RI Attitude (suburbs, friendly, best)

[Tiger Beer]

Funny....I'm from the Midwest...which is a bit of a balance between the East Coast and the rest, I'd suppose.

When I lived in NYC, I LOVED the honesty and sincerity and the realness of people. Generally speaking people on the East Coast might have a particular demeanor, but once disengaged or engaged, a completely different very real and very likeable side comes out quickly.

In other parts of the country, thinking particularly of when I've been in San Diego...this constant fake thing happens left and right. This cheery excited bubbly personality...and the moment you get to know them, this OTHER side comes out...generally a very unlikeable side.

(Sorry I'm reiterating what others have said on here, but very true to me as well!)

[absurd_planet]

New England reminds me of England.

[hoohoohaa13]

Originally Posted by Hollytree

.... bring back the Puritans

My new bumper sticker!

[Rnrboy]

Originally Posted by absurd_planet

New England reminds me of England.

Care to expand on this point?

[absurd_planet]

There are many things, the weather is comparable to the u.k. if not slighty more extreme on our side.
Attitudes seem to range from introverted to a smugness that i would interpret to cloak a longing for types of openess that do not exist there. As a previous poster had mentioned, the puritan after-affects are still lingering. For a family looking to settle down or if a new job oppurtunity arose in the new england area i would consider it. Nevertheless i think it tries hard to distance itself from the culture of new york city and in doing so continues to be less diverse and somewhat racist in parts.
I think England and New England to a slight extent have clearly steeped themselves in the past.

[Rnrboy]

Are you English?

[absurd_planet]

No i'm from San Francisco

[Cardiff Giant]

Originally Posted by MikeB4681

That is more of a north east thing then just RI. Some people up north can be a little bossy or jerks when it comes to ordering things they want, like fast food and meds(I know what I want and its your job to give it to me fast).

Ha! I did just that today at my local CVS (I'm from NY originally). My wife is pregnant and I wanted to buy her some hand gel (to protect against germs). I asked a kid in the aisle if he knew where it was and he started to drop what was about 10 gatorade bottles that he was trying to carry. I picked one up and asked if he needed help. Anyway, I wound up just walking away from him because he seemed like he was in outer space; useless! I went back to the pharmacy to pick up a script and asked the pharmacist (I bet I sounded rude at that point). I can't help it I'm trying. I found the small gel packets that I was looking for myself.

Originally Posted by MikeB4681

I sometimes ask them when they moved down here in a way that suggests that they are acting out of place; )

Thanks for the reminder; I'll try harder tomorrow.

[terrasurf]

Seems like there are some out of state poster lumping us New England states as one. Since this is a RI forum, in terms of the whole England thing, I find those Puritan traits are pretty much gone in RI, (save for some exclusive Quaker gathering or Blue Blood function)-not like in Mass and the northern parts of New England. RI has always seemed more Italian-American than anything else to me.

[ediet]

Wow--lots of responses to this one! I will put in my two cents if anyone cares.
I moved here from Colorado and I have nothing but good things to say about Rhode Islanders in general. I think the funniest response I have gotten is that I only get a nice response because I am nice! Ha! I guess the moral to this story is just treat everyone the way that you want to be treated and you will get the same in return!
There are rude people every where! I didn't like Colorado because I felt like people there felt like they were superior to everyone else and always had a chip on their shoulder. I was in customer service and they treated me like I didn't know my job and acted like I had dropped out of high school, meanwhile I am just finishing up my masters. In Colorado it was really separated into social classes and I guess I fell into the lower one!
Here in RI, no one really cares what your position is in a company. I have found that if I make small talk, compliment the state or ask directions they are always there to help (of course they might say--do you know where fiddlesticks USED to be,---uh, no, I just moved here!)