Chilly Minneapolis is Hot With Young Professionals!

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Chilly Minneapolis is Hot
With Young Professionals

It's always funny to see how outsiders view your fair city. This article from the Real Estate Journal is about how Minneapolis has become a HOT SPOT for 20 something professionals. The article states that "more than 11,000 adults age 20-29 moved to the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul) from out of the state in 2005, almost double from 6,000 in 2004 according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey. Last year's growth was slightly less frantic: 7,489 new residents moved to the Twin Cities from out of state..."

Why are the kids moving here? Apparently the fact that we talk funny, close up shop early and are pretty much a boring town are the driving forces! To wit:

"It's such a get-out-there and do something culture," says Ms. Appleton. She says that while Minneapolis isn't a "go out every night" atmosphere, she has taken advantage of cuisine, art and volunteer opportunities.

Yes. Come for the Frozen Tundra, stay for the Salvation Army!

After a year in Minneapolis, Mr. Klein says the city is still feels it's like six blocks plucked out of Chicago, but that he has adapted to the smaller circles of society. "It's not overwhelming and I like that," he says.

Reminds of the Wee Britain gag on "Arrested Development."

"(These people) are part of a recent influx of young adults in this chilly city more known for the Mall of America and funny accents than its trendy arts scene and nightlife.

Well, we like it here! Yeah sure. You bet'cha! Also, the article discusses the torture that newcomers must endure:

Newcomers also must confront the social hurdles of being a "transplant" -- a term widely used in Minnesota to describe outsiders. Adrienne LaPointe, a 29-year-old originally from Michigan, says she was warned that many Minnesotans spend their entire lives in the state, gleaning their social circles from as early as middle and high school.

"There are two separate social societies here: people who grew up in Minnesota and everybody else," she says. Undeterred, Ms. LaPointe joined more than 500 people who are part of a social-networking group started in the 1990s for non-natives called I'm Not From Here.

I was thinking of starting a support group called: You Ain't From Around These Parts, Are You?