5 Things Minnesotans Do That Outsiders Will Never Understand

If you've grown up in the land of 10,000 lakes, the #BoldNorth, you might not realize there are things we seemingly do here that aren't as common in other parts of the US. How many of these 5 things are you guilty of doing?

How Minnesotan Are You When It Comes To These 5 Things?

1. Leaving garages open all day - Growing up, it wasn't uncommon to have the garage open most of the day; it didn't make sense to keep opening and closing it when you were entering and exiting most of the day. Even now, I'll often 'forget' to close our garage door after getting home in the afternoon, I guess I should be thankful I'm not missing any of my stuff. I suppose leaving it open is 'neighborly.'

2. Treating 40 degrees like summer - This is more common in the spring versus the fall, but those first few days above freezing in the spring generally have most Minnesotans out sans winter jacket, and some might even go so far as to wear a pair of shorts to ring in the occasion. (Those 40-degree days in the fall are subsequently some of the worst, especially when it was just 80 the day before)

3. The obsession with lake cabins - It would be weird if we weren't, after all, we are in the land of 10,000 lakes. Just don't get into a discussion with a Minnesotan about where 'Up North' starts, you won't have enough time left in your day for a proper Minnesota goodbye.

4. Saying goodbye for 45 minutes - The Minnesota goodbye, or is it? We Minnesotans seem to have a hard time saying goodbye, which is why it takes us so long. I'm not sure when the tradition began, but trying to leave a family reunion can take upwards of an hour, so plan your goodbyes ahead of time.

5. It's a hotdish, not a casserole - I'm not quite sure if there is anywhere else on the planet that uses hotdish as we Minnesotans do, even green bean casserole is called green bean hotdish at our house. We get it, but it seems the rest of the country doesn't.

BONUS We call them breezers, not hockey pants - There was discussion about what the country calls the 'pants' hockey players wear during the NHL playoffs, and it seems that most Minnesotans refer to them as Breezers rather than the rather dull name 'Hockey Pants' that other places call them.

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