And Poles as well. :o) I remember the jokes between them all when I was growing up. Everyone knew who was Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, et al. Nothing beats a good brat at a picnic. I doubt they still have those picnics playing polka music these days. There used to be a state festival every year.



>Don't forget Germans. It seems like a good part of Wisconsin and Minnesota were settled by Germans and Scandinavians. (Well, native Americans before that, as you know). No wonder there are so many blondes.
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>Garrison Keillor had a great line. He said when my forefathers left Norway it never occurred to them to migrate south, they headed straight for Minnesota.
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>>In this country, cheesehead refers to a Wisconsinite :o) (although there are a lot of Dutch in Wisconsin, and Danes, and Norwegians, and Swedes... :o)
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>>>I asked because cheesehead is a nickname for the Dutch. Oops, shouldn't have told that. ;)
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>>>>No, Norwegian (my dad was entirely Norwegian); German, Ojibwa, and English (my mom).
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>>>>>Are you Dutch? :)
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>>>>>>Never@!!!! :o) I'm a cheesehead and will always be a cheesehead! :o)
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>>>>>>>Sigh. Everybody knows you can't get real cheese in the US. So it must be true. I'm not knocking Wisconsin, but you need to get your head out of the churn and smell the rennet rather than the chyme.
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