These North Carolina Cities Are Considered The Rudest In The U.S.
By Sarah Tate, Kelton Brooks
December 9, 2020
Saying please and thank you take you a long way. So, if the saying is true, don't travel too far to these cities considered the rudest in the country.
A survey by Insider and SurveyMonkey asked nearly 2,100 Americans to rank what they believed were the five rudest U.S. cities from a list of the nation's 50 largest cities. If you placed a bet on New York City ranking No. 1 on the rudeness list, then you would be a very rick person right now.
New York, New York was named the rudest city by a landslide 34 percent of survey-takers.
On the opposite end, Raleigh, North Carolina placed last at No. 50, making it the friendliest of the bunch.
Rounding out the top 5 behind New York City, according to the survey, are Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Boston.
North Carolina has two cities on the list. Last place Raleigh and Charlotte, placing in the middle at No. 25. California, on the other hand, has five cities on the list of unpleasantries.
Here’s an official rudeness ranking of 50 American cities, starting with the worst offender.
- New York, New York
- Los Angeles, California
- Washington D.C.
- Chicago, Illinois
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Detroit, Michigan
- Buffalo, New York
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- San Francisco, California
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Dallas, Texas
- Miami, Florida
- Austin, Texas
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Houston, Texas
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Tampa, Florida
- Sacramento, California
- San Diego, California
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Hartford, Connecticut
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Seattle, Washington
- San Jose, California
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Columbus, Ohio
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Portland, Oregon
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Louisville, Kentucky
- San Antonio, Texas
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Orlando, Florida
- Riverside, California
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Denver, Colorado
- Richmond, Virginia
- Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Raleigh, North Carolina
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