The Midwest Survival Guide: How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat . . . Everything with Ranch

A hilarious full-color guide to Midwestern culture, from comedian and journalist Charlie Berens, creator of the viral comedic series "The Manitowoc Minute"Have you ever had a goodbye lasting more than four hours? Do you lack the emotional capacity to say “I love you” so you just tell your loved ones to “watch out for deer”? Have you apologized to a stranger because she stepped on your foot? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there’s a good chance you’re a Midwesterner—or a Midwesterner at heart.

Even if you answered no, you probably know someone who held the door for you from two football fields away.

He likely waved at you and said, “Hey there,” like you organized the church bar crawl together.

That was a Midwesterner in the wild.