27 Things Minnesotans Do That Seem Odd To Everyone Else

[T_R_Oglodyte]

27 Things Minnesotans Do That Seem Odd To Everyone Else

We eat hot dish. We play broomball. We have phrases for when we want to keep our opinions to ourselves. It takes us FOREVER to say goodbye.

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[pedro47]

Please keep those 27 things in Minnesota. LOL

 

[Patri]

Oh for cute. Makes me homesick.

 

[PigsDad]

That is a good, and surprisingly accurate, list. Thanks for the memories!

Kurt

 

[stmartinfan]

Yah, fer sure, (said with a bit of Scandinavian accent) that's Minnesota!

 

[PcflEZFlng]

Yuuuup, you betcha. #22: a Minnesotan responding with that's different or that's interesting is deadly, like when a Southerner says bless your heart.

 

[DrQ]

Oh, you forgot fishing for walleyes, sauger, northern pike and muskies!

And, #15, if it WERE a blizzard, you would NOT see the background. (Driven through blizzard conditions on I-65 in Indiana).

#28 - You plug in your cars.
#29 - Grain Belt Beer

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Your family roots for the Vikings because they have Minnesota roots. "Roots" is pronounced differently in that sentence.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Minnesotans also use rubber binders. But they don't drink from bubblers, like cheeseheads do.

 

[Ralph Sir Edward]

They come to Texas in the winter and complain it's too hot.

 

[PigsDad]

And don't forget about the many different meanings of the phrase "uff da", depending on the context.

Kurt

 

[mentalbreak]

Definitely an accurate list, but mostly winter-focused.
Not exactly area landmarks, but I know exactly where the photos for #10 and #19 were taken.

 

[rboesl]

Most of that list is also done in the Buffalo, NY area too. They left out curling as an activity.

 

["Roger"]

I'm sruprised that there wasn't a listing for the Minnesota state bird...

minnesota state bird mosquito - Yahoo Image Search Results

 

[pedro47]

Do you guys really received that must snow in a normal winter?
Five (5) inches of snow in Tidewater Virginia area everything is closed down. Our supermarkets stores shelves are empty of bread, water, meats, and canned goods.

 

[DrQ]

Most of that list is also done in the Buffalo, NY area too. They left out curling as an activity.

I worked with alot of fine people that had moved from North Tonawanda NY to Dekalb IL. They got exposed to a different type of cold in the upper midwest in the late 70's than to what they were accustomed in that part of NY.

 

[vacationtime1]

I worked with alot of fine people that had moved from North Tonawanda NY to Dekalb IL. They got exposed to a different type of cold in the upper midwest in the late 70's than to what they were accustomed in that part of NY.

If they had been in North Tonawanda in early 1978, they would have had a different type of winter than they had been accustomed to in North Tonawanda -- snow up to their second floor windows.

 

[DrQ]

If they had been in North Tonawanda in early 1978, they would have had a different type of winter than they had been accustomed to in North Tonawanda -- snow up to their second floor windows.

They moved at about 1975. The midwest winters of 1977 and 1978, we had bone chilling cold and wind.

 

[PcflEZFlng]

Do you guys really received that must snow in a normal winter?
Five (5) inches of snow in Tidewater Virginia area everything is closed down. Our supermarkets stores shelves are empty of bread, water, meats, and canned goods.

As is true in many parts of the country, outbreaks of bitter cold and heavy snowstorms are usually given names and remembered forever. In Minnesota, that's "Tuesday".

 

[Gypsy65]

The Pop Shoppe
Grew up in Minnetonka and we would go to one that I think may have been an ok gas station on the corner of hwy 7 and 19??

I think that’s where it was

And isn’t White Castle a big Mn thing too?

 

[Gypsy65]

Do you guys really received that must snow in a normal winter?
Five (5) inches of snow in Tidewater Virginia area everything is closed down. Our supermarkets stores shelves are empty of bread, water, meats, and canned goods.

Maybe not as much anymore but I have seen pictures with the snow
( I’m sure some drifted ) even with the edge of the garage roof so what? 8’??
Drift or not. That was deep

 

[rboesl]

They moved at about 1975. The midwest winters of 1977 and 1978, we had bone chilling cold and wind.

We may not have had the temps you did in the mid-West. But, I do remember snowdrifts over 8ft tall and a few days later driving through what seemed like tunnels after the snow eaters cleared some suburban roads. You can check it out here:

 

[PcflEZFlng]

I don't recall ever having anywhere near that much snow from one storm while growing up in Minneapolis. Glad we didn't.
Three things I recall most:
The 'deep winter' of January and February (when it's cloudy and 29 in Detroit, but it's sunny and 11 below in Minneapolis, which was actually kind of preferable).
Absolutely never getting a break from the snow and cold mid-winter (think 70 degrees in NYC and Boston, which has never happened anywhere in MN in Jan/Feb). We considered ourselves lucky to see 40 degrees. Snow was always on the ground.
The agonizingly slow arrival of spring. We were still watching the snow melt (slowly) while the rest of the country had two months of spring already!

 

[PigsDad]

We may not have had the temps you did in the mid-West. But, I do remember snowdrifts over 8ft tall and a few days later driving through what seemed like tunnels after the snow eaters cleared some suburban roads.

The biggest difference is that in MN, most winters when it snows in November, it will not melt until March. We may not get the huge snows, but they accumulate and rarely melt.

Kurt

 

[Wingo99]

27 Things Minnesotans Do That Seem Odd To Everyone Else

We eat hot dish. We play broomball. We have phrases for when we want to keep our opinions to ourselves. It takes us FOREVER to say goodbye.

getknitevents.com

Can't say any of those things are wrong. Also, as much as southern folks like to make fun of us for being too hot down there, we love to laugh at all you when you feel below zero for the first time and freak out. Also find it funny how a dusting of snow shuts down your whole state.