Ok, so which state(s) have the best people?

Question

I mean best in terms of manners, politeness, courtesy, etc.

My list:
1. TEXAS baby!!! My crib, my heritage, my people. Except for Dallas/Plano/Terrell, people that move to Texas remark on its friendliess.
2. Louisiana: just stay away from those nuts in New Orleans that re-elected Ray Nagin, and it's wonderful!
3. Oklahoma: dry weather, but colorful and interesting people.
4. Mississippi: true, down-to-earth, live Southern hospitality as portrayed in books and stories.
5. Alabama: much like Miss.
6. Tennessee: except for the State Troopers, what an incredible state!

Basically, the area from El Paso eastward and south of (and NOT including) Missouri and Kentucky is awesome.

No offense, but Florida and California are jokes! Sorry.

Answer 1

Not being an American I cannot pass an opinion on the matter.
If anything like Australia I would say half a dozen of one and 6 of the other .
LOL

Answer 2

I've lived in Las Vegas since 1970 and I think this is the worse state, however, I do have to say that even though I hate how its become such a huge city and I miss the small city it once was, the people have become nicer because they are transplanted, coming from all the states people will mention as having the nicest people. We're not there and I don't think the environment here will ever allow that title, but its not as bad as it use to be,

I had the opportunity to move to Minneapolis in 1978 and besides the weather, the first thing I noticed was how people were always willing to be helpful. That was absolutely foreign to me and I was constantly on guard asking them why and what did they want in return.

Back in the 70's nobody did anything for anybody in Vegas, it was truly the mentality of to each his own, and look out for number one, and if I do this for you what are you going to do for me, and any other cold unfriendly approach.

In fact, we had gotten so bad, especially to the tourists, that the convention bureau was doing local commercials to remind us that the tourists were are bread & butter. Back then there were also no businesses as it was predominately all hotels, so the tourists industry was indeed our bread & butter.

Wow, I'm sorry, since you didn't ask which state was the worst; in response to your question, I would have to say Minnesota. Arriving there 3 days before the first snowstorm and a record breaking winter, the environmental shock I encountered was greatly helped by friendly Minnesotans. When my brother and his wife came to visit me from Vegas, they were surprised how many and how willing everyone would be to help someone who was stuck in the snow. In Vegas people would never stop to help someone who's car had broken down on the freeway in July with the temperature reaching 110+ and they could take their pick from several motorists stranded along the freeway, a common sight. Thank goodness cell phones were invented!

I fell in love with the whole upper mid-west, the ocean in downtown Chicago, the Apple River in Wisconsin, and all the people tubing down the river were a blast, probably because everyone was smashed (tequilia and the sun). In fact, I think Minnesota & Wisconsin are the two most beautiful & friendly states for country & people.

First of all, I did have to get over that environmental shock which took quite a bit of time because there was first enduring many months of snow (man, they even truck that stuff out), learning what wind chill meant and that a vinyl purse does not do well when its 20 below 0, and trying to understand how anyone can even inhabit that country in the winter.

That first winter, I was dying for spring and summer, yet all it brought was another shock treatment as I had to spend most of my life in the basement because of tornados. Since I didn't know where the counties were, I never knew how close one may be so I just headed for the basement no matter what.

However, the next day everybody is out helping each other with the clean up. I truly saw God's country by how all the people would come together to help. Really, those winters were awfully long, but you knew when spring came by the sounds of chainsaws fixing the broken branches from a tornado and motorcycles (a year round sound in Vegas).

Then I was transfered to Cincinnati and wow, sorry, I don't want to offend anyone from there, and I even still have friends living there, but I don't know how else to say it, the people are really different. Just as nice and friendly, but different.

In the position I worked at headquarters in Cincinnati, I traveled all around North America, so I had the opportunity to meet people in many different states and Canada. I would almost have to say, the majority of states have really nice people and they can also have rude people.

However, the upper midwest had stolen my heart and its never been returned. The people are brave and unique, they have to be to endure those winters, not just anyone can do that, it takes a special kind of person.

Lived some younger years in Ogden, Utah and a a year in Salt Lake, hmmm sort of non-descript, nothing stands out, no offense, maybe I was too young for an impression to be made.

Lived lots of years off and on in Arizona and went to high school in a ghost town and every Friday night the boys would like to take the girls ghost hunting. Many of us girls often thought the ghosts were more hot than the immature boys chasing us.

Hopefully, since its taken a long time to write this, my answer will be last because it is mighty long and has much more info than you were seeking. I guess I got carried away with reminiscing, so thanks for the question and allowing me to recall special times as many different experiences came to mind in addition to what I wrote.

Answer 3

West Virginia!! I chose this as my retirement state. The people here are Great!! Moved here from Georgia (tired of the heat down there). And yes, a old lady is on Yahoo this early in the am!!

Answer 4

not through any technique of the mind's eye...Oklahoma St. basically received the game hostile to Stanford because Stanford had basically as sorry protection as Oklahoma St. and exceeded the game to them on a silver platter...If Stanford had 1/2 the protection that Bama has they might have handily beat Oklahoma St.. you're basically wishing for an LSU/Oklahoma St, tournament up because you recognize Bama has more desirable of a chance of thrashing you adult men than Oklahoma St. ever did.....

Answer 5

California.

Answer 6

When you said best people I think of
Connecticut and other cultured areas like California.

But I saw courtesy in there so I guess it's up to debate because
you can say that New Yorkers are not courteous, however down south they take there sweet time to do everything when your being waited on in a store, so that's not courteous either (to waste someone else's time)

Answer 7

Apparently you've never visited the Pacific Northwest. Washington state has the coolest people around, and the best seafood you'll find.

Answer 8

I think people here in Minnesota and in general the midwest are good down home friendly hardworking people. Minnesota Nice is the norm here where I live.

Answer 9

I went to Virginia last year and I thought they had the most friendly people. They were so kind and directed us to the places we needed to go. Tennessee is nice too.

Answer 10

California and Florida. Because I'm a California girl and because Florida has some of the best beaches.