Born and lived here for my whole life. Love Minnesota. I live on a farm outside of Rochester and I wouldn't wanna move anywhere else.

@handsonfire6113

2 жыл бұрын

oh same! I grew up in a farm just outside of roch and went to PEM, I will never forget those days

@Discgolf_RD

5 ай бұрын

You wouldn’t say this if you lived in a city

@frankhanzlicek6550

4 ай бұрын

Wenn ich immer in einem Ort gelebt habe, wie kann ich dann sagen, daß ich nirgendwo anders leben möchte!?

@mperrin68

4 ай бұрын

farm life is the best, Grew up on a farm bear Bemidji when things were good, I'm 77

@ericwahlstrom9934

2 ай бұрын

I was born in Rochester, I have lived in Minneapolis most of my life. I have been getting the itch to come back home. I miss all the geese at the park.

a lot of Minneapolis’ problems came up i94 from Chicago

@lotsamacha1112

2 жыл бұрын

Completely correct.

@bigdadddyd123

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@Flicey

Жыл бұрын

I live in Maplewood it's almost just as bad in my area as Saint paul

@jesuschristdestroysmarxism3916

Жыл бұрын

In every bigger city the vast majority of your highest crime Is ALWAYS!!!!! in predominantly mostly negro communities these are well documented facts

@lewdogg72691

Жыл бұрын

Or the Amtrak to Winona

So insane to watch a video from someone who has probably never been to Saint Cloud Minnesota give such an accurate description of it. I can't believe you even mentioned Val's!

@DrHookedOnDrHook

Ай бұрын

And briggettas

@user-qo5hh9bw4w

19 күн бұрын

St. Cloud sucks. Val's has good fries and shakes but the burgers are terrible.

@DrHookedOnDrHook

19 күн бұрын

@@user-qo5hh9bw4w the fries aren't even as good anymore. Here's the secret. They used to mix cheese flavored popcorn salt and regular salt.

I moved here a year ago. What I like about it is I don't need car. I walk to the grocery store, restaurants, doctors office etc...It also has a major airport, just took a non-stop flight to London. Tap water in Minneapolis is pretty good too. Winters suck but that's when I leave for a couple months.

@MrsTruthTeller

3 ай бұрын

Which part of Minnesota are you in?

I live in the Sticks in Northern Minnesota, no Crime at my Home , I have 20 Acres and a Rifle.. They'll never find your Body..

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

Got ya, my parents had 40 acres a long time ago up north. So nice to hang at. Enjoy the space, sweet!

To be honest, I think the best suburbs are the Northeast of the Twin Cities stretching from Arden Hills, Shoreview, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, White Bear Lake, Mahtomedi and over to Stillwater. Much nicer than the western suburbs which are overpriced and overcrowded. The topography and lakes are nicer as well.

@scotty3223

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, between hugo and stillwater, beautiful

@madmachine5244

Жыл бұрын

@@scotty3223Forest Lake is also a good quiet place to live.

@carsonchill8048

6 ай бұрын

I have to agree I love the lakes around there and the parks and the nature preserves are just better. The neighborhoods are all welcoming.

@kk-qc5bx

3 ай бұрын

I agree as well. I grew up in North Oaks, live in Shoreview, work in White Bear Lake. Super nice area without all the snob attitudes of the west metro people.

@lordbaelish19

2 ай бұрын

@@kk-qc5bxlol. West metro is so much better. More $$ better schools better housing stock. More relevant. Your east metro is a dump.

As a minnesotan i a blame part to the big migration of people living in Chicago to minneapolis 🤷🏻‍♀️I grew up in North minnepolis walking 2 blocks to the corner stores and 4 blocks to my uncles house and back safely all the time as a kid nowadays you cannot let your kid out in the yard without the fear of them being shot

@ChiGyu620

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. A lot of trash has been moving to MN from Chicago, Baltimore, and St Louis. The major cities and even the inner suburbs are quickly turning to shit.

@kgf.o.e4129

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the issue huh smh

@kgf.o.e4129

2 жыл бұрын

What about the Asian in St. Paul that was shooting and killing for years?

@bigvito9008

9 ай бұрын

They keep saying diversity is so wonderful but it always seems to lead to a big increase in crime.

@MrsTruthTeller

3 ай бұрын

@@kgf.o.e4129Don’t listen to them. Most of the problems involve poor white people on meth. This state isn’t even diverse enough to blame minorities for everything.

I have Lived in Mn for 24 years and yes parts of it has taking a turn for the worst but so has most the country. Every state has good and bad parts. One thing I can say for sure is there is a lot of things to do here in summer and in winter. Im originally from East st louis so crime rate here compared to where Im from is nothing. I lived in Bloomington MN for majority of the time I have been in this state. I love it here the medical community in this state is top notched and the reason I'm still here to this day. They have went above and beyond in keeping me alive and its one reason ill never leave. Love it snow,cold and all. Look on the bright side it could be far worst.

@sherrylichtsinn9250

2 жыл бұрын

I stay here for the beautiful winters.

@drea4360

2 жыл бұрын

I agree medical & education is why I decided to stay here coming from Chicago Minnesota has been a huge blessing for me & my children.

@phillipgraves4721

2 жыл бұрын

Figures why you would minimize it

@kfaberdnt

Жыл бұрын

The cold is what keeps this place from going to sh*t like the warmer climates filling up with Californians.

@carljohnson317

Жыл бұрын

@@kfaberdnt 😂😂😂😁

Born and raised in Saint Paul, MN. It’s my fave state and it’s my home. I don’t care what anyone says, this is where I’ll die. Die hard Minnesotan here. Love the cold, love the humid, love the falls, love it all. Thanks for reading!

Excellent commentary ~ you are on point! So sad to see what has happened to many areas in our country that once were thriving cities. Wish all the best to the good people of these communities!

I'm born and raised in Minnesota. I've lived here for 50 years. It's really taking a turn for the worst.

@jacobtennyson9213

2 жыл бұрын

Look at George Floyd Riots of 2020.

@truthmatters4520

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobtennyson9213 Worst thing that's happened here in a long time. Failed leadership is the main reason.

@VideosOffRoad

2 жыл бұрын

Do what I did in 2020 and GTFO. *It works*

@hectorfarm9416

2 жыл бұрын

Minnesota was a very nice place, when I was a kid 50 years ago.

@andrewdowling8821

2 жыл бұрын

Yessir. It sucks here

We moved from St. Cloud MN to South Dakota 1 year ago. Love it here. 🤗🤗

@MarkBerg-tk8js

Ай бұрын

Place to go!

@VintageLPs

11 күн бұрын

I took a train from Minneapolis to western Montana when I was 18 and never looked back. You couldn’t pay me to live in the Twin Cities or any other metropolitan area. I can work outside at my house all evening and never see a mosquito because I’m at just the right elevation in the mountains; down in the valley…..Watch out! 🦟 Next to no crime but the house across the street that sold for $89,000 in 1983 just sold for $650,000 with barely any yard! My house is up higher on two lots with a 40-mile Mountain View but I’m staying! Too many people from California have left for Montana and driven housing prices and property taxes through the roof.

I lived in St. Paul from '74 to '82, and I loved everything about it -- except the winters. The last year I was there, we had a string of 20-plus days where the temperature never got above 0F. That was the final straw for me. I still go back there every year or two to visit friends and enjoy the wide variety of food, events and fun venues, but I limit my trips to from May to October.

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

My GF lives in St.Paul and I in Minneapolis. I enjoy both cities and winters suck in general. 2023/24 no snow much though!

Cannot argue as I live in North Minneapolis and a retired semi driver. I have been through all those area's and have spent many years working out of St.Paul. If there was a time machine and you could go back 20+ years you would see the real Minnesota most grew up loving.For me mid 1950s- all of 1970s awesome!

@michaelmadsen3438

7 ай бұрын

Lol. Sounds like he's never been to MN. The towns he picked sent to bad. That's just goo old Minnesota. Try rolling around south MPLS or over north or run through little earth or little Mogadishu at 2a.m.😮get jacked real quick. Brainard, st, cloud, Albert lee😂😅😂😅😊

@patrickwatrin5093

6 ай бұрын

​@@michaelmadsen3438amen brother

@preppertrucker5736

4 ай бұрын

Used to live on the North Side and it can be dangerous af 💀💀

@preppertrucker5736

4 ай бұрын

⁠@@michaelmadsen3438I can remember before it became little Mogadishu, not one of them there before 96 then it exploded….. There gangs are no joke either 💀💀

@user-sh5nf4sn1m

4 ай бұрын

Look into John J O'Connor in The Layover act how Minneapolis Saint Paul was a safe haven criminals that were protected by authorities and politicians and those activities were still going then and are still going today

I’m a Minnesotan and I’ve accually been to many of the pictures you’ve shown on their like the Albert Lee Apple Bees, the Virginia Main Street, a drive through of the Albert Lee Main Street, the Brainard Main Street, the Paul Bunyan in Bemiji and Brainard, that intersection in Minneapolis and through the neighborhood that had the riot. Im a true Minnesotan, a proud Minnesotan, and I know a lot about my home state.

@phillipgraves4721

2 жыл бұрын

Then you know it is in sad shape due to reckless immigration

@Sebman1113

2 жыл бұрын

Minnesota is accually in pretty good shape

@mattbrown8443

7 ай бұрын

I lived in Minnesota for 11 years of my youth, and know/remember magical Downtown Minneapolis. I'm deeply saddened to see what became of it. Now, I'll tell ya, I've never seen a Minnesotan do anything like that - I don't think the rioters were locals at all. That was like a cause celeb that the city and state did not need that attracted trouble-makers from other cities like perhaps Philadelphia or Baltimore. It is healthy to have a national conversation about this, but it must be civil, humane and dignified.

I was born and raised in Minnesota. I love it here, physically. The beauty of the landscape is second to none. But, and this is a big but, the way this state is run now is absolute garbage. Taxes are out of control, cities burn and no one is held accountable and the divide between the haves and the have nots is only getting bigger. Two people working full time earning well over the poverty line barely get by. It’s bad enough that we are done with Minnesota. We are actively trying to move and know where we belong. It is far, far away from where I am now. And I cannot wait for the day I see Minnesota in my rear view.

@tracyseymour6059

2 жыл бұрын

Best wishes. I have been stuck here my whole life

@zizoushifty1483

2 жыл бұрын

Are you even from the TC?

@tracyseymour6059

2 жыл бұрын

@@zizoushifty1483 YES

@BlueGoat682

2 жыл бұрын

J.T. World... have you guys considered moving to the Tampa Bay area?? I moved here 32 years ago and have never looked back myself!

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

I cannot disagree , the average person here wants and believes in paying higher taxes. So brainwashed!

So sad that many small towns are crime ridden and in Minnesota that means this degradation of American life is really serious.

@mattbrown8443

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, Minnesota is a bellwether.

i was born in California and i love Minnesota sometimes the cold get's to me but i am getting used to it.

@juliajackson1592

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto!

Hopefully The Minnesota Vikings can get it together.

@chrisjas3129

2 жыл бұрын

👍😂

@larryn1929

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisjas3129 - Didn't happen this season!

@burnttoast982

2 жыл бұрын

They seem to rebuild the team constantly with the same results..😂

@donborvio

2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the new GM and coach!

@pavelow235

2 жыл бұрын

When you got 2009 Saints cheating against Favre, you know you are destined for eternal failure.

When I hear Minnesota, I immediately think of St Olaf, city of Rose Nylund !

@bloodymary3008

2 жыл бұрын

Bankhead

@jessicalunt2128

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing with me whenever I hear St. Cloud, I think of Marshall Eriksen from How I Met Your Mother.

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

Betty white ❤️❤️

@S2daUZ

2 жыл бұрын

Oh ya!

I am originally from Minnesota, and now live in Arizona. I lived in Brooklyn center for many years and was never a victim of any crime or anything. And wasn't worried about that anyway because I was a member of the Golden glove boxing club and a local kickboxing club. As a side note the 50s grill is totally awesome-best place ever to eat in a true 1950s setting.👍

@peaceyall247

6 ай бұрын

you should visit.

@JEFFREYHAUGAN

4 ай бұрын

Brooklyn Center started going downhill big in the 70's and is really ghetto these days. It has even gotten bad in Brooklyn Park. Obviously you haven't been there in a while.

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

I met an employee from the 50's Grill and have eaten there. Nice people good food. Enjoy AZ !

I was waiting for this one!!!

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

Cool!!

I was just driving down the Main Street of Virginia today and felt sad looking at all the boarded up businesses.

@mattbrown8443

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like 5th and Lexington Avenues here in the City. We have a looooooooot of particle boarded windows and dark, empty spaces, too.

I might qualify the statement of Minneapolis being a place you would never want to move to in Minnesota given that it’s still the employment hub of the state. You could probably drill down to certain neighborhoods in the city that have the most violent crime and advise people to avoid those. Also living in one of the immediate suburbs may also be a good option.

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

Which burb?

@NSgeg765

2 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson Eagan has been well regarded in addition to the some of the suburbs you mentioned to the west of the city.

@lonster3000

5 ай бұрын

@@NickJohnson places like Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie.

I think of Mary Tyler Moore and Rose Nylund when I think of Minnesota. And the one book by Laura Ingalls Wilder when they lived in the dugout on the stream.

@user-ql7ld3cq7v

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watchng. Got something big to share, leave a Msg right away ✛Ⓘ②ⓛ⑨⑧④②⑧⑦⑤⑦✔️✔️..

I've lived in 6 out of the 10 places mentioned in this video. Currently in Saint Paul, and yes it had its fair share of Crazies, mainly if you live further East within the city, because that's where it gets a bit more dangerous when it comes to bodily harm on an individual.

@WigsxD

Жыл бұрын

The northwest part of St. Paul through University Ave. (Frogtown, Midway area) sucks too. Macalester and Highland Park are about the best areas of the St. Paul. I currently live south of the city in Eagan, and Eagan/Rosemount/Apply Valley/Lakeville is my favorite area of the Twin Cities. A lot less traffic than the southwest metro, and you are close to everything. Very nice neighborhoods, crime is very low and the school district is one of the best in the state (196).

@hoopdocs

6 ай бұрын

​@@WigsxDI'm from Silver Bell (Eagan) 💯

You know we people like these kind of videos! HAHA! Love the song! Thanks, Nick!

St. Cloud used to be a very nice city but it’s now Somali land

I grew up in International Falls, right on the Canadian border...That whole northern region of the state has dealt with a lot of economic blows over the past 4 decades but the people stoically deal with it and carry on...Personally I joined the Army at 17 (actually left for basic training at 18) and have been an expat since (now 65)...Still love the MN area though and visit whenever possible...It seems that the divide between high earners and low or non earners has widened and that is causing the crime and drug abuse increases? Not sure but the correlation is there...School was excellent for me there and that seems to have been neglected as well since my time...In any case lots of pluses to living in Minnesota in spite of the negatives you point out...I'd move back in a heartbeat...Cheers from Dave in Dubai (for the moment) 👍😎👍

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

I did a run to International Falls trucking years ago, beautiful! Stay cool in Dubai sounds interesting! Peace out.

As a Minnesotan who's lived here all their life I'll tell you that I do, in fact love this state, and I love my city of Minneapolis, though crime is high residents still want to defund the police which doesn't make sense, because I live in one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city and I still hear street racing and gunshots a couple times a month in the spring and summer so I can't imagine what it's like in the most dangerous neighborhoods, it's been bad since the riots, I felt like Minneapolis fell apart during that time and it's continuing to stay fallen apart, but other than that we have good schools, there's a lot of active stuff to do, we have plenty of lakes, it's pretty easy to get around on bike in this city, and not to mention we have a lot other things to do, and it has my favorite skyline the US. A lot of this is pretty accurate though, I wasn't surprised to see places like Brooklyn Center, Virginia, and even Minneapolis.

@mlovmo

2 жыл бұрын

"Defund" the police was simply a word that the Antifa activists used that was more palatable of a word for the general public than what they really wanted to say, which was "ABOLISH the police." I really wish they would abolish the police in MPLS. It would be an interesting experiment to see waif-like social workers who look like delicate 98-pound white flowers show up to calm down a 250-pound somebody hyped up on PCP with a knife, like like that guy Ronald Davis a few years back. A very interesting experiment for urban lakeside "compassionate" types, indeed.

@pineappledoesbelongonpizza9975

2 жыл бұрын

I personally think police are useless. I've gone through my fair share of experiences which is why I think that. The rest is just based off videos I have watched where they get away with so much and of course nothing gets done. I'm sure there's some police men that do their job correctly and are literally there to serve and protect but the rest just fucks it up. Maybe if they defund the police in a city where crime is high then good people would actually take matters into their own and get their point across. But who knows I can be wrong.

@truthmatters4520

2 жыл бұрын

I believe you about the rioting. I've driven bus here for 30 years, so I know what it was, and what it has become. Failed leadership had really destroyed this state. Oh, and the weird defund crap. This City was great up until 2 years and 9 months ago.

@DrumHead.

2 жыл бұрын

@@pineappledoesbelongonpizza9975 That's fair, you have a reason instead of jumping on the ACAB bandwagon like I've seen people do before and I believe you, of course there are bad and useless cops in America and two examples have been right here in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, Derek Chauvin and Kim Potter but there are also good cops, I know a few police officers and state troopers personally and they also think there are bad cops but they don't think all cops are bad either, places like St. Louis and Camden have defunded their police and crime skyrocketed, I'm not saying that people in the communities can't help stop crime but I just think, personally that police are needed to prevent crime, I respect your opinion though

@DrumHead.

2 жыл бұрын

@@mlovmo I agree, an experiment to see how social workers would handle a 250 pound guy on strong drugs with a weapon would be interesting, because drugs can do crazy things, a person that's high as all hell can take like 15 bullets before going down, so I don't know how a social worker would handle that, I think that social workers could be valuable assets to police departments, for stuff like mental health calls where a person is about to kill themselves, but a social worker trying to de-escalate an active shooter situation, especially a mass shooting is just a mess waiting to happen

Really liked the closing comments about "don't like It? Well fix it." Great advice. Right up there with "pick your battles" and "don't bite off more than you can chew". Also good to consider when starting civic change. But, yes, do it.

I was waiting for St. Olaf, MN. 😆 and yeah, that Flintstone closing song. 😂😂😂

Great video been a MN resident my entire life I’ll always have love for this state , but I’m moving out soon.

Born and raised in the Twin Cities suburbs. Lived in Minneapolis for 5 years before moving to Boston for 3 years, then Denver for 2. Couldn't wait to move back. Been back here since 2006, and don't plan to move again (unless I can afford a second home somewhere warm in the winter someday). Cost of living, access to amenities, natural beauty, friendly neighbors... All far outweigh the negatives in society plaguing the entire country right now. MN for the win! (Except in sports...)

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

It is affordable , you could pay more to live in worse cities I think. Sorry about Vikes/Twins/Wild but Wolves doing good.

Born and raised in Minnesota, 46 years. Finally moved to Ohio on Pennsylvania border, I love it out here.

I grew up in MN and lived there for 25 years until I moved away. There's a lot of things to love about it but the weather is what drove me out. It's either absolutely freezing (very few people in this country actually understand what that means) - for reference, 32 degrees is a beautiful day out there, below 0 is what we consider cold; or it's hot as hell and humid, and don't get me started on the mosquitoes, you'd be hard pressed to find anywhere they are worse, seriously. It's probably one of the least sunny places in the world and that's what ultimately decided the move for me. I need sun! I don't miss it at all but I am proud to be from there. It's like "bootcamp" for the rest of your life, because once you get out, everything just seems that much better. The list is fairly accurate, nowhere in MN is really that bad in terms of crime, although I have heard from relatives who still live there that crime has truly skyrocketed since mid 2020. Like nothing they've ever seen before since the 1960's. St. Cloud should be #1 on the list, that is by far the last place I and many others would ever live there. I know a lot of natives and locals would agree. Something about that place is just depressing and the vibe is just way off.

@k.j.greenwood6473

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. IDK what it is about St. Cloud but that town is just depressing as hell.

@wfo131

Жыл бұрын

You get used to the cold. You dress for it and stay active. There’s so much to do in the winter. If you close yourself up in you house for the winter it’s definitely depressing. But if you embrace the winter and get out and enjoy it it can be your favorite time of year. Fall is mine… the weather is beautiful, the bugs aren’t so bad

@dadeking5472

Жыл бұрын

@@wfo131 All that is true, but doesn't apply to me. I've been snowboarding and playing hockey my whole life. I did really love winter for that, and I can deal with cold weather, but not getting sunshine for weeks and months really messed me up mentally. That is very evident for me now that I live in a sunny place and the people around me are genuinely happier than Minnesotans. Sunshine is something every human needs, some more than others, and that's a fact. You can really see the affects of the deprivation in interpersonal interactions when you're a few months into winter. All Minnesotans do is complain and try to defend their state, I'm not saying it's a terrible place, but there are terrible things about it. If you can't see that then your perspective has not been expanded enough. We all get used to our environment and accept it as "normal." Minnesotans can't seem to wrap their heads around that concept. It's like you're personally insulting them when you say anything critical at all about it. Minnesota has lots of natural beauty and good values and I do like some things about the culture. Ultimately it's not the place for me and I'm much happier not being there.

@genox3636

Жыл бұрын

@@dadeking5472 you're spot on about the weather. Then throw in the diversity/ mass immigration, yeah, no thanks.

@flyinryan1986

Жыл бұрын

I think minnesota is getting worse in a lot of places

P.S That friggin song was classic!!! A++ sir lol Even the Minnetonka, Wayzata, Chaska, Chanhassen, Excelsior that west area you're talking about has been going down hill for years...I came from Central MN, St Cloud is one of the nations largest human traf*ing hubs, and is the fastest growing in the nation....I packed my sh*t two years ago, picked a place on a map, and moved...I purchased my house in September...In one of the tiniest towns ever! lol. Also, the Bemidji/Cass lake area is a lot of native American Reservation land....

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

Where'd you move?

@masonismyangel

2 жыл бұрын

@@NickJohnson Bricelyn, MN lol

I grew up in Minnesota south of the Twin Cities. Near small Welsh villages & a German town. We were about an hour away from the Twin Cities. We would go to the Coma Zoo. Which is a great zoo. I take my granddaughter there. We always avoid MPLS when we go back to visit. All the towns you mentioned use to be nice towns no drug abuse, everyone worked & all the students had goals to graduate from high school & some went to college. It is so sad to see how they are falling on hard times. Thanks for the vlog. Great information. Drugs are the downfall of many a town or city.

@user-ql7ld3cq7v

2 жыл бұрын

ᎷᎬᏚᏚᎪᏩᎬ ᎷᎬ ✛Ⓘ②ⓛ⑨⑧④②⑧⑦⑤⑦✔️💬.

@nickkeesey170

2 жыл бұрын

It’s Welch

@leeriutzel4780

2 жыл бұрын

No, I beg to differ, it's the way you people have voted demacrat & socialism the last 50 yrs !!! Drugs are a symptom not the problem klobachar & that nut wellstone THAT is Minnesota's problem.

@max4head503

Жыл бұрын

@3ONEK1D D3ALMÆKEŘ mall of America is in Bloomington that's how I know you don't live in Minnesota

@max4head503

Жыл бұрын

@3ONEK1D D3ALMÆKEŘ yeah sometimes the there's a shooting which rarely happens and alot of stealing which is common in mall of America but I was just correcting you that mall of America is in Bloomington not MPLS.

Hey Nick, thanks for another great video! God bless.

THE REASON BEMIDJI IS SO BAD IS BECAUSE THE RED LAKE RESERVATION IS LITERALLY ONLY LIKE A HALF HR AWAY.

Great video. As a life long resident of the state I felt the description here was accurate. Most of the places are great(minus the extremely cold winters) but there are definitely bad areas, as in all states

@uponthefact9924

2 жыл бұрын

Plainview, Elgin, wabasha county

@MinnesotaAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

I Live in Minnesota and I Think The Thing about bemidji is that it should not be in 3rd worst but that might be because i live near bemidji

@killercuddles7051

2 жыл бұрын

@@MinnesotaAdventures from what I heard the whole state has gone mad. Is this true that you must be involved in the fake vaccine experiment to go inside a restaurant and get a cheeseburger? ... I wish it's not true.

@MinnesotaAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@killercuddles7051 I Like Cheeseburgers But 1st It's Not Some Crazy Vacine Experiment and 2nd we are not being forced to do it.Where in the World Did You Here That From? Are You Spying On Me? I Just ate a Cheeseburger Last Night.

Minneapolis has two huge ghettos that stretch deep into the suburbs , north and south.

It's so weird that I literally recognize where some of those street view pictures are exactly, like I could drive there without a GPS.

I'm reaaally surprised brooklyn Park didn't make the list!!

@edrockyt178

Жыл бұрын

It did

@edrockyt178

Жыл бұрын

He probably thought brookyln park and center were the same thing

@tacobell1299

Жыл бұрын

Brooklyn Park is pretty bad

I lived here my whole life all I can say is up north is the better look parts of the state for scenery

My hometown of Hibbing should have been mentioned. My car was broken into twice in my driveway plus all the retail left the city 20 years ago due to Walmart coming in

@errenglover

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed Live in Hibbing myself

@k.j.greenwood6473

2 жыл бұрын

I went to tech school in Hibbing in the 80's. VERY depressing place back then. IDK how it is now, I left in 85 and swore I'd never return lol

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

Had a GF from Kelly Lake area , loved going to Hibbing that was before any Wally World though.

Thanks Nick,!!!

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

Ok don! Sorry about that Bama loss and sorry auburn is number 1 in basketball!

As a life long resident as of 2 years ago, now part time, I can attest to the degradarion of the city of Minneapolis. We used to spend a fair amount of time in the downtown area for concerts, sports & restaurants, however the past 2 decades has seen a decline in the most important aspect... SAFETY. Crime is unteathered and out of control. Steer clear.

@stars8924

2 жыл бұрын

Is it not safe to walk around in Minneapolis???

@josephpapp7388

11 ай бұрын

​@stars8924 depending on the area, yes, it can be dangerous.

@bigvito9008

9 ай бұрын

Gutless democrat mayor?

Minnesota needs leaders with a spine. I’ve lived here all my life and watched the city of Minneapolis (murderapolis) go from bad to worse. It’s so sad that leaders watch it happen and don’t do anything about it. It’s catch and release.

@justmeanduallthetime

2 жыл бұрын

To prevent crime you need to curb it before it’s done- how so? Investing in the communities that are disadvantaged

@leeriutzel4780

2 жыл бұрын

Stop voting demacrat! DUH!

Loved it!

@jpjp3873

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ql7ld3cq7v IMPOSTER!!!!

It's like it is here in Minnesota because the housing cost verses section 8. They make it easy to live with low income but hard to not use the services.

I live in Rives Junction, Michigan. Main St. looks like a war zone. Every home looks like a hoarder lives there. The Township board does nothing but collect a pay check. Very ugly and sad.

@chrisjas3129

2 жыл бұрын

😯 that's horrible, wonder why the citizens feel helpless to change it.

@kingdoughnut7244

2 жыл бұрын

Where is the town? I know where Onondaga is at. I know where channel 10, 53/6, and channel 47 towers are at. Is the town by the railroad tracks??

@abbottshaull9831

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingdoughnut7244 Take Old Plank Rd out of Onondaga, make a few curves and you will be in Rives Junction. It about 4 miles from U.S. 127 Berry Road to the northwest.

From someone that lives in Minnesota I hate it. I lived in Brainerd 4 years ago and it was not the same as today.

So I stumbled upon this video since it was in my recommended list. I didn't realize how bad my city actually was! Maybe I got lucky and my parents found a quaint neighborhood tucked in a corner of my city!

I grew up in West St Paul (not part of St Paul) actually is pretty nice and community feeling. I can’t understand why it rates low. Peaceful street I lived on and not chaotic city to drive around.

@adeniyiibitoye2850

Жыл бұрын

would you choose st paul over miniappolis ?

@Mark-sy2bx

Жыл бұрын

@@adeniyiibitoye2850 I like the St Paul vibe better. Sure Minneapolis is more alive as far as entertainment but you're right next door in St Paul. Generally St Paul has a better walkable neighborhoods in my opinion for a bite to eat or shopping or small movie theater. The cops are more chill in St Paul. Both downtowns aren't as good as decades past, pretty boring.

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

A friend of mine live s there and loves it!

A lot of duluths problems come up from highway 2 …gate way to Milwaukee Detroit AND Chicsgo …via superior …

Really you mention the Native Americans but not the Somalia's?

@Ferbals

8 күн бұрын

I apologize for giggling a little but right?!

What downer to watch your video. Minnesota is a great place to live the weather is great.

I’d lived in West St Paul (WSP) from 1986-2012 and WSP was a good quiet neighborhood until the housing crisis hit and a lot of repo houses went for low prices. Until that happened the ghetto was about a mile north of the border line. About 2 years after I moved from WSP a Mendota Hts police officer was killed at a traffic stop a 1&1/2 blocks on the street from where I used to live at Dodd Rd and Smith Ave. It was a good place to grow up in.

Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Treatment Centers.

Taught in West St Paul, lived in 4 places in Minneapolis, took my kids swimming at the nice pool in Waite Park. a lot of things I love and miss about Minneapolis. Yes, some huge problems but it's not all bad for most people living there.

@genox3636

Жыл бұрын

"Most people?" Who would those be?

@lydialutz

Жыл бұрын

@@genox3636 Not sure what you are insinuating but my comment was intended to highlight the positive things about Minneapolis and West St Paul...that it was overall a fine place...'overall'...'most people'...as opposed to the negative bias of the video (from a youtuber who has likely never lived or worked in these places like I have).

Great video, Nick... as always. And your little tune at the end was funny!

@user-ql7ld3cq7v

2 жыл бұрын

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Born and raised here. MN has good points and bad points. I love it here.... Winter sucks but whatever. Also... Some of us call is Crooklyn Center lol. I grew up in a town so small.... 300 people and I lived 20 miles outside of town too. School bus ride was an hour long. The big thing near my town was the abduction and murder of Katie Poirer. Still shocks me that it happened in such a small town. I met her a few times via mutual friends.

Minneapolis is "going downhill" and "a lot of people are moving out," but at the same time "affordability is becoming a problem." Affordability is a problem because there isn't enough housing for all the people who want to move here. It doesn't really follow your narrative.

@David-ld4ql

2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't have housed so many Somalis. Let other states do their part too. I understand they are fleeing a war-torn nation but still you have to take care of Americans too.

This was so acurate! I have lived in Minnesota my whole life. Grew up in St Cloud, luved in MPLS back in the 80's then in Sauk Rapids. My Husband and I retired 10 yrs ago and went North. We now live in a small community of about 300 people. Low crime, most everyone works a job of some sort. Not a lot of idle folks. Glad we moved away but so sad to see my home town such a mess.

@user-NO_ONE840

2 жыл бұрын

I moved north to southwest of Brainerd beautiful here

Hi Mappy & Nick great to see You 👀...

@NickJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

Wanda ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you!

The entire state seems terrible to me.

@petepyeatt6909

11 ай бұрын

@@rogerdawson3675 I am not a drinker, Roger. Good call. I guess you would have to be to deal with 10 months of cold weather.

Sort of hit the nail on that one 14:05. Many of those suburbs, and many rural places in the state are good places to feel safe and raise families. I grew up about a hour away from the South Dakota Border in the sticks, moved to Plymouth to rent, then bought my first house in Anoka. Always have had great neighbors. Maple Grove, and Champlin deserve a shout out too. All great cities.

@oldscout80

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget little old Osseo. I moved here 7 years ago from Minnetonka after my wife of 25 years passed on. Before I got married I lived and worked in 7 different states including Hawaii, but this is where I wound up. All my roots are from N.D.& Mn. Bought my first house here, and I'm here to stay!

...if you can handle the cold. I left Minnesota recently because I can't handle the cold. Now relishing the much needed sunshine!

St.Paul, MPLS used to be a great place to live 2 decades ago. It is at the point of no return. I moved out 20 yrs ago. I saw the writing on the wall.

@dashingmay

2 жыл бұрын

I moved here back in 2019 and found a girlfriend, a new job, a new place to live, new friends within a year.

@truthmatters4520

2 жыл бұрын

Or the graffiti on the bridges!!

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

You mean the graffiti on the wall, and I agree with your time line . Live N-Mlps . I go to bed early!

Minnesota has the highest Somali Muslim population in the U.S.

@julielynnerose

2 жыл бұрын

That's great! They enrich our lives and escaped a murderous regime.

@ginnymiller5894

3 ай бұрын

And your point is?

@Rkbmomma

3 ай бұрын

Surprising-thought it might have been Michigan.

@petersnortum2971

2 ай бұрын

and every last one of em suck

@debrakelly4505

Ай бұрын

Sounds radical

Just saying: when there’s job opportunities and people without a job still don’t want to get one there’s probably a good reason

I love your intro music.

Spent time in Minneapolis. Great people. I enjoyed the sports and the downtown.

I'm surprised Willmar is not on the list ,I moved to Willmar in 2007 and it use to be a quiet town with nice chill neighborhoods i use to deliver newspapers in the early mornings and hear nothing but birds now you hear gun shots and tire squeals and the main apartment building in town use to house people with disabilities but now it only houses people with drug addictions like its so bad they had to build a project turnabout building right across the street lmao

@SADFORIAN

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, Willmar's a toilet. Even the elites there are trash. I'd sooner live in North Minneapolis.

@tenaciousvirgiltenaciousvi5671

9 ай бұрын

Yup and it's only gotten worse and still will. Downtown little Mogadishu doesn't help anything.

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

Yeah no shortage of crazies and they seem to multiply !

you're crazy bro lol. I agree with almost everything you said but brainerd is gorgeous. maybe not down town or northeast brainerd, but drive 2-5 minutes In any direction and its beautiful.

Minneapolis has some serious issues, yes. But it's pretty large and there are actually some really desirable neighborhoods here that are gentrifying pretty fast--for better or worse. North is slowly coming back near the Brooklyn Center border in places. Camden and Robbinsdale are doing well again. Northeast and the North Loop and SE are very desirable. I think South Mpls is what really pulls out numbers down. But there are also great neighborhoods there around Lake of the Isles, Bte Mde Ska and Nokomis closer to Edina.

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

Agreed!

I used to live in Hibbing MN which is right next to Virginia and I liked Virginia but both places used to be nicer, and have suffered in recent years of lost businesses, less jobs and lowered population. I then lived in St Paul which I actually really liked but yes there’s crime. I go to Minneapolis all the time and after 2020, it’s not alright. Not anymore. It was a wonderful city in the 90s. Then I moved to right on the border of N mpls/ Brooklyn Center and honestly I have never seen a crime happen around here. The residents near me are all elders and good people. No one has robbed us. The only thing I noticed about Brooklyn Center is public transit is horrible and there’s not enough businesses within walking distance. I don’t know about the schools because I don’t have children. one of my friends lives in Bemidji. She has never been the victim of crime there. She doesn’t like it a lot it’s small and not a lot to do. The weather is horrific there. It’s terrible here too however and I have no car.

@k.j.greenwood6473

Жыл бұрын

I broke down and relocated back to my old neighborhood in Brooklyn Center a couple of weeks ago due to a job offer. Brooklyn Center is home, warts and all... It's very, very quiet here in my neighborhood. A lot quieter than it was 8 years ago when I lived here last. I'm probably not very far from you :)

As someone very familiar with Bemidji I find some of your facts to be quite inaccurate. Not sure where your crime stats are coming from and are they per capita. Every business in town is hiring and there is money to be made if you actually work…

@user-ql7ld3cq7v

2 жыл бұрын

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St. Cloud is actually part of 3 counties. Sherburne, Stearns, and Benton. Depending on where you stand along the river will depend on which 3.

Lived here in Minneapolis for 30 years. I love it! Even tho its like -25 windchill right now haha

I live in minneapolis but not in the downtown area it feels like a little town where I am but it's just a normal neighborhood with lots of schools

Lol. That song at the end is hilarious.

That was actually a fair assessment. But the Western suburbs where I live are increasingly simply out of reach now.

@pavelow235

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like 400,000 dollars would go very far for a nice single family home, how is that "out of reach"?

Angeleno & former Mpls resident here. I lived in Mpls in the late 80s and it has grown from what I remember. It reminds me of a little Chicago now. But in all seriousness these towns are nothing compared to crazy L.A. esp. South Central, Watts, Compton, Downtown L.A. and East Los

@l.a.raustadt518

3 ай бұрын

We are kind of like a milk toast Compton with wild rice soup.

St Cloud is such a shit hole, the only good thing is once you go through it, you're that much closer to being at the cabin!

I just moved to Sartell, Saint cloud area A little over a year ago now. Car was broken into within a week of moving here. We don't plan to stay for the long run here. Once our land contract is up we are out. Taking our home with lol

In numerous cases the picture you show is not of the city you are describing. Also, what is your source for statiastics?

Unemployment is not a handout, we pay into it. A lot of people aren't working because the jobs that are hiring are not paying a living wage. There are also other social safety nets to help those in need. The Iron Range is struggling because of the lack of jobs. Drug addiction is definitely something that needs to be addressed everywhere. It needs to be treated as the disease it is. It is important to improve education and decrease poverty. Minnesota is a beautiful state but like anywhere else there is room for improvement. I live in Minneapolis and love it. The murder of George Floyd was devastating, hopefully there will be some change of substance to move us forward.

@Hortortortortor

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this guy doesn’t really know what he’s talking about. I live in wsp and it took me like 4 months to find work that wasn’t gig jobs like DoorDash and clearing out driveways. Never took unemployment cause I thought to myself that it wouldn’t take that long to find work, but turns out that there wasn’t a whole lot of work that I was qualified for around here. Had to stoop to working at dominos as an insider because my car stopped working.

@jkephart4624

2 жыл бұрын

so sick of people saying it's a disease. you cant just go outside and catch crackhead. yes I agree drugs should be decriminalized and treated like alcohol. but let's not put meth heads in the same category as cancer patients

@pilar9247

2 жыл бұрын

@@jkephart4624 The American Medical Association classifies addiction as a disease. I trust the people that are experts on this

@jkephart4624

2 жыл бұрын

@@pilar9247 Just because a political organization says something doesnt mean it's True. The AMA traditionally has been a politically conservative organization, opposing national health insurance in 1948, and, they've been resisting Medicare since 1966. Are you a far right anti Medicare supporter also ?

@pilar9247

2 жыл бұрын

@@jkephart4624 actually no I am a liberal but love your assumptions lol. The American Psychiatric Association defines it as a disease too. Medicare has helped a lot of people. Healthcare reform is important

Brainerd was also a setting for Fargo.

St. Cloud, Minnesota is mostly in Stearns County, but part of it extends into Benton County as well.

hi nick! west saint paul resident here. my dad (fellow west saint paul resident) hasn’t gotten a job and still receives “handouts” due to a surgery complication that didn’t allow him to return to his pre-pandemic food service job and he almost lost his leg due to said complications. i’ll let my dad keep getting his “handouts” instead of working himself to death or severe injury, thanks!

@lotsamacha1112

2 жыл бұрын

Relax, he wasn't referring to cases like your dad's.

@debrakelly4505

Ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure he was not referring to folks like your Dad- sorry to hear about his health issues.

My parents are from Bemidji, MN and Virginia, MN... They moved to TX 25 yrs ago because of the lack of jobs in northern MN and the winters. We spent summers in Bemidji and Virginia which was the best arrangement, I think. MN summers are idyllic and beautiful. But I'm thankful for the opportunities I've had in TX. I'm living in a medium sized TX city and have more education/employment opportunities compared with my family in Northern MN.

@markwitte303

2 жыл бұрын

yes but the cities have great education. world class. the far out counties have less support from republicans blocking everything

@chrisg1499

2 жыл бұрын

Almost got a job teaching language summer camp in Bemidji. Small world

@kevinburt6424

2 жыл бұрын

@@markwitte303 too bad the city's democrats are running Minnesota

@DeidresStuff

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Hoyt Lakes. All I can say is that it's better than living in rural Mississippi, but not by much. So. Many. White. People. I'm white, but goddamn.

@BlueGoat682

2 жыл бұрын

Aliya Rodriguez ..Growing up in Minnesota summer was always by far my favorite season. In fact I liked summers so much I moved to Florida 30 yrs. ago so I can now enjoy a basically "endless summer".

Brainer/Baxter is now considered really one town and it's about 24,000 people

You said edina correct. Good work.

Living in Minnesota is like living in a space ship with life support because if you loose heat or A/C in your house you can literally die of heat stroke or freeze to death …..

@SisterWatchmanBrooke

2 жыл бұрын

HA!!! I get _that_ one! 😃 Lived in TheDesertCities of Southern California for 10 years, before here, -and during the Summer? (which runs from..May *THRU* to the end of Sept.) Stays in the 100°'s. Here's a Fun & true! sample of the Weather man reporting on tv there... will say like, "Today it's currently at 121° Degrees, _~but we're going to be cooling down a bit:D_ *(...?!?)* "with Tomorrow's temperature cooling down to around 115°. But then on Thursday thru the next few days, we can expect to see it staying around 124° outside." ...yeah. ~ +THAT'S WHY I MOVED HERE! .........But there won't be Any laughing _if at some time_ ... *in the Winter* -in Minnesota ......... if the Power goes out. That would be SCAREY.

@preppertrucker5736

2 жыл бұрын

@@SisterWatchmanBrooke other thing is it’s dry heat most likely at 124 degrees…. Try 102 with a dew point of 75 and 100% humidity…. Doesn’t happen often but it has happened in Minnesota….

@haikuoflife

2 жыл бұрын

@@SisterWatchmanBrooke It isn't scary if you have backups. Someone always has a backup until you can get your own. Buddy heaters are great. We lost our furnace over Christmas and nobody was in until after New Year of the places we tried to come to fix it. That one thing heated up bottom and top with good ol' propane to 68f with the help of...humidity. ;)

@SisterWatchmanBrooke

2 жыл бұрын

@@haikuoflife so you're saying (and this would be passing on a HUGE tip) so just to clarify~ if the Power Grid were to go Down /no Electricity. in an [Up North] State, like in Minnesota *IN THE WINTER* You can warm your place by instead using *a Propane Tank.*

@haikuoflife

2 жыл бұрын

@@SisterWatchmanBrooke Yes, my Uncle lived up past Brainerd a bit and HE supplied some electric to the power grid by his generator he tuned to create more energy than it cost to run, plus he had propane heat. He got paid from Crow Wing Electric Co. =) It was his dream to be independent from utility bills back in the 70s.

Wow, Brainerd is on the list? I used to go visit family in Crow Wing county during summer and I loved it. I always wondered if I’d survive the winters in MN. Sounds like it’s not a good place to even consider.

@teardownz

2 жыл бұрын

Brainerd Lol.. I leave my car doors unlocked. I live 5 minutes from Costco/target or whatever you need. Gig internet. clean and quiet part of the city under 150$k . There are like 10 plus coffee shops, multiple breweries and new boutiques within minutes from here. I guess brainerd totally sucks? Our area just had a major school referendum and the small down town area is on the up and up.. oh yeah... did I mention there are lakes here. You can HAVE the metro area.. Sit in traffic all your life and rot away. I will take low cost of living and close access to everything any day!

@haikuoflife

2 жыл бұрын

I started chuckling and realized this dude must not even know what he's talking about. That's alright. Everyone has a hustle. ;) Brainerd is a great place.

@k.j.greenwood6473

2 жыл бұрын

Brainerd is gorgeous. TONS of summer recreation, world-class facilities and resorts. Yeah, maybe year-round kinda sucks in some ways since it's such a seasonal economy but overall, Brainerd/Baxter should be one of the best places to live in MN if you ask me.

@NondescriptMammal

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah let people believe Brainerd sucks I guess, if it will keep away the riff-raff. Brainerd/Baxter and the surrounding area is one of the nicest places in the state. Even the core city of Brainerd is not the least bit intimidating or scary, the downtown is not dead or dying like so many other small towns. It's ridiculous that it is on this list, the maker of this video is clearly misinformed, but that's fine if it keeps the masses of people away, I would hate to see Brainerd grow bigger, it's fine just as it is.

@sistrenyogigal3813

Жыл бұрын

I said the same thing !!!

I traveled a lot being from Chicago. My favorite state ever was Minnesota. Stayed a lot in duluth and st paul.

@TedTedness-wu4vb

Жыл бұрын

"WAS"?

Wow, I was surprised and saddened to hear that Albert Lea made your list. I only knew it as a place to stop for gas on the way to/from college in Iowa; but I wonder if that prime location on I35 has brought in the drugs/crime. Owatonna, (to the north a bit) has a historic bank that was designed by Louis Sullivan. It’s a lovely little hidden gem worth stopping to see if you’re passing through!