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hlthe2b

(114,675 posts)
1. I have respect for two who will forever be on the list, but they do deserve it: NYC and Boston.
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:06 PM
Sep 2022

Philly being on the list doesn't surprise me. That said, rudeness is on the rise everywhere.

hlthe2b

(114,675 posts)
3. I haven't been there in many years. I guess their fame in some music genres has changed things?
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:13 PM
Sep 2022

Tree-Hugger

(3,379 posts)
9. Good. Stay the fuck out.
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:32 PM
Sep 2022

We'll proudly boo Santa again, too.

In all seriousness, the 'burbs are nastier. Unscientific and anecdotal, but I find people within the city to be more polite and helpful. They are colder and more entitled in the 'burbs. JMO

 

The Jungle 1

(4,552 posts)
10. Just remember we ran the proud boys out of town.
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:38 PM
Sep 2022

So there is an advantage to our lack of civility.

TheBlackAdder

(29,981 posts)
14. In Philly, you know where you stand. Unlike towns with manners that stick the knife in your back.
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:46 PM
Sep 2022

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Go down South and they are all smiles to Northerners, all while talking trash about them behind their backs.

Move to some of those towns and try to set up a store, and you will be shunned by the locals.
You could live there for 20 years and still be treated as an outcast, as they try to drive you out of town.

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