Ahh, Ohio. An ordinary, midwestern state filled with constant construction, split political differences, and loads of football. Growing up in this state may have it's varying pros and cons which gives us, as Ohioans, a perfect excuse to blame where we are from for everything that we do.
For example...
1. Trust Issues
Due to the area that Ohio is placed in geographically, we are granted with insane weather conditions. It is not uncommon to have a blizzard one day and wake up to sunshine and 50 degrees the next day. Because of this, we are reluctant to store away our summer clothes during the winter or vise versa because you just never know when an opportunity to break out the shorts will arise in the middle of winter.
2. Road Rage
As previously stated, construction is constantly occurring and you should expect delays whenever you drive on the highway for an extended period of time. Because of this, we grow rather impatient and road rage becomes more common than the common cold.
3. Big Dreamers
Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, and David Low are just a few of many astronauts from Ohio. While becoming an astronaut is almost as complicated as growing a sixth toe, we are inspired to be from the same state as these heroic explorers and
4. Confused Sense of Identity
When you ask someone where in Ohio they are from, nine times out of 10 they will say the major city they live closest to. Even if they live an hour away, Ohioans will usually claim to be from either Akron, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, or Toledo.
5. We Take Random Ingredients and Make Them Legendary
Wendy's was founded in Columbus and we take pride in inventing delicious duo of french-fries dipped in Frosty's. Also, mixing spaghetti with chili wasn't too popular until Skyline Chili was founded in Cincinnati
6. We Say Things Our Own Way
It's pop. Not soda. Also, we don't have an accent, you do.
7. More Trust Issues
A sports legend was born in Ohio until he left us to move to Florida (like many elderly Ohioans tend to do). LeBron James was our main reason to flaunt our citizenship in Ohio until he betrayed us for a warmer, more popular state. Now that he is back at it in Cleveland, we can only hope that he stays around for a long time.
All in all, folks from Ohio may suffer from any or all of the issues listed above. We love where we come from, but living in the state for too long does create some rather negative tendencies. The best thing we can do is accept and embrace it.
