| That is Minnesota nice, my new little friend. What I just did to you. That's what Minnesota nice feels like in your heart after five years. Five winters. That's all it takes... --Betty |  |
Minnesota nice is an actual social phenomenon described by both Minnesotans and non-Minnesotans.
Surviving and Thriving in Minnesota Nice describes the major characteristics of Minnesota nice as:
Surviving and Thriving in Minnesota Nice describes the major characteristics of Minnesota nice as:
- polite friendliness
- an aversion to confrontation
- a tendency toward understatement
- a disinclination to make a fuss or stand out
- emotional restraint
- self-deprecation
- envying and speaking poorly of people behind their back
- resistance to change
- passive aggressiveness
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