lottacrazy Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 So I saw a topic on yahoo that raised a question...what kind of people live in the country...it claims that the mid west are the most out going while big cities are the most neurotic...now most people would agree, but is it true, I my self live in a big city (Pittsburgh) and we were a big city with a small town mentality up until 10 years ago or so...then it seems like everyone became an ass hole...what about your towns? By the way here is the link to the site that has the demographics of the countries personalities: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1222119879...e-PERSONALITY08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celestia Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I live on the other side of PA. In these parts, people are ultra-conservative and mostly stupid. If not for the fact that both my children insist on living here, I would be long gone--and have been for long periods of time in my life. I lived in Austin, Tx for a long time and that was about the closest thing I've ever felt to "fitting in." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottacrazy Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 As you know...living in PA, Pittsburgh is the Steel city, so it is a blue-collared town...it used to be very family friendly, with the street spectaculars and carnivals and what not...now with it being more of a college town and all of the steel mills being torn down and turned in to strip malls, it is horrible. I went to omaha and they were nice, Detroit was very strange, kind of like pittsburgh but more agressive. I love florida! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I looked at the charts on the web site, don't know that I'd agree with some of the findings: Washington, D.C. ranked 1st in "openness." Why is it so difficult then to get a straight answer from a politico? New Mexico ranked 1st in "conscientiousness." I used to live in New Mexico, and I'm not sure what people there were "conscientious" about, it certainly wasn't service in stores, restaurants, etc. Minnesota ranked 2nd in "agreeableness." I live in Minnesota now; if it is the second in "agreeableness," I really have to wonder about the rest of the country. South Dakota ranked 49th in neuroticism, but I guess if a large portion of the population is psychotic, it rules out a lot of neuroticism. I don't know, I'm not convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottacrazy Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Pittsburgh is neurotic...so I will agree with the PA finding, openness...we are probably a 7 out of 10...we arent agreeable at all....I am questioning some of the findings my self though, I think they talked to one person per a state 2 tops lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isolde Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 People who are full of themselves and think they are better than everyone else. There is fierce fighting over who is better, what is a better part of town, who has the most expensive house and on and on and on....it's a miserable place to live, but we are here, for better or for worse. Cherry Hill Sux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemisia Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 South Dakota ranked 49th in neuroticism, but I guess if a large portion of the population is psychotic, it rules out a lot of neuroticism. Ouch! (I have to say that this one made me laugh.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottacrazy Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 hah...hilarious, I over looked that we have a lot of the drunk college students here...there are something like 87 bars/night clubs in a 32 block radius in a town here called south side...at night it is puking twenty-somethings, and by day it is coffee shops and tattoos lol During a manic state when I was 18 I went and got a tatoo down there...the artist was really trying to talk me out of it, I was persistent and regret it every day now...it will cost me a grand to remove it lol, the mistakes you pay for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffybirdie Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Haha, this is so funny--cool map thingy! Very timely for me as we will be doing a relocation soon. I'll give my opinions of the 4 states I've lived in: Georgia. Not nearly as good as it seems. Agreeableness?! Ha! (big city) S. Carolina. Open, agreeable, un-neurotic. (mid sized city) Arizona. Very nice, open people. My best state for state of mind. (big city) Pennsylvania. My home state. A bit neurotic maybe, but friendly overall. (smallish mid sized city) I've spent a great deal of time in Minnesota visiting my best friend, and I think the people there are so kind and sweet. Cool thread, keep it comin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottacrazy Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 I prefer the central part of the US, very family friendly and community oriented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We're pretty helpful to folks around here. As long as you ask for help. We used to stop and help folks all the time, but then for a while people would pretend to need help on the side of the road and then they would hurt you when you stopped. I know that in our town, it all depends on what side of the town you live on. People are very particular to "their" side of town. It's really messed up at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindful Momma Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 i live in a small town with high class, artsy fartsy mentality. it's pretty split with the upper crust and the working class. we aren't super conservative or extra liberal. somehow we fall pretty well in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withing Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 I've lived in a lot of places in the last fifteen years (I move a lot), and I don't agree with much of what that map said. BTW, I've been seeing that map everywhere these days. It popped up three times in my Google Reader, and someone sent it to me in an email. My general observations about the places I've lived: Florida: Welcome to our state, now go home (it's a bumper sticker there, and they mean it). I hated FL. I will never live there again. Northern California. I can't say anything bad about the state that shaped me. New Mexico: Is hard to explain... I would say that Albuquerque was a mixture of every kind of free spirit I've ever dreamed of in my entire life, thrown together in a country town and living well as they could. Toss in a college and a Native American village, and what more could you ask for? The people there were just - open. I loved New Mexico. Washington state: The people there seem closed at first, but once I made friends, they stayed friends, and everyone there was so environmentally conscious that it was almost required to live there. They are a fierce bunch up North. I loved WA. Asheville NC. What can I say about Asheville? It was very pretty there. The people were friendly, but hard to make friends with. They'd talk your ear off for hours, but never invite you to dinner. I didn't stay long in Asheville. Hampton Roads, VA. Can't really judge the people in that area of VA, because it's hard to find a native. Nearly everyone there comes from somewhere else! It's a crazy mix though. I kinda miss it. The town I live in right now is very small, and the townsfolk are very friendly - but not easy to make friends with. I won't say exactly where is it, but it's small and in the South. However! I've made quite a few friends within the college community among the grad students. That came as a shock and surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crushed_violets Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Well, Massachusetts scored pretty low on agreeableness and conscientiousness and pretty high on neuroticism. We're not called Massholes for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I live in southeast Massachusetts. The vibe here is kinda "live and let live." Don't talk to me and I won't talk to you kind of deal. Which everyone I know agrees with. If you need a cup of sugar or a jump for your car, we will be most agreeable. If you talk in length about your problems, or complain and ask advice, then ignore sound advice and end up whining about things you have no intention of changing, move on. People here are compassionate, but have little patience for stupidity or ignorance. Yes, we are Massholes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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