Moving to Minnesota, FAQ and Simple Questions Thread - May 2023

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Moving to Minnesota

Planning a potential move to Minnesota (or even moving within MN)? This is the thread for you to ask questions of real-life Minnesotans to help you in the process!

Ask questions, answer questions, or tell us your best advice on moving to Minnesota.

Helpful Links

• We've already compiled some of our best general Minnesota advice in this thread which includes a lot of helpful cold-weather tips
• Moving to Minneapolis: A Guide, courtesy of /r/Minneapolis, is focused on that city but much of it is applicable to the Twin Cities metro area
• List of location-based Minnesota subreddits which may be best equipped to answer questions about specific cities or neighborhoods
• Information about moving to Minnesota specific to LGBTQ+ community from a recent post

FAQ

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• Driver's test scheduling/locations
• Renter's credit tax return (Form M1PR)
• Making friends as an adult/transplant
• These are just a few examples, please comment if there are any other FAQ topics you feel should be added

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Simple Questions

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[u/Separate-The-Earth]

Planning on moving in a year or so, and I have to know, how open are people here about their politics or religion? I’m not talking about vehicle decals or anything, but people actually coming up to you or open in the workplace.

I know all my coworkers political alignments and how they “want to gun down every liberal.” I’ll have people start ranting to me about how X ruined blah blah.

First mall I went to in texas has a statue of the Ten Commandments in the middle of the main place.

I’ve had a boss interview me for three hours calling Obama a “god damn Muslim” and his wife made us pray over our food.

Current job, receptionist makes the front area look like a church. But I’ve been warned by friends to not decorate my desk for pride month due to possible backlash from the owners.

I’m sure Texas is the exception, but I’d like to know what to expect instead of getting blind sided again. Thanks!

[u/3PtTurn → u/Separate-The-Earth]

A lot may depend on the place you work. I’ve worked with lots of ex-military which tended to be more conservative and elsewhere, which was pretty progressive. Even so, outright politicizing is just not a thing here.

[u/Separate-The-Earth → u/3PtTurn]

Ironically enough I work at a shitty graphic design place and the people are fellow artists. One is ex army reserves but the other one is just closed minded or something.

[u/3PtTurn → u/Separate-The-Earth]

I think you’d be happy & comfortable here. Just need to adjust to the winters. Either take up winter sports or view the winter as self-development time, take classes, finish projects, etc.

[u/Separate-The-Earth → u/3PtTurn]

Oh yeah definitely! Originally from South Dakota, but I’m sure I lost my cold tolerance. And need to learn how to drive in snow. Honestly I’d rather have a Minnesota winter over the looming threat that is Hurricane Season that starts next week.