“Catch the game last night?”
“Whew, we needed this rain.”
“Did you get in okay? 435 was a mess.”
Our Midwestern sensibilities mean we possess unparalleled powers of small talk — so much so that after asking for our readers’ local life hacks, the majority of responses... were all about the roads.
“The rest of the country would say Highway 50 or U-S 71, but in Kansas City it’s 50 Highway or 71 Highway.” — Randal S.
“Remember numbered streets run east and west instead of north and south, except in Wyandotte County — it’s the opposite.” — Bob R.
“We say full street names. It’s not Ward, it’s Ward Parkway.” — Anonymous
Your Honor, we rest our case.
