For a Jersey boy like myself who grew up flipping to anybody who looked at you sideways, Minnesotans’ niceness is inexplicable. But my wife is from there—it is utterly genuine.
? I have, and it sucks. Head out to one of the state’s 10,000 or so lakes during the dead of winter and you’ll see crappy, outhouse-looking structures dotting the state’s frozen-over lakes. Inside are men bundled in puffy coats happily drinking cans of Leinenkugel for hours while waiting for some bored walleye to nibble on their line. This is what passes for fun in Minnesota .
The state was largely settled by Swedish and Norwegian immigrants fleeing poverty and lack of opportunity in the mid to late 19century; while not exactly unfriendly, the Scandinavians have never accrued much of a reputation for being “nice.” Aloof? Sure. Nice? Not so much. Perhaps they felt like they could let down their braids once they got to the Midwest.
That niceness was rocked after the George Floyd murder and subsequent protests and riots in 2020. The state suddenly, and surprisingly, found itself idling at the unsafe intersection between racial tension and community policing. It was a devastating time for Minnesota.
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