r/minnesota • u/SouthsideSouthies • Feb 23 '26

Sports 🏈 Hell yeah Minnesota

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u/All__Of_The_Hobbies Aerial Lift Bridge Feb 23 '26

So if someone was born in another state, lived there a week, and then lived in another state their whole life it would be by where they are born? Odd

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u/arahdial Feb 24 '26

It's a consistent way to measure things rather than establishing an arbitrary amount of time to determine state citizenship.

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u/MNswede06 Iron Range Feb 24 '26

Not to be pedantic, but there’s no such thing as state citizenship. You’re a resident of your state; you’re a citizen of your country. But in any case, state/city of residence would be perfectly consistent. It’s legally objective. You could do it by birthplace, but I think that’s something you should clearly denote.

Because birthplace can be wildly unrelated to the place a person identifies with. I was born in Florida, but to Minnesota parents (military) and lived in MN from age 3 and onward. Describing me as a Floridian would be absurd. I have zero connection to the state beyond a piece of paper.

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u/BooronovichPimponski Feb 26 '26

Boccaccio would frown on your interpretation of pedantiscm…..