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Jeff Atwood (codinghorror@infosec.exchange)'s status on Friday, 22-Dec-2023 02:51:35 UTC Jeff Atwood

Fargo is a great series. Does justice to the movie. I felt Season 4 was a little weak, maybe due to the pandemic? But other than that, strong recommend! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_nice
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  Minnesota nice is a cultural stereotype applied to the behavior of people from Minnesota, implying residents are unusually courteous, reserved, and mild-mannered compared to people from other states and more akin to their Canadian neighbors in Northern Ontario. The phrase also implies polite friendliness, an aversion to open confrontation, a tendency toward understatement, a disinclination to make a direct fuss or stand out, apparent emotional restraint, and self-deprecation. It is often associated with passive-aggression. Social norms Playwright and corporate communications consultant Syl Jones suggested that Minnesota nice is not so much about being "nice" but is more about keeping up appearances, maintaining the social order, and keeping people (including non-natives of the state) in their place. He relates these social norms to the literary work of Danish-Norwegian novelist Aksel Sandemose, the fictional Law of Jante, and more generally, Scandinavian culture. Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion discusses "Wobegonics", the supposed language of Minnesotans, which includes...
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