11 Signs You Have Spent Too Much Time In North Dakota

After you’ve lived in North Dakota for a while you’ve probably picked up some habits and tendencies to do or think certain things. Sometimes it’s just because that’s the way everyone is, and sometimes it’s through your experiences of living here. Either way, here are 11 signs you’ve definitely spent a lot of time in the Peace Garden State – maybe even a little too much!

You’ve become a pothole dodging master after years of dealing the the post-winter mess that is North Dakota’s roads.

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Your go-to phrase for just about everything is “uff da!”

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You’ve learned not to expect springtime weather when spring rolls around. Best to wait a month… or two…. winter will end eventually, I swear.

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You actually know people who like lutefisk, something you probably won’t find anywhere else outside of its origin country.

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Your winter driving skills are fine tuned to mastery and it baffles you if other states completely shut down over just an inch of snow.

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Cinnamon and caramel rolls in other places are disappointing to you - they just aren’t the same as ND’s big, deliciously gooey caramel rolls.

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You’re very used to seeing all kinds of critters on the roads and are an expert and spotting them just in case. Though sometimes it isn’t very hard to see them!

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It’s weird for you to be in a place where the sky doesn’t take up a majority of your view.

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You’ve become used to out-of-staters knowing little to nothing about North Dakota and answering their dumb questions. No, we don’t live in igloos and we don’t all have accents like the ones in the movie Fargo.

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Long drives between major metropolitan areas are the norm to you and it’s weird to think that in other places they can be just a stone’s throw away from each other.

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You know what a sun dog is and after you get over the initial beauty and uniqueness of them, you learn to dread them. Unless you like the bitter cold and temperatures in the single digits, that is.

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What other signs do you think show someone has spent a lot of time in North Dakota? If those caramel rolls made your mouth water, you also probably love these iconic North Dakotan foods.