Are people in New York City really as rude as they say?
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Psycho the kid
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They're just as rude as people in every other big city are. Living in NYC is a hassle and the people who usually complain about rude NYC'rs are usually tourists who stopped someone running for a train to ask for explicit directions and information on which trains to take to get to the WTC and how far they would have to walk and how much the train fare is and how close can you get to the site and is it near the J&R Electronics store and do you know if they still have the special Ipods and by the way do you know where I can buy one of those I Heart NYC t-shirts...and you just missed your train!
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IMO, I don't think it's that they are rude, but they are more likely to not sugar coat what they are thinking, and just tell you straight out. Some people consider that rude, and some people consider that being more polite (instead of being passive agressive about it, like you would get in Seattle). I have never been there, but I have friends who are from New York, and that is the impression I get. And that is what they say.. :P
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Nah not really. Me and Max went there in 8th grade. There were some weird people though. This one dude was all decked out in cammo and had a bunch of feathers in his hair. He was all walkin around makin bird sounds...it was pretty chill.
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No...not at all. They just come off that way.
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no, you @#^@&8 idiot. just kidding. i'm a native new yorker and i understand why a person from a smll town would get that impression. i think it comes from not being used to the hussle and bussle of a big city. but i can't say for sure. i've never been on the other side of the coin.
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No, that's just a stereotype.
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I'm from Alabama, originally, and my first time in NYC (apart from a Scouting trip to the World's Fair) was on leave from the Marines when I traveled there with a Marine buddy, originally from around Pittsburgh. We went to visit a couple of blind dates, and they and their families gave us the best hospitality ever - all very genuine and extremely generous. Since that time, I have lived in NYC and the surrounding burroughs on two occasions. I decided that I like living in NYC much better than visiting there because, once home base is set up, it is so open and vibrant, and people that I met there aren't much different from people I've met all over the country and other countries. The rudeness is just short-hand for "don't waste any more time than you have to", I think, but when they get laid back, New Yorkers are just as relaxed as the rest of us, depending upon the individual. Sometimes, ambition plays a role and keeps them on the edge, but they're easily recognized as commensurate A-types, but not much different from A-types from other places. I like NYC and might be back there some day, if I can afford it, now.
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No, really -- New York City ranks number one in the most populated city of the United States, It is a city full of people from all kinds of backgrounds, and with all kinds of hopes and dreams -- And there you'll find people with good manners and people with bad manners, just like everywhere else on earth.
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No, they are not. I've traveled all around the country and the rudest people are in Miami!!!
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Can't say...Never been there...
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not really. i have met some very nice and helpful people in new york and other people who are just plain jerks. It is the same as all other cities and towns, from NYC to small town usa
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Very much so and the fact that I've lived here for years, seems to rub that fact in even more. New Yorkers are more rude or as rude as many people from hassling big cities. I'd rather not deal with this and live somewhere where there are nicer people. Attitude goes a long way for me. Texas came out on top for me, regarding attitude and a nice state, along with Maryland.
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They friendly folks... This idea is a myth...
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They actually have no idea how rude they are. It's a whole different standard for them city folks.
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You have to realize is that people have VERY VERY different conceptions of 'rude'. In fact, New Yorkers are some of the most courteous people I've ever seen; we have to be, there are so many of us in such little space. But to get by in the city, you have to have your wits about you 24/7/365, and the cultural evolution of what politeness is has leaned a little toward the gruff end of the spectrum.
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