Norway vs Sweden: contribution to upper Midwest USA Culture

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20 Dec 2009, 5:48 pm

Which do you think contributed more to the culture of the upper midwest of the USA? (Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota)


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20 Dec 2009, 10:16 pm

I'm biased, but I say us Norwegians did! :lol:


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21 Dec 2009, 7:15 am

As far as i know, Sweden used to have some colonies, but that is about all i know about the subject.



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21 Dec 2009, 7:25 am

Odin wrote:
I'm biased, but I say us Norwegians did! :lol:


Yes, I don't think Sweden has a much impact on it as Norway, f.ex, if you say the word "viking", you think about norwegians, not swedes, even though they were vikings too.