Living with non-Minnesota natives is a unique experience. When choosing my summer housing, I wasn't picky. That's how I ended up subletting and having four random roommates. As it turned out, all of my roommates are from out of state, and I'm the only one born and raised in the lovely Minnesota.

During our time together, we noticed differences in the things we said and did, which became a running joke. Given all the Minnesota stereotypes, my roommates were quick to point out all of the things I say that are Minnesotan and strange. Here are 10 things about Minnesota that others might not understand.

1. In Minnesota, it's called pop, not soda.

This demographic shows that a large portion of the U.S. calls it pop. Of course, we must take the population density into account, but it's easier if we just say pop is correct.

2. Tater tot hotdish is kind of a staple, and no it's not a casserole. It's hotdish.

Tater tot hotdish is great, and you will never convince me otherwise.

3. Uffda is a real thing, and it's used on a regular basis.

Uffda can be used to express many things, a few of which are: fatigue, surprise, frustration, and disgust. It can be spelled oofta, but it's more Minnesotan to spell it uffda.

4. Minnesota nice is a real thing.

Some non-Minnesotans say that Minnesota nice isn't real, that it's passive aggressiveness. They can say what they want, we're still nice.

5. Extra emphasis is placed on the O's, especially when we say "No" or, in true Minnesota fashion, "Dontcha know?"

When we say no, we add a couple of extra O's. When we say dontcha know, we embrace our Minnesotan accent.

6. Sometimes when we say words like "about," it sounds like "a boat."

I thought this was a Canadian thing, but it's also a Minnesotan thing.

7. It sounds funny when we say bag and bagel.

I didn't know there were different ways to pronounce bag until it was pointed out to me that it sounds strange when I say it.

8. Is it pronounced root (like boot) beer or root (like foot) beer?

No matter how it's supposed to be pronounced, we can agree it's delicious. Even more delicious when used for root beer floats.

9. Those non-Minnesotans pronounce Rochester more like Rah-Chester. We Minnesotans pronounce it like Rahchister.

No matter the pronunciation, often, when people know of Rochester, Minnesota, they know about the Mayo Clinic. What else do they know about Rochester? Not much.

10. Minnesota is the only state in the U.S. that uses "Duck Duck Grey Duck" instead of "Duck Duck Goose."

The reasons seem to be somewhat unknown, but one hypothesis relates to the translation of the game, which originated in Sweden.

In spite of all our quirks, what else can we say about being from Minnesota except for "You betcha!"