Are people friendly in Madison?

[Chelito23]

OK we get the point, we have read enough of this fighting. Let's get back to the original topic about if people are friendly in Madison...

[Lookout Kid]

As a former Madisonian who has lived elsewhere, I'll sum up my thoughts about the overall level of friendliness in Madison:

Are there holier-than-thou liberal know-it-alls in abundance in Madison? Sure. Heck, I was once one of them *ahem* and count many others as my friends and family. But most of the people living in the city are just normal people. Madison doesn't have a lot of the heavy midwestern quirks you find elsewhere in Wisconsin like an obsession with hunting deer and madatory fish fry attendance, but it is still a midwestern city at heart--and this means people are generally a little more friendly than you would find in a faster-paced city like New York. Now, I am not one who likes generalizations about New Yorkers, Parisians, etc., but I do think there is a healthy dose of self-examination that goes on in the midwest that prevents people from becoming too full of themselves. But every place has its share of ***holes. It's just human nature. And universities tend to attract a certain breed of them.

[Wingfoot]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

As a former Madisonian who has lived elsewhere, I'll sum up my thoughts about the overall level of friendliness in Madison:

Are there holier-than-thou liberal know-it-alls in abundance in Madison? Sure. Heck, I was once one of them *ahem* and count many others as my friends and family. But most of the people living in the city are just normal people. Madison doesn't have a lot of the heavy midwestern quirks you find elsewhere in Wisconsin like an obsession with hunting deer and madatory fish fry attendance, but it is still a midwestern city at heart--and this means people are generally a little more friendly than you would find in a faster-paced city like New York. Now, I am not one who likes generalizations about New Yorkers, Parisians, etc., but I do think there is a healthy dose of self-examination that goes on in the midwest that prevents people from becoming too full of themselves. But every place has its share of ***holes. It's just human nature. And universities tend to attract a certain breed of them.

There are a LOT of deer hunters in Madison including more profs than you would think.

[las vegas drunk]

We have two nasty trolls from Madison who keep coming to our section of the forum, and putting us and our city down. They are definitely not friendly. I sincerely hope they do not represent how most people in Madison are.

[gold*dust1]

Originally Posted by las vegas drunk

We have two nasty trolls from Madison who keep coming to our section of the forum, and putting us and our city down. They are definitely not friendly. I sincerely hope they do not represent how most people in Madison are.

I'm sorry to hear that...it wasn't me. I got married in Vegas once...was a 5/6 hour drive from where I resided. I know Vegas has its problems but the location alone, on the map, gets my

[mommyntheoc]

I'd say the majority of people in Madison are friendly, but in a standoffish sort of way! :-)