10 Reasons People From Minnesota Are Tough

All Minnesotans know that living in this beautiful state is not for the faint of heart. We deal with a variety of challenges on a daily basis that those spoiled west coasters could never understand. Here are the top ten reasons why people from Minnesota have some extra grit.

Minnesotans deal with infamous winters and a LOT of snow and ice. It’s the biggest reason we are so tough. And all that snow means…

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Driving in it. It’s difficult to live daily life when the conditions are this rough. And not only that, but we all have to be…

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Nice enough to help each other out with it. Minnesota nice means pulling over to help every stuck car in that storm.

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And the summer is no picnic either. You have to be tough to deal with the construction all summer long.

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And the heat. It’s boiling outside and humid all summer long. (And they thought it was just cold here…)

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Minnesotans are hard workers. The Twin Cities suburbs are jam packed with Fortune 500s and MANY hard MN workers who toil away day after day so you have convenient things like post-its and Betty Crocker cake mix.

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We also play a lot of hockey, especially when we’re young. And it can hurt. A lot.

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On top of hard athletic endeavors, we all toughen up each time we witness yet another devastating loss.

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We also deal with mosquitos. You have to be tough to get past these pesky critters and enjoy the precious lakes here.

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Lastly, we deal with a lot of stereotypes. People think this state is terrible to live in, and it toughens us up to hear their insults and let them bounce right off.

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So what do you think? Are you Minne-so-tough?