Editing Minnesota nice (section)

== Social norms ==

[[Playwright]] and corporate communications consultant Syl Jones suggested that ''Minnesota nice'' is not so much about being "nice" but is more about keeping up appearances, maintaining the [[social order]], and keeping people (including non-natives of the state) in their place. He relates these [[social norms]] to the literary work of Danish-Norwegian novelist [[Aksel Sandemose]], the fictional [[Law of Jante]], and more generally, [[Scandinavia]]n culture.<ref>{{cite news <!-- actually commentary, but news citation format --> |url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2009/12/14/syljones |title=The unwritten rules that tell Minnesotans how to be nice |first=Syl |last=Jones |date=December 14, 2009 |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |location=[[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] |access-date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> [[Garrison Keillor]]'s ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' discusses "Wobegonics", the supposed language of Minnesotans, which includes "no confrontational verbs or statements of strong personal preference".<ref>[http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/19970419/97_0419WOBEGONICS.htm "Wobegonics" on ''A Prairie Home Companion'', Saturday, April 19, 1997]. Retrieved December 14, 2009.</ref>