When we first moved to Minnesota, everyone seemed to recommend the cafe 'Minnesota Nice Cafe.' Apparently the owner of the cafe is a retired school cafeteria chef. She had always dreamed of opening her own restaurant & finally did so when she retired. We have eaten there several times over this last year & they are famous for their traditional Minnesota hotdishes.
But, the name of the cafe sounded so funny to us. The first time we ate there, we were kind of giggling about what an odd name it was....but soon after that, we finally learned what it meant. One day I was standing in line at the grocery store and I struck up a conversation with the lady in front of me because the cashier (or teller as they call it) was going incredibly slow. Since I kept looking at my watch worrying I was going to be late picking the kids up from school, the nice lady in line in front of me let me go ahead of her. She said "Here...I'll show you a little Minnesota nice." Ahh-haa! I thought...that's what it means. From then on, we heard that phrase many times. Most people, when they found out we were here temporarily, would say 'I really hope people have showed you some Minnesota nice.' And, they definitely have.
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