our current location does not exist HA! |
We're still figuring out many of the Iowanisms, but the biggest ones we've noticed include the following:
- Dinner is referred to as supper
- Everyone is obsessed with hawks
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