On another note, I'm a baby boomer who grew up in the midwest and raised by my parents. They taught me midwestern ideals, protocols, civility, decorum and spirituality.

I was speaking with another native midwesterner a few days ago who owns and operates a retail store. She shared she can always tell when an import from outside the area walks into her store. She told me that unlike the natives, the imports scare the H out of her and make her want to keep a loaded gun behind the counter.

Civility, decorum, protocols, etiquette, table manners etc are dead. If you are a pet owner, you best keep your animals in your own home and in your own fenced area. why? Because your neighbors are mean as H. They do not think in terms of "doing right by their neighbors" instead they think in terms of "screwing their neighbors".

The words civility, decorum, protocols, etiquette and table manners have been struck from the dictionary. Welcome to a world where people are living on the edge.