• LilB0kChoy@lemm.ee
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    17 hours ago

    It’s not but it’s not really an insult either unless your a dick who’s misusing the term.

    Minnesota nice is a cultural stereotype applied to the behavior of people from the U.S. state of Minnesota, implying residents are unusually courteous, reserved, and mild-mannered compared to people from other states. The phrase also implies polite friendliness, an aversion to open confrontation, a tendency toward understatement, a disinclination to make a direct fuss or stand out, apparent emotional restraint, and self-deprecation.

    Having spent a number of decades in Minnesota I’d say Wikipedia pretty accurately captures Minnesota Nice.

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      This got reported. I think you’re walking the line of rule 5, but you haven’t crossed it. Let’s enjoy the weekend everyone.

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        This got reported. I think you’re walking the line of rule 5, but you haven’t crossed it.

        😮 Oh no.

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            Why don’t you stop bullying users? Somebody reported the comment but no rules were broken yet you still actioned the report by commenting and then banned the user. Finally, I have something I can post to Ye Power Trippin’ Bastards.

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      If Minnesota Nice was a compliment it would just be called nice. People confuse polite with nice. The best way to describe it is “nice to your face”.

      It’s a special kind of nice.

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        Here I thought a good way to describe it was as a cultural stereotype applied to the behavior of people from the U.S. state of Minnesota, implying residents are unusually courteous, reserved, and mild-mannered compared to people from other states. The phrase also implies polite friendliness, an aversion to open confrontation, a tendency toward understatement, a disinclination to make a direct fuss or stand out, apparent emotional restraint, and self-deprecation.

        Minnesota Nice does not mean “nice to your face” but you seem like one of those people who wants to use it as an insult instead.

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          Your invalid assumption is that those actions make someone nice. It makes them polite. If you live here you’ve surely encountered the case where someone suggests getting together outside of the shared context you are currently in (like work). You know damn well that the correct answer is non committal. “yes we should do that soon”. Under no circumstances was this a real invitation and you do not start suggesting dates.

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            Your invalid assumption is that those actions make someone nice.

            I never made that assumption, you did. I provided the quoted explanation from Wikipedia and stated that was a pretty accurate description of the terms meaning.

            You know damn well that the correct answer is non committal. “yes we should do that soon”. Under no circumstances was this a real invitation and you do not start suggesting dates.

            I don’t know that because I’ve been in that situation and actually followed through. It really seems like you’re kind of a dick and use Minnesota Nice as an excuse.