/dev/null Posted August 6, 2013 Posted August 6, 2013 Only US City to make top 10 friendliest was Charleston, SC 5 US Cities however made the Unfriendliest list, including #1 Trenton, NJ. You got a problem with that? http://www.news.com.au/travel/holiday-ideas/the-world8217s-friendliest-8212-and-unfriendliest-8212-cities-named/story-e6frfqd9-1226691364948
blzrul Posted August 6, 2013 Posted August 6, 2013 Newark. And NJ is on there twice it's so sucky. LOL - I actually like NJ. Best-kept secret ever.
The Poojer Posted August 6, 2013 Posted August 6, 2013 new jersey is a beautiful state...sadly places like camden really spoil the image, but perhaps that could be more attibuted to philly than to nj...i walked to the train station at night in camden and it is a nerve wracking experience on reputation alone... Newark. And NJ is on there twice it's so sucky. LOL - I actually like NJ. Best-kept secret ever.
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 "Islamabad, Pakistan was named the second unfriendliest, followed by Oakland, California." And in other news... Water is still wet. They hook up and be "sister cities." Somebody get Sister Cities International on the horn stat!
Shamrock Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 Population of Hobart is 200k give or take. Margaret River, about 12k, depending on the surf & vineyard tours!
BuffaloBill Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 B-lo lost in the middle of the pack somewhere.
/dev/null Posted August 7, 2013 Author Posted August 7, 2013 B-lo lost in the middle of the pack somewhere. If B-Lo got its act together, maybe it can finish 2nd on one of these lists for four years straight
BringBackFergy Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 B-lo lost in the middle of the pack somewhere. But...but...but...it's an "All American City"
Chef Jim Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) "Islamabad, Pakistan was named the second unfriendliest, followed by Oakland, California." And in other news... Water is still wet. They hook up and be "sister cities." Somebody get Sister Cities International on the horn stat! So I take it you've spent some time in Islamabad and Oakland? Depends on where you are in Oakland. I live in Oakland in the hills above the city and these are the friendliest people I've encountered. Maybe because it's upscale and we have to band together to ward off the "flatlannders". Edited August 7, 2013 by Chef Jim
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 So I take it you've spent some time in Islamabad and Oakland? Depends on where you are in Oakland. I live in Oakland in the hills above the city and these are the friendliest people I've encountered. Maybe because it's upscale and we have to band together to ward off the "flatlannders". I got a brother-in-law that was born in Vermont... He calls everybody outside of VT a "flatlander." LoL... Including people from Oakland... He'd classify Oaklanders (Oaklandites, Boyz-in-da-hood, what ever you call them) as the worst examples of being a "flatlander." Crap, the whole west coast to him would be like Mars. The term must be blow back from being called a hillbilly... Or a spin on Maine's "outlander" thing...
Chef Jim Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 I got a brother-in-law that was born in Vermont... He calls everybody outside of VT a "flatlander." LoL... Including people from Oakland... He'd classify Oaklanders (Oaklandites, Boyz-in-da-hood, what ever you call them) as the worst examples of being a "flatlander." Crap, the whole west coast to him would be like Mars. The term must be blow back from being called a hillbilly... Or a spin on Maine's "outlander" thing... No we call them flatlanders because we live in the mansions in the hils overlooking the flat land where they live.
Joe Miner Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 So I take it you've spent some time in Islamabad and Oakland? Depends on where you are in Oakland. I live in Oakland in the hills above the city and these are the friendliest people I've encountered. Maybe because it's upscale and we have to band together to ward off the "flatlannders". I was in San Fran a couple of months ago and I was a bit surprised by how rude all the service industry people I interacted with seemed.
Chef Jim Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 I was in San Fran a couple of months ago and I was a bit surprised by how rude all the service industry people I interacted with seemed. I was going to say that. It's a huge difference from SF and Oaktown and like I said especially where we live. And I think a lot of it is that the service people in SF have to deal with tourists that can be a real pain in the ass. We were in the city the past Sunday and with America's Cup the city is crawling with clueless tourists.
DJasper Probincrux III Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 new jersey is a beautiful state...sadly places like camden really spoil the image, but perhaps that could be more attibuted to philly than to nj...i walked to the train station at night in camden and it is a nerve wracking experience on reputation alone... I worked in Camden for 4 years. Part of my job had me riding on a van picking up kids every AM and taking them home in the PM. Saw some really really interesting things in that time. I have to say, once the people in the neighborhood figured out we weren't cops and were working to help the kids they were very very nice to us in general - even some very nefarious characters. Until they made that connection though some places were very no bueno to be driving around in an unmarked van. My favorite story involved some "entrepreneurs" who had ownership of a corner right next to where we had to pick up a kid. The kid lived in the back of a quad house. He had no phone and we were not allowed to get out of the van to ring the bell because there were other kids on the van who would be unsupervised. We pull up to this house and blow the horn like we're supposed to and get a really dirty look form the guys who are not trying to draw attention to themselves. Day 2 same deal. Day 3 a VERY angry looking gentleman comes up to the van cursing at us and demanding to know why we're blowing the horn. The driver and I explain what we are doing and why we have to blow the horn. Guy says "OK, wait here, but don't blow the horn anymore." Every day for the next 8 weeks when the corner saw us coming one of them went around back and got the kid and walked him to the van. No horn required.
Just Jack Posted August 7, 2013 Posted August 7, 2013 I have to say, once the people in the neighborhood figured out we weren't cops and were working to help the kids they were very very nice to us in general - even some very nefarious characters. Until they made that connection though some places were very no bueno to be driving around in an unmarked van. Maybe you should have marked something on it....
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 8, 2013 Posted August 8, 2013 No we call them flatlanders because we live in the mansions in the hils overlooking the flat land where they live. :-) The one's you see sliding down the hills when it finally rains? Or the mansions on the streets when people are trying to out run a wildfire... You know, the ones with only one canyon road in a out. One thing for sure, flatlanders aren't that stupid that would box themselves up into a canyon, in wildfire country, and call it paradise. :-P :-P I was in San Fran a couple of months ago and I was a bit surprised by how rude all the service industry people I interacted with seemed. Don't go to Quebec City... It will make SF look like neighborhood welcome wagon.
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