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There have been a couple places i have visited (not lived though) that came across as being slower-paced and more laid-back (people generally seemed friendly and carefree) than initially expected:
- Washington DC (i was reading on City-Data how "fast-paced" and "cut-throat" DC had been portrayed to be, but spent a week across the metro area mystified by how slow paced and relatively relaxed the area seemed, from people walking on the streets to etiquette on the subway, etc...it was more laid-back than i anticipated).
- Boston (okay, I was surprised by how compact the city core and how small it actually was- in terms of geographic size of the downtown limits...there were some evidence of brashness but overall it was more laid-back than I ever thought...albeit I was there for just a day- in the city center itself- and we didn't drive)
- Dallas- okay, Texas is pretty slow paced to me. But I even thought Dallas would be faster than it was..no it was very relaxed and people seemed very happy go lucky.
*The place where I was somewhat taken aback by its pace was actually Minneapolis- the downtown core was quite bustling and the people seemed to be walking quite purposefully. The driving itself seemed quite relaxed though...Anyone agree?
NYC wasn't as faced paced as I thought it would be, I found myself walking faster than a lot of people there. It's busy, congested, and generally fast paced but not quite as fast paced as some make it out to be imo.
Miami I also felt wasn't as fast paced and hectic as some make it out to be.
New York was surprisingly--almost shockingly--laid back and friendly. They walk fast as hell, though.
Totally agree... I went to New York feeling like I'd be blown away by the fast pace and size of it. And I know New York has changed a lot since the 70s and 80s(which I was too young to be around for) and that there are a ton of transplants there...but even the natives I've met from Brooklyn seemed fairly friendly and laid-back. Actually I got a long better with New Yorkers a lot more than I do with people in a lot of supposedly laid-back western metros.
Totally agree... I went to New York feeling like I'd be blown away by the fast pace and size of it. And I know New York has changed a lot since the 70s and 80s(which I was too young to be around for) and that there are a ton of transplants there...but even the natives I've met from Brooklyn seemed fairly friendly and laid-back. Actually I got a long better with New Yorkers a lot more than I do with people in a lot of supposedly laid-back western metros.
Miami: I was really expecting Miami to be fast-paced and hectic, but surprisingly it wasn't. Houston seemed more fast-paced imo.
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