You can always tell a Midwestern couple in Europe because they will be…

Bill Bryson
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You can always tell a Midwestern couple in Europe because they will be standing on a traffic island in the middle of a busy intersection looking at a windblown map and arguing over which way is west. European cities, with their wandering streets and undisciplined alleys, drive Midwesterners practically insane. ✨ Bill Bryson (1989). The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America, p.15, VNR AG
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