Minnesota Sucks
I hate Minnesota, the 2 Seasons... Hot and humid summer... cold and frigid winter.
I hate How minnesotans stop on the freeway to watch a Highway Patrolman ticket someone.
Minnesota also has too many old people, old people smell, therefore Minnesota smells.. Pure logic
Here are a couple things I believe would help Minnesota be a better state...
1. Better planning of the highway system so there was not always a 30-40 mile stretch of busy roads "under contruction" at all times.
2. When said "construction" is taking place, actual work on the roads may improve the speed at which it is finished
3. Two more seasons, we could call them "Spring" and "Fall" I suggest putting Spring in the week it rains between Winter and Summer, and putting Fall in the week where the temperature does a nose dive between Summer and Winter.
4. Splitting the paychecks of all Minnesota weatherpersons with the rest of the residents, I'm sure most of the people in this state could just as easily say "It's going to be cold for 9 months"
5. The changing of the term "Minnesota Nice" to "Minnesota Sucks"
Lets look at some of the misconceptions about Minnesota
1. Minnesota is a good place for skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports
FALSE- Minnesota is flat, ahem it's in the area called the "Great Plains"
2. Minnesota has good schools
FALSE- Every year Minnesota drops further down in comparison to other states in regard to education and spending
Minnesota has beautiful wild life
TRUE- If one considers mosquitoes as big as a Buick beautiful, The most wildlife one is likely to see is a Deer as you pull it out of the grate on your automobile
E-mail me at...
minnesota_sucks@hotmail.com
Links to other Minnesota Sucks websites
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I hate How minnesotans stop on the freeway to watch a Highway Patrolman ticket someone.
Minnesota also has too many old people, old people smell, therefore Minnesota smells.. Pure logic
Here are a couple things I believe would help Minnesota be a better state...
1. Better planning of the highway system so there was not always a 30-40 mile stretch of busy roads "under contruction" at all times.
2. When said "construction" is taking place, actual work on the roads may improve the speed at which it is finished
3. Two more seasons, we could call them "Spring" and "Fall" I suggest putting Spring in the week it rains between Winter and Summer, and putting Fall in the week where the temperature does a nose dive between Summer and Winter.
4. Splitting the paychecks of all Minnesota weatherpersons with the rest of the residents, I'm sure most of the people in this state could just as easily say "It's going to be cold for 9 months"
5. The changing of the term "Minnesota Nice" to "Minnesota Sucks"
Lets look at some of the misconceptions about Minnesota
1. Minnesota is a good place for skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports
FALSE- Minnesota is flat, ahem it's in the area called the "Great Plains"
2. Minnesota has good schools
FALSE- Every year Minnesota drops further down in comparison to other states in regard to education and spending
Minnesota has beautiful wild life
TRUE- If one considers mosquitoes as big as a Buick beautiful, The most wildlife one is likely to see is a Deer as you pull it out of the grate on your automobile
E-mail me at...
minnesota_sucks@hotmail.com
Links to other Minnesota Sucks websites
members.internettrash.com/mnsucks/
posted by Cranky at 10:41 AM
82 Comments:
You comments are completely off base, particularily those about education. What's excellent is that I can prove you wrong very easily!
Let’s face it, Minnesota rules.
Now, I know some of you may be thinking “Oh, he’s just another one of those foolishly proud Midwesterners.” To that I say N-O. My love for Minnesota has two sources. The most obvious one being that it is, and always will be, my home. The second is the fact that countless studies, polls, surveys, and rankings have shown time and time again that Minnesota is the best state in the nation. Still skeptical? Good. Read on.
We’re smart. What makes a city or state great? Well, first and foremost, its residents. The Twin Cities have some the smartest, most intelligent people this nation has to offer. Minneapolis was ranked the most literate city in the nation by a study done at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (http://www.uww.edu/npa/cities/allrank.html). Furthermore, a study done by Men’s Health magazine declared Minneapolis the “smartest” city in the nation, with St. Paul coming in at close 4th (http://www.usatoday.com/life/2005-01-19-dumb-cities_x.htm). Our state as a whole came in as the 7th smartest state in a study done by the Morgan Quinto Press, which specializes in ranking cities and states in a variety of arenas (http://www.morganquitno.com/edrank.htm).
We’re fit. Minnesota provides the best of care to its citizens, proven by the fact that the Twin Cities was ranked as having the 3rd best hospital care in the nation (http://www.healthgrades.com/media/DMS/doc/AnnualStudyReleaseFINALOct2004.doc). Not surprisingly, the United Health Foundation also ranked Minnesota as the healthiest state in the nation and has been in the top two since 1990 (http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr2004/Findings.html). Minnesotans are athletic as well, indicated by the fact that Minneapolis has more golfers and public tennis courts per capita of any city in the United States (http://www.minneapolis.org/aboutminneapolis/factsandtrivia.asp). Oh, and Men’s Fitness named Minneapolis the “Most Athletic City in America” (http://www.mensfitness.com/rankings/283). Also, Runner’s World named Minneapolis-St. Paul the second best city for runners in the nation (http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-188-0-0-1199,00.html).
We can handle our business. Minnesotans are judicious when it comes to credit, as demonstrated by its number 1 ranking of cities with the best credit ratings in study done by Experian, a major credit reporting agency (http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/credit-scoring/20040413a1.asp). What’s more, “Sperling’s Best Places” (Money Magazine) ranked Minneapolis as the 6th most fiscally fit city in the United States (http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/FiscallyFit.aspx).
We’re chill. The Twin Cities metropolitan area was ranked by “Sperling’s Best Places” as the 6th least stressful city in the nation (http://houseandhome.msn.com/Move/TheMostandLeastStressfulCities.aspx). Even more impressively, Minneapolis was ranked as the number 1 city to get a good night’s sleep, again by Sperling’s (http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/AmbienSleep.aspx).
We are a family’s utopia. As we all have had the distinct pleasure of being raised in Minnesota, we can all attest to the fact that Minnesota provides an excellent environment for raising children. Morgan Quinto Press rated Minnesota as the 2nd most liveable state in the nation (and it held the number 1 position from 1997-2003. We’ll get ‘em next year) (http://www.morganquitno.com/srml91-04.htm). Child.com rated the Twin Cities metro area s the 3rd best place to raise a child (http://www.child.com/moms_dads/parenthood_issues/top10_cities.jsp?page=12).
We’re cool. Minneapolis comes in as second in the nation for percentage of adults who have attended a rock concert (http://www.scarborough.com/press_releases/Rock%20Concerts%20FINAL%206.14.04.pdf). And, believe it or not, Minneapolis was ranked as the “Most fun City in America” by the creators of the popular board game, Cranium (http://www.cranium.com/fun_stuff/mostfuncity.asp), not to mention the fact that Popular Science recently named Minneapolis as the number 1 tech city in the United States (http://www.popsci.com/popsci/generaltech/article/0,20967,1027220,00.html).
And we are only getting better. As if all of those titles and distinctions aren’t enough, Minnesota is still improving. Morgan Quinto Press ranked Minnesota 5th on its list of “Most Improved” states (http://www.mensfitness.com/rankings/149). Yes, the future looks bright for Minnesota. Bright, indeed.
So how do you plan on arguing with that?
Ok man, I am all with you about this stupid freezer. It IS hard meeting people here they're so stuck up that even when you say hi to them on the street they give you this look "what the hell you're saying hi to me for?" on the other hand for the Midwest this "twin cities" is the capital of Gays, as of if you're straight and planning to move here you better be married or you're out of luck. My last comment is Minneapolis it's NOT a big city its a big suburb, and this whole new block E I got to say it is nothing but a big joke. This is my last year in this freak show state.
Minnesota is, by far, the nations biggest shithole.
The natives are a bunch of backwards, poorly dressed, cheap bastards who are under the impression that not having the guts to actually look someone in the eye and tell the truth somehow qualifies as nice.
T gust, I strongly doubt that any of the studies you quote were performed by people that actually have lived here. I'm sure a year spent living here would change their minds.
Your education system has been steadily declining. I'm not implying that all native Minnesotans are stupid, just that the smart ones have all moved out.
Your restaurants suck, any that do not cater to bland, boring midwestern tastes don't last.
The shopping sucks, Minnesotans are too cheap to spend money on designer clothing (hence, the good credit ratings).
The drivers are the worst in the nation, by far.
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Fuck MN. Its a crap hole full of NORTH NECKS. I dont care about what some poll said because there are dozens of other polls that disagree. Ranked by the game cranium?? thats supposed to actually mean something??? The food sucks, the women are ugly and over weight, the dating scene is horrible, the people are not friendly, the roads are the worst I have ever driven... the list goes on and on. Minnesota needs to wize the fuck up.
You are SO right! It sucks so bad in MN...I've lived here all my life, born & raised in the twin cities. The people are spineless, afraid of spice, phony "nice", afraid to venture out of their comfort zone, clannish, snobbish, self-righteous, boring. Traffic sucks, we're overrun with immigrants, it's crowded (6 million people) weather totally sucks even in summer..unless you like gray days (average sunny days are 120 per year) hot sticky humid summer nights, mosquitoes, frigid winter with snow packed dirty roads, dirty cars, dirty pant-legs and shoes, and stubborn norwegians who are totally in denial about how bad it is here. Too stupid to move out. I'm outta here as soon as a retire, which will be early. I'd rather push carts at walmart in a warm sunny economically depressed state
with nice people than put up with this hellhole. Travel out of your cocoon once in a while and see the big world out there....unless you have family here that you just cannot possibly break the apron strings away from, then you will see how much better it is other places, and won't waste another precious minute in this frozen wasteland!
Unbelievable! I have been having such a difficult time in the Twin Cities. I moved here 1 year ago. I am a chef. I grew up in New Orleans. I have lived in Munich and New York. I have traveled to over 32 countries in the world and have seen most of the USA. Minnesota wins the prize. It is the absolute Worst Place on Earth! (Even Moscow in the winter is better!)
The people are xenophobic, socially inept, passive/agressive, petty, rude, lacking in style and grace, narrow minded, and yet, completely delusional about how great they are. They create the standard by which they wish to be graded and then grade themselves; giving themselves Grade A, naturally! The questions is, are they great or grate??
The quality of food and the culinary industry here are awful. The things they do to cajun cuisine is sacrilegious. I could go on but I'll show some restraint.
In short, Minnesotans suffer from cerebral atrophy.
oh sad. im sorry you all seem to hate living here so much. i really truly enjoy it.
i have not lived here my whole life.. and while i cant stand the cold i love the people!
Minneasota does suck. I also have lived here all my life but have traveled all over the USA. People in MN are so RUDE! I don't get the "MN nice thing" it is all bull crap. The weather sucks, people suck, it's not all that beautiful.
P.S. According to Forbes, we have the fourth worst housing market in the entire United States!
MINNESOTA SUCKS!
I have lived here for 8 years now and 30 years in California prior. I have been in 16 states and I can tell you the people here are phony, rude (minnesota nice my ass), egotistical and yes the weather REALLY SUCKS!! Hot Humid with BIG F**king mosquitos and freezing your a$$ off winters. Only 2 seasons here. And yes, the people are way to scared to tell the truth or have the truth spoken to them. My wife and I are currently trying to find a way to get the HELL out of this SH!tHOLE... Any one who says differently is full of crap as stated... And believe it or not the people in California drove way better than here. I was astonished that when I changed over my license here, the DMV employee was handed 8 out 10 people ahead of me back there ID and said sorry you can take the test again tomorrow. NO WONDER SO MANY DUMBA$$ES ON THE ROAD HERE!!!
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I have lived in Southern Minnesota my whole life, and it really does suck. I thankfully married a smart, talkative man with fashion sense from New Jersey because most men here are terrible. I am graduating with my Bachelor of Science degree in June, and am getting out of here asap. I am a smart, attractive, and go-getting lady, it's no wonder I've felt out of place my whole life! The men suck, they're drunken, fishing, weird viking loving asses who don't talk and want their women in the kitchen, and the women are catty, submissive jerks. And, I agree, that most men AND women have NO fashion sense and are fat because they sit on their boats or couches all day watching TV and getting wasted, killing more brain cells. People wonder why my husband and I are together because I'm apparently supposed to be with a drunken nordic ass (not to say that all nordic and fat people are bad, but the one's in MN seem to be). Especially in and around Mankato. Apparently New Ulm is heaven to them because it has a bewery and Bachfest every year where people can get wasted and die from alcohol poisoning. I have nothing in common with these people. I have also traveled all over the country and have gone to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Atlanta Gerogia is nicer than this place! Anyway, if you are into football, fishing, getting drunk, and not talking about anything important, be my guest. However, I'm not interested! I am NOT raising my children here, there are no opportunities for people to express themselves because they're all too busy gettiing drunk (I know this from experience, I'm not just talking out of my ass).
Minnesota does suck, it's true. That's why its so windy in South Dakota. Seriously, the thing I love about Minnesota is it has so much soul. They should call it Minnesoulta. The state has the cosmopolitan charm of an Applebee's restroom. I love how the hipsters here have their own taxpayer subsidized alternative radio station. That helps all of us be different in the same way, which makes it easier. Well, I gotta go and vote for weirdos like Ventura and Franken now. peace out.
By the way, to the chick that dislikes New Ulm... You should move up to the twin cities. You won't have to worry about anything unique or interesting anymore.
I just stumbled upon this blog and it seems to me that Nebraska is just like Minnesota. From the reports that I am getting, it's not just Minnesota and Nebraska that sucks, but it's the whole upper midwest that has this strange - semi retarded attitude. People in Nebraska sound just like Minnesotans. They are stupid and unsocial, yet seem to be totally unaware of it and believe that they are somehow special and nice, when they are rude and unfriendly. The only people that like Nebraska and think it's so great are the ones that never leave and only travel out of state for a football game. I don't get them. They are almost not human, but more like a colony of ants that work together in a unified stupidity. I'm moving South, never to return again. These frozen people can have their freezer box. Life is too short to experience these freaks any longer. Maybe it's all the nuclear bombs leaking radiation from the silos that is to blame for these strange humanoids. I have not lived in Minnesota, but from these comments, Nebraska is the same.
I totally agree with everything you say. Minnesota does suck, its badly governed and the governor is just a pompous buffoon who has nothing better to do than pass stupid laws. if I ever saw him in person I would urinate on him. Besides the racist police force (I have proof) and the no protection for renters/ home buyers/ consumers/ anybody really. This really is the most tragic place to live. I wish that i had never moved here.
I have lived here in MN nearly my entire life and have experienced all of what you say, except the same applies to everywhere else I've visited as well. Perhaps those of you complaining would have a better experience if you stopped your bitching and complaining and got to work. People around don't like lazy complainers. Most of us just want to get our work done and relax with our families. It has declined as more people like you came here. Minnesota was a paradise, even with the freezing cold before all the liberals sucked every bit of our money for lazy wellfare slobs. We were on top in education but you're right it has been declining but where hasn't it been? If all those who hate it hear would get the hell out and take the wellfare and other undesirables with them it would be the paradise it once was. We don't dress fashionably because we don't feel the need to waste a boatload of money to look like something we're not, that's for shallow, gullible idiots like out on the eastand west coasts, what suckers! Bottom line life is what you make of it. If everything sucks in your viewpoint then it will. Look for the good and you'll find it, I hope you go find it somewhere else.
I dunno, man. I'm from MN, and I've gotta say, I agree with a lot of what was said, except I disagree that the majority of the social plagues here are somehow unique to MN, or the midwest in general. True, the dating scene sucks. That's 'cuz the state's population is shrinking. That's a pretty good indicator that it's just dying old people left. Yeah, The Current is the only thing decent on the radio, and even that is pretty crappy. But I've been places where it's much, much worse. "Minnesota Nice" doesn't exist anymore, it's true. Yup, the education system's in serious decline. And the weather sucks. However, I don't consider it the worst, per se. Maybe, like, 46th or 47th out of 50. Seriously, you wanna live in Wyoming?
Minnesota does indeed rule! I dunno. It probably helps if you grew up here. I'm sorry you don't like it there.
I have the opposite problem. I went from living in MN my whole life to recently moving to LA. And so far I really don't like it here. I actually miss almost everything you listed.
Also, where did you get your information on things like saying MN's education is declining? I'm pretty sure that isn't actually the case. T GUST listed several sources that disproved yours.
I hope you guys find some things you like about living in MN. I miss it hugely.
I grew up in Los Angeles, and then, when I was 13, I moved to Mpls for 5 years. Now, don't get me wrong: I had friends there and everything, but honestly, the state is really a terrible place to live, especially coming from somewhere else. The people in MN are for the most part closed-minded, and many could never dream that there is something else outside of the state they were born in.
Minneapolis has the potential to be a nice city, and looking at statistics, it is. But anyone who has ever taken a stats class knows that you should never trust the numbers: the downtown is a ghost town. The majority of people live in quiet, numbingly bland suburbs and never venture out to the city. The state is the "Chillest" state because no one ever does anything. And the number one city in which to get a good night's sleep? T GUST, you answer your own argument. It’s so boring, how can you not sleep? Oh, yeah, I know what you're going to say: but what about all the theatres per capita? Yeah, there may be a good amount of theatres, but as a person who is involved in the world, nobody goes to shows.
As for being cool, let's face it: no one thinks Minnesota is cool but Minnesota. You know that kid who thinks he's cool, but everyone knows he isn't? Yeah, that's MN. The state is the butt of a joke that cool places make about yokels. And look, I keep track of the concert scene. How many venues are there in the TC? First Ave? The Orpheum? The Target Centre? In places like Boston or New York or San Francisco etc, bands stop at many venues all around the city. In Minneapolis, the rule is: Smaller bands play First Ave, Large acts get the Target Center, and the rest do the Orpheum. Track any tour you want to. Since moving to the East Coast, I've gone to more concerts simply because there are more options and more venues.
Because of the Malls and the reckless frugality of the state's inhabitants, there are very few places to straight up by things, besides chain shops or Target, Mpls' native son.
And the city itself isn't that safe. I mean, North Mpls? And even parts of South Mpls. T Gust, you should know that natives call it "Murderapolis". Some sources even say that it has a higher crime rate than New York or LA.
And it may be a fine state for education, but I mean look: Literate could mean anything, from "actually knowing how to read" to "actually reading literature". And honestly, part of that may be that Minnesota doesn't have the highs and lows of a big city because it's mostly suburbs. It's like taking the Literacy test of a Middle Class Suburb vs. an actual working city like New York. You have to think of these things, or you're just spurting cold numbers.
And really, you can cite as many magazine articles as you can browse on Google, but upon moving to Minnesota my family found that the setting was incredibly boring, the people are only outwardly nice, and both of my parents, who were raised in Minnesota, became so sick and tired and sad about the state's K-Mart atmosphere they moved us to the East Coast and swore never to return.
The worst thing has a quote to go with it. MN’s Atmosphere has a line in his tribute to MN: "If you ain't never gonna leave cause this is where you're from"... That about sums it up. People who are from here never leave, and are surprised if you do. Why? Well, it's comfortable, and, eventually, you just feel warm and then you go to sleep (the same symptoms as freezing to death). T Gust, doubtless you are one of these people who have convinced yourself never to leave. This is sad, but if it's what you want then god bless you and keep you, you foolishly proud midwesterner.
Let's face it, Minnesota is sad and boring. And everyone knows it but the people who trumpet its "highlights" to other, more interesting states, which never asked in the first place. I mean "Let's face it," If MN was as great as you say it is, you wouldn't have to tell us about it; great cities and states speak for themselves, and are beyond the silly influence of magazine polls.
The squareheads are boring and doltish. Any woman over 25 is a lard bucket. Ennui is the major cause of death.
The food is awful. The climate is either the worst of the 48 contiguous states, or tied with North Dakota for that dubious honor.
The residents are fools who proclaim their intelligence while they are electing buffoons like Jesse Ventura and Al Franken.
But the strongest proof that Minnesotans are idiots is -- they seriously believe that Garrison Keillor is funny!
Lived in MN about 10 years ago in summary for roughly a years' time. It was the most miserable place I have ever experienced, so much that for the rest of my life I will go out of my way never to visit MN again, not even a layover in minneapolis.
I've spent time in 35 US states, traveled to both hemispheres, and have been completely around the world.
Message to all Minnesotans.
1. Minnesota nice is a sham. The jury is out how you treat outsiders.
2. Stop boasting about your outdoors - take a trip to rockies or Alaska for a reality check. Travel to HI. Is there even a legitimate mountain in Minnesota?
3. Stop boring us about how great minnesota is when you travel away on vacation, or go away to college. Your baseless stories get old.
4. Don't get so offended when people call you on it.
With that being said, other states have their issues - don't get me wrong. My point is that you don't hear people from other states constantly bragging how great their state is.
I live in MN im in 7th grade and the second im 18 im moving to a state that doesnt suck I have lived in 10 other states now and the douchbags in my class refuse to belive that because they are to stupid to look at the fact that other states exist and the frozen peice of dog shit wasteland that they were born in isnt they only place on earth.Did I mention 99% of Minnesotans are stupid ass hicks jesus christs it sucks
I agree with the majority of the posters on this topic. Minnesota is boring, expensive, and over-rated. I've lived here my entire life (41 years) and it's just mind-numbing. It's truly a soul-sucking state; if you're not into drinking, and if you don't have kids, there's nothing to do. Especially if you're single, and have no family. I agree... Ennui is definitely in the atmosphere here!!
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In fairness, I don't think the dissatisfaction many people have with Minnesotans should be confined to Minnesota. Rather, I believe it's part of a larger "small town" mentality that is pervasive in the Midwest. Having lived in the Minneapolis area for 14 years, I grew up in North Dakota, and people are extremely similar there. I don't know if it stems from a closed-off Nordic ancestry, the water, or what, but people are quite xenophobic. I don't mean they don't like foreigners in the literal sense. Hardly. In fact, they are probably more tolerant in that respect than many other places. But overall, people are just suspect of others who aren't from there. And so what you'll typically find, is that if you're from somewhere else, or just simply like meeting new people who don't have some acceptable link to you, i.e. work, school, relative, mutual friend, etc., it can be a pretty cold place, not just weather-wise. Unfortunately, most people like it that way, so for those who don't, the burden is on them. I've made a handful of decent friends from MN while living here, but I don't expect that number to increase dramatically any time soon. It would be great to move away, but it's not always the easiest thing to do with jobs, mortgages, family, etc. So, when I want to interact with folks who are more socially adept at dealing with strangers, I find myself on a plane to larger cities like NYC, San Fran, L.A., or even Chicago. While Chicago still has somewhat of a Midwestern feel, it generally lends itself to more interaction among strangers because you're almost compelled to do so in cities where most people are from somewhere else. At least if I get to do that on occasion, I find that coming back home isn't too bad, even if it isn't the place I'd really like to call my home.
Maryland is the greatest state in the world, we have Washignton DC and most of the nations government agencies. We are better than the other 49 ghost states and we are the only state who has earned the nickname, The municipal state.
Minnesota sucks, yes, but so does 48 other states
Minnesota's education sucks because there are more black and mexicans in the schools.
Minnesota is easily the worst place I have ever been. I have the unfortunance of having moved here because my wife's folks live in Wisconsin, but as there are no jobs in Wisconsin, here I am in the north surburbs of Minneapolis. I lived in Ann Arbor, MI all my life until 4 years ago.
The weather-insane cold in the winter, much colder than MI but yet the summer is just as hot and humid. Maybe it would be a nice trade off if the summers here didn't get above 80 degrees but nooooo, we get the worst of both worlds.
The land-flat, barren, ugly landscape. Mature trees few and far between, in small isolated pockets.
Towns-you have to go all the way into the city to do ANYTHING. All these northern burbs with all these nice houses and yet NO culture, NO entertainment, and nothing but big box stores, chain/fast food. Nothing resembling decent, diverse dining. Not even one good burger place of one really good pizza place. The same grocery stores ten times over with the same garbage produce. NO decent markets, no quality food. No charm, no character whatsoever.
Minnesota also seems to be OBSESSED with traffic lights!! I have never seen so many damn traffic lights! NONE of which, God forbid, are computer coordinated for efficent traffic movement! What little this area has to offer seems foreboding because you know you have to wait for ten traffic lights to get to the nearest McDonalds! Traffic lights ON HIGHWAYS! Traffic lights in the country! Traffic lights on every intersection! And all insanely long waits. I have NEVER seen towns of 50000 people with endless long lines of traffic! In MI lights have been computer coordinated for around 30 years! I guess it's also beyond Minnesotans' capabilities to have lights go automatic at night in non busy lights! You know, at say 11 pm, flashing yellow one way, flashing red the other? Nope, only place I have ever been where you wait at lights in the middle of the night. Not to mention big unnecessary concrete barriers in the middle of the streets so you can't get to businesses on the other side without goilg all out of your way to a left turn light and waiting for four minutes. Heaven forbid these towns keep these barriers up but no, they are frequently overgrown with weeds. Seems like most towns here only spend money on cops sitting on their butts at speed traps! I have seen cops waiting in a grocery store parking lot tryng to catch people going around a speed bump!
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The cops-Minnesota statewide has the most worthless cops I have EVER seen! The highways have constantly varying speeds, and cops waiting to catch people who set their cruise control and forget a road just went from 65 to 55. In Blaine, I have seen people running red lights with cops in full view! Must have been break time! Plus I have never heard of anyone getting a warning from them, they are jerks.
Roads-Minnesota towns are poorly planned and poorly laid out, with confusing road systems and inadequate highways. Often you have small towns with insane traffic because one two lane road is the ONLY way to get from point a to point b. In Michigan you can get to a lot more towns via highway and often you have two or three roads you can take to get to any other town. Not here, so you have small towns with mobs of traffic! And people here are so stupid they don't realize it's not normal for small towns to have long lines of traffic and it's not normal to wait at every single trafic light everywhere you go 90% of the time! Sure there's lots of people in a major metro area but that's why the road system should have built for it and they are not! They are built for a tenth of the traffic they handle.
People-Minnesota nice?? The biggest myth I hacve ever seen! I have never seen so many rude, aggressive little punks on the road weaving in and out of traffic so close to other cars you couldn't fit a sheet of paper between them and the next car! of course no cops around to stop them! In grocery stores or gas stations where people are waiting in one line for multiple registers, I routinely see people try to go out of turn because they're inpatient, just like on the roads. And the movie "Fargo" is no exaggeration! I see so many people everywhere that look like some weird sub human race of mutants. Just goofy looking ungroomed weirdos that can't speak right and can't talk right, like they've lived in caves all their lives. People you don't see in ANY other state.
The city-what city? Downtown Minneapolis is like a giant mall. A few decent places to eat, some stores, but very little culture, no museums. A couple theaters and one art museum all spread out. Ann Arbor, which has 125,000 people, has in one small town what the ENTIRE Twin Cities metro area of millions of people has to offer. Everything is so spread out!
If I win the Powerball I'm movng my family to Wisconsin, much prettier, more pleasant towns with more to do, no traffic light obsession, much better topography. You notice it when you drive down I94 from MN into WI over the St Croix river. It immediately goes from flat, barren, ugly landscape to hilly, green, beautiful land!
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I literally feel like in Minnesota that I'm living in a foreign country where people don't understand how things are supposed to be. Not to mention the sports teams all suck!
I wasted almost seven years of my life in the Twin Cities. I won't repeat the other complaints listed here previously, but they do ring true. The "Cities", as Midwest hicks like to call it, have one of the worst climates in the country and the people here are NOT friendly in the least sense of the word. Don't waste your time with this freak show state, or city. Try Chicago or St. Louis; these are real cities.
I've got one question that will anwser this debate.If mn is soooooooooooooooo great its not by the way . Why then when you type the question why do minnesotans suck on google do 10 web pages people count em 10 pages at least solid of sites devoted to hating this shit hole why people why is it so good again?
Minnesota is full of obnoxious jerks who think that Minnesota is the best place to live in the world. I beg to differ... I've lived here my entire life, and I hate it!!! Nothing to do, expensive, etc. The "natives" that are proud to boast that they're from Minnesota need a reality check. I would love to know how many people can hardly wait to move to Minnesota; there's some serious self delusion at work here!!!
fuck you bitches, minnesota rules.
A transplant to MN myself, I take some solace in the knowledge I am not alone in my negative experiences here. I agree w/ almost everything the other transplants have said. When I describe the almost inhumanly stoic/disengaged MN natives to my friends outside this state, I find myself summarizing that "Minnesotans are the most sobering bunch of drunks you'll ever meet!"
@ "Elementary Particles"... Your wonderful "Minnesota Nice" attitude is showing... You exemplify the typical demeanor of someone who is very ignorant. :/ I'm guessing you're one of those arrogant people who think that Minnesota is paradise. What color is the sky in your world?!?
Minnesota Nice is a crock of shit, worst drivers in the country. I was born here, lived here all of my life, minnesotans make me sick. Why? They are retards, that's why. Retards who have never been anywhere more interesting than a tourist trap like Cancun. And the women here are fat long faced dogs with nasal voices. Minnesotans are hicks, plain and simple, educated or not, wealthy or not, who know nothing about food or how to drive or what a real "ski area" is. It ain't Welch village or Buck Hill! Go eat some more shit food at the bar while you piss away money on pulltabs retards, that's all you're good for. Fishing also sucks scrotum compared to Canada. Classless cheap fat stupid hicks ya knoooow.
I hate Minnesota.
The people totally suck. They think they are all edgy and current but they aren't.
You can't find a pair of jeans for males (at the department stores) that are smaller than a 32" waist.
The same businesses have been here forever and don't change (same as the people).
Almost everything (food included) downtown closes at 6-8pm and just TRY to find something open before noon or after five on the weekend.
The accents are ridiculous.
People don't have a sense of humour - you make a slightly offensive joke and people either a) don't know how to react because they are not smart enough/haven't experienced other places or b) get offended.
What's up with the women here wearing gauchos with high boots? It's stupid.
People are afraid of minorities here. (I'm white so I haven't experienced it first hand, but I've definitely heard it/seen it).
People get defensive if you talk about the nice things about other places - it's not that they are so in love with MN, it's just that they have no idea what you are talking about.
If you are a confident person, FORGET IT! People are intimidated easily here. (I'm not talking in a physically violent way, I'm talking comfortable with one's actions, personality, opinions, views, etc.).
The weather really sucks.
A lot of people are overweight. It's sort of the stereotype of what other places think about the midwest - overweight, sloppy people.
Did I mention the accent and the lack of proper grammar usage?
Most people have NO IDEA what is going on with politics and/or the rest of our nation.
There are a lot of people here with no dreams of doing anything extraordinary. They are content to go to their 9-5 jobs every single day and take an occasional trip to Cancun just to stay in the area where the rest of the people from Minnesota congregate. They are "scared of being kidnapped" or some other idiotic excuse, of course. Again, to Minnesotans, MINORITIES ARE NOT TO BE TRUSTED.
I grew up here, and left about 8 years ago. I didn't dislike it here and had an interesting time assimilating in NYC and SF, but after I saw what I really was (an ignorant, sheltered plainsbilly) and opened my eyes to all of the AMAZING things that are out there in the world; I travelled, embraced most of the things that made me uncomfortable, and went outside of myself. I'll never be the same.
I do not like Minnesota and made the mistake of returning here. Luckily, I am here temporarily.
At last I found you, guys, who think the same way as I do. I moved here from Russia. I imagined america to be full of free and relaxed people. What did I come across to did depress me a lot. People seemed rigid, tense, unfrientdly. (though i loved the architecture and the lakes a lot) At first I thought it was just a stress from moving. I lived in a d bad dream for several years, trying to change myself and the way I see things. I thought it was my negative thoughts, I went to church - that didn't bring no good. I started questioning the reality... well , I found out that I am not alone. I am a teacher, I love theatre, arts, culture.
I came from a small town in Russia, it had a prison and a heavy industry plant as well as many rude people. I didn't fit there so I moved from that town to a city in Russia and loved it. After I moved to Minneapolis, I got the feeling I got back to that little town I dreamed of escaping from.
Well, the people (not all) do look at me weird when I say hi and smile. I thought I was going nuts because it's me who has soviet union era in my bones, not them... It sometimes feels here like in the former soviet union I grew up in, though I do not understand much in politics. I wish I could move somewhere that fits me better. If I were a simple minded person, not curious, not connecting to the world, purely material, then I would love it here. I am different, so it is hard for me here. I will for sure move someday...
I would not go as far to say that Minnesota people suck. In terms of other places i've been, there pretty much the same except everyone complaines like a whining baby all the time. Mainly it sucks for 3 reasons, 1) its the stupid weather that makes it suck. Cold and cold, then super humid hot then cold again. 2) Our roads suck, i mean how the hell can there be so much construction going on, if there is no one acutally doing any construction at all. 3) there is absolutely nothing to do here. Who in the hell wants to perform in minneapolis? and what am i supposed to do, go to the mall of America and jerk off in LegoLand??
Yep I will defenitely move away from here. The only thing i can do is get drunk, smoke ganga, and piss off my neighbors. So if your coming to minnesota get a good drug dealer and get to know the liquor store attendent.
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I wish I had read this before I moved to MN. My boyfriend and I made the mistake of believing all of the positive articles about it here and once we arrived, we realized our mistake.
The attitudes are exactly as the rest of you described, ignorant, overconfident, rude, and selfish. It seems they have "the big fish in the small pond" syndrome or something. I have lived all over the country, and never have I seen people drive so badly! Anyways, we are moving out of here as soon as possible. Good luck to the rest of you.
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You're not fooling anyone troll. We can all see it was one person who made all those comments next time don't make it so obvious by starting most of your sentences the same way ahaha.
@ War Viking... You're sadly mistaken if you think all of the comment were written by one person. This a blog/forum for people who dislike Minnesota; the last time I checked it was OK to state your opinion. Now, pick up your toys, and go home...
I have lived in many places on this planet. Never have I been made to feel so unwelcome as I have here.
As soon as I can, I will be leaving this xenophobic, clique-haven with ugly, horsefaced, man-hating women. Fuck Minnesota, fuck the nasty, stupid people that live here, and most of all, fuck the person that I married to come here.
I'm back! And, I still hate it here :(
Has anyone else noticed that the most aggressive drivers (i.e. tailgaitors, zig-zaggers, etc.) tend to be 40-50 year old SUPER UGLY women? WTF? Too much nascar? Are people trying to hit me because I have a nice car? Minnesotans wreck twice as much as Washingtonians. Google it.
Minnesota does suck, and I wish I'd found this blog before I moved here. Instead, it took me over six months of living here to figure out it wasn't just me. I had to start my own blog to vent, just so I wouldn't shoot myself in the temple.
http://mostminnesotansnotnice.blogspot.com/
way to handle the budget
To Bo:
Of course I just noticed this comment two years later, because I've been busy with life, etc., but I never said I hated New Ulm, the only reason I hate southern MN is because drinking seems to be a favorite past time. I don't mind a few drinks now and then, but I believe there are better ways to relax. :D
Also, I have been sedentary most of my life and would like to find ways to get more active. People here aren't as active around here so it's hard to get motivated.
I've calmed down over the past few years.
Minnesota has to be the laughingstock of the United States. Government shutdown, Mr. "Deer Caught In The Headlights" Dayton, and the rest of the fucktard politicians don't care that this shutdown is affecting everyone. Good job, assholes! An even bigger joke... Pawlenty and Bachmann possibly running for President. God help us all... :(
I agree MN is a shitty place to live for people wanting more than a very simple life, but why don't you do like I did and move and stop complaining and bitching and whining. Some people like it here so let them be and go somewhere else that fits your lifestyle. Of course then when you move to LA you'll complain about the traffic, and polution and overcrowding or Miami you'll complain about the humidity and old people and everyone who has more money than you, but thats ok theres more blogs that dedicate to bitching about the things you have a choice to change but choose not to. Now F*ck off, I've got work to do...
I'm with the last commenter. Really??? Other states/large metropolitan areas don't have rude, condescending, arrogant, closed-minded, cliquey, seperatist, un-social, smelly, stupid, weird, angry, hick, drunk etc etc people???
These comments on a smaller scale are not unlike what I've seen on other websites' forums/blogs from people(trolls) of other countries and the way they belittle, demonize, and otherwise go all "internet tough guy" all over the United States when they're no better at all!
I'm also with the other poster who seems to think that it's just one poster(a Packer fan???) spouting the same message over & over & over: ok sir/maam, so you've supposedly been to, whoopty-freakin'-do, 30 other f-cking states & X # of countries....and they're all soooooo much better......ok, so why then not move back to one of them??????
Anyway, ok, I'll gladly admit if you just can't stand winter and can't find or afford a good, warm, properly-sealed & insulated place, them yes, get the bleeping hell out(for your own well being)! Freezing and hypothermia are no laughing matters and no, don't even try to ski when it's -20, but is it REALLY that much colder than, say, Dakotas, Wisconsin, Michigan, upper New England or the Rocky mountain states??? That's rhetorical, but the obvious answer is, NO.
As far as culture, landscape, or whatever: yes we're landlocked, not many hills or a WHOLE lot of trees, and alot of dull white people yes and insects yes, but, again, those are not common occurances in most if not all other Midwestern states???
Also, one other thing: is there some sort of anti-Norwegian bigotry prevalent in some other parts of America? I see stereotyping(one other Packer fans' expletive-laden blog actually flat out endorsed "carpet-bombing" and "nuking" the ENTIRE state of Minnesota & all its "Norwegians"(as if they only exist in Minnesota).....apparently this Wisconsin yokel wasn't concerned with the obvious massive FALLOUT into his home state such a monumentally stupid and evil action would result in! Oh but nevermind, darnit, he's a CHEESEHEAD.....and Joe Buck likes him!!!!!!
YeaaaaaaaaaaaaAaAaAaAaAaAaAa!!!!!!
LOL to the last "sane" Minnesotan who has done a fabulous of what you will encounter around here.
Also LOL to MN lifer, please stay where you are :) you belong in MN!
Jason, I really am sorry, you are right. MN is really not the worst place to live. I think that the main reason that people are upset is that MN is presented as an affordable, pleasant place to live. The problem with that is that it is not--if you are aware of what else is out there. It has nothing to do with the weather either. It's the people :( Chef's comment (paragraph 2) sums it up pretty accurately, unfortunately.
"LOL to the last "sane" Minnesotan who has done a fabulous of what you will encounter around here."
You mean someone with honesty, who speaks from his heart and his mind about the massive hypocricy of so many people on the "internets" like this blog(not unlike in real life) who live to single out innocent people & demonize them to cover for their woeful inadequacy???
Jessica, you are a pathetic, weak, hopeless human being. It's written all over your face, which you were brave(or stupid) enough to post. That ugly mutt is probably the only friend you'll ever have. Any person you know(family included) probably looks upon you not unlike they would upon a typical retarded, illiterate, crack-baby orphan: to be looked upon with at best pity and at worst absolute scorn and repulsion. You may ask yourself why I'm being so harsh, but that's the only conclusion I can gather from your thoughtless, childish, supercilious contempt for my world-saving pearls of enlightenment of pure, 14-karat gold for all undeserving & ingrateful swine like you who should not only vacate my great frozen state, but planet earth as well! I can see why all you people have been, like you say, in 20, 30, 40 different states.......NO ONE WANTS YOU!
I even read one or two of you complain that we have an "alternative" radio station. Oh yes, I mean god forbid we have a choice OTHER than "Born To Be Wild" & it's 978645456746756545 other clones! Yes god forbid there's something for those of us UNDER 60 that ISN'T f#cktarded HIPPY MUSIC or [C]RAP to listen to on the radio(you've heard of radios, haven't you??? Yes, they still exist! I paid good money for mine(years ago)). Yes, and we're so sorry we don't all have high speed broadband, the latest overrated iPhone and UNLIMITED freetime to f@ck around & actually LOOK for some sh!tty indie granola-bar neo-hippy group 10 people have heard that made a sh!tty demo no one will buy that's so goddamn sh!tty it can't even get played on our lame "taxpayer-supported alternative station"....so yes, all you big bad ultra-cool internet tough people, all you big-shot gypsy keyboard extroverts, yes, PLEASE leave Minnesota(we never asked you here), and take your goddamn meth labs WITH you! Go back to Iowa, Wisconsin whereever & pray to your f%cking white-trash god Axl Rose....YOU killed alternative music, now GO!
@sane, rational individual... You are a raving lunatic. You claim to represent Minnesota... God help us all. :( Fuck off!!!!
I don't claim to represent anything but myself, but I'm not going to sit here and be stereotyped, demonized, trashed, ridiculed, etc etc because of my birthplace and NOT speak out. Maybe that's the whole problem with the whole "nicey nice" business here....too many people DON'T stand up for themselves, and we get sh!t on(by asshole Packer fans, by asshole New Yorkers, the asshole media, everyone). Call me what you want, tell me to F off, but I would NEVER stereotype and demonize MILLIONS of people(Minnesotans) OR say they should be "carpet-bombed" like some Packer fan recommended elsewhere nor do I about any other place in the world.
Call ME a lunatic when there are people out there that want to kill ME for being a Minnesotan, when there are people that hate ME just because of some lame ass public radio station in the Twin Cities(which is STILL 99.9% LESS lame then all the others here, unless you like your white-trash hippy rock, pop, country & rap(I'm guessing you like the 1st 3, right inbred???)). Lose the exclamation marks & the cussing if you want to be credible when "calling me out". Nothing more to say to you.
Hey "sane", you are awesome! You've saved me so much time. I now don't have to explain to everyone on here how much Minnesotans do suck. You have done that for me by the way you act on this blog. I think it's funny that you called Jessica all those names. It reminds me of when I was in elementary school. Anyways, I'm glad that Minnesotans love it right where they are. That way, I don't have to deal with them anywhere else. It's just too bad that Minnesota isn't below sea level like New Orleans.
"It reminds me of when I was in elementary school."
Which was obviously 2 months ago.
"It's just too bad that Minnesota isn't below sea level like New Orleans."
Too bad you're not 6 ft below ground level.
"I'm glad that Minnesotans love it right where they are. That way, I don't have to deal with them anywhere else."
I don't know how to make it any clearer:
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This is lame. You're lame. Those other two are lamesses. Most of you are lame. This blog is boring, tragic and pointless(not to mention from 2005). Bunch of internet tough people trolls, pointless as sh!t. You need to go BACK to elementary school(from kindergarten) where you can learn how NOT to be utter douchebags. Private schooling MAY help(ask President Obama for a loan; he's your favorite after all). I'm done entertaining. Hell with it. Haters, just do humanity the only humane thing humanly possible and just all kill yourselves(I'm sure most of you have tried already....quit being cowards). Bye. Leave my state. Leave planet earth. Be maggot food. You can do it. Eye of the tiger. Well, off to wish I never saw this waste of cyberspace.
Lastly, to anyone intelligent enough to read this(unlike my responder(s)), I don't gave a &%$& about Minnesota or the people, but since I'm from Minnesota, I took offense. Is it that hard to understand? That's rhetorical; don't respond.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rhetorical
Don't say I didn't help. Goodbye.
I meant "give", not "gave".
Amen Brother
I have been living in Minnesota for 20 years, and i've got to say, the place is the nations shithole: from the ugly wildlife, the retarded citizens, and poorly planned highways Minnesota proves to be at the bottom of "best places to live."
Spread the word!!!
The problem with these topics is they only encourage personal attacks, because they inavoidably manifest themselves from a gutteral, backward-thinking need to personally attack mass groups of undeserving targets. People in-concert then cry & bellyache about problems which they say pertain only to, say, a limited geographical area(like a state) and someone else(from the topic locale) will fire back with "oh yeah, well what about..."-type replies. That said, I reported abuse on this blog for reasons not limited to it fostering a senseless spirit of hatred, bigotry and potential violence against an ethnic group(in this case Norwegian-Americans), which obviously flies in the face of this site's terms and conditions, which I'm sure would be completely against this sort of needless othering of yet another unfairly-demonized and marginalized white ethnic group in America(see Irish, Italians, Polish, etc etc etc). I'm not even going to offer suggestions or anything(since I reported this blog for removal anyway), except to say that "sane, rational individual's" diatribes were well-deserved upon the majority of the obtuse prior(and now present) comments in here.
@sane, rational individual... Do you enjoy posting inflammatory comments on this blog?? You are the opposite of a "sane, rational individual"... Deluded narcissist is what comes to mind. Why don't you channel all of that negative energy, and make an attempt to be a productive human being? You obviously have issues. I have a suggestion: Apply for a job with the Minnesota Board of Tourism. Your vehement defense of any negative opinions of Minnesota would make you the perfect shill.
Not speaking to anyone in particular, but I'll recap: In my first message on July 17th, after reading the whole wall of 99% ignorance about our people, culture, climate, education etc, I was only responding in earnest with mainly questions(at least 1 rhetorical) to basically try to dispel some of the insanity I read here from(presumably) so many people(though someone said it was 1 person using multiple sock accounts), questions I already know the answer to of course, but it was my way of setting people straight, or at least to get them to maybe re-think whether our so-called unique issues as a state really don't exist pretty much in most other places(they do actually). My main point in that message was that all the people claiming to have been living in all these other places should already know that "our problems" aren't just exclusive to Minnesota, yet the main presumption presented here at least gives that appearance, and that I didn't(and don't) like.
Also, as I mentioned(and jsharpman later made reference to), there's some weird anti-Norwegian vibe from some of you, and my point there is that sort of stuff shouldn't be treated as "not important" just because the target is white(I always wondered how, in this so called politically correct world, white ethnic stereotypes are perfectly acceptable(were not ethnic whites(as in non-English) once widely discriminated against in America also? Yes, obviously)).
As far as my later replies, obviously what I said to Jessica was mean, but that was only reflecting how I felt about her 1-sentence beginning-in-"LOL" sarcasm response to my sincere and honest message. Alot of the angst and venom in my reply to her(July 28th) and my messages after that were because I was taking an over-the-counter herbal capsule for "anxiety"(which I probably mis-diagnosed because I'm not a doctor) and it just made things worse, so I threw it out.
Anyway, I didn't come here to say I'm the state's #1 fan(hardly), but I just didn't(and don't) think all the special negative attention(based on mostly lies) is fair, especially when I search around here and can't find similar blogs about other states(but this one just happened to stand out, probably only because some fans of a particular Wisconsin football team had to unleash their superiority complex, similar to fans of a certain baseball team in New York, NOT that they AREN'T great teams).
I would never "shill" for Minnesota; I certainly have better things to do, but for now I have to live here, and I SURE hope if the day arrives that I decide where else I want to live, that anyone's knowledge of my previous residence doesn't cause a bunch of undue and unfair hostility due to stupid sh!t like our horrible winters, our losing sports teams or other presumed lack of whatever it is some people think makes them God. I just want us to evolve beyond that; I mean we're on the verge of a damn WORLD DEPRESSION here and may soon NEED to put all petty differences aside and HELP each other, y'know?? Is there anyone reading this NOW that HONESTLY disagrees with what I'm saying???
I was born and raised in Minnesota and I HATE it here! Not only is the weather unbearable, but 'Minnesota Nice' does NOT exist.
I was born/raised in the TC. Moved to a small town in SE Minnesota called Harmony. Even though I am a true Minnesotan, they have made sure I am treated as an outsider. They are inconsiderate and extremely rude!
I have been trying to sell my house for over 5 years so I can get the hell out, but the market is very slow. So, I am considering on letting the bank have it - just to get the hell out of Harmony!
Harmony's motto is: "Nice Place to Visit, Even Better Place to Live". That's the biggest lie ever told! Jerome Illg has got to be the biggest asshole I have ever come across in my 50 years of living in Minnesota. DON'T MOVE TO HARMONY!
Me myself. Im a Minnesotan and in some interest your right but in other aspects your incompetent we have ups and Downs here but in comparison to Wisconsin are state is much better less cheese more suburben style no long open fields that small like cow crap especially no incompetent packer fans. But yes all are sports teams suck badly I mean their soo....bad that people switch to watching women's basketball and lets face it when we have a good team they plan to move them such as, the Lakers and north stars the other thing is why are they still called the Lakers when their clearly is seldom of lakes in la the team name is to symbolize a aspect of the town clearly la has no aspect of the Lakers they should of changed the name so we could call the twolves the Lakers I'm going to stop because I can go all day talking about that.
Please don't represent Minnesota with such bad grammar. Even if the Packers are the worst thing since Satan.
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These comments are so spot on it makes me realize I was correct in my perspective. What makes it real is I was a transplant there as a fifteen year old kid and left at twenty two. Born to American parents (one from MN)and lived in other countries and experienced Chicago before moving up there. Those seven years in MN were hellish for all the reasons forementioned. All my relatives on my moms side live there/born there/will die there. I was fortunate enough to have experienced other places to know how f'd up that territory, I mean state is.
It's all a matter of perspective and brain washing. All those born/raised there don't know any better. They don't like outsiders because they know the gig is up and it's much safer sticking with their own and reinforcing it's all good in order to not get too depressed. I mean if you're moving to MN from ND, IA, Somalia, then yes, I can see how it seems so great. It's all a matter of perspective baby! You can't fool me and I write this so others are not fooled and make a HUGE mistake by moving up there!
Let me prove that by this observation. In great cities like Chicago, New York, London, people there make fun of themselves and the city they live in. In MN, they don't make fun of themselves and relentlessly promote. If you poke fun they get offended. You do that in Chicago and most people will agree and pile on to your comment and that's only because they admit the bad things but nobody can argue the fact that Chi-town or the big apple are awesome places to live and visit. Do you hear what I'm sayin twin cowtowns (TC)?
Minnesota sucks for me not cause of the weather the concerts or the dating, well yes the dating the women here is weak, but fact is people complain here rather there from here or not, "there noting to do" "its so weak here" "people are stuck in there lil clicks" These are all true statements for the most part, but ask that same person what they are looking for, and they will give you a blanket answer " I just want more" or "the men or women here suck" its usually based around some loser they dated and their whole adventure of a state suffers because of the choices they made.
People here don't venture out, I'm not from here and Ive been to places most people native to the city and the people born here have never been. All and All I like it here but I also love Cali and NY, and Nashville all Ive been a number of times. I love to travel, been to Canada once and Tokyo. I like the stability of MN, Not many states offer a city life and a suburban life, But that works for ME. I rather live someone where I can have a great foundation and when I want escape the day to day with a vacation to a new city. All the survey stats are great The education the health care one of the fittest cites,etc. but a state is suppose to be That's like a mom bragging that she takes care of her kids, YOUR SUPPOSE TO. The problem here is people all walks of life get caught up in the stability and the easy life you can make here and get comfortable shack up then complain in their call center jobs and the SUV's they can't afford trying to keep up with the social jones, then complain cause they made the safe choice, But that's everywhere!
I think the problem is not the state its the state of mind people have, and as American's we complain that water is wet, and blue is blue yes its a long winter so what, go workout that winter fat, take up guitar lessons, have home Parties. I learned to salsa dance and brew bath tub beer last winter. I've also stated my own fashion line. small but its my dream to travel with it and have more. I have a great day job that allows the financial freedom to explore but most of the stuff I do doesn't cost lots of money its called being creative.
A city is what you make it, its meant to be explored and many people cant say they have. Most are waiting to be entertained and that's a mentality of the mid-west "show me but I don't want to try". YES alot of people here are closed minded, and clicky, where are are they not?! I'm an African American male. I moved from St. louis homeless for an entire year my 1st year here. I made the best of what I got here and made more, I also got very comfortable like alot of people here. However with me I still get out this city see other cultures, foods etc.even within MN I don't have time to travel all over every weekend I love having a place I can be stable after a weekend in vegas or a shopping trip IN NY but still have plenty to explore in the state Im in. I mean seriously would you want to live in Vegas, Detroit, Utah Rainy ass Seattle Denver even NY, a 1 bedroom apt is $1800 for 500 sq feet you go right ahead and flush your toilet and have the water splash into the pot your cooking in cause they share the same space. I'm fine with a weeks vacation in NY or Florida or Cali or over seas. I welcome the difference.
So to end this novel I think before people can say a state truly sucks, (there is a blog about all 50 states by the way.) People need to ask themselves "What am I looking for to make me happy?" and go from there.
I sense a little bitterness here, I've lived in MN all my life...and yes there are assholes out there, but hey they will be everywhere you desire to roam. Perosonally I would liked to see people take a left had turn on an arrow correctly.."no, do not let 4 car lengths go before you hit the gas" the light is green, kick her in the pants. would be nice if people could merge on the freeway without being an idiot, but I know that is way too much to ask. Like Clint always says "Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one"
YES, MINNESOTA SUCKS.. I HAVE LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE. NOTHING TO DO, ASSHOLE PEOPLE, CRAPPY WEather. I AM LEAVING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE JERKS HERE THAT CANT FORGIVE AND FORGET.
YES, MINNESOTA SUCKS.. I HAVE LIVED HERE ALL MY LIFE. NOTHING TO DO, ASSHOLE PEOPLE, CRAPPY WEather. I AM LEAVING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PEOPLE ARE JERKS HERE THAT CANT FORGIVE AND FORGET.
bsolutely nothing to do here either, you can stand out side in the 7 months of winter and watch the water freeze. summers are hot and humid.
I've been in 46 of the 50 states. I've lived in about 8 of them and I found MN to incredibly cliqueish, small minded and provincial. There is a serious "if you're not from here, you're beneath us" mentality. I was born in NYC, lived there and in Jersey. Now, the east coast is an area that is more willing to accept ppl of different cultures, backgrounds etc. I have friends from all over the country through my travels. I have NONE from MN except for some family members that I married into and one of them is barely a friend at that. Oh and T Gust...studies, polls and surveys can be skewed in so many different ways. If you like it...great! knock yourself out there. But for me and many others MN left a bad taste in our mouths. Oh...one final anecdote; my wife saw "Fargo" while living in MN and many Minnesotans were upset at the way their language and culture was being shown. "We don't talk like that." Oh yes, many of you do talk like that. That's the difference between an east coaster and a Minnesotan. We're ok and proud of our tongue and accents and they aren't!
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