Most are well aware of the term. However, lest I be punished for my assumption, let me make sure you all have the proper and accurate definition of this characterization.

The term “flyover country” is a colloquial expression used by coastal residents to describe the vast, predominantly rural and agricultural regions of the United States situated between the East and West Coasts. This dismissive nickname stems from the perception of these middle states as unremarkable landscapes that are merely traversed during air travel between major metropolitan areas on the coasts. Residents of coastal cities often view these central states as less culturally significant or economically vibrant, reducing the diverse and complex communities of the American heartland to a mere geographical transit zone. The phrase reveals underlying regional stereotypes and socioeconomic divisions within the United States, highlighting the cultural and economic disparities between urban coastal centers and the more rural, agricultural interior regions of the country.

The summation of course is that unless people live on the coasts, we are hicks and count for little or nothing.

I find it more than interesting that these coastline dwellers will and are going through serious adjustments in attitudes. If trends continue, those lands on the coasts will only be known as the national shipping & receiving country.