I would definitely say I'm proud to be a Minnesotan. I love our state! I enjoy going on hikes in our amazing state parks and I like feeling like a bad a** for being able to survive Minnesota winters.

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But we Minnesotans also seem to baffle some people. There are things we say and do that out-of-towners can be very confused by. There are plenty of stereotypes about us but there are also things that people from other states learn about Minnesota and they get very confused.

For example, a friend of mine told me a story just yesterday about having to explain that yes, sometimes people will go out and whip donuts in snowy parking lots just for fun.

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Let's take a peek at some things that we Minnesotans have to explain to out-of-towners, see how many you agree with, and what you'd add!

24 Things Minnesotans Have to Explain to Out-of-Towners

We Minnesotans can really baffle out-of-towners from what we eat to what we say to how we survive winters. Here are some things we have to explain to people from other parts of the country.

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