I've had the extreme displeasure of living in the "heartland" (aka Mid-West aka Jesusland) for longer than I've lived anywhere else (almost 18 years). While I'll grant that there a pockets of civilization in Michigan, for the most part Michigan == Indiana == Illinois == Iowa == Ohio == Kansas == Nebraska. It's all the same everywhere in this cultural tundra. Damned pity such fertile soil is wasted here imo.