Exposed: Here Are Minnesota’s Naughtiest Travel Habits
We all like to think we’re polite travelers, but a new list reveals that Minnesotans might have a few guilty habits hiding in their carry-ons. From seat-saving sneaks to suitcase hogs, these naughty travel behaviors are turning heads (and not in a good way).
We've all heard of that whole 'Minnesota Nice' thing, right? Well, apparently it doesn't translate into when we're traveling. Because a new survey has just revealed the naughtiest travel habits Minnesotans exhibit when we're flying the friendly skies for work or leisure.
The crew over at Solitaire Bliss set out to find out just which things we do while traveling that we'd rather not admit to doing. The number-crunchers surveyed residents in every state and asked about the common habits they are guilty of themselves, what habits they have observed, their overall opinions on airline etiquette, and more.
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And when they tallied everything up, Minnesota *is* one of the naughtier states in the survey. But it's a good news/bad news situation. While the Land of 10,000 Lakes did make the Top 20 States With Naughtiest Travel Habits list, we ranked as the 14th state out of 20 on the list. So while we do have some naughty habits, we're apparently not all that naughty, or we would have ranked higher on the list.
Overall, Mississippi was rated as the state with the naughtiest travel habits, while Oklahoma came in as the state with the least naughty travel habits. So just which behaviors came in on top of the naughty list?
Putting a bag on seats in the terminal, and reclining your seat on the plane without asking are the most common bad habits Americans admit to doing. Meanwhile, putting a bag on the seat next to you in the terminal and loudly using your phone either in the terminal or on board the plane are the bad habits most commonly observed while traveling.
Specifically, here are the naughtiest travel habits Minnesotans exhibit while in the airport or on the plane:
Minnesota's Naughtiest Travel Habits
- 14% have talked loudly on their phone on the plane (ranks 6th highest in the U.S.)
- 16% have video recorded other passengers (ranks 8th highest in the U.S.)
- 16% have had too much to drink (ranks 10th highest in the U.S.)
- 44% have hung their legs in the aisle (ranks 4th highest in the U.S.)
- 50% have left garbage in the seat pocket (ranks 3rd highest in the U.S.)
Perhaps the reason that Minnesotans exhibit these bad travel behaviors is that fact that we like to tip back a lovely adult beverage... or two... or three... or four. In fact, Minnesotans really like to enjoy a glass of vino. Keep scrolling to see just how much wine we bought in Minnesota last year!
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Amount of Wine Sold in Minnesota in 2024
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