Pittsburgh Friendliness: Hoax! (York, Crafton, Dallas: hardwood floors, extended stay, sales)

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by UKyank

Little did you know that you're violent .

I learn something new on City Data everyday.

[brimcmike]

Well, this has been very illuminating.
Sorry for getting taken in by brochures and videos, and looking for PGH to be a better place than other places with stronger reasons to be unpleasant.
It seems like people are quite happy as clams with their arrangements here. Apparently, no incongruity with the actual local narrative, culture and expectations. The fault is all mine. Sorry to have bothered.
I'll just go about my business, look out for being hit in a crosswalk, and bide my time till my contract is up.
Enjoy.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by brimcmike

I'll just go about my business, look out for being hit in a crosswalk, and bide my time till my contract is up.

You'll show us!

[gg]

Pittsburgh is very unfriendly to pedestrians and road rage is about every day, so I do agree, Pittsburgh isn't NEARLY as friendly as it once was. It is better than DC, but probably worse than most midwest cities. I find it is getting worse and worse each year. In 5 more years, we will be the same as DC or NJ/NYC metro. Just a matter of time.

[PB&J O'Rourke]

Originally Posted by brimcmike

Well, this has been very illuminating.
Sorry for getting taken in by brochures and videos, and looking for PGH to be a better place than other places with stronger reasons to be unpleasant.
It seems like people are quite happy as clams with their arrangements here. Apparently, no incongruity with the actual local narrative, culture and expectations. The fault is all mine. Sorry to have bothered.
I'll just go about my business, look out for being hit in a crosswalk, and bide my time till my contract is up.
Enjoy.

If you need help packing for your move, let me know ma'am, and I'll be there.

[Hopes]

Originally Posted by PB&J O'Rourke

If you need help packing for your move, let me know ma'am, and I'll be there.

That's mighty friendly of you!

[Goodjules]

I witnessed a carjacking in a quiet suburb of SF, CA. Talk about rude drivers!

[Goodjules]

Originally Posted by brimcmike

It depends on what you mean by friendly.
If you mean let's talk about sports and drink a beer, and kind of leave it at that, sure. Great.

Fine by me. Go Niners!

[ctoocheck]

Turns out, according to pedestrian fatality data, that Pittsburgh might actually be the 160h least friendly city instead.

Also, maybe traffic issues are because of all of them outta-state jags been moving to Pgh recently who can understand our streets even less than we can ourselves?

[Benzman66]

Originally Posted by eschaton

Although the OP is saying it in a rather inflammatory, trolling sort of way, I have to agree with him.

People in Pittsburgh are not uniquely rude to pedestrians when they drive. But they are fairly rude to pedestrians for a city which has a high amount of pedestrian traffic.

Basically, people drive like they're in LA, but walk like they're in Boston here. So it leads to a very odd culture clash between pedestrians and drivers on the road.

I have to agree too. People are hit pretty much on a daily basis in crosswalks downtown, not to mention every so often in East Liberty, Bloomfield, Oakland, etc. Just listen to the scanner sometime.
Oh, and don't forget the bike riders that get hit on a daily basis.

As far as friendliness is concerned, my mom always said if you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all, so I myself will keep quiet on that subject, although my mom is STILL a "Pittsburgh Cheerleader" at 83 years old. She loves the city & the people. LOL!