Study ranks Charlotte as 1 of rudest cities in the U.S.
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Charlotte ranks as one of the rudest cities in the country, according to a new study from language education platform Preply.
Why it matters: Charlotteans are sickeningly nice, priding ourselves on southern hospitality and welcoming transplants into our fold. And for those reasons, this study is baloney.
What they found: The study, which ranks Miami as the No. 1 rudest city and Charlotte the 10th, surveyed Americans across the country.
- They asked an undisclosed number of people "a variety of questions regarding rude behaviors" — on very subjective topics lack of self-awareness, talking on speakerphone in a shared space and not acknowledging strangers, to name a few.
- They applied scores to responses and adjusted those scores on a scale of 0 to 10.
The rudest cities, according to the study are:
- Miami, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Tampa, FL
- Louisville, KY
- Oakland, CA
- Boston, MA
- Memphis, TN
- Las Vegas, NV
- Long Beach, CA
- Charlotte, NC
Zoom in: You might be wondering 'Where does New York stand?' It's No. 21 (insert eye roll).
- No shade to NYC, but y'all are the ones who keep coming here. In fact, more North Carolina transplants were born in New York than in any other state, Axios' Katie Peralta wrote.
The intrigue: Preply did the same study in 2022 and Charlotte ranked 15th. Philly took the No. 1 spot and NYC stood at No. 3.
- Miami and Tampa weren't even surveyed in 2022 but I just want to point out that there was an exodus of rich New Yorkers to Florida during the pandemic.
The bottom line: How does one measure rudeness anyway? Maybe Charlotteans are getting ruder, or maybe we're getting an influx of transplants from not-so-nice cities.
My thought bubble: As a Charlotte transplant from Miami, I did take this survey as a personal attack. Putting that aside, Charlotteans are some of the nicest people I've ever met and it's one of my favorite reasons to call this place home.
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