I think the Minnesota making fun of Iowans may have tapered off in recent years. Here is what I think happened. Back in previous decades trends would start on the coast, then start in the big cities, then smaller cities like Des Moines, and so on. When you went Minneapolis the way the dressed, wore their hair, the music, etc..they were ahead of Iowans. Iowans looked different. We were kind of hicks to them, even people from Des Moines. Contrast those days to now. When you travel, Iowans look just like everyone else simply because the internet closed the distance on trends hitting areas. Now they hit simultaneously.
