Alright Minnesotans! You've got 10 minutes to convince me to move

[NoSheep]

to Minneapolis from Raleigh/Durham NC.:bounce:

[NoSheep]

1. OKAY! So Don't!!!

:P

[uppityperson]

2. Snow is nice

No mosquitos in the winter either. No hurricanes. Multi-ethnic areas of the city are good.

[Minnesota Raindog]

3. Jason Lewis isn't here anymore

He's in North Carolina!

[Name removed]

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[loveable liberal]

4. hunting, fishing, golf, lake superior, lake "everywhere else"....

Good schools, good people, has voted democrat since forever, good health care, if you need help, good state back up system, wisconsin cheese, north/south dakota pheasant, The Minnesota State Fair, the Minnesota Wild, excellent youth sports, the Blaine Velodrome, Diversity of people, The U of Minnesota is one of 3 places where you can have a sex change operation in the country, Northern Pike, Walleye, casino's, shopping, night life in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, snowmobiling, skiiing, ice fishing, Hockey, change of seasons, fall colors, Paul Bunyon and Babe the Blue Ox, State High School Hockey tournament, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Uptown Art Fair, Uptown itself, Grand Avenue in Saint Paul, First Avenue and generally nice people.

Paul Wellstone was our Senator.

[hermetic]

5. MN DU'ers

Are the best! :woohoo:

[northernsoul]

6. Stunningly beautiful autumns

The world's largest stretch of historically preserved Victorian homes on St. Paul's Summit Avenue

Great neighborhood pubs, where everybody really does know your name

Four seasons of unparalelled outdoor recreation (there's even some bold surfers of Lake Superior)

Duluth (hilly, bohemian vibe - sort of like a small, northern San Fransisco)

Wellstone Country

Great local music scene, and a great radio station (89.3)

Fourth-largest live theatre market in the U.S.

Excellent park systems

Lots and lots of really great MinnDUers!


See ya up here!
:evilgrin:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. Yes, all of the above are true

expecially the part about the large community of friendly DUers.

Minnesota: Wellstone country

North Carolina: Jesse Helms country

[Rick Myers]

8. I'm from Ohio, but I consider Minneapolis HOME!!!

It's a GREAT city. Don't believe the stories about winter, etc... It's only 30 below a couple days a year!!!

[bvar22]

10. A recent thread in GD on "Most Progressive Places to Live"

LydiaLeftcoast, a much loved DU member said:

"1. Scandinavian heritage overlaid with a more diverse recent population of Southeast Asians, East Africans, and Latinos.

2. Both major candidates for mayor are Democrats, and the third is a Green. Two Greens on the city council. My precinct went 80% for Kerry. Kucinich got 27% in the caucuses.

3. Great park system with eleven lakes in the city limits, all surrounded by walking and cycling trails and interconnected.

4. Thriving theater scene. The Minnesota Orchestra. The Minnesota Opera and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (okay, they're both in St. Paul).

5. Excellent public TV and radio, including a new public radio station that plays everything that isn't commercial pop and a progressive community radio station that plays you-name-it

6. Neighborhood associations and real neighborhoods

7. The University of Minnesota's main campus

8. Downtown, which seemed on the edge of extinction 20 years ago, is coming back with a vengeance and is full of new housing.

9. The good news: The international airport has flights to everywhere. The bad news: They're almost all on Northwest.

10. Lots of liberal religious groups, if that's your thing.

11. St. Paul is just across the river and shares many of the same advantages but somehow ended up with fewer lakes."



Another poster added:


*Great museums (History, Science, and Art)

*Cutting edge local theater, many groups

*Large and growing group of Independent Movie Producers

*Large and very active DU group (largest?)

*Healthiest City (?) in US

*Broad diverse spectrum of ethnic restaurants

*Great local liberal publications and neighborhood papers

*Many, many Mom & Pop businesses

*St Paul and Minneapolis interconnected with dedicated Bike Paths.
Bicycling BIG in Twin Cities. Busses and Light Rail accommodate bicycles.

*Strong and Active Gay Community

*STRONG Union Town

*Garrison Keillor

*Paul Wellstone
*Hebert Humphrey
*Fritz Mondale

*Superb Social Programs and Support System (currently suffering cutbacks)




Hope the list helps!

[CatholicEdHead]

11. Texas has the largest DU state group

things are hopping around Austin and the rest of that state. Minnesota is second.

[bvar22]

12. OK , but

GOT ANY SNOW?:+


:hi:Texas
I love Austin, and my Populist Democratic roots are in rural NE Texas (really!)

[northernsoul]

13. so, per capita we're the biggest

Don't have the numbers in front of me, but I'd wager that TX has something like 3 times the population of MN - Ergo, we've got a pretty damn good per capita DUer count.