When we are "Nice" to people might we being doing them a disservice? When we encounter a situation where the opportunity arises to be kind, do we sometimes take the easy road and are nice in a situation because it is easier for us?

Are "Nice" and "Kind" interchangeable? On the surface they appear to be, but being nice to someone may be the easy path for us. Being kind is not always easy, and it may be demonstrated through tough love.

Being kind is intrinsic, and represents what we are, where being nice is primarily an extrinsic, surface-level behavior focused on being pleasant, polite, and agreeable to avoid conflict or gain social approval.

Tim and Amy apply this to the phrase "Minnesota Nice" — are we fooling a lot of people by not being as kind as the phrase might suggest.

And has another T-shirt idea been found?

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