Top 10 Rudest States!!! (#2 surprised me)
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- Top 10 Rudest States!!!!
Most of us try and stay away from rude people. Sadly in some states staying away from rude people is kinda hard because there are so many. Today's video lists the Top 10 Rudest States in the United States of America.
All the expected states are on this list like New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. But, there are s few surprises, at least to me.
Every state has rude people, these just have the most. In some cases the residents of some of these states.
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When we had a high risk pregnancy in Utah, and my wife was on bed rest, our neighbors brought us dinner every night for six weeks. They had a rotation set up for us. We were from out of state and not members of the predominant religion. But I will always love the people of Utah.
There's good people out there, just gotta find em! I'm glad you did, and I hope the pregnancy went well!
@@highvibegardens no it didn’t unfortunately. She was born and died the next day. And then our neighbors provided the dinner for the funeral.
Very sorry for your loss 💐❤️💐
@@trailrvs I'm sorry you had to go through that, but it takes real strength to see the light in a dark situation. Unfortunately when I was 4 my mother lost my sister during birth. Pain shared is pain lessened, or so I read some where.
Well wishes to you and your family from mine in Connecticut 🙋♂️
You for got Philadelphia. It's the worst
I've lived 52 of my 56 years in Washington, and I can vouch for our rudeness. Nobody makes eye contact. If you say something to a stranger, they may recoil in horror, like "how dare you speak to me!" Or they may ignore you completely and keep on walking. I've always been frustrated by this.
I agreed 100%
I hate to be ignored 😘
They speak, when they wanna beg for something or want to say something insulting!
I don't find people in any state to be more rude than others, because I avoid most humans like the plague...
What’s your dog’s name?
LOL!!
What if you had to deal with one of them one day?
@@valhal9331 / Nah, pass
I don’t blame you. You see the the world as a cold heartless place. Same with me.
Same here! Haha
I moved from San Francisco to New York on September 11th and every time I ask about something people are very polite and kind to me. every answer comes with a smile. this is my experience with New Yorkers.
Bro, I’m born and raised from Alaska and this is the only state where if you have a flat tire, 3 different cars will pull over to ask if you’re okay. That doesn’t happen in other states and I’ve lived in 5 others. Alaskan’s are the most helpful people
Definitely not the only state. It's like that in Hawaii too.
@@ColeWorld757 idk man, I’ve been to Hawaii multiple times. Too many tourists it’s hard to tell
@@Sle3p520 I lived there for 6yrs. The locals are amazing. The tourists definitely suck though. I just moved back to the mainland early this year. I plan to move back in a few years.
I was also surprised. The nice thing is that even the root of states have very good people and they are really polite states that I’m rude people. Statistics can be weird.
Fact man I'm considering moving up there drove the parks highway this past winter I pulled over lots to take pictures nearly everyone who passed me (which wasn't many) slowed down to ask if I was alright
Lol in Virginia once you get out of Northern VA, you're good! But if you're up there by DC, all you'll see and hear are middle fingers and horns!
Couldn’t be more wrong. I lived in the suburbs of Charlottesville for over 15 years. Yeah, they wave and they smile but it ends there. Very cliquish and smile as they treat you like crap.
@@carla2837 I lived in Alexandria like 5 minutes outside of MD for 24 years, and now live a couple hours further south, and it's like a whole different country lol
VA Beach sucks too
The whole Virginia suck!! And then to Norfolk so believe me I know 😂
@@hesellsresale211 I've lived here my whole life other than one year, and I love it! As long as I'm away from the cities that is lol
I've been to NJ twice. Everybody was kind and friendly. They're streets ahead of a lot of Parisians.
Parisians aren't so bad, they just appreciate you make an effort speaking the language.
Depends where in Jersey, I live in North by the City and there’s a bunch of rude people lol
@@ghostyboy8708 Which county and city? Probably has to do with population density
@@ghostyboy8708 Totally agree. I lived in New York City and it was the same rudeness crossing the Hudson from Patterson to Newark.
@@bradleypost8971 Hudson county, Jersey City.. And yeahh it’s very densely populated here
Southern hospitality only applies when you look like you “fit in”. I met many rude people in in rural Texas.
Exactly. If you're not protestant or are from a state that is not in the south, no welcome for you.
I have a term I call Texans. I live here & I call them texa**holes. I think we know what letters missed
My wife and I used to go to NYC a couple of times a year. We spend a lot of time in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. In crowded areas-namely sidewalks and subways-people are just trying to get from Point A to Point B. We’ve had lots of great conversations in neighborhood diners, small shops, jazz clubs, etc. The further away from Times Square we get, the friendlier the people have been. Just don’t expect much in a crowd, especially in Manhattan.
I have never been to New York, but I'm sick and tired of people blocking sidewalks and aisles and I don't worry about being polite when I go around them ... or between them if that is the path of least resistance. I consider them to be the rude ones.
@@sexygeek8996 Sounds like NYC is right up your alley lol! 😂😂😜😉
Thanks for speaking the truth about NYC
I came here to say this. I lived in the area for five years. People are in a hurry to get somewhere and don’t have time for your entire family to take up a sidewalk. They will however help you if you’re having a medical emergency or talk to you at a bar or restaurant
You don't even need to be in a hurry. If a group of people is taking up the entire width of the sidewalk and walking slowly, is everyone expected to slow down to their speed or walk out into traffic to go around them? Maybe they will get the message when there is a constant stream of people walking in between their group.
I love hearing that my state is the worst, because I would love to think people are better elsewhere....and just can be better. Just because I live under a black cloud doesn't mean that I don't want sunshine elsewhere.
👍worthy sentiment well-stated 🌸🌈
Florida is open for business. Come on down.
@@menopillion9853 Thank you for your hospitality. I used to spend winters in Florida and used to have the time of my life. Not a bad choice indeed.
Felt the same way when Joe Rogan makes fun of CT.
I actually had a fantastic time in Boston last year. I'm from Missouri and I had always wanted to visit. So many times complete strangers chatted me up and I almost felt like I was in a small town in the midwest. I did see some homeless people fighting, but they fight everywhere.
I've been to NYC. I didn't find people in NYC rude at all. We even ventured off the tourist path frequently and interacted with locals. That's coming from someone born and raised in deep southeast Alabama.
How much driving u do?
Same experience here! 👍
I didnt run into anyone rude to me in new york city. As far as the natives or tourists either. The people in the empire state building were real friendly and helpful. But the only thing in new york city and i dont think these people were even from there but that darn statue of liberty had the nastiest most communist nazi italian fascist police running that place. Ive heard its run by the natl parks service and ive seen an awful lot of arrogance with that. I doubt if theyre new yorkers they didnt have accents but i wish theyd fire them.
@@novadhd I do not fly. I’ve. Driven all over this country.
They talked about and laughed at you after you left.
Huge difference between being "nice" and being genuinely kind. Likewise being "rude" and being genuinely mean. Plenty of awful, mean people here in the south. They're nice until they figure out someone is different than they are.
Your description of Boston is 100 percent accurate. "If you're not from there, they want nothing to do with you." That's how I described my visit there years ago. On the contrary, I went to NYC right afterwards and found the people to be very open and hospitable, probably because my mom is a native New Yorker.
Briggs, Great list!
It'd be great to see a list of the 10 friendliest states!
Great list. good info to have before visiting these places. Thanks Briggs and company!
I went to a funeral in New Jersey back in May and I was expecting everyone to be rude and obnoxious, but I was shocked at how friendly people are. The hotel we stayed at in Morristown was a very nice hotel, and everybody including staff and guests were very nice. Then, we go to this Dunkin Donuts just outside of Morristown, on our way home, and the line was very long and everybody in line was talking friendly to one another and not too angry about the slow service. A young lady even paid for our food when we got to finally order, and wished us well driving home, and to come back to New Jersey anther time under different circumstances.
I agree I'm from Clinton township NJ. Towns in North Jersey like Morristown and Clinton township have good people and rich areas. But if u go down south of Jersey that's where u see rude drivers and occasional scumbags.
@@jacksonadams4728 Try North Jersey adjacent to NYC...
Most of this list surprised me. I lived in New York for a year and found most people very warm and friendly. They were usually in a hurry or busy so spoke in an abrupt, direct way but honest and to the point which were traits I found refreshing after growing up in a fake, overly polite environment. Maybe New York just suited my naturally impatient demeanor better. As for driving, my Texas license plates may have given me a little extra courtesy but the rudest drivers I encountered while driving in New York were actually those who had Florida plates. And to this day of all my travels, both near and cross country, through mountain passes, deserts and swamps, the state I liked driving in the least is still Florida.
Hey Briggs, Having been from Utah you are spot on. Thanks for the video.
Love these top 10 vids! Keep it up
Many people in some states are "grocery store friendly". I often call this fake friendly until they know your religion or politics or high school you went to.
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Not too bad, I had voted NY and NJ when you ask us the other day. Also thought about a few others I see made the cut, Utah definitely has a chilly feeling, along with Seattle. Thanks for the friendly reminder, lol.
Was in Boston a few weeks back. Let’s say that, except for the helpful hotel personnel, we were nearly trampled trying to enter our hotel.
I'm from the Gainesville area of Florida. People are still relatively nice here. Cost of living is low and life is pretty good, for the most part.
Gainesville had a great music scene in the 90's and 2000's. Some of my favorite Punk and Indie bands.
Floridians generally can't drive! Maybe it's more the newbies and New Yorkers who never drove before!
@@juliejensen7370 I believe you are referring to people who move to Central and South Florida from other states, Ms. Jensen. I'm a 7th generation Floridian, and we know how to drive on our roads.
I am from Ocala great lifestyles and taxes are low
@@juliejensen7370 Hmm. I lived in FL almost a decade (Sarasota, Gainesville and way north in a town no one's heard of) and I never saw anyone with a NY plate drive into CVS, Starbucks or four of their church buddies (killing them) or even themselves in a BJs parking lot (yes, that really happened and the person died. Killed, by their own empty car at my BJs.) Nope. Those were Florida plates. And was all just my four years in Sarasota!
Half the native Floridans in the state aren't even aware they're in a vehicle and yet whoever is in charge of infrastructure keeps installing traffic circles. Bob and weave down there.
On rude drivers, I had read this caption somewhere: “Hey, Virginians! 95 is the interstate number, NOT the speed limit!”
Read that and though up this one for LA's more crowded freeway that is perpetually at a stand still, yet people still honk the horns and curse..." Hey Angelino's! 10 is the freeway number, not your age or IQ level, try and be mature!"
I’ve been in the whole east coast, Virginia drivers are the worst.
@@FN-jq5kl try Arizona, it has the nation's rudest & worst drivers, tailgating is a sport & sports event. Traffic law enforcement outside 24 cities & towns is a joke & next to nonexistent.
Stay to the right and you’ll be ok
@@craig9160 yeah because the right lane is usually empty in VA.
We went to NYC for our honeymoon back in 1984. The people were almost unanimously friendly, and went out of their way to be helpful. We'd be looking at a map on the street and a stranger would stop and go, "So, where you wanna go?" We'd give our destination, and immediately get easy to follow and accurate directions. Overall, a wonderful experience. Saw three plays, "Ghostbusters", and even got street knockoff t-shirts that were the envy of everyone we met once we got back home to Wisconsin.
@Roger B Ironically Times Square was a drug-infested, hooker-infested hellhole back then.
The DMV area is a melting pot. Most people are not native to the area. Foreign immigrants have different customs and try to maintain these customs in the US.
My impression has been D.C. to be the rudest folks, especially authorities like DMV... unbelievable !
I been to D.C last year and I was feeling and notice how they act kinda different.
True, which is also the problem with Northern Virginia.
Reagan Airport Employees as well as Metro employees are the worst.
Note to self walking anywhere in public anymore carry a nightstick in my drawers
Yeah but DC's not a state so it can't be one of the top 10 rudest States
Hmm. I've lived in CA, AZ, NC, MS, LA, and NY and the friendliest people I lived among were in NY - more specifically Central New York (around Syracuse), but as far as I can tell, most people from Western NY, the Finger lakes, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley, and North country are pretty friendly and outgoing. Compared to the south, New Yorker's greetings are kind of abrupt and sound rude superficially, but once you get past greetings, New Yorkers are more outgoing and southerners are more reserved which seems to make them a little less friendly. (Of course I've generalized from my own experiences, only met a fraction of everybody in those places, and don't have any statistics, for what it's worth)
as a southerner, i would prefer to live around NY type ppl. less bullshit and fake niceness, ppl stopping you with useless smalltalk, giving you their medical problems, etc. NY type ppl just seem more real to me, and more like me.
I grew up in Western NY, the Rural area I lived had nice polite people but as soon as I got into Rochester or Buffalo people became rude and pushy. Not as bad as Manhattan rude and Pushy but still more than a typical city.
Rural areas usually are the most friendly.
@@haseo8244 that's been my experience too but I am told that in some of the hills of Tennessee. not to go down certain roads because they do not like outsiders, and by outsiders they mean people they do not recognize. However the small towns where people get groceries or coffee are usually full of the friendliest people.
I read some nasty associations into the "Finger Lakes".
Great video. I love it when the videos don't have too many stats. Great video Briggs
Nice explanation of New Jersey. It lets us manage our expectations and lets them work on how they are perceived.
I worked as an RN in Oregon for years, in med-surg and ER. I helped save literally hundreds of lives. At least twice a week, the entire time I was there, I encountered people who told me I should "get out of Oregon" because I was taking jobs from Oregonians. There was a 30% unfilled vacancy rate for RNs, and Oregonians died every day from delayed or abbreviated care. Eventually, I got disgusted and practiced elsewhere. I miss my friends, but I do not consider the deaths of hateful Oregonians a loss to humanity or preventing those deaths to be moral. Retail workers, and drivers were OK, but hundreds of patients were NOT.
Wow! They're driving their own life savers away! They're killing themselves with rudeness!
I was born and raised in the Newark area. Moved to Texas decades ago after getting out of the Military. NO WAY will I ever move back to NJ. The rudeness is mostly centered in the big urban areas. A lot of it comes from people just trying to get where they're going and other people impeding their progress. Go in to the country areas of Western and Northern NJ and it's a whole different world. I have family that lives near the Delaware Water Gap in NJ. It's rural and the people are very friendly. You would think you were in a different state.
When I visited Alaska I thought they were the friendliest people I've met in my life. I had numerous 30 minute conversations with strangers who couldn't have been nicer. I didn't meet one person there who would remotely be considered rude.
Totally agree. I worked up in Alaksa for a summer. I found people friendly and helpful.
I agree! I went last month and had learned a lot from locals/ strangers almost everyday I Ward there. The bc vibe there seem really kind and the opposite of rude.
I could see how this could be taken both ways, a lot of people move up here to get away from people, so some random person coming up to them could be off putting to some one that has lived most of their lives in the bush. Of course those people who are a little rough around the edges, would also be the first to offer help if they see you stranded or in a bad situation. I also could see how the Average Alaskan, when met could also seem like one of the nicest people you have ever known, since Alaskan's are the type to give you the shirt off their back to help. What most people Also don't understand, in Alaska if you don't have family in the area, your friends and your community become your family, and that is so hard to explain unless you have spent many winters in Alaska.
About Alaska. I lived there for 22 years and left a couple of years ago. Lots of really friendly people in Southeast Alaska. The unfriendly part? Anything in the orbit of Anchorage. Which was sometimes nicknamed A-Rage. Or Los Anchorage. What we used to say about Anchorage? It's the only city in America from which you can see Alaska. I avoided it like the plague.
Give Fairbanks another10-15 years!
I traveled all the way across Utah last year on my way back from RUDE California and I have to say I met some fabulous people in every town I visited in Utah. They were super nice.
Ima agree with u
I agree and I’m honestly surprised Cali isn’t higher on the list u too!
I'm curious, What part of California did you go to? I mean it is a huge state with oodles of polar opposite communities. I happen to live on the North coast. Pretty much everyone here is nice.
@@ipwee I lived in Humboldt county Nor Cali and yes the people there were for the most part very nice, but outside of there I found a LOT of people to be rude and indifferent. Humboldt is a gorgeous place.
@@ladyketurahinwaiting Cool, By coincidence, I grew up in Ogden Utah before I moved to the Bay area and eventually Mendocino.
Honestly, I have no ill will in regards to Utah. But, if I had a choice (clearly I do)
I wouldn't move back to the Beehive state for love nor money. Being non-LDS was a problem decades ago according to family I have still iving there, It has gotten worse, not better.
As a lifelong Northern Virginia resident, I am honestly not surprised that Virginia was ranked so high. I believe it’s the driving. Driving in the DC Metro area and in the Hampton Roads is literally a free-for-all; both areas have some of the worst traffic in the nation. Cutting people off is a pastime here, because the ego of an average Virginia driver gets squashed when someone gets in front of them. You have to fight to get into your desired lane. The speed limit on Northern Virginia interstates are usually between 55-65, but literally everybody goes 80-85. The high police presence and radar detectors being illegal cause 1 in 6 Virginians to have their licenses suspended, the highest rate in the country. Even people in the service industry be rude sometimes lmfaoo but there are still plenty of good people here. I love my commonwealth!
I’ve lived in the DMV/ DC area for most of the last 20 years, and I agree the drivers here are a special kind of terrible… but I also lived in the Boston area for several years, and drivers there are next level aggressive and impatient. In my experience, the DC area drivers are more about being distracted and making bad decisions, but overall can’t compare to the Masshole road rage.
Born in raised in a Virginia and thought many years this is just how it is, doesn’t help to have a influx of people from New Jersey and New York that have most Virginia’s best on the ride factor.
When I joined the military it opened my eyes that most of the world is not filled with assholes and knows freedom. Lived in 10 countries and 14 states since then all better and nicer than Virginia.
Heck Virginia even is famous for a defector to North Korea 🇰🇵 that lived in Richmond where he was so mistreated he made North Korea his home. Virginia is literally the worse place on planet earth and don’t get me started about the cops and unjust laws!
Omg don't get me started about the hampton roads area.
I'm from Virginia Beach. I 'd like to know where this turd is getting his facts from. Anyone can say the same shit about another state and be totally wrong. This is one of the reasons why I am so against social media.
Great stuff Briggs!
be nice to people :-) hehe always great vids from you man, i enjoy em very much
much love , peeeeaace !
Thank you.
It's ironic that Iowa was on this list. I'm from Iowa and was at the store earlier today and the cashier was so rude, I just wanted to tell her that if she didn't like waiting on customers go get a factory job that way all you have to deal with is asshole bosses.
Doesn't sound like irony to me lol
Fellow Iowan. We're supposedly nice-apparently it's a facade. 😆
Maybe that time of the month?🤯
Iowa has the rudest people of anywhere I have ever lived anywhere in the world.
Iowa is hands down the nicest people. At least in the Cedar Rapids area. They people will go out of the way to help you, give directions or invite you along.
Worst people in the world live in Los Angeles and by far the worst drivers.
I lived in LA, and I approve that! Glad I left that hellhole!
@@geosophik9369
Where do you live now?
I agree with the Virginia findings. Back when I lived in the Mid Atlantic region, people from Virginia were notorious for riding in the far left lane on I-95, clogging up the flow of traffic. They also are famous for not clearly marking right hand turn only lanes!
My wife and I were surprised at first about VA. But the more we talked about it the more we realized it was true. Not only do you have the rudeness of northern VA and DC, but you also have countries like Patrick were if you are not in the group, you will never be, and for an added bonus you will be noticed and talked about by almost everyone. I ve been in southern VA my whole life, one thing I know is if you are not from here then yes they are very rude to outsiders.
I think the reason Virginia is on this list is because of northern Virginia
DC metro specifically!
Nope. I live in southeastern VA, people here are rude. They put up a good front, but once you've been here awhile you'll see through it.
@@janiceisaacs6755 didn’t know! Who knew military folk would be such snobs
@@codyaltman29 not talking about the military, talking about the born and bred Virginians.
@@janiceisaacs6755 also didn’t know
Thankfully I didn't put up with any rude folks during my last visit to New York 6 years ago. Iowa and Utah making the rudest states list suprised me. I would like to see a video here on what the most friendliest states are.
You were so correct about Massachusetts having rude people used to work in a call center the calls were the worst
😂😂😂 yup the DMV in Ca. Is crazy and scary😳😵😱. Thanks for giving us the scoop on the rudest states. Stay safe.
I've lived in 4 states, and Wyoming has the most polite people I've ever met. It's still please, thank you, excuse me, and yes ma'ams all over the place. "Honey" is a common go-to name here. Very nice people.
Rural usually.
False
I ran into an awful lot of troublemakers in the bars in cheyenne.
@@robertpolnicky3262 Sorry, I don't hang out in bars!
The south is a lot more polite than wyoming. I dont exactly hang out in the bars. I did karaoke. And put it pn you tube. Used it as a recording studio. These people in the bar were primarily working class people they had jobs so did the karaoke people and the bar employees and whether or not you hang out there they may reflect the community as a whole.
My friend moved from Chicago to Iowa and he loves it. Says everyone is nice but this guy is the one who taught me how to drive up north near or in the city. He said "people up here aren't gonna let you over you just have to cut them off" and this is a very real thing. Since I've learned this I've never had any problems driving up there because I expect nobody to let me over but my mother was driving me up there one time and was freaking out. I explained to her you have to just force your way over or you're gonna miss your turn and she couldn't understand it. She works in the country so you might imagine that's quite a bit different. Either way Illinois has nice people but I wouldn't say the same for Chicago, especially the drivers.
Tell people from Illinois to stop moving to Iowa because I am in Maryland and hope to move to Iowa eventually because they seem to actually have jobs that pay a mid range salary as opposed to only having either very high paying jobs or very low paying jobs which is pretty much the case in Maryland, but it's imp[
Iowa is the "passive-aggressive" state, and NOBODY knows how to use an effing turn signal!!!
Ah I didn't realize the above comment had been posted, I was half asleep when I started writing it lol but I think you get the point. People from Illinois and specifically Chicago are driving up the housing costs in Iowa where it's more affordable and odds are it will be significantly more costly by the time I can even hope to move.
I felt that way when I first had to drive in Miami. Lol. Ain’t nobody letting you over down there either. You just have to take it quick.
@@wrestlerx8494 yea, thats happening in so many places. All of the actual good places to live have been discovered by all mouth breathers now days, soon nowhere will be affordable outside of borderline slums
Can you do a video on the top ten states that still believe in good manners and being considerate of others?
I am from nyc(brooklyn) but I had lived in Las Vegas for awhile (4 years), and at the time I was working at a call center. So, it was funny because just being a new yorker i know we like things straight to the point, whenever I would see I had a call from NYC, i would just know to get straight to the point.. however, when I would talk to someone from like the midwest or down south they would be so kind and let me talk forever. I don't think east coast people are necessarily rude, it's just we want to get from point A to point B right away. We don't really see the point of small talk, especially when WE KNOW you're just trying to get something out of us. There's really no point of having a conversation if in the end it's just to gain something, might as well just get straight to the point and ask for what you want.
Smart Woman.. 100% True-Born in N.J. Live in SoCal.. I get Agro when people are trying to blow smoke up my....
I was born in Mass but moved to NH when I was 14. It took me years to be accepted by the locals there. In the major cities that is less of an issue, but it is true generally speaking that locals are protective and cozy with their way of life.
I love how you used the Jeff Spicoli reference when discussing California's laid back lifestyle yet you forget the actor who played him. He is anything but laid back.
IMO, I have not associated So Cal with Jeff Spicoli since 1984. Guess that shows my age 😂.
He also likes to give interviews to hard core drug dealers on the lam.
I just got back from out West; I've never been cut-off more times on the interstates than I did in Colorado. The drivers there are nuts, and it's not just the Denver area.
Arizona where I live has the same shit it's not just the Phoenix metro area.
I was told that Colorado Springs is the rudest and most unfriendly city in Colorado possibly because it is growing very rapidly.
Transplants
@@darrendawson4800 I remembered the days when Phoenix to Buckeye was open highway and now it is a parking lot.
Ok. This is my families experience. I'm originally from Upstate NY. Due to military careers, we have lived in 3 countries and 5 states, not including all the traveling we have done. I will say, the friendliest states we experienced was Alabama, S Dakota, Wyoming, and Kentucky,. In Alabama, everyone waves, says/asks good morning, how are you?, making small talk in grocery stores, malls, any outings. When I was sick, our neighbors took turns mowing our yard, and asked if we needed anything. At that time, they didn't even know us, we only had lived there 2 weeks. This treatment was not just to my family, its the norm in the south. Men all ages will hold the door for you. I personally witnessed people on the side of the road, never had to wait more then 15 min before someone would stop and see what help they needed. Yes, of course we experienced friendliness in our home state, and other places....but not at all to this level!! Its very very normal for strangers to make small talk, smile at you, wave at you, and the "yes ma'am no ma'am..."yes sir no sir". ..and...they will wave you in, and allow you to get into traffic! Our neighbors would stop (if they were driving by our house) and shoot the breeze with me and my husband, when we would walk to our mailbox or when we took neighborhood walks. We would end up getting invited on their front porch, served sweet tea and talk for hours. By the end of the month, we knew everyone in our neighborhood and surrounding neighborhood. Our children became so accustomed to the southern friendliness, hospitality, and polite ways that when we made trips back home to Upstate NY, they kept making comments that although Upstate is gorgeous, the people were on the rude side. When we got passed up the dixie line, and stopped to get gas, I lost count how many times we had the door slammed in our faces, by men, whom I guess don't hold doors for anyone,. Although they loved seeing all our families, they couldn't wait to get back down south.
Also, what I noticed (from not living up north for over 25 years) is that EVERYONE is always in a big, big hurry, from driving, eating in restaurants, to even grocery shopping. I remember last summer, while visiting family, I had people in the grocery store getting impatient with me, because I wasn't moving my buggy fast enough (keep in mind, I was out of the way). The impatience, anger, and hostility was apparent to me. We are noticing in the south many more California license plates, which is making locals panic. The best advice I can give anyone planning on moving to the south is please don't complain about how things are done around here. Remember the very reason why you are fleeing from where you came from. Nobody cares how it was done from where ever you came from. We were completely accepted and are considered locals, by the locals lol. I think its because we never came with the attitude we want to change anything and we never compared it to where we are originally from. We actually like how life is down here.
I distinguish between the California DMV offices in cities (which suck) and remote small towns like where I live. Our DMV is awesome. In fact the clerk there once told me that over half of the people who come in are vacationers from out of town. 😏 Thanks for the video Briggs.
I would have to say that the California DMV clerks in San Diego are generally nice, despite it being one of California's largest cities.
When I moved from Arkansas to Rhode Island four years ago, I was expecting people to be very unfriendly. There are definitely rude and unpleasant Rhode Islanders, but I have been surprised by how nice and welcoming a good number of people here are. Well, at least in comparison to Mass... (I must be a Rhode Islander now...)
Great video!!!
Hope this portends a Top Ten Nicest States video!
I find people from New York and New Jersey lot more friendly then people from San Jose Ca where I grew up and Reno NV where I lived for 7 years
I always have a great time in NYC. They are quick, smart and appreciate humor and really warm up if you can get them to laugh. My friend in Tennessee says people in that state can be nice to you but you don't always know what they really think. At least in NYC you always know the truth. :)
EXACTLY. As a tennesseean, all that southern hospitality shit is a front, especially these days. In my personal opinion, Tennessee is a perfect example of fake nice, and i cant stand that shit. Id much prefer rude and real, than nice and fake
I had the same impression of NYC 👍😄🌸
@@nunyabizwacks6711 I feel the same about KS and MO. We aren't very friendly, more passive aggressive.
Yo Briggs, I'm a Sox fan but.... I consider myself a nice guy. I take serious the BE NICE TO EACH OTHER thing 😂. You the man!!
Greetings from the PPRC GOOD video. You are dead on about the DMV. 🚗.MINI
I can say as a 4th generation native Californian that California used to be a very kind, polite state where people were very good to each other. Until all the people from everywhere else moved here, especially the East coast. I remember going to Boston in my early teens and I couldn't believe how rude the drivers were. People visited my family in California from all over the country (I have a lot of relatives) and they used to always remark on how polite Californians were, especially the drivers. I think all the TV and movie publicity about the climate and how beautiful it is here brought all the jerks and ruined it. I agree, it's very rude now, and the drivers on the freeways are unbelievably rude, especially the last 5 years or so it's gotten exponentially worse.
Yes, everyone says how horrible California is, but the horribleness came to us from other states. We shouldn't have let them in.
I'm 3rd gen. I don't believe drivers here are that rude. I go months without being honked at. My biggest pet peeve with drivers here is them not moving on a greenlight because they're on their damn phones.
I agree I’m native Californian years ago it was great I left years ago when people call it “Cali” it rubs me the wrong way. It’s sad what they’ve turned California into kinda heartbreaking. Now I’m in the state of Washington and the people here suck big time rude , especially he Seahawks fans bunch of jerks
Both California and Washington have been ruined by runaway rapid growth which attracted some of the worst from other parts of the US and even the world.
@@chrisv9186 - try driving near downtown L.A. The freeway is crazy, and I'm a seasoned freeway driver. People cutting you off constantly. People getting in the fast lane and slowing down. People doing constant lane changes. No one dares honk because they don't want to get shot.
I actually have a theory that a lot of people in the states you mentioned are afflicted by seasonal affective disorder (or seasonal depression)... After living in New York, being from Tennessee, I actually felt the effects myself.. I truly think most of these people are miserable, because the weather is so miserable. Maybe I'll look into it for my statistics final.
My observation was, it’s the complete opposite. I mean yeah seasonal depression is definitely a thing….I have it. But northern states statistically have better quality of life than states where it’s hotter. Probably because the cold is better for the human body than the heat. Heat is good for nothing. Look up the benefits of cold showers, the benefits of putting an ice cube on the back of your neck, little things like that matter. Also how the cold is amazing for your skin and hair. Look at places where it’s always hot like the Middle East, Brazil, Florida, Arizona, New Mexico, North Africa, these places are angry all the time and more violent. Can’t really say New Hampshire, or Minnesota is known for being violent..
@@JoeyDNetsfan agree 100% as a tennesseean. The summer is the most depressing time of year to me down here. Its WAY too god damn hot in the summer in tennessee these days. Worse time than winter to get out and do anything. Im SO happy its fall now, i literally turn into a whole different person when it gets a little cooler and less humid outside (even tho we arent out of the woods totally yet, these days, around here we can have hot days all the way thru november) but last weekend god damn it was nice. A little hotter again now and it pisses me off lol.
That's just in the winter and the increased darkness, I think
@@nunyabizwacks6711 yep I’m in New Jersey and surprisingly we have climate that’s very similar. It’s gotten much colder and I love the colder weather, but i hate the extreme of any weather. It can do that here. Hottest it gets here is 100 and coldest it gets is 15 as a high. Fall is my favorite season by far
@@JoeyDNetsfan yeah, I'm not so sure about that. Aside from having better healthcare access and access to public assistance up north, I wouldn't say the quality of life was much better, at least not where I lived. There was a reason why I hightailed it back down south. New England is just not that great. Like, at all. Think about it… Nobody is moving to New Hampshire. Nobody is moving to Vermont. Nobody is moving to upstate New York. People are moving to Texas. Florida. Arizona. New Mexico. I really do believe sunshine is a big factor in why.
Excellent video.
Tennessee in a suburban public school board meeting number one in rudeness. Everywhere else in Tennessee number one in friendliness and hospitality.
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I agree with most of your list.
Yes, there is definitely something called “Midwest nice”, and it is a real thing.
My wife does travel hospital assignments and has worked at 17 different hospitals all over the country; and she has seen the rudeness in most of the places on your list: New England, Florida, Northwest, Eastern Seaboard, Southwest, etc
… but I, too am surprised Iowa is on your list. In our experience, Minnesota has some of the rudest drivers we’ve seen.
Another great video
Minnesota is one of the worst. My wife and I lived there for 10 months, we came to the conclusion that “Minnesota Nice” is just some being incredibly rude while being polite about it.
I’ve lived here my whole life and your right they say “Minnesota nice “ I’m thinking where? If it wasn’t for work, family and friends I would be out of here
Some places are friendly to visitors but not so much to new residents. In general, if you smile and say “hi” (without overdoing it or being creepy), people respond in kind.
I went to a meditation college in Iowa, in a little farm town, and initially, they didn't like meditators... but of the years, it brought in people & $, and became friendly... elected a meditating mayor
So weird b/c when I’ve been to NYC, the people seemed happy and friendly to me. I call it a crazy, happy city.
I’m from Rhode Island. I can say it’s true
Same as Deleware?
Anyone surprised at Iowa's appearance on this list never watched "The Music Man" lol
Can you make the top ten friendliest states? Including friendly to outsiders?
I like the way you talk in your videos. 👍😊
I agree with most of these, at least from experience in my travels. Weird about Virginia - I've lived in Fairfax and Tysons Corner back in the 80's, for about 8 years, and never had a rudeness issue.. maybe it's a modern thing?
I was in the Fairfax/Arlington area around the same time, when a trip from Fairfax to Herndon was considered a trek into the wilderness! A friend was moving from Bradlick (intersection of Braddock and Backlick RDs) to Herndon. The Toll Road was still being built and wasn't open yet.
@@almyska467 Small world! I graduated from Oakton High.. wow, talk about the distant mists of Time!
I have an observation based on living in 4 western states in one smallish city (30,000), one town of 8,000 and two small towns of about 675 people. In remote rural areas towns people are far more polite. Rudeness is generally associated with urban areas. Why? The answer is my anecdotal conclusion: in urban areas people have anonymity. There aren't any consequences for being rude when people are dealing with someone they don't know or aren't known to anyone the rude person is associated with.
Anonymity, for the most part, is a destructive force. It is a big disadvantage of living in urban areas. Like Briggs I grew up in southern California, but chose to plan my life, my education and career on getting the chance to live in remote small towns or live in a limited number of big cities, including Washington D.C. I chose the small town setting right away and have never turned back. There are some disadvantages to small town living, but I don't really care. I don't need shopping centers with corporate and franchise businesses. I don't get bored because I don't need to be spoon fed my entertainment with amusement parks, large entertainment events (concerts and the like), museums, zoos, theaters, etc. I have hobbies involving the outdoors, we have a community theater organization, the internet has replaced shopping by catalog, once a common practice in rural areas, I have more hobbies than I have time (backpacking, cross country skiing, woodworking, long distance cycling, ham radio and reading). I can stream most movies produced, although now I live in a town with a movie theater, but haven't gone to it since the pandemic hit. You have to be more self reliant in the small towns (under 2-3 thousand people in my book) than in urban areas. Some people don't like that, they like to call someone to fix things in their house or take their car to a dealership and they want to be entertained. That's fine, but wasn't what I wanted. People who live in urban areas and like the advantages that come with that are different, but not any less of a person than I. Urban areas are full of some fine people and should not be characterized by a small portion of the population.
The 2020 census has found that about 80% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas and 20% in rural areas. I'm biased, but it is my opinion that on a per capita basis, the greatest number of rude people are part of the 80%. Yup, anonymity.
You hit the bullseye when you described the California DMV.I lived there for 37 years and never had a pleasant trip to their facility. There was a tall elderly lady that worked in the West Covina office for many years. She was tall, slender always dressed up in a blue dress, medium high heels with her hair in a bun. She wore glasses with frames from the 60s and always had a look on her face that said don’t mess with me, or she had just eaten a very sour lemon. Ah, the memories.
Lol you are so funny!
Want a pleasant (or at least OK) DMV experience? Try Nebraska. (It’s really the county treasurer’s office that handles our licensing). Most of them are quite pleasant, often to the point of treating me like a friend.
I grew up in MA. I guess one doesn't see what one accepts as normal. My brother and his wife still live in Worcester and they asked me to come up and go to a Sox game for their 40th anniversary. Quick note about my brother and his wife: He's confined to a power chair with MS and she's blind from RP. A friend of theirs who stays with them a lot (he's in business with my sister-in-law and his permanent home is in Atlanta area) built a rig on the back of his SUV to haul my brother's chair. We got to Fenway and it was a nightmare. People kept trying to push between my brother (in a power chair) and his wife (walking with her white cane moving about). One woman came hurrying along, cut across in front of our little group, tripped over the cane and wound up in a heap against the wall. Her friend and I felt like we were playing offensive line blockers. Not a single acknowledgement or apology for trying to walk over/through a disabled couple.
I moved to VA around 40 years ago. Lived in Northern Virginia for most of that time. People have that "Get out of my way, I'm important!" attitude. Coming back from the trip described above, I stopped at my local supermarket for some groceries in eastern Loudoun County. As will sometimes happen when I'm not really paying attention, I was following the man in front of me a little too closely. When he pulled out his cart, he bumped into me. He apologized. I told him it was my fault and that I thought I'd survive the ten second delay. He looked at me and said "You're not from here, are you?".
Now I live in the northern Shenandoah Valley. Much better!
My husband is also in a power chair. We live 15 miles east of Nashville. Everyone here is extremely kind and helpful to us. Renews my faith in humanity.
@@crafthag6736 Good to hear. I've been eyeing the Knoxville area as a retirement destination in a couple of years.
Iowa surprises me. I rarely met anyone rude from Iowa.
Neither have I ...
Iowa does not surprise me at all
@@truthhurts7045 Maybe it's because of Slipknot? 🤘
@@jonasabry9099 but I like Slipknot and I am not mean or rude...🤘🏾
@@truthhurts7045 But you probably have a dark side. 🤘👿☠ When I think of Iowa, I think of the film "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." I love that movie.
# 2 definitely shocked me; lifelong Virginia resident here. Rather speechless that VA is even in the top 10.
Same here. I literally gasped.
Where are some “nice” places in VA to go? I’ve been looking at VA beach
I'm glad you liked my suggestion Mr. Briggs, thanks alot.
Lmaooo I was born and raised in New York City 🤣🤣 and moved to upstate at 17 I was waiting for us to hit the list .
Hey Briggs, Yes your right, people do not know California people are rude and sometimes overbearing shooting their mouths off instead of listening and driving, they think they own the road and disobey the law. When the pandemic hit the state, people was driving so fast that I am doing the speed limit + in the second or four lanes and someone wanted me to move over with the fast lane wide open. Now the CHP is out and around and people are just starting to slow to the limit not doing 90.
Yes, people in CA love to drive fast. But I go months without being honked at or honking at someone. I don't believe we have such rude drivers.
@@chrisv9186
Starting a car beef
has gotten folks killed in California.
Our drivers are nice in my area.
I never hear car horns. It’s considered rude.
He’s so right about the DMV.
@@og-greenmachine8623 Agreed, I live in San Diego and people are nice but if you talk trash about our city or California as a hole, it's over for you.
@@a-sane-person
“California”?
Nah, talk all the trash you want about
-Nocal/SoCal.
Both dumpster-fires with raining bat-guano💡
But!
Badmouth CENTRAL-COAST California?❤️
(Santa Barbara to Santa Cruz.
No town over 50-60,000 people😄)
&
You’re absolutely INSANE...🤡
CenCal😍
-where SoCal & Nocal COME TO CHILL💡
I grew up in Iowa and always thought it was a very friendly state so I was surprised to see it on this list but the more I thought about it the more it makes sense because a lot of Iowans like they’re small towns and communities so they might be friendly with each other but they are very suspicious of outsiders
My parents used to live in Iowa in the 2000's, and my mother felt that people in Iowa were very friendly (except on the road sometimes). Then again, they lived in Des Moines.
Thank you for putting Washington on this list. I've lived here most of my life and wanted to leave for a long time. I tried settling in Oregon twice, but that didn't work either. I'm keeping South Carolina as a consideration for my future.
Why??
I am surprised CT did not make the list. I work for a call center. When I was on phones full time, I had several surprised remarks a year. Your from CT? Wow your a lot nicer than the people I met when I went there. Both of my brothers have a devastate for now decades and I asked them if they felt Connecticut people were rude. They both mentioned that people seem standoffish and stuck up here. Fortunately I don’t make enough money to have to worry about living in those towns.
Being Stationed in Va Beach I can confirm there are a lot of unfriendly people here it’s honestly annoying
I bet Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey are on this list!
Alaska is kind of shocking I've been to Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Ketchikan and never had a bad experience found the people quite pleasant.
Yeah but there are a bunch of us that just want to be left alone, I could see how a experience with some one that has spent most of their lives in the Bush and wants to be left alone could seem rude or inhospitable. Of course those people see some one stranded and they are more than willing to offer help or aid.
It's a phony survey. They threw Alaska, Iowa and Utah in there so it wouldn't be all blue states.
Nailed this. It's all true. Been in sales for years nationwide but a bit surprised that Colorado wasn't on the list too. LOL, the people there have a freeze like Seattle people.
It isn’t that New Englanders are rude, it’s just that they covet their area and are Leary of outsiders. Even if born in New England, if you live on on island in their state , the islanders are even outsiders. It’s weird.
So true. I grew up in a small town in central MA. Even if I were to move back there, I'd still be an outsider because I had moved away. Maybe not so much now because it's become pretty much a suburb of Worcester.
Therein lies the problem - considering your fellow countrymen "outsiders."
yeah, okay... that's called being rude. territorial jackasses.
I went to school in Boston. After 4 years I left with the hope of never going back. As the airplane lifted off I had fantasies of a giant snow storm or a neutron bomb getting rid of all the inhabitants. No luck.
@@SquireWaldo that’s really sad. Most people love the college town they spent formative years at. I’ve been there twice for visits and did all the historical places and loved it. But it is different when you live and breathe it ever day for years. I guess we have rosy colored glasses on when we just visit places.
As someone from Maryland, I am surprised we didn't make the list... But I'm so happy Virginia did! Lol
Go to his list of Rudest cities, Baltimore is one of the worst.
@@jsw7814 rightfully placed
@@chroylikesfish i found baltimorons to be super friendly compared to silver springers..
Your description of Ca. DMV employees was hilarious, and 100% true.
Now please do the opposite: the 10 friendliest states. 😀 I'd love to watch it.
New York had to be number one! We just don't like people within our 3-feet of personal space! I am not surprised, and I am a native.
You can add Wisconsin to the list, as well. Very tribal, and direct. I moved to Florida from my home state of Wisconsin, and moved back. I was treated like an outsider, even after I would tell them I was from there. Insane. Needless to say, I moved back to Florida for good!
Florida is much ruder than Wisconsin is.
I'm curious what the top 3 rudest drivers are. Hopefully you'll also do a top 10 nicest states for comparison.
FANTASTIC RESEARCH ANALYSIS. Thanks for novel effort. Greetings from Karachi, Pakistan.