Minnesota nice

Minnesota Nice English Alternative forms en Minnesota Nice Etymology From en Minnesota nice, coined by radio personality Garrison Keillor.en C.U. News 44 3 29 1989-07-20 Minnesota Nice Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Minnesota nice.wav US Noun - en US A style of pleasantness, courtesy, cooperation, and helpfulness associated with Minnesota culture; a form of Northern Plains charm. en Dr. Gibson called me in part because she knew I like to provoke, tickle, and prod. She knew I would respond yes, with Minnesota Nice, but what she really was after was my [...] New Yorker attitude... 28 Helping Learners Learn at a Distance: Fifth Annual Conference on Teaching at a Distance, Madison, Wisconsin, August 8-10, 1989 The University 1989 1992, A. W. B. (Alfred William Brian) Simpson, In the Highest Degree Odious: Detention Without Trial in Wartime Britain, Oxford University Press, 0198259492, page 80 Having lived in the open land of southwest Minnesota for more than thirty years, I have learned the limits of Minnesota nice. en 1993 Michael Barone; Grant Ujifusa Almanac of American Politics, 1994: The Senators, the Representatives and the Governors http://books.google.com/books?id=fLgYAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Minnesota+nice%22+date:1990-1999&dq=%22Minnesota+nice%22+date:1990-1999&num=30&pgis=1 727 National Journal 1993 0892340576 Minge (pronounced with a hard G) is close to a personification of "Minnesota nice," the quiet cheerfulness and pleasantness which permeates much of life in […] much of its politics. en 1996 Quincy Troupe Minnesota Nice Avalanche: Poems http://books.google.com/books?id=-MKKGlUnWGAC&pg=PA67&dq=%22Minnesota+nice%22+date:1990-1999&num=30&sig=cIMaMxIpU0fimHkUxsTAnkHlsik 67 Coffee House Press 1566890454 each moment draining sweat that pools around in a tradition of politeness— disturbed here now by swarms of gnats—some natives call "minnesota nice" en 1997 David Lebedoff Cleaning Up: The Exxon Valdez Case, from 3 Drinks to 5 Billion Dollars http://books.google.com/books?id=McZgNUzevgcC&q=%22Minnesota+nice%22+date:1990-1999&dq=%22Minnesota+nice%22+date:1990-1999&num=30&pgis=1 28 Free Press 0684837064 The natives joked about Minnesota Nice, and outsiders called it conformity, but civility was in fact the norm and any rip in its fabric a vice. en 1999 Rosalie T. Torres; Hallie Preskill Evaluative Inquiry for Learning in Organizations http://books.google.com/books?id=dywx7LyiIcAC&pg=PA31&dq=0761904549+%22minnesota+nice%22&sig=NVg6x_v-9Y7E406Jgz_gJeXwsxo 31 0761904549 People who like one another often go along with one another's ideas to keep everyone happy. In Minnesota, people often call this "Minnesota nice." The intent is not to hurt anyone's feelings. Derived terms en Minnesota ice Adjective - en US Pleasant, courteous, cooperative, and helpful (as associated with Minnesota culture). 2006 July 28, Brooke Gladstone, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, On the Media, WNYC: Their new anchor, or family member, as they call him, isn't resonating with the viewers, who aren't sure he's Minnesota nice References Further reading en terms derived from toponyms en Emotions Minnesota, USA