[wyopa]

Amusing article. I was interested to see that, after Charleston, no other Southern cities were mentioned.

Cities mentioned, in order, were:
1) New York and Charleston
2) Milwaukee
3) the Quad Cites of Moline and Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa
4) Chicago
5) Portland, Oregon

[katherineisgreat]

CHICAGO????
I think Lewis Grizzard would have a problem with that! LOL.

[RightOnline]

Contrary to the popular image, every time I've been to Manhattan on business I've been astounded at just how polite New Yorkers are. They'll give you directions..........even if they have no bloody clue what they're talking about. They just don't want to ignore you or leave you hanging. I found myself, time and again, telling 'em "Ya know, you'd better watch it; you're blowing the image of New Yorkers as rude and nasty big time..". They always seemed to get a kick out of that.

I can certainly think of some Southern cities to add to the list........and there are many smaller towns that would more than qualify.

None, however, are in Florida. :)

[ventana]

Well, I've been a New Yorker, and I know how polite New Yorkers can be: very! Also, rude, kickass and bellicose. Visited Charleston at Eastertime. Such a cool gem of a city. And the people navigate the streets like New Yorkers, how great is that? V's wife.

[NativeNewYorker]

Much in the way that "an armed society is a polite society", a very dense society requires one to be civil more often than not.

The Japanese, well-known for their (superficial) good manners, attribute that component of their society to the close quarters endured over centuries on a small, cramped island.

I literally come into physical contact with dozens of strangers every day riding the Lexington subway. Accidentally stepping on the toes of a towering, swaggering CoreDemocrat(tm), if followed by an immediate "scuse me", always gets an "its alright" for a reply.

[deadhead]

Bumping for all the kind folks in New York City!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

"New York is one of the most polite cities in America. When you arrive in town there's always somebody saying, may I please sell you some crack, sir."

Late Night with David Letterman (from several seasons ago).

[RightWhale]

The list is good. Pittsburgh is a decent place, too.

[Dan from Michigan]

Maybe all the jerks from Noo Yawk moved to Palm Beach County and Broward County....

I don't think they made the list.

[OldFriend]

Now we know they were smoking and drinking

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I would have to say that the most polite city I have ever been in is New Orleans. I just loved the people there, they were polite and charming.

[July 4th]

Bump for Milwaukee!!

[Neets]

I won't go as far as saying NY is the MOST polite city, but I will surely say that in general NYC and NY State as a whole are sadly misrepresented...all of NY is beautiful and most NYers are polite.

[Jhensy]

As a New Yorker, I say the list is accurate, you frickin' morons.

[WIMom]

Bump for Milwaukee!

[Coleus]

Last weekend there were 10 murders in NYC, I guess Rudy forgot about that..

[oldvike]

Nashville bump