Friendliest large cities? (friendly, ranked, work)

[xz2y]

What are the friendliest large cities (over 100,000)? Any thoughts?

[missymomof3]

Louisville, KY

[radraja]

Louisville is pretty friendly.

Typically, midwestern states are considered the most polite in terms of first impressions, but southern states are considerd the most warm, friendly and outgoing.

So, I'd also recommend Nashville, Charlotte, Charleston....or if you want a really large city, Atlanta. Or maybe one of the Texan cities.

[case44]

Originally Posted by radraja

So, I'd also recommend Nashville, Charlotte, Charleston....or if you want a really large city, Atlanta. Or maybe one of the Texan cities.

Actually, all of the Texan cities would work here. Take your pick: Austin, Houston, Dallas, Lubbock, Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso, Amarillo, or Corpus Christi. You can't go wrong.

Y'all come back now, ya hear??

[illinoisboy]

Portland, Salt Lake City, even Chicagoains believe it or not can be pretty friendly!

[JMT]

Originally Posted by xz2y

What are the friendliest large cities (over 100,000)? Any thoughts?

According to MSNBC's recent article on May 28, the 5 friendliest cities in the country are:

1. San Antonio
2. Denver
3. Davis CA
4. Nashville
5. Madison WI

The 5 friendliest cities in America - TODAY 101 - MSNBC.com

In 2007 Travel & Leisure magazine took its readers' 25 favorite cities and ranked the cities by friendliness:

1 Charleston
2 New Orleans
3 Minneapolis/St. Paul
4 Nashville
5 Austin
6 Portland, Oregon
7 Honolulu
8 San Antonio
9 Santa Fe
10 Denver
11 Seattle
12 Chicago
13 San Diego
14 San Francisco
15 Atlanta
16 Orlando
17 Dallas/Fort Worth
18 Phoenix/Scottsdale
19 Las Vegas
20 Philadelphia
21 Boston
22 Miami
23 Washington, D.C.
24 New York
25 Los Angeles

America's Favorite Cities 2007 | People | Friendly | Travel + Leisure

[citybilly]

Las Vegas? Seriously? well I suppose if you count lap dances and people telling you to "have nice day".

[HockeyFan]

If I recall, only 25 cities were on that second poll... so Vegas scored relatively low, if I'm correct.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by HockeyFan

If I recall, only 25 cities were on that second poll... so Vegas scored relatively low, if I'm correct.

You're right. I went and changed the wording in my post. Thanks for pointing it out.

[FutureMover08]

Fort Worth