What is flyover country?

Answer by  onecrore (196)

Flyover country refers to the region between the east coast and west coast that are not culturally, financially or socially important. It is an elitist phrase intended to malign anyone not in a "significant" city like New York, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, etc.

Answer by  Zoso (869)

"Flyover country" is the mildly offensive name for the American Midwest and mountain states given by people from the more populous east and west coasts, who fly back and forth over the middle states but never find a reason to land there, even though flyover country has the most beautiful American landscapes and the most patience with casual insults.

Answer by  Rose (6804)

Flyover country represents regions of the country that are flown over during an international flight it includes regions of the United States west of the Delaware River-Delmarva Peninsula and east of California's Central Valley. This area of the coutnry is includes flights that go between the nations two largest cities.

Answer by  philosophy (243)

It's the midwestern and Rocky Mountain states that people from California and New York only know about because they "fly over" them. The term is used to indicate that the central region in the United States are insignificant.

Answer by  Malinovsky (71)

"Flyover country" is a disparaging comment used to refer to the middle parts of the United States. People on the coasts use it to refer to the places that they only know about because they fly over them when travelling to the other coast.

Answer by  ParrotPirate (477)

Flyover country refers to the boring ,flat states in the central U. S. that are flown over during non-stop flights between large cities on either coast.

Answer by  John (9008)

Flyover country is a derisive term used to refer to the majority of the United States that is not located near any major city. The idea is that you do not visit there on the ground, but only "fly over" it while travelling by air to somewhere else. This term is commonly used by those living in urban areas.