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surrealAmerican

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6. People are very likely to respond in different ways ...

Wed Aug 22, 2012, 01:39 PM

Aug 2012

... depending on the medium they're using. Just because someone's written communication is "rude" doesn't mean their in person spoken interactions will be the same.

This might be an interesting comparison for further study.

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"Is Buffalo the rudest place in America? " [View all] hedgehog Aug 2012 OP

That's weird. Everyone I ever met from Buffalo was very pleasant. RagAss Aug 2012 #1

I still think my old hometown, Boston... maveric56 Aug 2012 #2

I'm beginning to agree with you there. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #43

This is one of the great ironies of America. CabCurious Aug 2012 #73

+1 Shrek Aug 2012 #69

I used to live in Buffalo. Don't remember any rudeness. phantom power Aug 2012 #3

uh uh. as big cities go, Chicago is one of the friendliest ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #4

NYC is the friendliest? Bullshit! Fargo is the friendliest place in the US! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #5

Well, that's not very agreeable ornotna Aug 2012 #13

Minnesotans are only friendly, in that weirdly hifiguy Aug 2012 #23

I know exactly what you mean by the passive-aggressiveness, LOL! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #45

People are very likely to respond in different ways ... surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #6

Not by any means. Ever been to the DFW area? Now THAT'S rude! HopeHoops Aug 2012 #7

Yep. I have. More than once. And I agree with you. PDJane Aug 2012 #31

Toronto is rather nice. Montreal is a hotbed for strip clubs. Hard call. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #38

Well, if checking twitter comments for several days isn't the best way figure this out hughee99 Aug 2012 #8

Not surprising at all. Upstate NY is unfriendly, even hostile. closeupready Aug 2012 #9

Upstate New York varies depending on whether hedgehog Aug 2012 #12

True - thank you for that correction. closeupready Aug 2012 #14

no, it depends on weAther CabCurious Aug 2012 #26

It's been my experience that those with heat and sunshine most of the year PDJane Aug 2012 #32

Touche! CabCurious Aug 2012 #34

pffft Earth_First Aug 2012 #44

My Buffalo-bred wife would whomp your behind for calling Buffalo "upstate NY"! petronius Aug 2012 #46

That's only because Buffalonians have Albany Association Syndrone (AAS) CabCurious Aug 2012 #49

Oswego, NY hostile?? I think not. Inkfreak Aug 2012 #57

Okay, it's a date. closeupready Aug 2012 #60

My friend from Boston says the difference between the West Coast and the East Coast panader0 Aug 2012 #10

bless your heart. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #21

From my experience, Boston is the rudest; Houston is the friendliest. Zen Democrat Aug 2012 #11

From my experience... 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #17

New Orleans is the friendliest . . fleur-de-lisa Aug 2012 #29

Boston people are nice, not the nicest, but nice. crimson77 Aug 2012 #36

Not in my experience. Boston is certainly the snottiest, rudest place I've been in the USA CabCurious Aug 2012 #50

San Bernardino, CA sucks big time Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #52

Hardly. 2ndAmForComputers Aug 2012 #15

The data actually indicates that Buffalo is the most honest city! hedgehog Aug 2012 #16

It's all my fault - five of my children are in residence there! hedgehog Aug 2012 #18

I disagree... SidDithers Aug 2012 #19

Buffalo is a very friendly city? You probably ran into Canadian tourists. AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #59

Well, If Your CIty Lost 4 Superbowls In A Row Yavin4 Aug 2012 #20

Buffalo: City of No Illusions hedgehog Aug 2012 #22

That's just mean CabCurious Aug 2012 #51

Okay, that just hurts! blueamy66 Aug 2012 #66

I've been to both cities TrogL Aug 2012 #24

Buffalonians aren't rude. They are just cold, deprived of sunlight, and lonely. CabCurious Aug 2012 #25

Once, it was completely overcast every day from November to February, hedgehog Aug 2012 #33

The fact that you have to post photographic proof of sunlight existing in Buffalo... CabCurious Aug 2012 #35

Well, Buffalo occasionally does get some spectacular weather hedgehog Aug 2012 #39

:) CabCurious Aug 2012 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Aug 2012 #63

If you had to live through the winters they do... liberal N proud Aug 2012 #27

lol -- that sounds like very sound methodology fishwax Aug 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Aug 2012 #30

Having worked in NYC and lived in the midwest, my experience was phylny Aug 2012 #37

Well Carolina Hurricanes fans think so. mmonk Aug 2012 #40

Some of the rudest people I've ever met were in the townships in SW PA 1-Old-Man Aug 2012 #41

Absolutely agree. MadrasT Aug 2012 #47

I never really thought of Buffalo as rude so much as suffering from hubris Joe Shlabotnik Aug 2012 #42

WKBW, Major Tom and Flo Sweetley, Bowling for Dollars KurtNYC Aug 2012 #54

thanks for the memories....reallly.... blueamy66 Aug 2012 #67

Oops - "Commander Tom" -- Major Tom was a Bowie lyric from the same period KurtNYC Aug 2012 #70

You're right....I didn't catch it! blueamy66 Aug 2012 #71

Ted's charcoal hots... jumptheshadow Aug 2012 #68

You know that 99.9999% of people in the world aren't on TV? I just read a long article about Romulox Aug 2012 #62

I always thought Joliet, Illinois was the unfriendliest lunatica Aug 2012 #53

My father had a standing joke for whichever city he was in. MarianJack Aug 2012 #55

The Capitol in DC is the rudest place in America. They kill Americans. That's rude. nt valerief Aug 2012 #56

Anchor Bar wings. Suicidal. Inkfreak Aug 2012 #58

be an active and open pro choice democrat in a very republican area dembotoz Aug 2012 #61

Rule Number One: jumptheshadow Aug 2012 #64

Buffalo's response: "F-U Daily Mail! blueamy66 Aug 2012 #65

The rudest place in the world is my front porch. mysuzuki2 Aug 2012 #72