How to Speak Midwest

The midwest language is tricky 😅
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[damascusraven]

You forgot "welp", especially at gatherings it signals that you're about to leave or that everyone else needs to leave.

[nutzpwnz]

You forgot 1 important thing, distance traveled is measured in time, not miles
It isn't 30 miles away, its 30 minutes away

[CyndieAmala]

I always find myself saying "ope sorry" in the grocery store when I realize I'm blocking someone's path with my cart 😂

[kylisius]

I'm from South Africa and married a mid-western lady. She says the whole, "if you don't want to, you don't have to", all the time. The key is listening to the seriousness of her tone.

[Childofbhaal]

One of the most common phrases I hear living in the Midwest:

“It would be really nice out without this damn wind”

[themodernfrontiersmen]

I never realized how Midwestern I was until I joined the Army. Southerners, West Coasters, East Coasters, etc. had no idea what I was saying half the time lol

[mikenimmick]

Oh, no matter where you live in the MW, if you have to go somewhere to shop...you gotta go into town.

[Mindy]

When someone gets to your house always ask what roads they took to get there 😂

[CRBungalow]

The weather is always the perfect topic for a conversation because we know the weather 2 hours from now might be a different season from right now.

[MaryJoD]

On our SECOND date, my future husband gave me an oil filter for my car. Most girls get chocolate or flowers, I got an oil filter. My dad said, he's thinking about you. Go Midwest Bros.

[Big_Country_]

Add the “ope it’s time to head out” then you stand by the door with your winter gear on only to continue chatting for over an hour and you start to warm up too much then you walk outside and they continue to follow you and talk to you. You get in your car and drive away and they are there at the end of the driveway still waving at you…. Classic MN goodbyes

[sethgnade]

You forgot the goodbyes, where you slap your knee and say welp and then proceed to bs for another hour before actually leaving

[Wall_Flour]

"Spoze" (I Suppose)... E.X. 'Welp, [ knee slap ], Spoze I should get out there and mow the yard.'

[pvwolfgang]

I even say ope sorry to my dog when its totally his fault

[CRBungalow]

Also adding s to the end of everything, Krogers, meijers.
In Michigan you are always going up to or down to, somewhere even if it's east or west of where you are.

[jillschaefer]

Don't forget the "er, no's".
Me: "So are we goin' to Kwik Trip now, er no?"

[TheDoorToLight]

Ya forgot the Midwest wave at an intersection. Anyone who doesn’t give ya the wave to go you know isn’t from the Midwest.

[TheLovelyMissBeans]

Today, my husband asked me, "Do you want tacos for dinner? Or would you rather have spaghetti?" I said, "We can have spaghetti...unless you wanted tacos, the that's fine too, not trying to cause a problem..." we've been married 20 years. He still doesn't understand.

[greenfox]

We would rather suffer alone than make someone do something they don't want to do... This is soooo on point 😂

[aronhultgren]

I feel a connection to midwesteners Im a swede, we act similar.