Where's Xiphas when you need him
Hi. Beep Beep.
I'm sure Keranu linked me here to get all huffed up about people dissing the Midwest, but honestly, I've heard that so many times from people I'm used to it by now. It's really not worth getting all worked up about people who say a place sucks when they have never been there, which I admit, I have been guilty of doing before. Helllllo, California!
Chicago is empty? We don't no stinkin' oceans, we got the almighty Lake Michigan!
To quote a Nebraskan who had never seen a major body of water before coming to Chicago, "It's more like a sea!"
The cities aren't empty obviously, but as soon as you drive out of town, there ain't shit for miles.
Have you ever driven through the Midwest? That is not very true except in specific places (i.e., southern Minnesota). There are lots of large towns every tens of miles in most cases. I like these towns more than huge cities like Chicago.
Maybe you are thinking of the Great Plains? You really can't beat them when it comes to nothingness. Personally, I love the emptiness of the Great Plains - it is the only part of the country I love more than Chicago's South Suburbs. The plains have a subtle beauty that most people who haven't lived there just don't appreciate.
Oh, since we are talking about squirrels, I guess I should
link this.