That's because FL is mostly made up of people from the Northeast.I also noticed a huge difference in friendliness from when we cruised out of Galveston vs Florida. The Galveston cruise was 90% ppl from Texas and I chatted with so many people and everyone was friendly. Cruising out of Florida, people mostly kept to themselves or their groups they were with.
I think people here are more tentative about starting up a conversation than in some places I've traveled, but you can definitely find people willing to chat. And they do turn out to help in an emergency.
And Florida is un friendly not buying it I think Florida is friendly but i was born and rased in Florida
That's because FL is mostly made up of people from the Northeast.
I live in AR, which is ranked 49th - and I disagree. The part of AR I live in has very few locals, which is maybe why!! Most people move here from other states (us included!), other parts of this state, or immigrate from other countries because they work for our many large companies. If people here were unfriendly to newcomers, no one would speak to anyone else, b/c hardly anyone is an actual local It's a treat to meet someone who has lived here their whole lives. The entire area is incredibly ethnically diverse, which is part of why we love it.
Now, our part of AR is unique, so I can't definitively speak for the rest of the state, but my experience with the opposite side of the state and in more rural areas, I'd agree that people tend to be less friendly and more wary.
What part? I grew up in NWA and in my opinion it's more tend to yourself and Little Rock definitely is.
Now I live in FL which I guess could be considered friendlier if I get checked out at Publix but this one girl who always makes a conversation. Otherwise I view it the same way, not many people going out of your way to befriend others. Which is fine IMO.
I find it funny I've lived in two "least friendly" states and want to move to another one! Yay for introvertedness! (don't care if that's a real word or not)
Or southerners. Here, if someone says hi or good morning or something like that to you as you’re passing them & you ignore them, it’s considered rude.Live in Indiana - very friendly. When walking outside everyone says 'hi', people will start chatting at grocery store etc. I recently had a nice chat with a stranger in the store about boot I was wearing after Achilles tendon surgery. He was going to have soon- he just commented on my boot and we talked.
My family is in Arizona. When hubby and I walk their neighborhood and you say hi to people you pass most just walk by (we do because it's normal to us). Most people ignore BUT those who do reply we figure are Midwesterners.
We're in NWA. When did you leave the area?
I find it funny I've lived in two "least friendly" states and want to move to another one! Yay for introvertedness! (don't care if that's a real word or not)
LOL, it's totally a word! I'm an extroverted introvert, I have to do A LOT of public speaking and work with schools, and I have to be "on" most of the time. I have to take time to recover from that, it can be so draining!!