Since most New Yorkers think the world revolves around their city, consequently few of them have an accurate idea of what the Unites States of America really looks like.   Anyone who doesn’t live in Los Angeles or New York City doesn’t really matter, has no meaningful opinions, or doesn’t exist other than in some weird Amish/Deliverance kind of lifestyle.
News Flash:  Minnesota is not Southern Canada.  E-I-E-I-O is not a zip code. And, there is no East Jesus.
Below is the Map of America….as seen by the average New Yorker. 
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