What are the friendliest cities based off of you experience?

[annabananna]

Mine would have to be New Orleans and du duh duuhhh … New York City. New Orleans people like to have a good time and are friendly to just about everyone except for the few crazies that might shoot you for looking at them the wrong way. I’d say 96 percent of New Orleans people are the friendliest people you’d meet. I’m very confused why New Yorkers get a bad rep because they are also so kind to me when I go there. Not overly kind but we will talk and have a good conversation. I have seen them get loud and yell randomly but for some reason the way they do it doesn’t bother me and I find it kinda funny.

[molonski2]

Really , Id have to vote for Australia , the further North you go the more relaxed ,

I love Cairns up north very friendly / Caloundra on the sunshine coast / Broome on the Western side , Northern West if that makes sense , laid back places , little stress.

Where I am now is great Hua Hin Thailand , but its not as friendly as Queensland , and of course English is not first language , still love it. I also adored New York in general which really shocked me , and New York post 9/11 was incredibly friendly.

Can only pick one , so I'm going Caloundra , but part of my pick is also the beaches which is not part of the question ! But , its the beach culture that makes the people relaxed , Oh and I'm voting for low season , tourists make it more stressful , same in Hua Hin , USA and people from Europe , changes all.

[annabananna]

I’ve never been to Australia but the Australians in the US are always lively people

[annabananna]

Lovely

[molonski2]

Hey anna , I've been really lucky to have been welcomed in the USA ( from time to time ) and despite my ( sometimes ) critical comments , I've always been welcomed , always had an incredible time , pushed the boundaries in years gone by , but have found USA ( guys and girls ) to be an absolute blast , ..
I even " raged in the cage " in Myrtle Beach , USA is an incredible place , and we get on great :)

[Friendlybro79]

NY gets a bad rep partly because of how fast paced we are. As people vacation there during a work week people walk to work and are hustling to get to point b. So that can come off a little cold.

The other thing is many people there are tourists so I'm not sure if it's native new yorkers that are ALWAYS so rude lol. Plus some people that have never visited just don't like big cities and have assumptions about what they've heard so then it must be true.

[KostasKouvalis]

Salt Lake City. I wouldn't want to live amongst Mormons, but if you go as a tourist, they are always so friendly and helpful and willing to share their history and culture with you, for free.

Cusco. It's one of the few places in Latin America where Americans are liked, and I had people constantly asking me where I'm from and trying to chat me up. And they were so helpful and welcoming and willing to share their culture. One guy let us eat at a nice restaurant with no reservation, and then I went to a local festival, and some of the dancers saw me filming and stole my hat and mobbed me and started jumping around with me. Usually at these things I'm just a spectator, so it was really cool that they actually got me involved in the festivities.

Venice. I was surprised because I always heard that Venetians are assholes and hate tourists, but they were by far the friendliest people I met in Italy, and among the friendliest in Europe, even. And so funny. They weren't ashamed to perpetuate stereotypes like saying "Mama mia!"

[abc3643]

Buffalo, New York.

I am serious.

In western New York state and, in particular, Buffalo, people there realize that they have something of bad rap. So, they stick together and it is really like one big family. They welcome outsiders and, if the outsider is shows any appreciation of them or the area, the outsider is practically adopted.

I was a contractor who worked in the Buffalo area (but lived in the Albany area) for 2.5 years. I had a wonderful time and loved it there and definitely would have considered moving there if I had a permanent job. I am still a fan of the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League even though Albany has a team again. (I live in Missouri though now.)

[DizzyDesii]

I haven't been to many places (Charlotte, Las Vegas, Houston, Toledo, New Orleans, Atlanta, Birmingham, Raleigh, etc) but Charlotte and Vegas definitely had the nicest people. People are not afraid to approach and start a conversation out of nowhere

[annabananna]

Yea Vegas is crazy friendly but I’m not sure if that’s just my experience because I’m hanging out in the tourers area where I’m around others that are there to have a good time. I’m going to Vegas in 2 months and I’m so excited.

[DizzyDesii]

I went to tourist and non tourist areas while there. people are friendly but pushy/clingy. You have to basically lie and say you're in a hurry to be somewhere to get away from them

[Finchie40]

Yea New York has outgoing people , same as New Jersey where I am originally from😋 Every time I go back to visit I feel at home cuz people are more down to earth and talkative compared to where I live now , it’s crazy how different people are in different cities , I never really noticed it until I moved away from New Jersey and I kick myself in the ass for doing so lol

[weysally]

San Francisco. we did a stopover on our way to Hawaii, everyone seemed to havE a sense of humour, including a bus driver\, in England it states, not in service, there it said, nowhere in particular,.

[blissinanarchy1]

Philly. There’s a joke about being “Philly nice” because of the way we talk. We’re blunt and talk in a way others see as aggressive when it’s not to the locals. As long as you stay out of the hood you’re fine.

[SeriouslyFunny00]

California, USA and Perth, Australia. I had an online job while pandemic and made many friends living there.

[SeriouslyFunny00]

Oh and Manila, Philippines! I almost forgot 🤣

[Guy13]

Anywhere in Thailand as it is the Land of Smiles... except for the Russian mobbed up Phuket area.

[Leopard23]

Atlanta. I think its probably the best city to live and work in.

[exitseven]

I worked in a lot of different cities when I was younger. Oddly enough I found Cincinnati to be the friendliest.

[Whatthefluff]

Certain places in Tennessee have very friendly people.

[Mark987]

I loved New Orleans. I went for Mardi Gras.. the people there are amazing, and the food is incredible.

[Nikki1989]

You can't get any more friendly than Australia.

[JoeMichael67]

Tijuana was the friendliest city I've been to.

[Likes2drive]

Nashville people were nice and Savannah seemed nice and I’m from New York

[Shy_Steve]

I like Sydney, Even visitors there are usually nice.

[legalboxers]

we are nice in NYC. most of us are except those bat shit crazy folks by the subways

[Friendlybro79]

Lol yes.

[legalboxers]

@Friendlybro79 they are also people in the parks too

[Bklynbadboy12]

I live in New York city and I love it and South Carolina is the friendliest city I've been too

[nawtee_me]

New Orleans for sure.

[nawtee_me]

I may be a little partial since I am only about 45 minutes away. @annabananna I would love to meet for lunch if you like the next time you come this way?

[annabananna]

Haha I almost did call you bias!
I always thought it would be fun to meet some people from this site. Louisiana food? Yes please!
We need to do a GAG convention Down I’m NOLA.

[nawtee_me]

I could go for that too. I have thought that maybe in a year or two when I retire that I would like to travel and see some of the people from GAG if they wanted to meet up for lunch or something.

[annabananna]

That would be fun. You should do that. When my son gets older I want to travel more.

[ElGato31]

Oslo, Norway

[annabananna]

Hello kitty cat