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Old Nov 5, 2014 | 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by Efrem
You probably shouldn't visit Minneapolis-St. Paul (the city area, not just MSP airport). To people there, any building you park in is a "parking ramp" - not just the slanted parts that take cars from one level to another. What's more, most of them don't even realize that it's a regional term; they go somewhere else and expect everyone to understand what they mean when they ask "is there a parking ramp near here?"
IME they don't even say "parking" just "ramp."

Q: "Where should I park for the downtown Dayton's?"
A: "There's a ramp near there on Hennepin."
Q: "...and the garage is near this ramp?"
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