[Hayden]

I grew up in New York City, and I agree: New Yorkers are considerably ruder than people from other parts of the country. New Yorkers are also confrontational and argumentative. This cuts across all races and other sub-classes of people. It also has been true for at least the last 30 years(my entire life experience). New Yorkers are rude, overly aggressive and suspicious because they are used to dealing with other New Yorkers who are just like them. How did this ‘rudeness culture’ grow in New York? Let me offer some thoughts:

1) New York is headquarters to many of the most prestigious jobs in the nation. People who settle there have a great deal of ambition to get those top jobs, are willing to work very hard for them and are very competitive with each other to get them. This can easily manifest itself in rudeness.
2) The sheer size of the city forces many minor crimes and indecencies to go unpunished (e.g. public drunkenness, retail ripoffs, price-gouging, etc.). Because of this, New Yorkers are always suspicious and on guard to ensure they will not be victimized or ripped off. This also can lead to rudeness.

In my experience, from when I lived in New York, if you are not rude and aggressive there, you’ll get eaten for lunch. Many New Yorkers take pride that the city is so rude, and have no interest in changing. Listen to Frank Sinatra – ‘If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere. It’s up to you…’

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Name : Hayden, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 31, City : Delray Beach, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Technical, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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