Midwestern Meditations was born out of a desire to spotlight the special character and openness of the people of the Midwest. In short, it has widely been believed that people in the Midwest are more welcoming than other parts of the country. It's not that other parts of the U.S. are bad, but rather that you can always expect extra special hospitality in the Midwest.

When you look around the Midwest, you often see neighborhoods and homes with Welcome signs and cute displays of neighborly affection.

We're not sure, but perhaps such, was NOT the case with this recent discovery...



Dare me to ring their doorbell and run?

At first glance, one might think this is just a picture taken through the windshield of a car. But, there is SO much more going on here.




First, apparently I have spied the only Jamaican made automobile in the world.

Second, if you are going to add after market turn signals to your rear view mirrors...don't you think it wise to take a few seconds to make sure that you put the left-pointing arrow on the left side of the car and vice versa? And yes, in case you were wondering, verification was made that the right turn signal produces an arrow in the mirror that points the opposite way as well.




Third, the above pictured left hand turn and subsequently referenced right hand turn were observed en route to a Walmart parking lot. Seems timely given the recent surge in popularity of the viral site People of Walmart don't you think?

Lastly, the timing of this photo is one-in-a-million. In the rain, waiting to turn left, it only took 2 tries to get the signals flashing at just the right time.

Yes, a picture is indeed worth a thousand words, or at least several seconds of sarcastic mockery.

Do you think that this









is the text version of this?