Reddit reviews How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide
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Reddit reviews How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's GuideWe found 4 Reddit comments about How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
That's different.
As is normal for Minnesotan conversation, normal safe topics include autos, auto-repair, and weather. Meetup dining is the taco (pronounced tack-oh, consisting of hamburger boiled in ketchup), hotdish (not casserole), lutefisk, and dessert (jello with fruit). More information can be found here.
Next time I visit, I'll bring a copy of How to Talk Minnesotan: A Visitor's Guide.
I much prefer this book for all my analysis of how Minnesotans communicate.
I grew up in Edina and it's 100% fact. Here's an excerpt of a conversation between REAL MINNESOTANS:
"Sometimes I wonder if he doesn't think more of that car than he does of me. He spends more time with it. He also caresses it more."
"I know what you mean. And if you go out to the shop, he says What? the way he does."
"My mother said I should watch out for other women. She didn't say anything at all about watching out for cars."
"You bet. If Harold looked at another woman I'd take it as a sign of health."
"You got that right."
Book link for those interested:
How to Talk Minnesotan