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Minnesota nice is the stereotypical behavior of long-time Minnesota residents, to be courteous, reserved, and mild mannered.
According to Annette Atkins, the cultural characteristics of Minnesota nice include a polite friendliness, an aversion to confrontation, a tendency toward understatement, a disinclination to make a fuss or stand out, emotional restraint, and self-deprecation.She notes that critics have pointed out negative qualities, such as passive aggressiveness and resistance to change.
Also, I never say mean things to people’s faces. I talk about people BEHIND their backs - it’s called manners.
Hello Sister-in-law and her family!
Is this really different from what us Canadians think other people think
So basically they’re like Canadians.
Loved living in Minnesota because of how nice everyone was all the time. I’ve wanted to move back ever since the day I...
Atkins? Really now?
Relevant. Although sometimes this could get annoying when coupled with...Lutheran do-good...
Reblogged for Alex, who takes this, throws it on its ass,...replaces it with “Minnesota...
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