Are Californians more caring people (on average) than others? (Cerritos: credit card, living in)

[Wingfoot]

Strange as it may seem, I found that while people in NYC are often rude they are also often quite friendly as well.
More friendly than anywhere else I've lived, which includes 17 states,Bay Area.Seattle. San Diego, Chicago,Houston,Twin Cities.Milwaukee,Miami.
Least friendly place I ever lived was Vermont.

[nmnita]

Laid back, overall very much so: caring, I don't think any more than many states we have either visited or lived in and not as caring as some.

Nita

[oBak]

Originally Posted by PharmboyinNC

When I made eye contact and smiled while shopping in SD, people looked at me strange. I kept open a door for an old lady in La Jolla, and smiled. She walked in without saying a word. Then she turned around and said "Your not from around here. Thanks."

I'd expect that in La Jolla. They like to think they live in their own NYC.

The other day when I was walking to the market a dude rode past me on a bike and we exchanged pleasantries in french.

I didn't know the dude or anything, and it only amounted to "bonjour" "cava" "oui cava tres bien. au revoir" as he rode past. I think he was staying at the hostel.

[Huckleberry3911948]

no they just act that way to your face.

[Wayneb]

I have lived in more than a few different states, in my opinion, the more crowded the area, the more rude people are. I found the midwest to be more friendly by far than say Orange County or LA, I live in a small town in the High desert now and the people here are some of the nicest people I ever met. If I go 15 miles to Victorville I notice a big difference from my town.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Wingfoot

Strange as it may seem, I found that while people in NYC are often rude they are also often quite friendly as well.
More friendly than anywhere else I've lived, which includes 17 states,Bay Area.Seattle. San Diego, Chicago,Houston,Twin Cities.Milwaukee,Miami.
Least friendly place I ever lived was Vermont.

you know, I am inclined to agree with you. I think people in the NYC area are just accostom to a very fast pace and thus sometimes seem rude. The really rude people we have found for the most part in NYC have been tourist, especially from a couple foreign countries.

Nita

[Lycanmaster]

This is a joke right? Please tell me this is a sick joke....

[sdlife619]

It all depends on the location, but yes Californians seem to be more distant and less engaging than people from other states.

For instance when I went to Texas, people there are really friendly and overly happy. This one lady at the hotel I was staying at, was calling me "Hun" and "Darling"

Example: "Hi their hun, da ya need sum help" "Ok darling, I'll be here if ya have any questions". This was in a really nice tone too. Very sweet.

Generally I do feel that Texans have a genuine hospitality. It's either forced or faked in California, this includes San Diego.

I think another reason for this is the fact we have so many people here that came from somewhere else in which creates a different atmosphere.

Texas on the other hand or most other southern states have people that are heavily natives and instill that southern hospitality in it's culture. I'm sure Texas is getting loads of people moving there for it's affordability, but California has to be the main state with the most transplants.

[flourpower]

I grew up in L.A. (Cerritos)...other than our immediate next door neighbors, NOBODY on on our street ever said "hi". There was a large population of Chinese/Koreans/Indians....I don't know if that had anything to do with them being less "friendly" toward people unlike themselves...just a thought. I have been living in Texas for 15 years now, and I can tell you that it was (and continues to be ) a VERY noticable difference in the level of friendliness. I know all my neighbors very well (go out together and the kids play together all the time). People at the grocery store, etc. are very friendly and go out of their way to be "nice".

[trailtramp]

The original post has got to be a loaded question, isn't it? The only thing Californians are more caring about is how they 'appear' to be interested in others.