As much as we may deny them, we have to admit that some of those North Dakota stereotypes are in fact true. It’s best just to embrace it instead of fight it – we’re a farming, bison-crazy, big and legendary state. We’ve got quite a few neat nicknames and a few weird quirks that make us unique and we should just accept it. How many of these do you agree with? Read on to find out!
- We like some pretty weird foods.
mtcarlson/Flickr Lutefisk is a dish often associated with North Dakota and let’s face it, it’s kind of an acquired taste.
- We’re crazy about bison.
Amber Lien/Flickr The bison is a symbol for our state in multiple ways - the ones that roam our state and national parks, and also our devotion for the NDSU Bison.
- We do have pretty awful winters.
Darla Hueske/Flickr Even though we enjoy our warm and sunny summers for part of the year and insist to others that there are actually four seasons here, it’s hard to deny that our winters can get pretty nasty and sometimes feel like they never end.
- Most of us do live pretty close to the country, if not in it.
Thomas Hutson/Flickr Even if you are in the most dense urban areas in North Dakota, you’ll always be a pretty short drive from the countryside. A vast majority of the land in this state is used for agriculture, after all.
- While our state tree is not in fact the telephone pole, it does feel like that sometimes.
Andrew Filer/Flickr Many of us have heard that joke before, and while there are some beautiful forests here in the Peace Garden State, it’s not exactly a secret as to why many original settlers referred to it as the “lone tree state.”
- We do have a bit of an accent, whether we want to admit it or not.
C.C. Chapman/Flickr While our accents aren’t at all as bad as the ones in the movie Fargo that started this stereotype, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t pronounce certain things with a bit of an accent.
- There are quite a few trucks on the road here.
Geof Wilson/Flickr Seeing a small electric car is pretty rare here in the Rough Rider State. Many North Dakotans do indeed drive around in pickup trucks - and they love them.
- We’re crazy about hunting and fishing.
Chuck Traxler/USFWS/Flickr These two activities and all the different ways to do each are a big part of living in North Dakota for many people. Who can blame us, though, we have great hunting opportunities up here!
- People do often mistake us for the other Dakota just because it has a famous mountain.
J Stephen Conn/Flickr When talking to people not from around here, they often hear the word “Dakota” and assume that means it’s the state with Mt. Rushmore. Nope, that would be South Dakota, and we North Dakotans just have to live with having to correct people all the time.
- But we definitely think we’re the better Dakota, always.
J Stephen Conn/Flickr It doesn’t matter what anyone says, North Dakota is the best Dakota!
How many of these could you relate to? Have any other true stereotypes about the Peace Garden State that you’d add on to this list? Let us know! And on the contrary, here is a list of stereotypes about NoDak that are not true and need to be put to rest.
mtcarlson/Flickr
Lutefisk is a dish often associated with North Dakota and let’s face it, it’s kind of an acquired taste.
Amber Lien/Flickr
The bison is a symbol for our state in multiple ways - the ones that roam our state and national parks, and also our devotion for the NDSU Bison.
Darla Hueske/Flickr
Even though we enjoy our warm and sunny summers for part of the year and insist to others that there are actually four seasons here, it’s hard to deny that our winters can get pretty nasty and sometimes feel like they never end.
Thomas Hutson/Flickr
Even if you are in the most dense urban areas in North Dakota, you’ll always be a pretty short drive from the countryside. A vast majority of the land in this state is used for agriculture, after all.
Andrew Filer/Flickr
Many of us have heard that joke before, and while there are some beautiful forests here in the Peace Garden State, it’s not exactly a secret as to why many original settlers referred to it as the “lone tree state.”
C.C. Chapman/Flickr
While our accents aren’t at all as bad as the ones in the movie Fargo that started this stereotype, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t pronounce certain things with a bit of an accent.
Geof Wilson/Flickr
Seeing a small electric car is pretty rare here in the Rough Rider State. Many North Dakotans do indeed drive around in pickup trucks - and they love them.
Chuck Traxler/USFWS/Flickr
These two activities and all the different ways to do each are a big part of living in North Dakota for many people. Who can blame us, though, we have great hunting opportunities up here!
J Stephen Conn/Flickr
When talking to people not from around here, they often hear the word “Dakota” and assume that means it’s the state with Mt. Rushmore. Nope, that would be South Dakota, and we North Dakotans just have to live with having to correct people all the time.
It doesn’t matter what anyone says, North Dakota is the best Dakota!
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