Even beyond “uff-da,” “you betcha” and “oh, fer cute,” Minnesotans have a distinct way of speaking. How to Talk Minnesotan will help you learn the intricacie...
How to speak Minnesotan, in case you want to travel to the KKKanadian enclave in AmeriKKKa.
The long goodbyes thing is very real. I kinda love it though, it’s sweet. The talking around what you actually mean, understatement, and symbolic offering and refusal is a little less enjoyable, but it can be learned and it works out ok as the sort of ritual performance it is.
This holds for a lot of the upper midwest.
The long goodbyes thing is very real. I kinda love it though, it’s sweet. The talking around what you actually mean, understatement, and symbolic offering and refusal is a little less enjoyable, but it can be learned and it works out ok as the sort of ritual performance it is.