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Say you come from a smaller town/ city or a region that has a reputation for being friendly & you move to a less-friendly region (or big city).
Do you become less friendly yourself?
Ya there's friendliness and unfriendliness everywhere, but there is no doubt that level of friendliness is strongest in the South & Midwest, and lowest in the NorthEast & West Coast.
I consider the following cities unfriendly, for the record:
- LA
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Vancouver
- Boston
- NYC
- DC
- Toronto
- Miami
and the following are noticeably friendlier:
- Chicago
- Minneapolis
- Dallas
- Atlanta
- Houston
- New Orleans
- Denver
- Calgary
Yes. It does. I moved to Miami in 2005. Within a year I noticed I was not as friendly because that city is horribly unfriendly and rude. By the time I left, I was surprised I had any of my former self left.
I'm curious as to how many people equate friendliness, niceness, politeness and courtesy or if there are distinctions. I am really curious as to how people view these qualities and how they define and value them. Makes me wish I knew more about sociology.
Actually, friendliness and politeness are very distinct. Seattle is one example where people aren't friendly, but they aren't necessarily rude either. I think it was mentioned earlier in this thread, that people in Seattle are best described as reserved and indifferent. Another example is Japan since I lived there for 3 years. People there are very polite and respectful, but also very reserved. They also tend to not go out of their way to help someone they don't know, which some people might consider rude or unfriendly. I live in Italy now, and people here can be very rude or very warm and friendly (and sometimes the same person could be either depending on the mood). Italians are very expressive of their emotions.
Yes. I lived my entire life in the unfriendly city of Los Angeles, California. But it's all good. I don't have to socialize and people can leave me alone. In LA, nobody touches you.
Really, Yzette? I'm curious as to why you say that. I haven't been to Long Island since I was a kid (have family there), but I don't remember it being an unfriendly place. Can you give a few specifics?
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(I saw this in Japan...the same people who can be polite in other ways)