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Denver and Seattle share a similar trait. Both tend to be made up of inward looking people, not particularly open to social dialogue. I can probably track this to both cities being frontier towns in the past 150 years. And many of the newcomers to Denver are the same as Seattle. Northern Europeans who tend to be non, or even anti-social. Of course, this is a generality, and both cities have newcomers who are friendly and want to blend in. But the darkside is that many who are native, and new to both areas, are more reserved than most. Denver will probably never admit this, but I believe it to be true.
Yeah I notice how in Seattle and Portland people will often act offended or like you are wasting their time if you acknowledge their presence; even if you have a good reason for it. It's always been off-putting to me, it's stressful feeling like you are annoying people all the time. I'm sort of a loner myself, but you still have to deal with people and I hate being shot down and judged by others.
I'd say Florida was the coldest place that I've lived, as no one seemed to care about, or even act interested in what other people are doing.
I guess people's experiences vary, and I think the perception of "warmth" has a lot to do with how well your interests mesh with others in the area. For example, if you're an avid outdoorsman or adventure junkie who's in to Grateful Dead and the craft beer scene, you'd likely run into a huge crowd of people with similar interests and would probably think CO was extremely friendly. We're not even very extreme and my introverted wife used to stress out about the fact that we made new "best friends" quite regularly just by being in the same place as other people. It never failed, whether we were hanging out in a campground, a bar, sitting in a hot springs, whatever - lifeless and friendly they were not. Denver is a bit overrated, yes, but I'm not sure you could draw too much of a conclusion from a quick stop at the Greyhound station....
I find there to be substantial differences between the people of CO and WA. In fact, the "freeze" was a concern for both of us moving to the state. We loved the warmth and friendliness of CO folks. But it's a little more complicated than that-WA is much more subdued, and it turns out that's fine with us. People here are nice, but they generally seem keep to themselves. Much less in your face than CO, to be sure.
No one there seems to care about you, your interests, what you're doing, etc. Social capital is very low as well as civic pride and engagement levels. Needless to say, there's lots of voter apathy and little support for educational and other community expenditures. Overall, people are very rude and highly opposed to greeting others and small talk, even in the workplace.
That's all due to "six degrees of separation," as Florida is the most transient state in the country after Nevada and certainly the most transient large state. No one is really "from" Florida. Most people come, complain and go. Even lots of "natives" move on to other states. Because most people in Florida are transplants, no one usually has family in the state, not to mention it's so hard to make friends that no one really has many friends down there, either. If they do, they're usually friends from "back home" who also moved down.
when I worked for the NWS they transferred me to Antarctica for a month and the dozen or so scientists already there completely froze me out and gave me the cold shoulder, didn't one of them speak to me once. They'd just sit there when I walked into the break room and stare straight ahead with the same stupid look on their face. I completed my experiments, the month came and went and my flight brought me back to civilization and decent conversation. Ohhhh, I sent Christmas Cards for a couple years, but when I never got any in return I stopped even doing that.
I saw on Bestplaces that the main complaint about Denver was that the people were lifeless and unfriendly. I've only passed through there on the Greyhound, but I will say that the city did seem like an extremely boring place and I don't understand why it's considered such an interesting and desirable place to live. Again I think it's because of the west coast real estate machine.
If I lived in Colorado I'd actually rather live in Fort Collins.
Yes, it's best to judge an entire metropolis of over 2.5M by passing through via a Greyhound bus. By interstate none the less
I found the exact opposite in Denver as the people posting here. I was there for 2 weeks for a job/vacation (1 week of each), and spent a lot of time in Denver and the surrounding areas. I did not run in to one person that I remember being rude/mean/aloof or whatever. Everyone we met and talked to seemed like genuine people. Maybe it is in how you present yourself?
The "coldest" city I have ever lived in would have to be...well... I guess Memphis. Although it is not really a "cold" city, as most of the people are fine, but there seems to be less neighborly people there than the other places I have lived.
No one there seems to care about you, your interests, what you're doing, etc. Social capital is very low as well as civic pride and engagement levels. Needless to say, there's lots of voter apathy and little support for educational and other community expenditures. Overall, people are very rude and highly opposed to greeting others and small talk, even in the workplace.
That's all due to "six degrees of separation," as Florida is the most transient state in the country after Nevada and certainly the most transient large state. No one is really "from" Florida. Most people come, complain and go. Even lots of "natives" move on to other states. Because most people in Florida are transplants, no one usually has family in the state, not to mention it's so hard to make friends that no one really has many friends down there, either. If they do, they're usually friends from "back home" who also moved down.
Just a very odd place, IME.
Wow is that all you do on this site is troll forums and talk about how much you hate Florida. Like literally all you contribute is generalized exaggerations and overused stereotypes. For one you haven't lived in Florida since 2007 so your opinions are so bizarre because I thought it was 2015. I highly suggest some help or therapy because living in my home state really effected you for the worst. I actually did value some of your posts but I've seen the ugly side as well which is not healthy in the long run. Also how many places have you lived because I can go to the Boise thread and you will say I've lived there and here is my opinion.
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