Why are people in Maine and New England so honest and friendly?

Question

I recently visited Maine and Boston and was shocked by the honesty and integrity of the people there. My relatives who live in Kenny BunkPort, Maine do not even lock their doors and have never been burglarized! They told me that that it is considered offensive to lock your doors their! I am shocked to hear this. I live in Florida where theft and crime is the norm. I checked statemaster.com and found that Maine, as well as most other New England States are among the lowest in crime rates. Oh by the way they are excellent drivers to. Once again in great contrast to Florida where I get cut off by people NOT using their blinkers about ever ten minutes! Why is this?

For the people who say I am wrong.
http://www.statemaster.com/graph/cri_pro_cri_tot_percap-crime-property-total-per-capita

Answer 1

I live in Maine! Boothbay Harbor, look it up on the map 2hrs from Kenny BunkPort! About our doors being unlocked, umm.. that is not true for all but most anyways. We have a low crime rate yes. We are almost all white. This is no accident. People in Maine for example are honest, honest too when we brag about our crime rate being low largely due to the lack of Mexicans and Blacks. Gangstas and more Gangstas, so there you have it, honest Maine truth. And that's the point.Oh, and if they don't like
someone hear they (black ball them) for those that are not
familiar with the term, it simply means you have a bad name and no one wants to hire you. It is also filled with narrow minded rich old farts, and it is a wonderful place to be indeed if you want to freeze your butt off and serve the old and decrepit. Not at all a place for young people. Lucky for me I get to go to college tuiton free here and after I get my Masters I am soooooooo gone! Maine is beautiful too, yes, but when it comes down to it, nothing to offer us young folks, not even as far as steady income is concerned. Great place for a vacation, hence the name vacation-land! No place to live! And that's my opinion I am glad you enjoyed your stay. It is an interesting place to be where most are nice to your face ( honest as you say) but behind your back, well, that is different.

Answer 2

i think of its a great theory. we've England over each and every 3 hundred and sixty 5 days (the single in Croke Park in 2007 became a great step forward) and we had the Queen over for some cans in would. no longer something happened then, everybody got here out and had a great time. i'm conscious that soccer is greater violent than rugby, yet i assume we are in a position to easily practice for a aggressive tournament w/ a delightful, just to work out the way it may flow. If theres violence all of us comprehend the place we stand with one yet another in soccer words. If it is going properly we would get invited over there to play sometime interior the destiny.

Answer 3

I laugh at the idea that you could leave your door unlocked in the Boston area. And Boston drivers are considered to be some of the most aggressive in the entire country. Take it from me, I lived there for 36 years.

Answer 4

Yeah, we're really nice. People from Massachusettes are insane drivers, I can't imagine Florida being worse! New England is great.

Answer 5

I am from Massachusetts. You must be insane to say they are friendly and good drivers. You are joking right? Maine people are polite, you have that right.

Whenever I leave Massachusetts I can relax when driving but when comming back its all hell again, people drive like they are from India

Answer 6

Bunkport Maine

Answer 7

I know you are trying to be nice, but any theory about any kind of group/race has it's exceptions. Don't judge any race/group/etc just by a few people you see... I hate when people do that. I understand that your judgement was a kind one, but even discriminating a certain kind of people is just wrong.

Answer 8

wow must be something in the water