The Rudest Place in America

[PanzerJaeger]

Detroit. Ugh. Horrible.

NYC is a very pleasant place.

Any of the cities in the South, as long as you aren't in the ghetto, are very friendly besides ATL.

Also, Im wondering what made everyone act so hateful towards the OP. Do you use deodorant?

[Boyar Son]

MIA got fare share of spanish talkin' people I don't like.

[Peasant Phill]

Haven't been to the USA so I can't comment on the most rude American city.

The most annoying tourists? Definitly the Brits. I also get annoyed by the Dutch but that's probably because Belgians are sometimes mistaken for Dutch in other countries (same language).

[Banquo's Ghost]

I must say that in my visits to the United States, most people have been delightfully polite. There is a deep vein of hospitality that reminds one of the way I fancy the Old World might once have been.

That's not to say that your average American (let's assume there is such a person) once he takes it into his mind that you are deserving of dressing down, cannot be the most inventively rude person on the planet. New Yorkers particularly, can insult one every which way - and you will know it from the first syllable. A Parisian will destroy you while you smile, and you will only discover your fate after your last friend blanks you.

Most Americans take pride in their directness, which can be alien to those of us from more "subtle" Europe. As regulars here will know, I have the tendency to fall into pomposity, and that particular vice is anathema to our trans-Atlantic cousins. They will tell you so, and bluntly. Sometimes, if you persist, they will simply ignore you. This is hard on the ego, but good for the soul. Being direct is not rude, but can be interpreted as such by the delicate hothouse flowers of the European court, such as myself.

I have also found (to the cost of my self-esteem) that my Mr Spock impression - widely revered in the salons of l'ancien regime, provokes humiliating derision among the colonists.

Even in LA, everyone's a critic.

[Odin]

Come to Boston, we enjoy being rude to everyone, you idiot.

[MiniMe]

Most Americans take pride in their directness, which can be alien to those of us from more "subtle" Europe.

do they? From my expiriense, Americans are very polite people and not as direct as Germans or French or Italians.

Americans (just as Arabs) have quite the opposit nasty habit, however, and that habit is saying something in fact rude choosing polite words and hiding behind a polite smile. Very nasty habit, I say. If you want to insult somebody, don't hide behind your polite smile then.

So true. No surprise we dutchies avoid eachother when abroad. Best tourists, americans and germans, always polite always calm. Worst, brits, dutch, russians.

so true... our chavers make me feel embarrassed when I see them
Seeing them on vacation couple of times is the reason why I'll never travel to Turkey or Egypt - their favourite leisure grounds.