Cities/countries where people are friendly aka Where should i move to?

So i'm 20 years old. I moved out of my family home three years ago, and have since lived alone for about a year and then spent the rest of the time living with my girlfriend. I was born and raised in Liverpool, a fairly huge city in Britian, where i still live now in a pretty nice apartment right in the city centre. I also work in a very popular and often very busy clothes store in the middle of the city. That's enough background.

So today is Christmas Eve, and unfortunately i have to work - as many do. On my seven hour shift i'm surprised that the store is so busy and that so many people would actually go out shopping on Christmas Eve, but i can hardly hold it against them. Serving on the register though, i slowly got ground down by the steady stream of just flat-out rude people, be it dumping clothes in front of you, having you fold and bag them all and then just walking off without so much as a thank you grunt, to a complete psycopath who was shouting every horrendous obscenity you can think of at a poor young girl who had done nothing wrong. I intervened and told her to calm down, only to have her scream a series of personal insults towards me instead. On Christmas Eve.

The final straw if you will (and i know this is sounding a lot like a blog post but it'll get to the point now), was when my Christmas cheer was suddenly restored upon realising it was time for me to go home. I looked at the clock, saw the last three seconds of my shift count down, said bye to everyone and wished them all a merry christmas and went about my way feeling so happy and relieved to be able to go home and enjoy Christmas. Until i decide in my happiness, that i'm going to stop off for a milkshake on the way home. Me and just one other guy in the store, so it's totally empty. He makes his order, at which point a large group of very tall, skin-headed, bully-looking guys walk in who just walk straight up to the counter, passing me by as i stand there behind the guy in front of me. The guy behind the register says nothing, just serves the dude who blatantly pushed in front of me. Then as his order is complete, serves the guy next to him. Then the third. At this point i just sigh and leave.

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And on my way home i had the following epiphany:

About 15% of the people i served in that shop during my seven hour shift were nice people, or at least just polite. Not everyone is super-friendly, some are shy, so you cant expect everyone to be your best friend, and i'm cool with that. So included in that 15% are the quiet ones who at least just smile.

Leaving 85% of the people i encounted being flat-out horrible people. Rude, inconsiderate, loud, selfish, bullies, abusive - whatever. It just seemed that contrary to what i believed when i was younger, horrible people were not in the tiny minority spoiling it for the rest of us good guys. Horrible people are everywhere. And at that point i made up my mind that i would make it my life's ambition to move somewhere else. Anywhere else.

And so i ask you - what countries/cities do you think are friendly? Have you ever been somewhere where the people just seemed nice, relaxed or laid back? Somewhere where there's an actual community and friendliness vibe? Because that's the place i want to live.

The guy behind the register problem didn't want to start trouble with the skinheads any more than you did. Why does he have any responsibility to stand up for you when you won't?Gallion-Beast

do you have a good degree? if so, the world is full of options that can be considered and really available for someone like you, lives in Liverpool.GazaAli

Manitoba its friendly even says so one your liscence plates! People from other less friendly places also point out how nice everyone is here. I also bring up the niceness!

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]do you have a good degree? if so, the world is full of options that can be considered and really available for someone like you, lives in Liverpool.Doctor-McNinja

Canada

Minot, North Dakota has some very friendly people. It's also right next to an air base.

Anywhere away from major cities usually have nice communities.

So i'm 20 years old. I moved out of my family home three years ago, and have since lived alone for about a year and then spent the rest of the time living with my girlfriend. I was born and raised in Liverpool, a fairly huge city in Britian, where i still live now in a pretty nice apartment right in the city centre. I also work in a very popular and often very busy clothes store in the middle of the city. That's enough background.

So today is Christmas Eve, and unfortunately i have to work - as many do. On my seven hour shift i'm surprised that the store is so busy and that so many people would actually go out shopping on Christmas Eve, but i can hardly hold it against them. Serving on the register though, i slowly got ground down by the steady stream of just flat-out rude people, be it dumping clothes in front of you, having you fold and bag them all and then just walking off without so much as a thank you grunt, to a complete psycopath who was shouting every horrendous obscenity you can think of at a poor young girl who had done nothing wrong. I intervened and told her to calm down, only to have her scream a series of personal insults towards me instead. On Christmas Eve.

The final straw if you will (and i know this is sounding a lot like a blog post but it'll get to the point now), was when my Christmas cheer was suddenly restored upon realising it was time for me to go home. I looked at the clock, saw the last three seconds of my shift count down, said bye to everyone and wished them all a merry christmas and went about my way feeling so happy and relieved to be able to go home and enjoy Christmas. Until i decide in my happiness, that i'm going to stop off for a milkshake on the way home. Me and just one other guy in the store, so it's totally empty. He makes his order, at which point a large group of very tall, skin-headed, bully-looking guys walk in who just walk straight up to the counter, passing me by as i stand there behind the guy in front of me. The guy behind the register says nothing, just serves the dude who blatantly pushed in front of me. Then as his order is complete, serves the guy next to him. Then the third. At this point i just sigh and leave.

IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF READING JUST START FROM HERE:

And on my way home i had the following epiphany:

About 15% of the people i served in that shop during my seven hour shift were nice people, or at least just polite. Not everyone is super-friendly, some are shy, so you cant expect everyone to be your best friend, and i'm cool with that. So included in that 15% are the quiet ones who at least just smile.

Leaving 85% of the people i encounted being flat-out horrible people. Rude, inconsiderate, loud, selfish, bullies, abusive - whatever. It just seemed that contrary to what i believed when i was younger, horrible people were not in the tiny minority spoiling it for the rest of us good guys. Horrible people are everywhere. And at that point i made up my mind that i would make it my life's ambition to move somewhere else. Anywhere else.

And so i ask you - what countries/cities do you think are friendly? Have you ever been somewhere where the people just seemed nice, relaxed or laid back? Somewhere where there's an actual community and friendliness vibe? Because that's the place i want to live.

Doctor-McNinja

That just brought back bad memory's from an old granny pushing me out the way when i was younger as a kid and shouting at me. She just wanted to skip in front of me in the Que. It was about Christmas time :cry:

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]do you have a good degree? if so, the world is full of options that can be considered and really available for someone like you, lives in Liverpool.Doctor-McNinja

Good luck with law school , it sounds interesting. So you becoming a lawyer? Or is it something else which would help you get in the police?

the world is full of friendly people.. but if you really want to meet the friendly people.. choose a poor country. Friendly people in rich countries aren't as genuine as they appear to be. I'm a pretty pleasant person as long as you don't get me started talking about anything serous. I think most people are that way through.

Come back to Liverpool. We're friendly :)

Or stay here.

I wonder what it is about some places which seem to breed horrible people, particularly big cities. Why is that big city = unfriendly? I know it's not true in every city but it is in an awful lot of them. Doctor-McNinja

Weed and buckie , smoked and drank together are a powerful mix. You understand that if your scottish.

Leaving 85% of the people i encounted being flat-out horrible people. Rude, inconsiderate, loud, selfish, bullies, abusive - whatever.

Doctor-McNinja

There will be people like that every where you go.

Well id assume you live in America. The best place you can move without having much to hard to adapt to would be Canada. Most people are nice here but of course it will depend on where you live.

Well id assume you live in America. The best place you can move without having much to hard to adapt to would be Canada. Most people are nice here but of course it will depend on where you live.

Blitz_Nemesis

Well the community vibe is lovely here in Leeds, Headingley to be specific.

Austin, Texas, USA. One of the friendliest places around.

Portugal's filled with nice people, particularly the more elderly folk.

But, aforementioned folk aren't very fluent in english, unfortunately.

Portugal's filled with nice people, particularly the more elderly folk.

But, aforementioned folk aren't very fluent in english, unfortunately.

flordeceres

I would like to go to Portugal one day , but i only know some Spanish's and my native language which i still have difficulties speaking is English. Most foreigners can speak English better than me

[QUOTE="flordeceres"]

Portugal's filled with nice people, particularly the more elderly folk.

But, aforementioned folk aren't very fluent in english, unfortunately.

EvilSteveo

I would like to go to Portugal one day , but i only know some Spanish's and my native language which i still have difficulties speaking is English. Most foreigners can speak English better than me

Dunno if you meant not knowing much Spanish from the incorrect assumption that we speak Spanish or that we'd get Spanish as it's a language much like ours. But, in Lisbon you'll be able to get by in the more commercial areas, just don't expect to eat in that neat little cottage with real regional food since, odds are, they ain't gonna get scrap of what you're saying.

What's your native language, out of curiosity ?

Kentucky is known for its hospitality, horses, and chicken:P.

I recommend Louisville and northern Kentucky most.

Louisville

I live in Israel and I found the people here are not so friendly to meexcept my parents and family of course. In general I think that the more nationalistic andwealthy a country is, the more the people will be unfriendly to you if they don't see you as one of of them.

If you want to meet really nice people then you should go to Africa. I recommend Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana or Swaziland.

X4D

if your in the states the more south you go the nicer the people, and if your in canada, the more west you go, the nicer the peopleUnknownmuncher

It's quite the opposite.

My old Kentucky home.

if your in the states the more south you go the nicer the people, and if your in canada, the more west you go, the nicer the peopleUnknownmuncher

I beg to differ. If anything, southern Ontario is far more cultural and tolerant the Alberta.

But anyways.

Canada/Australia/New Zealand, were countries I always perceived to be nice.

If you want a good picture of Kentucky watch Elizabethtown movie.

well. Thats liverpool for you. I live in the south west of england, (Glastonbury, not far from Bristol). Lovely people here, they help you out, smile, everyone calls each other 'mate' and says cheers and bye at the end of every conversation. Sure, there are some stupid chavy kids, but they are everywhere. Besides, Scousers don't exactly have a reputation for being nice or friendly. Perhaps just try moving to a different place in England, or even different job.GenTom

Most scousers I have met have been nice enough, but that's compared to Manchester... Where everybody seems to just be in autopilot most of the time.

I wonder what it is about some places which seem to breed horrible people, particularly big cities. Why is that big city = unfriendly? I know it's not true in every city but it is in an awful lot of them. Doctor-McNinja

More hectic life; world of strangers

I'm in Los Angeles dude....Take it from me: no friendlies here.IceManAVWA

^ What he just said. I'm leaving for Brisbane!

when i read " i live in israel" i immediately thought" oh god i hope he will not say people in israel are friendly enough". good to see you have some sanity. in general, the more open the country the more plain it is. i would recommend Japan(although its not THAT friendly), south korea, Malaysia.GazaAli

My experience has been that the more "Western" and wealthy a country is, the more unfriendly the people are going to be. People who live in non-Western countries are generally much friendlier.