Places in America Where People Are Down to Earth

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09-13-2011, 07:44 PM

Location: Miami 410 posts, read 773,344 times Reputation: 216

Just curious. I realize there are friendly folks everywhere, but generally, do you find them especially friendly and down-to-earth in any areas in particular?

09-13-2011, 07:45 PM

ForYourLungsOnly Location: Pittsburgh (via Chicago, via Pittsburgh) 3,887 posts, read 5,031,767 times Reputation: 3099

No. You get a mix of people everywhere. When people say a certain area has people that are 'just oh so friendly' they are BSing you

09-13-2011, 08:28 PM

annie_himself Location: Denver 15,299 posts, read 22,621,835 times Reputation: 10807

Mainly in rural areas is where I've found them. It's not a strictly southern thing at all.

09-13-2011, 09:00 PM

BigCityDreamer Location: East Coast of the United States 22,315 posts, read 23,526,876 times Reputation: 19045

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. People there are super-duper friendly.

09-13-2011, 09:13 PM

lucknow Location: Beautiful Niagara Falls ON. 10,018 posts, read 11,636,593 times Reputation: 8982

The province of Newfoundland Canada. You see, life there has been a real struggle for hundreds of years. People's lives depended on helping on another through hard times. The people there seem to have different values than most North Americans. Sure money is handy to have but there are things far more important. Most Newfies that I have known have that attitude. It sure must be very attractive to them because every one of them who has moved off their rock hopes some day to return to their home.

09-13-2011, 09:28 PM

Zoness Location: Illinois 565 posts, read 907,416 times Reputation: 445

I would say I'm grasping at straws if I want to name "friendly places" or "unfriendly places". I'm insular and distrusting of people whereas someone else who is open and loving of people will say totally different things. It's really in the eye of the beholder.

09-14-2011, 09:16 AM

AksarbeN Location: Looking over your shoulder 31,304 posts, read 30,469,341 times Reputation: 84399

small towns everywhere Quote: Originally Posted by annie_himself Mainly in rural areas is where I've found them. It's not a strictly southern thing at all. I agree with smaller rural cities and towns "anywhere" and not specific to any region or area. Small town America tends to be friendly and helpful towards others. The larger metro cities seem to have people that are too busy and too skeptical of others, they tend to be "on guard" against strangers.

09-14-2011, 09:31 AM

Trimac20 Location: The western periphery of Terra Australis 24,682 posts, read 50,867,489 times Reputation: 11862

I would say the rural Midwest.

09-15-2011, 07:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Swampbird Just curious. I realize there are friendly folks everywhere, but generally, do you find them especially friendly and down-to-earth in any areas in particular? Switzerland.

09-15-2011, 11:37 AM

Fred314X Location: Brooklyn 40,051 posts, read 32,477,501 times Reputation: 10566

New York City. Go ahead, ask people who've visited here. The people who express horror at this notion are the ones who need to get a life.

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