8 Dead Giveaways You Grew Up in Minnesota
Whether you were skipping rocks along the Mississippi, swimming off the North Shore, or sprinting across a Target parking lot in February because you thought “a hoodie would be fine,” there’s something about growing up in Minnesota that just sticks with you.
We’re talking about that classic “it’s not the cold, it’s the wind” wisdom, the unspoken rule that hotdish belongs at every gathering, and of course, our default setting of “Minnesota Nice,” there are a few things we all just get.
If any of this sounds familiar, you might just be one of us. Here are 8 signs you definitely grew up in Minnesota.
1. It takes you at least a half hour to say goodbye.
Oh yes, the good ol' Minnesota goodbye - 14 hugs and 17 "well, I should get goings" later...
2. You are STILL a die-hard Minnesota sports fan...
Year after year we are sent to heart break city with every sport, let's be real. The letdown is VERY real, but our love for the home team stands strong, am I right?
3. You break out the shorts and flip flops at the first sign of spring
Snow shmow! The first sign of spring feels like heaven after our long, cold winters. The Uggs get put away and the flip flops come out to play.
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4. You remember when it was called Camp Snoopy
Of course I'm talking about what Nickelodeon Universe USED to be known as. Not going to lie, I still call the roller coaster above the Pepsi coaster.
5. You will argue tooth and nail that it's Duck, Duck, Gray Duck!
You have definitely played and will always and forever call it "Duck, Duck, Gray Duck." The other 49 states are wrong with their "Duck, Duck, Goose."
6. People give you crap for your accent when you travel
"Oh, you're from Minnesooota aye? Tell me all a-boot it." Never fails.
7. You buy costumes several sizes too large to make sure a coat will "comfortably" fit underneath
A warm Halloween evening? Yeah, not in Minnesota. Remember the Halloween snowstorm of 1991? If so, you might be from Minnesota. ;)
8. You've definitely had something crazy fried on a stick
You've sweat your butt off at the Great Minnesota Get Together and filled up on your share of deep fried goodies - from fried candy to fried soup on a stick and everything in between.
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