Admit it, those dreaded Minnesota stereotypes get old real fast.
Just try having a conversation with someone out of state. Once you drop that you’re from the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” there’s about a 90% chance questions or comments about the Mall of America, Jesse Ventura, the movie and/or TV show “Fargo,” and Canada will surface. (Seriously, why does everyone assume we’re within walking distance of the Canadian border?!)
And forget the “Minnesota nice” stereotype – we’re more like “Minnesota TOUGH” to endure our hellacious winters. (Luckily, we’re experts on how to create a cozy home environment.)
To pay proper homage to our tough residents, we’ve lovingly put together some winter-themed signs you live in Minnesota, which are dead giveaways about where we reside:
1. When you buy clothes, you look specifically for anything with fleece lining. [Click to Tweet]
2. You refer to the coldest days of the year as “boots with the fur” days. [Click to Tweet]
3. All of your co-workers “ooh” and “aah” over the new remote car starter you got for Christmas. [Click to Tweet]
4. You have neighbors that you refer to as “snow birds”… [Click to Tweet]
5. Every time you hear an ambulance you think it’s probably another kid with their tongue stuck to a light pole. [Click to Tweet]
6. You’re determined not to make more than one trip when unloading 10 grocery bags from the car. [Click to Tweet]
7. A high of 8° feels like a heat wave in January. [Click to Tweet]
8. You purchase a tanning membership to get some sort of sun rays. [Click to Tweet]
9. You have to switch your shoes and strip down three layers when you get to the gym. [Click to Tweet]
10. School cancellations can occur for extremely snowy conditions OR frigid temperatures. [Click to Tweet]
11. You have to wake up at least an hour early to shovel/snow blow your driveway. [Click to Tweet]
12. Ice fishing is the only way you know how to fish. [Click to Tweet]
13. You hang up the phone when talking to someone out of state for complaining about their 20° cold spell. [Click to Tweet]
14. Two words: Hockey. Season. [Click to Tweet]
15. You use the cold weather as an excuse to gorge on hotdish recipes. [Click to Tweet]
Fellow Minnesootans, what else would you add to the list?
