Ignorance...Midwest being 100% Hick?

Question Details: Does anyone here think that all the midwest (especially Kansas and Nebraska) are only home to hillbillies and cows? Do you know anyone who thinks that the midwest is only comprised of farmers who go cowtipping every saturday night? I have realtives in Nebraska and am moving to Kansas City this summer. I know that there are things besides farms in the midwest. Why are so many people (many whom i have spoken to) unaware that there are cities with 1 million + in said states? - or that people do things besides milk cows? Whenever i return from visiting my relatives in Nebraska, all my friends ask "How was scooping cow poop?" or "What did you do over break, pick some CORN?" It makes me so mad. Why are people so unaware of what the midwest is really like?