What is 'Minnesota Nice'?

KARE 11 Sunrise anchor Jason Hackett speaks with experts about how transplants can tap into Midwest culture.
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[@0_k_1_]

It's nothing like southern comfort. It's akin to passive aggressiveness

[@Abandoned_Brane]

It's a passive-aggressive behavior. Not really nice at all.

[@MzunguMjinga]

It stems from Minnesota's deep Scandanvian & Lutheran (and often antinomian) roots. It lands somewhere in between turning a blind eye and addressing something passive aggressively.

[@kateSullivan3927]

Passive aggressiveness is alive and well in the flyover state

[@CurlyJefferson482]

I agree. I am Danish and this sounds very Scandinavian to me.

[@Daveyjdigital]

It don't come from any of that any state can have thier own style accent ect. Culture.

[@MzunguMjinga]

​@@DaveyjdigitalCultural norms can be adopted behaviors from a previously dominant society.

[@jizmoglass4202]

We're about to turn into Chicago if we be too nice.

[@Frost-gf7wq]

At this point I'll just be happy to not have my car stolen. Wonderful progress we've made since the Grumpy Old Men days.

[@callmebigdog]

Maybe instead of being more open, maybe be more honest and direct.

[@Daveyjdigital]

Frfr

[@myname9008]

It's just Swedish mentality, same in here ( Sweden)

[@Daveyjdigital]

The passive aggressive example was goofy

[@ifyoudontknownowyouknow5571]

This is perfect. I'm sharing this with someone from South America who simply can't comprehend why his work presentation went so blah

[@callmebigdog]

Minnesota Nice is the passive aggressive way of saying someone is passive aggressive. If it was actually being nice, it would just be called being nice.

[@michaelpalus7929]

Minnesota nice is Minnesota taxpayers paying for everything you need. You don't have to work or get an education.

[@jizmoglass4202]

Thanks Ilhan

[@DougGrinbergs]

1:12 book: Minnesota Nice? 1:33 7 characteristics

[@SelfishFew]

Being pathologically fake and needlessly hyper-judgemental...behind everyone's backs...like the lowliest of cowards. THAT is MN "nice".

[@retroboomer3197]

It's a bs myth. That's what it is. lol

[@wjbt3]

I'd say, manners and tolerance. The majority, at least. Which is fine 💜

[@DeepSouthBuilder]

Passive, wimpy, and dishonest.

[@FLQuant]

Fine, The Minnesota F word is amazing and so true when working remotely with them remotely and needing feedback.

[@neptunelover1784]

Truth about Minnesota nice is that if you’re not from Minnesota they will especially do this to you when they find out. You’re not one of them. They greet you with a smile they go along with you. They are nice and kind to you. However, that’s until you turn your back to them after you said goodbye, then the Minnesotans talk all kinds of smack about you behind your back. If you’re not local to Minnesota, I would suggest not move there. Otherwise you will have no friends just cause they talk to you. They smile at you and they greet you. They’re not your friends. They’re just being nice.

[@TradishMan2012]

Minnesota nice is racism with a smile

[@toy4tao]

Exactly white people don’t want to admit this

[@dubbyu4286]

Pretty much. They’re nice until they feel they can get away with disrespecting you.

[@Daveyjdigital]

Tru

[@dolphincliffs8864]

Lip Service is big here in Mn,they lie all the time. Let's do this or that sometime but it never happens. I miss Southern hospitality.

[@user-lj8yl7ts9x]

As a Minnesotan and an introvert I look forward to the non-commitment. Its nice that they offer. But I really don't want to do "this or that sometime" anyways. Its the perfect state for introverts and reserved people.

[@cornballmcgoo7174]

Crazy I have only ever heard it used to describe racism like someone being racist is Minnesota nice.I suggest not using this term lol.

[@suspiciouschicken]

Just watch Fargo.

[@ryanhills3456]

Your darn tootin

[@johnnymoran.]

That news reader has white phosphorous teeth.

[@WittyWhit87]

So... In a nutshell, a state full of fake, disingenuous and passive agressieve folks who say nice things, but don't mean it? Nah, I'm cool... I prefer niceness that's genunine and sincere... Not this performative bs where folks are fake nice.

[@hoangdanlethanh2785]

Well that's just being Asian.

[@theconsciousobserver6829]

They usually don't have the newsanchor do the field interviews. Lol insulting. Black men exit corporate America

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

They can go ahead and exit America all together.