Minnesota has a very wonderful and colorful culture that is said to be a subculture of America in its own right. It is influenced by the German Americans, African Americans, the Polish, Scandinavians and of course the Native Americans, of which, who also play a big role in the development and growth of Minnesota.

‘Minnesota nice’ is a stereotypical behavior of Minnesota residents. It is protocol hospitality and courtesy. Sometimes, it can be a derogatory trait, as it denotes people of stubbornness, false humility, politeness or backstabbing aggressive humility. The concept of Minnesota nice often fails in places outside of the region, oftentimes forcing people to ‘shed’ their niceness. Their generosity is well known however, just like with the influenza vaccine shortage of 2004. Most people gave up their injections for those who truly needed them. The state, thus, did not suffer much from the epidemic unlike the others.

The epitome of the Minnesota sub culture is the Minnesota State Fair, also known as the Great Minnesota Get-Together. This festival covers the different aspects of Minnesota, from fine art, agriculture, science, food processing, manufacturing and preservation, music, and merchandising. There is also seed art, butter sculptures and barns viewing.

Minnesotans are well known for a slight accent, usually said to be that of North Central American English. Sentences usually end with the word ‘yah’.

Their love of food does not go unnoticed. Most of Minnesota’s cuisines are based from Scandivanian and German origins. Usual fares around tables would be lefse (a traditional flat bread), lutefisk (or salted/dried lye fish), rosettes (thin, fried cookies), gravlax (cured raw salmon), krumkake (or waffle cookie), kransekake (or ring cake), sausages and sauerkraut (or fermented, shredded cabbage). Most of these foods had come from different parts of the world, most of which iare those from Europe, South East Asia and Mexico.

Apples are a good fair too. The state has grown a lot of excellent breeds which adapt well to the short growing season of Minnesota. Two of these breeds are the Haralson and the Honeycrisp.