Minnesota nice

Noun

 * 1)  A style of pleasantness, courtesy, cooperation, and helpfulness associated with Minnesota culture; a form of  charm.
 * 2) * 1992, A. W. B. (Alfred William Brian) Simpson, In the Highest Degree Odious: Detention Without Trial in Wartime Britain, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198259492, page 80
 * Having lived in the open land of southwest Minnesota for more than thirty years, I have learned the limits of Minnesota nice.

Adjective

 * 1)  Pleasant, courteous, cooperative, and helpful (as associated with Minnesota culture).
 * 2) * 2006 July 28, Brooke Gladstone, “The Importance of Being Earnest”, On the Media, WNYC:
 * Their new anchor, or family member, as they call him, isn't resonating with the viewers, who aren't sure he's Minnesota nice