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In my experiences Philadelphia and Chicago seem to be the most down to earth major cities while folks in San Francisco seemed very friendly but you can surround yourself with good (or not so good) people anywhere.
Not in Portland. People are superficial and everyone is trying to promote how cool and hip they are. Everything here is very cliquish and you have to prove your coolness to be accepted. The suburbs feel like living in Orange County. Everyone is competing with the person next door. A total contrast to the anti-corporate, anti-capitalist socialist hipsters of the inner city. Living in the burbs in Portland for years I have yet to meet only one of my neighbors, who was a Ukrainian. Nobody waves, smiles or says hello. Everyone pretends they don't know anyone. It was nice, because I never was bothered, but it gets lonesome over time.
Really, the place is getting on my nerves.
I have heard Texans are real friendly and down-to-earth people. Considering, Texas is like it's own country, it sounds like they have some cultural etiquette. I'm interested in seeing the place for myself, just because of what I heard about the people. I'm sure surburban Texans in big city are similar to that of other places though. America is America, although Texas has it's "Texan enclaves" that are unique to Texas and the friendliness that goes with it.
I found people in Idaho could be friendly, once they know you a bit. Despite, Montanans being a bit reserved, I found them to be "real" people. Unlike, Oregon, where everyone has to prove how cool, sophisticated and hip they are, people there just seem to be regular folks who didn't put up any facade or act. You can have a regular discussion with them and whether they were nice or rough, they were being themselves and not BSing you with fake friendliness you get here. The people in general seemed friendlier there, even the more "hip" people.
htownlove, while i agree w/ you basically, i don't think you can "paint everyone w/ that same old brush." too, you get anonymity in any of the larger cities and metros. however, you can run in to terrible problems if you carry a deviant lifestyle into the wrong neighborhood, and you encounter the hoa, or your income is significantly different (up or down) from your neighbors. color might be an issue in large or small communities, but the same is true w/ sexual orientation. living that lifestyle could be down right dangerous. you will probably experience problems in some christian communities or the school community, and this is not often brought up, but it happens a great deal. but, on the same note, a "loose woman" morally, or suspected drug dealers in these small communities are sure to experience similar actions that a particular ethnic or social minority might experience. on cd, do a search on the subject of gypsies in various communities, another example of possible trouble. finally, i will close w/ these observations. we have those in our country, at this very moment, who are making a huge deal and social problem out of cyber bullying and bullying, in general. this problem has existed for centuries. these people may be making it worse by trying to take it out of the hands of the proper charges, namely parents, custodians, and educational employees. if this problem is worse than years gone by, it probably has a good deal to do w/ how our culture enjoys glorifying punch fighting, brawling, cursing, and generally denigrating individuals or small groups of misfits, and then playing the footage on bravo, mtv, and other social network outlets. much of it begins w/ a lack of teaching respect to others and glorifying disrespect to parents, authority figures, etc. and the most disgusting thing of all centers around the news loves to incite and exploit those involved, as they feign social responsibility and the need to "tell the story!"
In my experiences Philadelphia and Chicago seem to be the most down to earth major cities while folks in San Francisco seemed very friendly but you can surround yourself with good (or not so good) people anywhere.
Whaaaaat? Philly people are very brutal and not cool. They argue over petty stuffs. They're very rude and obnoxious. They're cold too.
Whaaaaat? Philly people are very brutal and not cool. They argue over petty stuffs. They're very rude and obnoxious. They're cold too.
Good Point, don't know how I missed that
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