The Minnesota Goodbye.

[mac56]

Nobody can ever say "goodbye" in less than an hour.

One time it only took 45 minutes, but that's because the house was on fire.

[erronis]

1. Yup.

[AJT]

2. You can't leave without getting the hot dish and jello salad recipes.

[murielm99]

8. Hot dish. Yeah.

My husband, who has lived all his life in Illinois, did not know what "hot dish" was.

My family is from Minnesota. I had to explain.

[warmfeet]

3. Okay,

you are obviously from Minnesota.

[Luciferous]

5. It's the same way in Wisconsin lol

[Greybnk48]

6. Agree. Wisconsin's the same! n/t

[LeftInTX]

11. My dad always did the horn honk!

As he was driving off. The honk meant, "I'm coming back".

(Wisconsin)

[Iterate]

7. Oh ya, can't hurry that one.

My own father could say little all evening until you stood up and said, "Well, we'd better get going." It would set him off with an hour's worth of good stories, then have a panicked kitchen raid for packing up leftovers.

His own mother would lean against the car, gabbing in the driveway, so that it would be impolite to start the engine. If she turned away just enough to straighten her skirt, he'd quick start the engine. That began a slooow roll to the end of the lane, with her shuffling and leaning in the window, going on about the thistles in the neighbor's pasture or somesuch. I remember looking back one time after we'd finally pulled away and there she was a quarter mile back in a cloud of dust, still chattering.

And we only lived twenty minutes away. And saw her every week.

But we never had a house fire. Not sure how that would have worked out, except that they'd have probably made lifelong friends with the firefighters.

[Karadeniz]

9. Thanks for the belly laugh!❤

[betsuni]

10. From "How to Talk Minnesotan":

"The Minnesota greeting may seem a little on the slim side to you, but don't worry -- we make up for it when we say good-bye. The clearest measure of affection in Minnesota is the long good-bye. Saying good-bye is our strong suit. Phrases: We better head out, It's getting late, It's past my bedtime, Let's hit the road.

"The most important thing to remember in the execution of a Minnesota long good-bye is to begin early, long before you actually climb in your car. The preparatory statement should be directed to your spouse -- or to yourself if you're visiting alone; the people you are leaving will overhear it. In the first stage of departure, never speak directly to those you are leaving. (Speaking indirectly will serve you well in other areas during your visit.)

"As you pull away toward the road, your hosts will wave. You should wave back. The waving should continue until you can no longer see each other. A couple of toots on the horn are optional but always in good taste and much appreciated. If you forgot something and have to return, the first three stages are optional for the second Long Good-bye, but the conversation out the driver's window is mandatory."

[FiveGoodMen]

12. Worst if you're a kid.

Family A visits family B and the kids start playing something or other.

Time to go and the playing stops, coats go on, etc.

And you have to stand there doing nothing for no good reason because your folks can't wrap it up!

[bif]

13. We call it The Greek Goodbye and its opposite is "Ghosting"

Or the Irish Goodbye.