NYC is 'world's friendliest city'

[GISRICK]

You just heard it on daily sonic...I am so pround of this...It's my city and I'm glad we finally got the recognition we deserve.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/06/20/cities.friendly.ap/

[Slar]

You just heard it on daily sonic...I am so pround of this...It's my city and I'm glad we finally got the recognition we deserve.Nice try Mr. Jersey City, NJ. Not falling for that one.

Congrats to people actually from New York though.

[the_birds]

When I went to NYC, people were nice. Not anything like the reputation.

[akip]

people are friendly in nyc 'cause it's full of transplants and they can't really close ranks.

[monkey neck]

The guy that stabbed me in the subway did it with a soft, tender smile.

Just kidding of course. When I went to NYC, we were walking the streets and looking around (evidently looking lost) and an old guy asked us if we needed help with directions, and that impressed me. But I didn't see too many rude people other than the guy that tried to cut in front of me in line.

[GISRICK]

Nice try Mr. Jersey City, NJ. Not falling for that one.

Congrats to people actually from New York though.
Born and raised in NYC...Lived there up until 5 years ago and live 1.5 miles away in Jersey City...I'm still a NYer.

[GISRICK]

The guy that stabbed me in the subway did it with a soft, tender smile.

Just kidding of course. When I went to NYC, we were walking the streets and looking around (evidently looking lost) and an old guy asked us if we needed help with directions, and that impressed me. But I didn't see too many rude people other than the guy that tried to cut in front of me in line.
He's from out-of-town

[crank-e]

It can be friendly as it wants... place still reaks of hot garbage and urine. :eek:

[GISRICK]

Why do people say they are from long Island even thou they are basically from the city?
I never heard of such a thing...Everyone I know from Long Island is from Long Island.

[obieinohio]

It can be friendly as it wants... place still reaks of hot garbage and urine. :eek:


ahhhh the smells of summer or rather hot garbage and urine are more ripe during the summer in nyc. it's like...... a summer breeze, makes me feel fine. blowin' through the jasmine in my mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[markalot]

It can be friendly as it wants... place still reaks of hot garbage and urine. :eek:


They are tolerant of hot garbage and urine. :D

[DaHood]

They feature Letterman's top ten from the previous night on the news radio station I listen to during my morning drive to work. Last night's subject was about this friendly city stuff. Too funny. :D

[george]

They feature Letterman's top ten from the previous night on the news radio station I listen to during my morning drive to work. Last night's subject was about this friendly city stuff. Too funny. :D


Top Ten Signs New York City Is Becoming More Polite


10. After selling a hot dog, vendors share helpful food poisoning remedies

9. Batteries thrown by New York Yankees fans are the environmentally-friendly rechargeable kind

8. Whenever you step off a city bus, the driver gives you a friendly pat on the ass

7. Muggers say, "May I?" before gutting you like a carp

6. Cab drivers no longer curse and give the finger at the same time

5. Two words: complimentary rats

4. "Thank you" always follows, "Do as I say and no one gets hurt"

3. "We're sorry" is printed on every Knicks ticket

2. Number of motorists who stop at red lights is up to 8%

1. People are now greeting me with, "Go screw yourself, Mr. Letterman"

[AmericanScience]

but they are so close?They would say they are from NYC if describing it a foreigner, I bet.

[charniga]

Top Ten Signs New York City Is Becoming More Polite

hahaha, that's awesome. my favorite =

7. Muggers say, "May I?" before gutting you like a carp

[Motti]

I want to know which cities were considered, because I've been to New York and I've been to several other much more friendly cities.

Language is a major issue here, BTW. If the research was conducted entirely in English, one would expect New York to be more friendly than Paris.

[drougan]

ahhhh the smells of summer or rather hot garbage and urine are more ripe during the summer in nyc. it's like...... a summer breeze, makes me feel fine. blowin' through the jasmine in my mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mmm...and the hot stinky subway breeze as the trains come in, thats good stuff, and still better than the sweaty ass air in the station.

Ah, i miss the NYC.

[Sushi]

I want to know which cities were considered, because I've been to New York and I've been to several other much more friendly cities.

Language is a major issue here, BTW. If the research was conducted entirely in English, one would expect New York to be more friendly than Paris.
NYC was the only US city they surveyed. Not that I don't think New York is a fantastic city (it's one of my favorite cities in the world), but I wonder if there is a cultural bias at play here. For instance, when I lived in the Netherlands, there was an older man who lived in my neighborhood that I would see on the street at least once a week. I would say hello when we walked by each other because that's the standard of politeness where I was raised. One day he said to me, "You always say hello, but I don't know you." He thought it was weird. He wasn't being rude, it was just a different cultural/social expectation.

[obieinohio]

mmm...and the hot stinky subway breeze as the trains come in, thats good stuff, and still better than the sweaty ass air in the station.

Ah, i miss the NYC.

haha, that is something i'm not looking forward to this summer. walking down into a nyc subway station in the summertime is like walking into hell, it's soooo hot and humid.

so i like the hot stinky subway breeze too and i really like when the doors of the car open and i feel like cold cold air of the a/c, it's a great feeling. another thing that's bad is when you accidently walk into car that doesn't have the a/c working.

i'm always on the lookout for those cars when the trains pulling up. if all the other cars have a bunch of people in them and then there's a lone car in the middle that's completely empty, steer clear, that's probably a hot car.

[Motti]

NYC was the only US city they surveyed. Not that I don't think New York is a fantastic city (it's one of my favorite cities in the world), but I wonder if there is a cultural bias at play here. For instance, when I lived in the Netherlands, there was an older man who lived in my neighborhood that I would see on the street at least once a week. I would say hello when we walked by each other because that's the standard of politeness where I was raised. One day he said to me, "You always say hello, but I don't know you." He thought it was weird. He wasn't being rude, it was just a different cultural/social expectation.

I thought about that too, but I thought it would be an even more complex point. So I thought the language was a pretty straightforward reason why the research could be biased. But I definitely agree that politeness standards would influence the whole thing. Maybe Pequin lost points when people burped at the tables in restaurantes, I dunno. :p

That said, I haven't been to NY in a long while, but I really liked it, obviously. I'm just a bit weary whenever the "best ____ in the world" tag is used.

[weeone]

Parisians have as bad of a rap as New Yorkers, when for the most part it's not warranted. Parisians are wonderfully nice people... I've had the same experience in Paris someone mentioned in New York .. standing there with a map and someone always asks if you need help. There are dicks everywhere you go, and there are really nice people too. It just depends on who you run into that day. However, since soosh brought it up, I spent four days in Holland : Den Haag, Utrect, and Amsterdam... Amsterdam people were not awesome compared to the other two cities, but they were still more awesome than strangers in Milwaukee (the meanest city on the planet ... just barely beating out Chicago). In Den Haag, I thought they'd have to pry me out of there... everyone was soooo gorgeously wonderful ... plus the tomaten soupen ... shut up.

[ThomasC]

Top Ten Signs New York City Is Becoming More Polite

3. "We're sorry" is printed on every Knicks ticket
I'm not a fan of Letterman's Top Ten lists, but that is hilarious.

[the_birds]

NYC was the only US city they surveyed. Not that I don't think New York is a fantastic city (it's one of my favorite cities in the world), but I wonder if there is a cultural bias at play here.

Yea, I was impressed with NYC. But you can't compare it with Texas, where people are really nice to total strangers.

I've been to Amsterdam, Sushi. And they were so nice, a perfect stranger asked me if I needed any cocaine. That sure was sweet of him.

Just kidding, I loved Amsterdam and Holland, its beautiful, outside the "red light" district.

[Motti]

I've been to Amsterdam, Sushi. And they were so nice, a perfect stranger asked me if I needed any cocaine. That sure was sweet of him.

Ohhh... :D :D :D

[afterdinnerman]

Parisians have as bad of a rap as New Yorkers, when for the most part it's not warranted. Parisians are wonderfully nice people... I've had the same experience in Paris someone mentioned in New York .. standing there with a map and someone always asks if you need help. There are dicks everywhere you go, and there are really nice people too. It just depends on who you run into that day. However, since soosh brought it up, I spent four days in Holland : Den Haag, Utrect, and Amsterdam... Amsterdam people were not awesome

Totally agreed. In the days before I went to Paris, I was soooooo nervous about how the natives would treat me and my from a phrasebook French. Thankfully, I was so relieved to find that the lionshare were really friendly with a few casually indifferent folk (usually at busy tourist sites, so I credit them for not being outwardly hostile.) As I recall, I never ran into one nasty person during the time I spent there.

I never had a problem with anyone in Amsterdam, Brugge or Brussels when we went, but they didn't seem to go out of their way to be very friendly. Just indifferent.

Still, hands down, the nastiest city I've ever been to has been San Fran. I was stunned. Maybe I caught it during Hippie Come Down Week or something, but everyone I ran into seemed to be looking to cause some drama.

[akip]

i found san diego to be distinctly cold and unfriendly.

and california in general seems to be very...reserved.

[DaHood]

I've been to Amsterdam, Sushi. And they were so nice, a perfect stranger asked me if I needed any cocaine. That sure was sweet of him.
It just touches the heart *wipes tear*