If You’re From Minnesota, These Must Be True
This was something I put out a while back, and I decided because it still rings pretty true especially during the winter and holiday season, that it was worth putting out there again.
For some reason, Minnesotans are unique in a special way. We have different favorite foods than anybody else, we supposedly talk differently from other Midwesterners, we dress differently. Here is a list of things from Odyssey that apparently are true if you are a Minnesota native.
- 1
Mom says she's making tater tot hot dish and you get super excited.
- 2
Someone was rude to you at the store, but you come up with reasons why you should not get mad at them.
- 3
"If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all."
- 4
"Please grab me a pop."
- 5
You get very excited heading up north to the cabin for a weekend.
- 6
We are not ashamed of our "Purple Pride," even when the team is not doing well.
- 7
Wind chill factor of -45 and school canceled? Nah.
- 8
MOA? I'd rather shop where there are fewer tourists.
- 9
You start saying goodbye an hour before you have to be out the door during the holidays.
- 10
Summer is called "Construction Season." Better add 45 minutes to the commute.
- 11
You know that Minnesota has way more than 10,000 lakes: 11,842 to be exact.
- 12
You have a special hatred for mosquitos.
- 13
You wear shorts when it is 40 degrees or warmer.
- 14
How far is it? "67 miles." No, I mean how long does it take to get there?
- 15
When you were a kid, you made it a priority to go to the bathroom before you put all your snow gear on.
- 16
This is a bonus one: Most of your friends' last names end in -son