[quote=@Vilageidiotx]
I haven't seen the series, but the movie was set in Minnesota and only named Fargo for the opening scene. And there are rural Minnesotans that have that sort of accent. The Swedish comment fits, because I've heard it said the unique accents of Minnesota and Wisconsin are often explained by Scandinavian ancestery
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Also this. Many of us Wisconsinites/Minnesotans are Svvveeeeeeedes.