No matter where you go, you’ll likely find people that are pleasant and polite as well as others who are downright nasty. Granted, it turns out that Miami may have more of the latter than any other city in America.
Here Are the Rudest Cities In America, According to a New Study
A study conducted by Manhattan Mental Health Counseling found that Miami topped the list of 70 cities in the United States when it comes to “online complaints, social media gripes and internet searches about boorish behavior,” according to the New York Post.
More specifically, the rankings are based on “% of Yelp reviews mentioning rude behavior,” “Reddit rude-related posts/comments per 10k members” and “Rude-Related Searches per 10k people.” When the percentages were worked out and combined, it created a total score for each city and, in turn, earned the area a particular place on the list.
Miami came out at 94.11%, followed by Las Vegas which took the second spot at 91.84%. The top five also included Memphis, TN at 88.38%, Oakland, CA at 87.10%, and New York City at 83.58%.
The top 10 was rounded out with Newark, NJ at 82.09%, Detroit, MI at 81.41%, Orlando, FL at 81.17%, Philadelphia, PA at 78.48%. and Los Angeles, CA at 77.97%.
Here are the cities that made up #11 to #70 on the list:
11. Washington, DC 75.60%
12. Baltimore City, MD 73.25%
13. Tampa, FL 70.09%
14. Birmingham, AL 69.64%
15. Houston, TX 66.47%
16. Chicago, IL 65.98%
17. San Francisco, CA 64.26%
18. Atlanta, GA 63.30%
19. Long Beach, CA 62.60%
20. Dallas, TX 62.02%
21. Decatur, IL 61.86%
22. Jersey City, NJ 61.26%
23. Sacramento, CA 58.30%
24. Fresno, CA 57.93%
25. Milwaukee, WI 56.95%
26. Phoenix, AZ 56.86%
27. Indianapolis, IN 56.23%
28. Jacksonville, FL 56.09%
29. Nashville, TN 55.87%
30. Louisville, KY 55.27%
31. Norfolk, VA 53.21%
32. Bakersfield, CA 50.39%
33. Richmond, VA 49.26%
34. Boston, MA 49.18%
35. San Antonio, TX 48.41%
36. Tulsa, OK 48.18%
37. Kansas City, MO 47.44%
38. Denver, CO 47.01%
39. Austin, TX 45.77%
40. Cincinnati, OH 45.59%
41. Irving, TX 44.63%
42. Seattle, WA 43%
43. Fort Worth, TX 40.14%
44. San Diego, CA 38.59%
45. Charlotte, NC 38.13%
46. Columbus, OH 37.93%
47. Pittsburgh, PA 36.78%
48. Portland, OR 36.61%
49. Minneapolis, MN 34.91%
50. Charleston, SC 34.33%
51. Tucson, AZ 34.29%
52. Tempe, AZ 34%
53. Aurora, CO 30.66%
54. Wichita, KS 30.47%
55. Durham, NC 28.40%
56. Arlington, TX 28.01%
57. Albuquerque, NM 27.80%
58. San Jose, CA 27.62%
59. Mesa, AZ 24.01%
60. Colorado Springs, CO 23.21%
61. Raleigh, NC 22.65%
62. El Paso, TX 21.26%
63. Chandler, AZ 20.34%
64. Virginia Beach, VA 19.79%
65. Omaha, NE 16.30%
66. Boise, ID 13.27%
67. Madison, WI 11.81%
68. Lincoln, NE 9.50%
69. Anchorage, AK 4.66%
70. Irvine, CA 1.91%
Rudeness Is ‘Shaped by Context and Expectations’
“These figures capture patterns in online reviews, discussions and searches, rather than measuring how every person in a city treats others,” said Natalie Buchwald, spokesperson from Manhattan Mental Health Counseling, per the New York Post.
Beyond that, Buchwald noted that “[r]udeness is also shaped by context and expectations, so it’s best to read a citywide ranking as a snapshot of online signals, not a label for its residents.”
Additionally, it’s good to keep in mind that “[t]here can be many root causes for rudeness, such as insecurity or fear,” while “[p]eople are often rude after being on the receiving end of rudeness,” Science of People notes. That’s not to overlook the fact that “[i]t can be helpful to remember that when someone is being rude to you, it says more about them than you.”
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