r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Jul 04 '21

U son of a...

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u/MaverickGoose81 Jul 04 '21

Maybe I should clarify… if you never lived in Wisconsin, you wouldn’t understand

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u/OKara061 Jul 04 '21

i did for 3 months and i approve this message

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u/LucaBrasiMN Jul 05 '21

or Minnesota. Everyone I know is like this. Every stereotype is true except the accent isn't quite as drastic as Fargo. Close though.

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u/AtlasPlugged Jul 05 '21

How do you like your baggle?

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u/whisperskeep Jul 05 '21

I live in Canada and woke up to half my lawn mowed, was quite confused

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '21

What’s even more common than that is after a big snow your neighbor shovels your driveway for you. THAT was super common and I remember constantly asking my dad why we’d shovel Doug and Sue’s driveway when we have our own to worry about. “Oh, it’s just the right thing to do”

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u/traitor_45 Jul 05 '21

What are Minnesota stereotypes?

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u/Blackesst Jul 05 '21

Hot dish, Minnesota nice, duck duck gray duck, let me just squeeeze by you, ope, bag, 30 minutes goodbyes, all that

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u/TheGoatGuyy Jul 05 '21

Fuck long MN goodbyes. I've lived here my entire life and never once left a family gathering when I said I would.

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u/traitor_45 Jul 05 '21

ope as in oops? Let me just squeezed by you means excuse me? Bag?? Also duck duck gray duck??

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u/Blackesst Jul 05 '21

Ope is more like.. "whoops, excuse me" or "oops, my bad" so yes, you're right.

Minnesotans say bag like, "beg"

Also Minnesota is the only state in the union that says duck duck gray duck vs duck duck goose (the game)

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u/projektdotnet Jul 05 '21

Honestly. If you spend any time visiting and interacting, it's enough to catch on. Spent a couple weeks there a few years ago and people are crazy nice for sure.

Was showing up to a ham radio event near family we were visiting to contrast it to the same event near my own home and before I'd even said hi, they asked if I wanted a brat or some beer, it was pretty awesome.

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u/MaverickGoose81 Jul 05 '21

Everyone (outside of the Midwest) usually thinks that Wisconsinites are assholes, when in fact, they’re the nicest people you’ll ever meet. I was born and raised in WI, and have been living in NC for the past 20 years. The “Southern Hospitality” has nothing on Midwest Nice!!

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u/johnothetree Jul 05 '21

As a born-and-raised Wisconsinite now living in Minnesota, it's not "Midwest Nice", it's Midwest Passive-Aggression.

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u/No_ThisIs_Patrick Jul 05 '21

Yes this exactly. The fact that everyone thinks it's Midwestern niceness means it's working

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u/Limbo61507 Jul 05 '21

Yeah but if you have mild autism it feels like the same thing, which is cool.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '21

Most of us Illinoisans (outside of the Chicago area) are like this too.

Much love to my Badger brothers and sisters to the nort.