Minnesota faces a lot of stereotypes from the other 49 states, and we are constantly defending our state and educating the rest of the country about how awesome and not always frozen we are. People get curious about everything from if the land of 10,000 lakes really has 10,000 lakes to what all those weird words are that we use. Here are the questions that every Minnesotan likely faces the minute someone finds out where they’re from.
- That’s in Canada, right?
Flickr/Alex Indigo There’s never a good enough response for this.
- It’s like, really cold there right? Does it snow all the time?
Flickr/Michael Hicks It’s more fun just to roll with it and say yeah! You should come skiing in July, you’ll love it!
- Do you all live in igloos there?
Flickr/m.prinke Yes, because the only way to survive cold temperatures in the modern United States is to live in a structure made of frozen water.
- Do you play hockey?
Flickr/Jamie McCaffrey Alright, so maybe most of us have at some point.
- How many lakes are there in Minnesota?
Flickr/Doc Searls Way more than we give ourselves credit for, and that I’m willing to count.
- Why are there so many mosquitos?
Flickr/Tom I’ll refer you back to that lake question.
- Is everyone there really nice?
Flickr/shlomp-a-plompa Probably compared to your state, but we’re really just super passive aggressive.
- Have you seen Fargo?
Flickr/Fargo-Moorhead CVB Yes. Hate it. Not real. North Dakota.
- Why does everyone in Minnesota say funny words?
Flickr/Ted
- And can you say bag? And dontcha know?
Flickr/Chris Hunkeler This will happen more times than any other question. Except maybe the one about the cold.
- What’s hotdish? (And who are those Ole and Lena people?)
Flickr/Amy Meredith It’s delicious and you’re missing out.
- What is pop?
Flickr/Vox Eft And why would you call it that?
- Wait, so you really can’t buy it on Sundays?
Flickr/Chris Waits Unless you drive to Wisconsin.
- Don’t you just shop at Mall of America all the time?!
Flickr/Cliff No. No. No!!! MOA is a nightmare.
- Where’s the nearest Starbucks?
Flickr/Alexander Kaiser Sorry, you’re in Caribou land now!
How many times do you think you’ve been asked these questions? Is there anything else that people have ever asked you or said when they find out where you’re from?
Flickr/Alex Indigo
There’s never a good enough response for this.
Flickr/Michael Hicks
It’s more fun just to roll with it and say yeah! You should come skiing in July, you’ll love it!
Flickr/m.prinke
Yes, because the only way to survive cold temperatures in the modern United States is to live in a structure made of frozen water.
Flickr/Jamie McCaffrey
Alright, so maybe most of us have at some point.
Flickr/Doc Searls
Way more than we give ourselves credit for, and that I’m willing to count.
Flickr/Tom
I’ll refer you back to that lake question.
Flickr/shlomp-a-plompa
Probably compared to your state, but we’re really just super passive aggressive.
Flickr/Fargo-Moorhead CVB
Yes. Hate it. Not real. North Dakota.
Flickr/Ted
Flickr/Chris Hunkeler
This will happen more times than any other question. Except maybe the one about the cold.
Flickr/Amy Meredith
It’s delicious and you’re missing out.
Flickr/Vox Eft
And why would you call it that?
Flickr/Chris Waits
Unless you drive to Wisconsin.
Flickr/Cliff
No. No. No!!! MOA is a nightmare.
Flickr/Alexander Kaiser
Sorry, you’re in Caribou land now!
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