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Rev said: JellyBean said: Oh my word! Minneapolis is a great place to live. Sure it is insanely cold here. Yes, we have freaking artic like weather. But that is the beauty of Minnesota. Nothing like waking up on a cold December morning (Heck, November sometimes). Or going outside your house and seeing that your car is covered with 5-6 feet of snow, that is if you can find your car.
Come on and pay us a visit. Minneapolis is nice. I've been to Minneapolis several times now. I loved it. It was clean and people were polite. But, I'm from New York City and outside of Boston my whole life. We're looking at the sub urbs south east of the cities. What are they going to do with a smart ass Puerto Rican? The burbs!!? Nice. And for being a smart ass Puerto Rican, you will fit in nicely in the area. We are just some cool a$3 people here in Minnesota. “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara |
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CarrieMpls said: BklynBabe said: ya, sure. you betcha!
as long as you drink much beer and apple shots, you will probably be okay. Plus you do have the Mall of America  Oooooh! And otherwise you can....Well there's....
Aw fuck it. The only nice thing I can say about Minnesota is I'm glad I only had to be there for 4 years.  Oh and food on a stick. My NYer sensibilities are still trying to digest that one....literally!wow. you must have tried hard to be bored. 
The local music scene is awesome, we are second only to NYC in the amount of theatre seats per capita, there are museums galore (art, science, whatever), the lakes the lakes the lakes (it's simply beautiful here, even in the city), there are AMAZING restaurants/food/chefs/YUM representing all cuisines and nationalities, in the summer there is a free festival SOMEwhere every single weekend, and it probably has live music, plenty of art galleries and a decent art scene... I just don't know how someone could think there wasn't much to do. I often suffer from overload knowing there's SO MUCH to do.I hear ya, Carrie. I have lived in Minneapolis for 32 years and I am loving it. My family never gets bored. I have a teenage son and a 10 year old daughter, they are never bored. So if you have a city that impresses the teens and the young ones, you got it going on. I am sorry but I love Minneapolis and Minnesota. “When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara |
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Minneapolis is a beautiful city where I´ve met some of the nicest and politest people.They are genuinely friendly and helpful there, at least most of the people that I met there,and the overall atmosphere is quite laid back and relaxed compared to other big cities.It´s a nice place to visit, even without the "Prince connection".
But I´m not sure whether I could stand the cold for more than a couple of years. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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KoolEaze said: Minneapolis is a beautiful city where I´ve met some of the nicest and politest people.They are genuinely friendly and helpful there, at least most of the people that I met there,and the overall atmosphere is quite laid back and relaxed compared to other big cities.It´s a nice place to visit, even without the "Prince connection".
But I´m not sure whether I could stand the cold for more than a couple of years. We do have our fair share of cold weather.“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist.” Brazilian bishop Dom Hélder Câmara |
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JellyBean said: KoolEaze said: Minneapolis is a beautiful city where I´ve met some of the nicest and politest people.They are genuinely friendly and helpful there, at least most of the people that I met there,and the overall atmosphere is quite laid back and relaxed compared to other big cities.It´s a nice place to visit, even without the "Prince connection".
But I´m not sure whether I could stand the cold for more than a couple of years. We do have our fair share of cold weather.Indeed. And I admit it's a big drawback. And it's part of the reason we're such heavy drinkers. I myself have seasonal affective disorder and really, really have to watch myself each winter to ensure I don't sink into the deepest depression...
But it DOES lend itself to unique circumstances. In one way, I think it lends to our being considered pretty nice people. We have to be. When there's a tremendous snow storm a "we're all in this together" mentality takes over and random strangers help each other out, whether it's pushing a stuck car or snowplowing a neighbor's driveway or even just brushing off someone's car, just to be nice. I've witnessed all of that almost every winter here. And there's nothing quite like the quiet dampening hush that falls over everything when it's snowing.  If you haven't witnessed it, I don't think you can even describe it.
It also makes us appreciate the seasons more. When spring hits and we all get to go outside again you can feel the energy change. People are even friendlier, the entire mood shifts in the whole state. And that's why there's a festival every weekend in the summer, we really and truly celebrate it. All the time. |
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I'm from Minneapolis and have lived in Den Haag, Netherlands for 11 years and I'm DYING to move back! Everything I love is there.  "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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CarrieMpls said: BklynBabe said: ya, sure. you betcha!
as long as you drink much beer and apple shots, you will probably be okay. Plus you do have the Mall of America Oooooh! And otherwise you can....Well there's....
Aw fuck it. The only nice thing I can say about Minnesota is I'm glad I only had to be there for 4 years. Oh and food on a stick. My NYer sensibilities are still trying to digest that one....literally!wow. you must have tried hard to be bored.
The local music scene is awesome, we are second only to NYC in the amount of theatre seats per capita, there are museums galore (art, science, whatever), the lakes the lakes the lakes (it's simply beautiful here, even in the city), there are AMAZING restaurants/food/chefs/YUM representing all cuisines and nationalities, in the summer there is a free festival SOMEwhere every single weekend, and it probably has live music, plenty of art galleries and a decent art scene... I just don't know how someone could think there wasn't much to do. I often suffer from overload knowing there's SO MUCH to do.You can say that again.  I was just checking out the City Pages because a friend sent a link to me about his band, and there are 627 listings for upcoming rock shows! 627! And that's just the rock/indie rocks bands, not to mention the pop, soul, funk, jazz shows, etc.
Nothing against you Dutchies here, there's plenty to love about Holland, but man I'm dying here! A slow death from lack of stuff to do and music to see and places to hang out. And I'm not even going to get started on the dance scene... "I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven | |
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CarrieMpls said: JellyBean said: We do have our fair share of cold weather.Indeed. And I admit it's a big drawback. And it's part of the reason we're such heavy drinkers. I myself have seasonal affective disorder and really, really have to watch myself each winter to ensure I don't sink into the deepest depression...
But it DOES lend itself to unique circumstances. In one way, I think it lends to our being considered pretty nice people. We have to be. When there's a tremendous snow storm a "we're all in this together" mentality takes over and random strangers help each other out, whether it's pushing a stuck car or snowplowing a neighbor's driveway or even just brushing off someone's car, just to be nice. I've witnessed all of that almost every winter here. And there's nothing quite like the quiet dampening hush that falls over everything when it's snowing. If you haven't witnessed it, I don't think you can even describe it.
It also makes us appreciate the seasons more. When spring hits and we all get to go outside again you can feel the energy change. People are even friendlier, the entire mood shifts in the whole state. And that's why there's a festival every weekend in the summer, we really and truly celebrate it. All the time. Did you know that alcohol is very expensive and heavily taxed in Skandinavian countries because people get very depressed there.They also have the highest coffee consumption in the world ( and high sucide rates  ).
And you know that a lot of Minnesotans have Skandinavian ancestors. Reading your post made me realize again how much I miss my friends in Minneapolis and the great time I had there every time I went there.And, funny enough, I always stayed in Snelling Ave. in St.Paul, coincidentally. But I spent most of my time on the other side of the river, in Minneapolis...though it didn´t really feel like entering a different city. I love the Twin Cities and I miss being there. In fact, reading your post made me ponder whether I should go there in the next couple of weeks. I actually wanted to go to warmer states like Florida and maybe travel to Chicago but now I think I should just stay in MN and visit Chicago from there. I really, really miss Minnesota because it has always done me good to be there. Met some great people there. [Edited 11/5/09 6:54am] " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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CarrieMpls said: JellyBean said: We do have our fair share of cold weather.Indeed. And I admit it's a big drawback. And it's part of the reason we're such heavy drinkers. I myself have seasonal affective disorder and really, really have to watch myself each winter to ensure I don't sink into the deepest depression...
But it DOES lend itself to unique circumstances. In one way, I think it lends to our being considered pretty nice people. We have to be. When there's a tremendous snow storm a "we're all in this together" mentality takes over and random strangers help each other out, whether it's pushing a stuck car or snowplowing a neighbor's driveway or even just brushing off someone's car, just to be nice. I've witnessed all of that almost every winter here. And there's nothing quite like the quiet dampening hush that falls over everything when it's snowing. If you haven't witnessed it, I don't think you can even describe it.
It also makes us appreciate the seasons more. When spring hits and we all get to go outside again you can feel the energy change. People are even friendlier, the entire mood shifts in the whole state. And that's why there's a festival every weekend in the summer, we really and truly celebrate it. All the time. That's a very lovely post about MN.  And I agree with you. | |
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It's great here! The winters suck, true, but it gives you more time to read good books, watch good movies, and really hone your Guitar Hero skills. "She made me glad to be a man" | |
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Rev said: KatSkrizzle said: NEbraska? Sorry for any confusion. I'm talking the North East. We get 3 or 4 feet of snow a year. It's heavy and slushy, but it goes away most of the time. last year vermont had a worse winter than minneapolis... just an fyi minneapolis is rated #5 for intellectual capacity of its residents, and falls somewhere like #7 for quality of life, when compared to othe american metro areas. likewise, we are ranked close to the top when it comes to the arts. (cabin fever, anyone?  )[Edited 11/5/09 10:30am] | |
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I could never, would never, I live in southern california...and many a day I think I am dying of cold...  | |
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RubyButterfly said: CarrieMpls said: Indeed. And I admit it's a big drawback. And it's part of the reason we're such heavy drinkers. I myself have seasonal affective disorder and really, really have to watch myself each winter to ensure I don't sink into the deepest depression...
But it DOES lend itself to unique circumstances. In one way, I think it lends to our being considered pretty nice people. We have to be. When there's a tremendous snow storm a "we're all in this together" mentality takes over and random strangers help each other out, whether it's pushing a stuck car or snowplowing a neighbor's driveway or even just brushing off someone's car, just to be nice. I've witnessed all of that almost every winter here. And there's nothing quite like the quiet dampening hush that falls over everything when it's snowing. If you haven't witnessed it, I don't think you can even describe it.
It also makes us appreciate the seasons more. When spring hits and we all get to go outside again you can feel the energy change. People are even friendlier, the entire mood shifts in the whole state. And that's why there's a festival every weekend in the summer, we really and truly celebrate it. All the time. That's a very lovely post about MN. And I agree with you.My wife complains all the time about here in Boston/New England how socially cold people are. She's not impressed by the history ...etc. I'll be leaving my family and friends that I've had since 3rd grade | |
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I like Minneapolis... the locals can be very helpful and sweet. I almost got hit by someone who ran a red light...  Apart from that, it was my second visit to that city for Prince concerts and it was fun. | |
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