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Title: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: merithyn on November 23, 2012, 02:39:03 PM
America's Rudest Cities (http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-rudest-cities/1)

1. NYC
2. Miami
3. Washington DC
4. LA
5. Boston
6. Dallas/ Ft Worth
7. Atlanta
8. Phoenix/Scottsdale
9. Baltimore
10. Orlando

It goes on to 20, but I didn't feel like listing them all. I was actually surprised to see Washington DC, Atlanta, and Las Vegas on the list. I thought they were very friendly when I visited them. Also, highly amused that Anchorage made the top 20. :D
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: PDH on November 23, 2012, 02:42:28 PM
Fuck you.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Admiral Yi on November 23, 2012, 02:57:22 PM
I never did get the whole NYC rudeness thing.  My experience has always been indifference rather than rudeness.

And I think DCers are pretty civil.  My theory is that in a government company town you can't afford to piss off random strangers because they might be in a position to fuck you over at some point down the road.  Course discourse gets a little more course once your cross over into Soweto.

Boston is very, very rude city.  White trash with a superiority complex.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on November 23, 2012, 03:16:18 PM
Boston is full of jerks.  DC was generally polite.  NYC is a shithole, but I can't say I ran into a great deal of rudeness.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:18:36 PM
A better statistical model could be built by analysing American Languish posters;

I'd hazard Baltimore and Dayton, Ohio (or wherever 'someone' lives) would be in the top 10.

Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: PDH on November 23, 2012, 03:19:10 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:18:36 PM
A better statistical model could be built by from analysis American Languish posters;

I'd hazard Baltimore and Daytone Ohio (or wherever 'someone' lives) would be in the top 10.

Fuck you.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: katmai on November 23, 2012, 03:19:51 PM
Not enough people in Wyo for their to be cities :P
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: derspiess on November 23, 2012, 03:22:44 PM
Lol, Daytone.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Caliga on November 23, 2012, 03:26:53 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 23, 2012, 02:57:22 PM
Boston is very, very rude city.  White trash with a superiority complex.
:yes:
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:27:20 PM
Quote from: derspiess on November 23, 2012, 03:22:44 PM
Lol, Daytone.

It's not exactly a well know place, hell it's probably smaller than my nearest large town and I'm not sure many Daytonites have either heard of it or could spell it correctly.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: PDH on November 23, 2012, 03:27:23 PM
Quote from: katmai on November 23, 2012, 03:19:51 PM
Not enough people in Wyo for their to be cities :P

There are TWO (2) areas listed as "cities" here in Wyoming - Cheyenne and Casper.  (both have over 50k people...)
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:29:20 PM
I try to be rude to Americans in Stockholm. :)
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: PDH on November 23, 2012, 03:41:09 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:29:20 PM
I try to be rude to Americans in Stockholm. :)

Both of them?
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:42:51 PM
Quote from: PDH on November 23, 2012, 03:41:09 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:29:20 PM
I try to be rude to Americans in Stockholm. :)

Both of them?

They're all over the place with their fat and retardism.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:45:37 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:42:51 PM
Quote from: PDH on November 23, 2012, 03:41:09 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:29:20 PM
I try to be rude to Americans in Stockholm. :)

Both of them?

They're all over the place with their fat and retardism.

Maybe they're Canadians pretending to be edgier ? :unsure:
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:49:35 PM
Canadians in Stockholm? :(
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:59:56 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:49:35 PM
Canadians in Stockholm? :(

That's why they pretend to be Americans, role-playing, otherwise it would be exactly like them staying at home, save for the flimsier furniture.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 04:49:17 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:18:36 PM
A better statistical model could be built by analysing American Languish posters;

I'd hazard Baltimore and Dayton, Ohio (or wherever 'someone' lives) would be in the top 10.

It is Bellbrook motherfucker. I've made no secret of my town.



Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: garbon on November 23, 2012, 05:01:03 PM
:yeah:
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: dps on November 23, 2012, 05:04:27 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:27:20 PM
Quote from: derspiess on November 23, 2012, 03:22:44 PM
Lol, Daytone.

It's not exactly a well know place, hell it's probably smaller than my nearest large town and I'm not sure many Daytonites have either heard of it or could spell it correctly.

Dayton metropolitan area is about 840,000 people, so it's about 50,000 people ahead of Leeds.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: PDH on November 23, 2012, 05:19:17 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:42:51 PM
Quote from: PDH on November 23, 2012, 03:41:09 PM
Quote from: The Brain on November 23, 2012, 03:29:20 PM
I try to be rude to Americans in Stockholm. :)

Both of them?

They're all over the place with their fat and retardism.

I've only been there once!
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: derspiess on November 23, 2012, 05:34:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 04:49:17 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:18:36 PM
A better statistical model could be built by analysing American Languish posters;

I'd hazard Baltimore and Dayton, Ohio (or wherever 'someone' lives) would be in the top 10.

It is Bellbrook motherfucker. I've made no secret of my town.

This is the first time I've seen you mention it.  I remember I got such a reaction out of you when I accused you of being a Xenian I became convinced you lived there :D
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 05:40:02 PM
Quote from: derspiess on November 23, 2012, 05:34:20 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 04:49:17 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:18:36 PM
A better statistical model could be built by analysing American Languish posters;

I'd hazard Baltimore and Dayton, Ohio (or wherever 'someone' lives) would be in the top 10.

It is Bellbrook motherfucker. I've made no secret of my town.

This is the first time I've seen you mention it.  I remember I got such a reaction out of you when I accused you of being a Xenian I became convinced you lived there :D

You wounded me deeply.  :lol:

You could have said I was from Yellow Springs. That would call for a duel.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Admiral Yi on November 23, 2012, 05:41:43 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 04:49:17 PM
It is Bellbrook motherfucker. I've made no secret of my town.

Sure you have. :mellow:

You ever make it over to the Daytone 500?
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Ed Anger on November 23, 2012, 05:44:57 PM
Well I have.  :blurgh:
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Caliga on November 23, 2012, 05:59:06 PM
Freak dat ass out, Daytone? :hmm:
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: mongers on November 23, 2012, 05:59:44 PM
Quote from: dps on November 23, 2012, 05:04:27 PM
Quote from: mongers on November 23, 2012, 03:27:20 PM
Quote from: derspiess on November 23, 2012, 03:22:44 PM
Lol, Daytone.

It's not exactly a well know place, hell it's probably smaller than my nearest large town and I'm not sure many Daytonites have either heard of it or could spell it correctly.

Dayton metropolitan area is about 840,000 people, so it's about 50,000 people ahead of Leeds.

It isn't an exact science and the way some US demographers do metropolitan areas would mean that Leeds be include all of West Yorshire and a fair bit more so substantially larger than Dayton.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: OttoVonBismarck on November 23, 2012, 07:09:02 PM
Metro area is definitely hinkey. I mean Dallas and Fort Worth are not anything close to a contiguous urban entity but are often lumped together in one huge metropolitan area.

At the same time, sometimes cities are a lot bigger than they should be, so in some cases the metro area is a better reflection of the city size than the actual size of the legal jurisdiction.

The biggest city in Ohio for example is Columbus, by a long shot--it has almost 800,000 people (Cleveland is under 400,000 and Cincy is just under 300,000) but to my mind both Cincy and Cleveland "feel" more big-cityish than Columbus. Density bears it out, Cincy is 4200/sq. mi., and Cleveland is 5100/sq. mi., Columbus is 3500/sq. mi. At a certain point you have to question how valid a city's actual population is if the city has just grown preposterously large geographically. As a comparison Columbus covers something like 5 times as much area as Paris or San Francisco (actually combined, both of those cities are around 40 sq. mi. and Columbus is 200+.) Columbus has about 2/3rds the land of New York City's five boroughs but is about 10% of their population.

Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: Tonitrus on November 23, 2012, 09:31:03 PM
Quote from: merithyn on November 23, 2012, 02:39:03 PM
Also, highly amused that Anchorage made the top 20. :D

It's certainly not surprising.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 23, 2012, 09:36:12 PM
I can see where Boston and Atlanta are so high up.

NYC, never had many "rudeness" issues; like Yi said, it's more indifference.  Everybody's doing their own thing.  DC?  Don't get that one.  Maybe on the beltway they are, but that's understandable.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: CountDeMoney on November 23, 2012, 09:37:36 PM
Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on November 23, 2012, 07:09:02 PM
The biggest city in Ohio for example is Columbus, by a long shot--it has almost 800,000 people (Cleveland is under 400,000 and Cincy is just under 300,000) but to my mind both Cincy and Cleveland "feel" more big-cityish than Columbus. Density bears it out, Cincy is 4200/sq. mi., and Cleveland is 5100/sq. mi., Columbus is 3500/sq. mi. At a certain point you have to question how valid a city's actual population is if the city has just grown preposterously large geographically. As a comparison Columbus covers something like 5 times as much area as Paris or San Francisco (actually combined, both of those cities are around 40 sq. mi. and Columbus is 200+.) Columbus has about 2/3rds the land of New York City's five boroughs but is about 10% of their population.

Same thing with Vineland, NJ.  Largest city in New Jersey:  in square footage, but not nearly the humanity packed in like Newark.
Title: Re: America's Rudest Cities
Post by: katmai on November 23, 2012, 09:51:13 PM
Quote from: Tonitrus on November 23, 2012, 09:31:03 PM
Quote from: merithyn on November 23, 2012, 02:39:03 PM
Also, highly amused that Anchorage made the top 20. :D

It's certainly not surprising.

What the fuck are you trying to imply?