stay away from minneapolis, seriously. they have gangs of berzerkers who will snatch your wallets right out of your pants in broad daylight, and it's not even illegal to do that out here. in fact, we don't have laws in minneapolis. it's like 'escape from new york', only it's not in new york. it's the twin cities. well, i can't speak for st. paul. but minneapolis is lawless and mercenary. and not in a sexy, fresh, tourist-friendly kind of way. i mean it.
you gotta throw a tarp over your heart and learn how to frown even when you're happy. you go traipsing down the street grinning in this bum burg, next think you know you're minneapolis shark chum. it also helps to have a mohawk and to rub the insides of potato chip bags on your face regularly, so that you appear to have the skin of a zombie or mutant.