Which state is the rudest??

[SoCalDem]

answer to be posted later:)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. Probably Massachusetts or New York

[sniffa]

33. we ain't masshoLes for nuttin, jerk!

yankees suck!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

36. You tawkin' ta me, asshat?

Actually I think most Bostonians are friendly until they get behind the wheel of a car.

[sniffa]

50. true

once we get in the car... "we drive reaLLy sLow in the uLtra fast Lane, whiLe peopLe behind us are going insane."

[AJ BENDER]

2. It Fuck'in A Bedda Be New Yawk

nuff said

[Bronco69]

3. It absolutely, positively has to be

Arizona. Specifically Phoenix. I lived there for 2 years when I was going back to school and they were the most obnoxious rude people I've ever met in my life.

[DS1]

7. That would explain why my ex-fiancee was somehow drawn to AZ

Must be a gravitional asshole thing.

[Erratic]

28. Never thought I'd defend Arizona...

I absolutely hate this state. It's full of hypocrites and is one of the most boring places in existance... but the people here are nicer than most places I've visited. Most of the "out of towners", travelers or people who have moved here from out of state have commented how nice the people are here. You must have spent too much time around ASU, those students tend to be the biggest pricks in existance.

The rudest experiences for me had to be rural Missouri, fucking xenophobes.

Nicest is Oklahoma.

[Amaya]

44. I have to agree

When I was in Arizona, I never came across any rude people. Everyone I met was extremely polite.
I live in Connecticut and I have to say, there are some obnoxious pricks here :)

[madmax]

4. Texas n/t

[bif]

5. New Jersey

[Wickerman]

6. Texas - they passed on Bush* to us

[freetobegay]

22. I agree!

[VelmaD]

27. One more time...

HE IS NOT FROM TEXAS GODDAMMIT!!!

Sorry. Had to get that outta my system.

Most people in Texas are the nicest folks you'd ever wanta meet. Especially out in rural Texas. Some of the recent transplants in the big cities however, are grade-A assholes.

[dawg]

34. Any state that produced Molly Ivins, the Dixie Chicks, ....

and apparently, VelmaD, can't be all bad.

[VelmaD]

41. Thank you kind sir

Yup, I'm a native-born Texan from a family of native-born Texans that goes as far back in the State as anyone in the family can remember.

People love to throw it in our faces that Shrub is from Texas...well, he's not. He's from Connecticutt but you don't see me giving them a hard time about that.

Texas liberals (and yes there are a lot more of us than you think) get tired of being painted with the same brush. Especially when people seem to conveniently forget all about Texans like Ivins and Hightower and Barbara Jordan and the Dixie Chicks. :)

[Wickerman]

46. Thanks Velma, I know, I know

I actually lived in Texas for about 15 years. Left shorlty after King George became pretend Governor. I met great people and would live there again if I could - though I doubt they will have me after my cheap slam. :(

[VelmaD]

54. Nah, just buy us enough beer...

and we'll forgive ya and let ya back in the state. :)

[Wickerman]

58. Shiner Bock still good stuff?

[VelmaD]

60. oh hell yeah

:beer:

[bearfan454]

49. F*cking Eh !

Mrs bearfan is from Mount Pleasant Tx. Close to Greenville, huh ?

[VelmaD]

53. Yup

About an hour drive...70 miles or so down I-30. :)

[kmla]

8. Ummmm. Jersey.

Just a guess, though.

I don't hold a grudge or anything - just a blind guess.

[jdsmith]

9. I'm going with Massachusetts

So I ask the desk clerk, "How do I get to Fenway Park?" She glares at me for a minute, then thrusts something that looks like a map in my direction. "There are SIGNS," she says. "Just read the SIGNS."

Three hours later (after dealing with the worst drivers in the universe), I get to the game in the eighth inning just at about the time that the "Yankees suck" chant is going up. I keep it to myself, but I'd sure rather be in the Bronx.

[mouse7]

10. If it was rudest city, I'd say Philly... state? Connecticut

The whole state of PA is not as bad as Philly, though. Pittsburgh people are way more mellow then Philly people.

For state, I'll have to say Connecticut, mostly because it has a far greater proportion of urban residents compared to generally more mellow rural residents.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

29. Philly is the rudest city

I used to hate business travel there. They have the surliest service people in the world. They make Boston look polite!

[peekaloo]

11. not a state but D.C. should be given consideration

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[proud patriot]

12. California Drivers

Californians are great nice people when they
are not behind the wheel of a car . As soon as they
step in their car All bets are off .

I'm a native Californian and this opinion is based
on living in California for 35 years (as of May 29th)

[tjwash]

17. The problem with CA drivers...

...is that a majority of Californians are from other places, and they come over here, not only having no clue how freeways work, but also bringing driving habits from where they lived before, which do not work out here.

[argyl]

21. Crossing the Oregon border from California is indeed a change in attitude.

Your drivers are even worse than Texans,where I live.You're right,once they're not behind the wheel they are fine folk.I visit when I can;it's gorgeous.Favorite part is a toss up between the Northern Coast and the Sierras.

[tjwash]

31. Yeah, but we are NOTHING compared to...

...New Yawkers. That was the only place, that I had ever gotten cussed out by people walking on the sidewalk after I cut someones car off in my rental car.

[slackmaster]

13. New Jersey

You gotta problem widdat?

[PAMod]

14. NYC is surrounded by a 100 mile 'ring of rudeness'

which, of course, covers several states. I was educated about this phenomenon by my college girlfriend who was from East Brunswick, NJ (well within the 'ring'.)

I chalk it up to fast pace.

Reminds me of a joke:

...visitor in NYC walks up to a guy in a hardhat fixing the street and says "can you tell me how to get to 5th Avenue or should I just go f*ck myself"

Sorry if I offend - I really do love the big apple & the northeast.

[Lavender Brown]

15. At the moment I'm thinking NY

Because last night a guy who was behind me in the grocery checkout got mad at me for letting an elderly man WITH A WALKER and only two things to buy step ahead of me in line.

Why can't some people just relax?

[BigMcLargehuge]

16. SHUT THE HELL UP AND GO AWAY (Standard NH greeting)

I vote for we in the Granite State.

[Dan-W]

63. "Wicked pissah" n/t

[maveric]

66. That sounds right I grew up in Salem NH.

And people there were extremely testy and rude. Kinda like me.

[markus]

18. North Dakota

Midwestern Nice is a myth. I hate when they come an hour early to one of my kids events and rope off 20 seats for their families. They don't understand how to drive, and get angry when you assume they will stop for red lights or turn into the correct lane.

In Minnesota, however, I was flaggergasted at the number of people who stopped when I was putting up political signs to check and see if I'd broker down.

Go figger.

[Whitacre D_WI]

19. Illinois.

Damn FIBs.

[XNASA]

51. "Eff Ewe, we are not."

Stupid Cheeseheads.

:crazy:

[ProfessorGAC]

52. What He Said!

The Professor

[XNASA]

55. "Ah.....screw you too!!!!!!!"

"Oops. Sorry. I got a little carried away." }(

[ProfessorGAC]

59. See What You Did, Whiteacre!!!

Now, you've got illinoisans turning on each other. You got him so riled up i got caught in friendly fire.

It's all your fault, all your fault, all your fault . . .
The Professor

[Rabrrrrrr]

20. Illinois, CT, or perhaps Georgia or Alabama or Florida

quite possibly also one of the Carolinas or Maryland. All rude states, that's for sure.

It isn't NY, HI, WI, AK, or MN, that's for sure. NY *CITY* might be in-your-face, but it's almost never just plain rude, and the rest of the state is very pleasant.

[WilliamPitt]

23. Massachusetts has to be in the running

but I think they teach Abrupt, Blunt and Rude in New Hampshire primary schools.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

32. Abrupt, Blunt , Rude AND Republican are part of the curricula

of course, native New Hamphirites would blame this on the Masshole blow-ins.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. New York, and I live here

I don't get Massachusetts, since I went to school there and have spent much time there and never found them to be in the least rude.:shrug:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

30. That's what my friend from CA says about Mass too

she thinks we're FRIENDLY :shrug:

She just moved here and says people have been extraordinarily nice to her. I say it's the weather-people get nicer here in the spring.

I think native Bostonians are pretty friendly but the drivers are NASTY here. I prefer driving in Manhattan-SERIOUSLY!

[Rhiannon12866]

64. Yes, I agree, the driving is extraordinarily tough in Boston

But I found the people very nice. The driving is not quite as bad here, in upstate New York, but I think people are more rude.

What lovely cats you have! I have two dogs. I lost my beloved kitty, also black, in February.;(

[woofless]

25. You cahn't get theyah from heyah.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

37. Now word of a lie: lost in Maine one weekend

we asked an old country codger if he knew where some lake was. He answers: "Hard tellin', not knowin'". Kinda like "can't get there from heah."

Crusty Yankees...

[Burma Jones]

26. Oh Boy

Well, on the surface, I would have to say New York. BUT, there's a surface geniality that you see in a lot of places that barely masks some pretty deep mistrust and dislike. Having lived in NY for four years (city and Westchester), I can tell you that (broad generalization here) the mistrust and dislike so deep elsewhere in the country is shallower and closer to the surface around NYC.

[Bertha Venation]

35. Virginia

No offense to VA DUers, but my GOD -- I was ASSAULTED by rudeness during the 8 mos. I lived in VA after moving from CA.

[Forkboy]

38. I would think Mass has to be near the top

I live here and I'm always rude :)

[candy]

45. I'm from Massachusetts,don't blame me!

Downstate New York gets my vote,not upstate!!!

[Downtown Hound]

39. Hmmm...

I was in Boston about a year ago, and most of the people I met were pretty friendly but there was an element of grumpiness. Some people weren't so much rude as they just seemed to be very unhappy. Arizona folk were pretty nice but I have to seriously question a state where female chain gangs are a source of pride. I lived in New Jersey for three years when I was a kid, and while there's plenty of nice people there, the state would have to get my vote for the rudest. I remember when I moved to California and noticing how different it was in how people reacted to each other. People were just so much more friendly.

[SoCalDem]

40. ANSWER

Because it won't stop POINTING at New Mexico... HOW RUDE ..

[VelmaD]

43. I was gonna get all indignant...

on behalf on my relations in Oklahoma...and then I saw the punch line. Too funny. And I love the laughing smiley. :)

[RoyGBiv]

65. LOL!!!

OK sucks also. That's what keeps Texas from falling into the Gulf of Mexico.

[Township75]

42. New Jersey or Rhode Island

Both of which are complete shit holes.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

47. Oh comeon-RI has great beaches and South Jersey is pretty

Don't judge those two states by the natives around Providence or Newark!

[Township75]

61. Rose, you're not being very rational.

Southern Jersey is pretty, but that doesn't change how rude people are.

And as a former RI resident, I don't think there is one nice beach in RI. Some many of them are rocky.

And even if you were to get me to agree that they are nice, they are still populated with complete a-holes.

I would much rather spend time with your 2 cats than spend time in either of those states....awwww, look at the kitties:loveya:

[johnnie]

48. I met great people from all over

I have also met my share of assholes. I honestly believe people are people. Once in a while you get people with the "My state is better than your state" mentality, but overall it seems that there are some damn fine people across the country (as well as idiots).
Not to dodge the question, it's just that I can't think of a rudest.

[CBHagman]

56. Thank you for that.

I lived in six different states by the time I was 12, and I am heartily sick of all the pronouncements made by people from one area of the country about people in another area of the country. Thank you, all you people who told me I'd be murdered in D.C., that Southern crime is caused by people from the Northeast moving down there, etc., etc.

By the way, my parents were both from New York and very, very strict about manners.

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62. New Jersey, Motherfucker!

Now get the fuck outta here!:)

[RebelOne]

67. Florida, without a doubt.

Especially South Florida. I lived there most of my life, so I know what rude is.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

68. Can I list PARTS of states so I won't impugn the entire state?

Eastern Pennsylvania, eastern Missouri, northern New Jersey and the Boston area.