14 Problems Only People From Minneapolis Will Understand

By Nathan Hastings /

8. People Call Us Out For Not Being "Minnesota Nice" Enough

Yeah this old chestnut. Somehow we got a reputation for being a weirdly welcoming region. When we don€™t live up to these expectations, we get called out. Surely this is no fault of our own, as few around here would be proud enough to spark the €œMinnesota Nice€ rumor. Who€™s responsible for this? Besides, Minnesotans/Minneapolitans are probably less concerned with being genuinely nice than not coming off mean. Coming off mean would make us uncomfortable.