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What It Means To Live In The Coldest City In America

Come visit Grand Forks, ND. It's great, really

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Midwest knows best, November to April are the hardest months of the year, and we’ve learned to survive. Depending on which “Top 25 Coldest Cities in America” article you read, Grand Forks, ND is the coldest city year after year. Though, we are topped by Fairbanks, AK once in awhile. It’s literally gotten to -60 degrees (with windchill, but still). If you live in coldest city #1, or even the top 10, you probably know these notions to be true.

Sick Pride

There’s a certain amount of pride that comes from living in conditions like these. Probably because we know that we could realistically survive anywhere.

Huge Feet

Our ecological footprints are huge. We start our cars 15 minutes before we drive them, which is an environmental nightmare, but we simply don’t want to die.

Ugly Shoes

We dress our feet in the ugliest things. Uggs, Sorels, you name it. They even make them in a sequined variety. They’re hideous-but we’d like to keep our feet.

Warped Senses

A shoe salesman I was speaking to yesterday literally said to me, “Hey, it’s getting warm out, though!”. It was 0 degrees. Zero.

SEE ALSO:18 Things You Know If You're Always Cold

Anywhere we visit is a tropical vacation

I was in Norway this time last year, and people always asked me how I was adjusting to their weather. It’s much worse at home, I’d say.


Snow Days

…are nonexistent for the most part. The weatherman will tell you to only travel for emergencies. The movie theater’s still thriving, though.


Frostbite

Emergency warnings will tell you that frostbite can occur in less than 5 minutes, yet campus is open. It takes way longer than 5 minutes to walk across campus. We'll still wear hoodies, though.

We don’t even bother with fashion

Most of the time, I wear the sweats and T-shirt I slept in to class. I’m about to cover it with a huge jacket anyway.

Okay, we sometimes bother with fashion

Even in blizzard conditions, if you walk downtown Grand Forks, you’ll see girls in heels.

Life is a science experiment

Throw a cup of hot water in the air- it'll freeze before it reaches the ground.

People think our existence is a myth

My aunt was a nanny in New York in the 80's, and the family she worked for thought North Dakota was a barren wasteland.

SEE ALSO:27 Things You've Said If You're The Mom Friend

So come visit Grand Forks. It’s great, really.

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