[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.

[speedy]

I moved to New York about a year and a half ago. Of neccessity, even the gruffest-looking people wind up saying " excuse me" and "thank you" a lot because crowded streets and subways force you to acknowledge the presence of others constantly. I don't know that they are inherently "polite" but they do need to follow some conventions of civility just to get by.

I do find New Yorkers exceptionally helpful to strangers. I could hardly recount how many small acts of kindness that were extended to my wife and me when we were here house-hunting. Gave us a good first impression that has never left.