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Phoenix AZ has the most happiest people collectively I ever met.
Sunshine is the comSunshinenominator. Every animal, every plant is its happiest un under Sunshine.
The place with the most sunshine will have the least grumpy people. The place with the least sunshine will have the most grumpy people.
Warm Sunshine baby , cannot be beat.
I've met some terrible people in the most friendly places. People really think their roses don't stink. Rude behavior is everywhere in the USA. We are a very entitled bunch. I don't care if you say hi to me walking down the street. That's some fake B.S.
This. The whole "friendliness" thing is so overrated. First of all, what kind of "friendliness" are people talking about? I personally don't want random people saying hi to me on the street or trying to make small talk.
You can be a friendly person who helps people out with directions when asked, etc. But this whole "I need the cashier to make small talk with me while checking my groceries" kind of B.S. is so overrated. What does it get you? A warm, fuzzy feeling for 2 seconds? Congrats.
You can make friends and have good interactions in any city. Are people generally a little rougher around the edges and louder here? Yes. But that has more to do with it being a fast pace and people trying to get where they need to go. That's how it is in any fast-paced densely populated city. It doesn't make them unfriendly. Most people would pause and give you directions if you asked. But if you're just trying to have a random conversation? Please, no one has time for that annoying s**t. It doesn't make them impolite. By and large people are friendly here, the vibe is just colder than in a place like NOLA, for example
I would say I have encountered slightly more instances of rudeness here in NYC than I did growing up in LA, but it's still a fairly rare occurrence, especially considering how many people there are here. By and large people are friendly everywhere you go. The makeup of a city's population - friendly, rude, etc. I don't think actually changes that much from city to city.
Maybe the real question that people are asking is which city has more of that warm, welcoming vibe (ala Southern hospitality), vs. that cold vibe of people being generally uninterested in you and more concerned with going about their business.
This. The whole "friendliness" thing is so overrated. First of all, what kind of "friendliness" are people talking about? I personally don't want random people saying hi to me on the street or trying to make small talk.
You can be a friendly person who helps people out with directions when asked, etc. But this whole "I need the cashier to make small talk with me while checking my groceries" kind of B.S. is so overrated. What does it get you? A warm, fuzzy feeling for 2 seconds? Congrats.
You can make friends and have good interactions in any city. Are people generally a little rougher around the edges and louder here? Yes. But that has more to do with it being a fast pace and people trying to get where they need to go. That's how it is in any fast-paced densely populated city. It doesn't make them unfriendly. Most people would pause and give you directions if you asked. But if you're just trying to have a random conversation? Please, no one has time for that annoying s**t. It doesn't make them impolite. By and large people are friendly here, the vibe is just colder than in a place like NOLA, for example
I would say I have encountered slightly more instances of rudeness here in NYC than I did growing up in LA, but it's still a fairly rare occurrence, especially considering how many people there are here. By and large people are friendly everywhere you go. The makeup of a city's population - friendly, rude, etc. I don't think actually changes that much from city to city.
Maybe the real question that people are asking is which city has more of that warm, welcoming vibe (ala Southern hospitality), vs. that cold vibe of people being generally uninterested in you and more concerned with going about their business.
A lot of people enjoy a stranger's smile or a simple hello when passing...
A lot of people enjoy a stranger's smile or a simple hello when passing...
Yeah, enjoyable, but it's just not a big factor for me in deciding where to live. It is for a lot of people though I guess (see thread title haha)...
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