Posted on 08/22/2013 7:28:59 AM PDT by Hojczyk
New York is number one again, but this time it’s for being the rudest and most arrogant state in the country.
A new survey from Business Insider asked 1,600 Americans to answer questions about states they don’t live in, like which were the drunkest, the smartest or had the silliest accents.
“The results were hilarious, informative and tell you everything you need to know about the dynamic between the states,” Business Insider said on its website.
It found that 39 percent of those polled felt New York was the most arrogant state and 44 percent felt it was the rudest.
Georgia and Minnesota tied for nicest. Louisiana was judged as the drunkest state and Massachusetts took first place for weirdest accents, followed close behind by Louisiana, Alabama, Minnesota, New York and New Jersey.
Americans think New York has the second-smartest people after Massachusetts.
The poll found California was America’s favorite state and Texas was the one most would like to see kicked out of the country.
(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...
We drove in upstate NY, it was no different than any other place in the US. Now if you want to talk about the crazy people driving like a bat out of h@ll on the steep mountains grades in PA, that it might actually get down to a fight for survival there..LOL.
Yo!!
western finger lakes and adirondacks are my only reason i stay here
“And based upon the link to all the results, South Dakota is apparently the most forgotten state.”
YES! Most forgotten state! South Dakota is NUMBER ONE in something!!!
I think it is also number one in things like business friendliness. Only number 4 on amount of beer consumed though.
I preferred it when it was called New Amsterdam.
Why they changed it I can't say. People just liked it better that way.
I was born and raised in NYC (and I HATE it, BTW, but that is irrelevant). I would never, never, NEVER have said that to you if you stood aside to let me enter an elevator first. No, what you probably would have gotten was a big smile and a hearty “Thank you!”
In addition, I have raised my sons to be gentlemen who hold doors for ladies, AND to stand when they are approached by a woman. If the women don’t like it, too bad.
Regards,
PS: It is possible (unlikely, but POSSIBLE), that the woman who said that to you was remarking on your unexpected politeness in comparison to NYC men and that her snide tone of voice was directed at THEM, not you: “I guess you’re not from NY (because a NY man would not stand aside).”
NY needs to be defined. The city (including everything up to Dutchess county) and Long Island are tops in rudeness. The rest of it can secede because it’s almost it’s own state with nice people in rural towns and small cities. Even Buffalo (aka “the armpit”) people are nice because you never know when you’ll need someone to push you out of a snowbank.
Forget New England. Never met a more rude lot in my life. If I never see that nasty place again, it’ll be too soon.
Aw shucks.
Was outside Boston listening to a radio show on travel. Host said “you can make that change with no increase in eah feah.”(air fare.)
It is! It’s intimacy, NYC-style.
I love upstate New York. Great people.
The poll questions had respondents choose between “F%@*in’ A” “F%@*in’ B” and “F%@*in C”.
I prefer the old one myself.
Just the way we like it.
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