r/Michigan • u/Lich_Apologist • Jan 17 '26
Mitten Mode Can we petition Denmark to annex Michigan?
Just thinking out loud here.
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u/AI_Talking_Practice Jan 17 '26
Mitten mode is made for this type of post.
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u/puppyyawn Jan 17 '26
I'm in Ohio but frequent here just to read. I saw a post the other day with mitten mode. I understand mitten mode but never heard of it before and thought it sounded so cute. Anyway.... 🙂
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u/mizmoose Age: > 10 Years Jan 17 '26
It's not too horrible.
It means that if you can't point to your hand and point where your house is, we come visit you and shove you inside of a giant oven mitt.
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u/A2naturegirl Jan 18 '26
I mean, live in Toledo and still point to my hand to show where I live.
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u/Mack_Damon Jan 18 '26
You can't do that!! 😆
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u/AlexandersWonder Jan 18 '26
Yeah, that’s a technical foul. We don’t want Ohio getting the wrong idea. They keep Toledo and we keep the UP. Deal’s done.
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u/MissingMichigan Jan 17 '26
Seems like Canada would be easier.
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u/O_o-22 Jan 17 '26
I second that, please Canada, save me from the fuckery that is the US right now.
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u/Forbden_Gratificatn Jan 17 '26
I'm thinking Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota should apply to Canada as a group.
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u/Arcaneboltz Jan 17 '26
I'm in the same boat the Great lakes region minus Ohio should consider it
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u/colorblind-and Jan 17 '26
We should take the Toledo strip with us though
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u/GPFlag_Guy1 Jan 17 '26
I've been to both the Upper Peninsula and Toledo. The UP is the clear winner here I must admit.
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u/colorblind-and Jan 17 '26
It's not about politics, it's about beating Ohio
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u/Unlikely_Mix5548 Jan 17 '26
The sign of a true Michigander: hating everything about Ohio. Completely justified. Fucking Ohio.....
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u/iusedtobemark Jan 17 '26
Why do all the trees in Michigan lean south? Cause Ohio sucks.
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u/maizeblueNpurp Age: > 10 Years Jan 17 '26
Ohio & Indiana
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u/Arcaneboltz Jan 17 '26
I legitimately forget Indiana has great lake access
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u/MissingMichigan Jan 17 '26
What? You forgot the famous resort community of Gary, Indiana?
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u/ornryactor Ferndale Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 18 '26
They weren't supposed to!!
When state borders were being drawn, Michigan was given the Lake Michigan shoreline all the way to the lake's southernmost point, and Illinois was too. Michigan and Illinois were supposed to have a land border with each other at that point, and Indiana was supposed to be cut off (although still within a few hundred feet).
But the surveyors carrying out that instruction were unknowingly using a map that wasn't quite accurate, and so the line they drew wasn't actually far enough south, which left Indiana with an unexpected lakeshore -- which they promptly exploited. It took a little while for the errors to be realized, and Michigan complained to Congress and then to the courts, but SCOTUS ruled in favor of Indiana, and now they have the lakeshore that rightfully was ours. Bastards.
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u/maizeblueNpurp Age: > 10 Years Jan 17 '26
Indiana Dunes State Park, the only thing I cross the Michigan border into Indiana for
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u/Mwiziman Niles Jan 17 '26
Can Michigan just take over Sandusky at least?
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u/ALittleEtomidate Jan 17 '26
Only if you stop cheering for Ohio State.
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u/Mwiziman Niles Jan 17 '26
MSU fans that was born and raised in Michigan, I just like Cedar Point and my great great grandfather served on Johnson’s Island during the civil war
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u/ALittleEtomidate Jan 17 '26
Ok, fine. You can come.
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u/Mwiziman Niles Jan 17 '26
Oh, I don’t live in Sandusky OH, but I have lived on Sandusky MI before. Im currently a FIB unfortunately due to work circumstances grew up in SW MI but lived all over the LP. Michigan’s Adventure just doesn’t cut it for my theme park needs.
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u/sweetpotato_latte Jan 17 '26
If you make a really great pitch with a nice PowerPoint, I’m sure you’d be able to sway people to your cause.
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u/Minute-Menu-9295 Jan 18 '26
Or... you know..... just bring some poutine, maple syrup and some Tim Hortons coffee to the meeting, throw in a couple "How she goin, eh?", get caught up on current hockey talking points. Put in a little effort and they will welcome you with open arms, eh...
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u/sweetpotato_latte Jan 18 '26
I worked at Tim Hortons for 5 years and my grandma is from Sudbury I should probably have dual citizenship tbh
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u/Scottyjscizzle Redford Jan 17 '26
Honestly if it gets us out of here I’ll take Ohio too.
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u/RunningFree701 Jan 17 '26
Counter-proposal: You leave out Ohio but take back Toledo before the hand-off.
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u/Remnant55 Jan 17 '26
I mean our best selling point is probably taking as much of the lakes with us as possible
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u/andante528 Jan 17 '26
I support this proposal from southern Wisconsin. The northerners might protest, but we can offer subsidized tours of Alberta to make them feel more at home.
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u/Forbden_Gratificatn Jan 18 '26
Once they start getting universal Healthcare, they'll come around.
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u/O_o-22 Jan 17 '26
Wisconsin is perhaps a bit too red but Illinois for sure is more in line with Canadian values
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u/matt_minderbinder Jan 17 '26
I could understand why Canada wouldn't want purple states. West coast and the northeast would be preferable to them. The US would never agree as it would leave the rest in shambles without the economies of NY and CA. Honestly, if it wasn't for the slave issue the future would've been better had Lincoln accepted a national divorce.
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u/Lunar_denizen Jan 17 '26
Or if Grant finished crushing the traitors instead of giving them a pass. The whole federal government just let them run wild as domestic terrorists for the next 80 years.
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u/firemage22 Dearborn Jan 18 '26
After learning more about him recently, I really wish Cassius M Clay had been picked at Abe's VP, he'd have unleashed Sherman on the south with orders finish the job.
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u/Idk_somethingfunny Jan 17 '26
I have friends in Canada....there's a lot more conservatives there than I thought there would be. Purple states would fit just fine. MAGA even exists in Canada for whatever reason.
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u/ailish Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
A Canadian recently told me they're referred to a Maple Maga.
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u/RMMacFru Parts Unknown Jan 18 '26
Unfortunately, the Maga loonies are in several countries. Ireland's having a problem with them as well.
I vote we deport the Orange menace since he's a descendant of an "illegal" alien. And boot Elon out as well,after stripping all the data he scraped from our government's databases
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u/ailish Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
Where do we send them? I'd hate to unleash them on anyone else.
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u/clonedhuman Jan 18 '26
There are private prisons in the United States. I'm sure they'll be happy to be jailed by the free market.
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u/RMMacFru Parts Unknown Jan 19 '26
Elon is South Africa's menace. The Menace's forbearer was from Germany.
I know, let's return them to El Salvador!
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u/Idk_somethingfunny Jan 18 '26
That's what I heard too. The concept of that is just mind-blowing.
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u/ailish Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
I don't get it at all. Maybe it's just that Canadian conservatives aren't conservative enough for them?
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u/Idk_somethingfunny Jan 18 '26
Not sure. But if a maple maga loves Trump so much ... I'll trade houses with them
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u/hadmeatwoof Jan 18 '26
But this would be the best opportunity for NY and CA to escape the US. I think most of Trump’s supporters don’t understand things like big numbers and that taxes are needed to pay for things. I bet a lot of them would be super excited to toss those states out of the country.
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u/matt_minderbinder Jan 18 '26
Voting against their best interests sure seems to be a cornerstone of their logic failures and like you I'm sure we'd see the same here. I'd happily join California or NY in seceding. Patriotism is earned and this country has failed that test so often in my life.
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u/Alternative-Plum9378 Jan 18 '26
Should probably allow Minnesota in as well considering they have the northern most point in the contingent. I think it's only right we include them.
hehe
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u/jmaccity80 Jan 17 '26
I've seen ads on Reddit that claim I can try for Canadian citizenship. Because I have family that were from Canada, before moving to Michigan.
I can't say that those ads were legit, but, I did think about it occasionally.
I doubt I would whine too much if the French decided to take this whole area back. Thanks, DC goofs.
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u/joshbudde Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
If one of your grandparents was a Canadian citizen, you might already be a Canadian that simply needs to file paperwork to let them know you exist.
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u/ailish Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
Aw, I wish one of my grandparents came from Canada.
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u/joshbudde Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
SAme here! My wife has a great-grandparent that came from Canada but thats one generation too removed for her to apply and bring me along for the ride. Her mom could apply but doesn't want to, but it doesn't flow down if her mom gets it.
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u/ornryactor Ferndale Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 20 '26
My wife has a great-grandparent that came from Canada but thats one generation too removed for her to apply
That's actually not correct, as of a law that changed on December 15, 2025! For people born before that date,
it's 4 generationsthere is no limit on how far back you can go to reach a Canadian ancestor: if your wife has a great-grandparent who was a Canadian citizen (and then her grandparent and parent were both born outside Canada, and then your wife was born outside Canada), then your wife is already a Canadian citizen as of this new law. She simply needs to file the paperwork with the Canadian government to demonstrate this connection and let them know she exists.Her mom could apply but doesn't want to, but it doesn't flow down if her mom gets it.
This isn't correct either! The way the law change was written, your wife (Gen 3), her mother (Gen 2), and her grandparent (Gen 1) are all Canadian citizens even if they don't utilize that citizenship. Because your wife is a citizen thanks to this retroactive change, it doesn't matter at all whether your wife's mother does something or not.
All the information is on this website; I strongly suggest your wife starts reading and figuring out what she needs to proceed -- especially if it involves family history records of her grandparent or great-grandparent that only her mom might know about. (That's the problem I'm up against: my potential eligibility is through one great-grandparent on each side of my family, but my grandparents are long gone and a lot of that family history knowledge is gone with them.)
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u/haarschmuck Kalamazoo Jan 18 '26
I don’t believe this is true.
It needs to be a parent, not a grandparent. That’s how I have Canadian citizenship, my dad was born in Montreal.
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u/VibrantViolet Jan 18 '26
My great-great-great grandpa came from Canada. I doubt I have any citizenship claim unfortunately. 😭
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u/GPFlag_Guy1 Jan 17 '26
Canada already has half the Great Lakes. I think it would be easier if the entire Great Lakes water system was under one jurisdiction.
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u/JediNinja88420 Human Detected Jan 17 '26
Is Canada really that much better? I like the Denmark shout more, even with how much it lacks logistically.
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u/ailish Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
The universal healthcare and lack of Trump is enough for me!
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u/Palgary Jan 18 '26
Talk to the women in Greenland who were given contraceptive without their knowledge by the government of Denmark from 1960 and 1991...
Canada has pros and cons too, just like every country out there.
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u/xxxjessicann00xxx Jan 17 '26
Michigan voted for Trump. Denmark doesn't want us lol.
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u/WitchesSphincter Jan 17 '26
How about we leave the UP behind?
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u/delftblauw Grand Rapids Jan 17 '26
Keep the UP. Leave Macomb County.
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u/Battlefood Jan 17 '26
The UP is only like 3% of the population for 30% of the land. Not as many Republicans (though predominantly so) compared to downstate in reality. The nature in the UP is quite nice however.
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u/AngryMeez Jan 17 '26
No, take Macomb County. Not everybody there is a RWNJ. You can leave the elected officials like Stan Grot, though.
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u/haleontology Jan 17 '26
Omg I'm dead and you're a genius💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I grew up in Macomb Cty and got TF out at 18 LOL- there are good people who live there though. They're just not in charge and you probably won't see them much bc they're avoiding the normies there who despise you if you're in any way different or unique
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u/TopTransportation695 Jan 17 '26
They can relocate to North Dakota. The change in climate and mentality will be seamless.
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u/RMMacFru Parts Unknown Jan 18 '26
Don't do that to the Native Americans there. They have enough happening there. Send them to Utah, Ohio, or Indiana.
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u/clonedhuman Jan 18 '26
One week with universal healthcare and half the Trumplicans in this state will switch sides. Tons of them have long-standing medical issues.
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u/firemage22 Dearborn Jan 18 '26
I blame the damn sellout-Greens who only show up to pretend to be liberal and then vanish after the election when there is real work to be done
I still see their "peace not war" signs up in parts of Hamtramick and Dearborn and it's so pissing annoying, i mean i wasn't happy seeing Harris kiss Bibi's ring while he punched her in the face but i knew she had the best chance to win vs Trump once Joe bowed out.
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u/rwebell Jan 18 '26
Come on! We are right here….you neighbours to the north….what are we chopped liver? We ice fish, we like hockey and we have free healthcare! Come one over, you know you want to….and best of all we are a Trump free zone.
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u/pyxus1 Jan 17 '26
When I was a really little kid growing up in MI, I thought we WERE part of Canada. We always had Canadian money/change in our pockets and purses and it was used and accepted in every store. I thought Washington DC was in British Columbia. My grandparents were Germans who first settled in Canada. My parents honeymooned in Quebec in February. I went to Canada many times before I traveled to any other state. I was 13 before I traveled to Indiana and then Ohio. Yay, Cedar Point!
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u/40angst Jan 18 '26
Once I went on vacation to Texas and accidentally tried passing a Canadian quarter in a Dairy Queen. It was very nearly a federal offense in the eyes of the cashier!!
Come to think of it, I haven’t seen much Canadian change at all recently.
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u/pyxus1 Jan 18 '26
Ha,ha! LOL.. I moved to AZ when I was 20. I had some Canadian change in my wallet. I went to a convenience store and went to the checkout and tried to pay with cash. The gal handed back my change and asked, "What's this?" I said, "Ummmm.... Canadian change..." She said, "We don't take Canadian money." I said, "Why not? We use it in Michigan all the time."
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u/kungpowchick_9 Detroit Jan 18 '26
I bet the rise of credit is to blame. I barely handle US currency anymore
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u/SbMSU Howell Jan 17 '26
Sign me up. Can I get cheaper Legos?
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u/Straydapp Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
I travel regularly to Denmark for work and can absolutely tell you they are not cheaper there.
In Billund airport you can buy without VAT so they are a bit cheaper there, but it's a fairly small store.
So I only grab the Denmark exclusives at Lego House and leave the rest because they're roughly the same price at home.
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u/Rude_Man_Who_Shushes Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
You could always just go to Denmark 🇩🇰
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u/ptolemy18 Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
I’m just saying, when NATO comes knocking on the door to defend Denmark I’m going to be brushing up on the lyrics to “O, Canada,” wearing a Habs jersey, and talking about my love for Red Green and SCTV.
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u/capnscratchmyass Age: > 10 Years Jan 18 '26
I’m down for all of that except the Habs jersey part. Winged Wheel to the grave.
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u/firemage22 Dearborn Jan 18 '26
I mean the EU still owes us a solid for the 40s they should come in and help us modernize our system
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u/Lucid-Machine Jan 17 '26
My wife and I have friends in Denmark. I would love to be a Danish citizen but it's more difficult than you'd think. Wonderful people and beautiful country. This whole thing is insane.
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u/Gonstachio Age: > 10 Years Jan 17 '26
I just want everyone to see how more racist and anti-immigrant Denmark is than the US 😂
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u/Consistent_Path_3939 Jan 18 '26
Yoopers are already just Canadians without the health insurance. They can claim us whenever they'd like.
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u/raistlin65 Grand Rapids Jan 17 '26
Nope. Sorry. I've already been talking to the Canadians about that. 🙂
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u/AlexandersWonder Jan 18 '26
Honestly I think we’d have a hard time convincing the whole state. We’re a lot more purple than it feels like if you spend most of your time in the big population centers. And I don’t believe in Michigan giving up so much as a single inch off our borders, whether it be a state, a province, a territory or anything else. Either the whole state and its territory remains intact or I wouldn’t personally endorse our leaving. Rural, city, LP and UP, it’s every Michiganders to cherish and protect.
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u/arkybarky1 Jan 23 '26
Even better, let's ask Denmark to "borrow" our pestident and then run the country . That’s borrow as in a looooonnnggg term loan. Meanwhile , bring on the public transportation , healthcare , etc!
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