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QuoteThe last time an entire U.S. city got monumentally mad was back in 1864, when a guy named Sherman paid a little visit to Atlanta. This isn't to say that it takes 100,000 invading troops to make a town lose its temper -- Orlando has never been a strategic military target, and yet the folks there are furious. Yes, Orlando, home of the Magic Kingdom and mandated happiness. Who knows? Maybe living in Goofyville wears thin after 35 years.
Our search for evidence of urban anger began with the percentage of men with high blood pressure, from the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (as calculated by Sperling's BestPlaces). We then factored in FBI rates of aggravated assaults and Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers on workplace deaths from assaults and other violence. And because rage and the road often go hand in hand, we also included traffic-congestion data from the Texas Transportation Institute, as well as speeding citations per state from the Governors Highway Safety Association.
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1. Orlando, FL
2. St. Petersburg, FL
3. Detroit, MI
4. Baltimore, MD
5. Nashville, TN
6. Wilmington, DE
7. Miami, FL
8. Memphis, TN
9. Jacksonville, FL
10. St. Louis, MO
11. Chicago, IL
12. Tampa, FL
13. Jackson, MS
14. Albuquerque, NM
15. Charlotte, NC
16. Dallas, TX
17. Houston, TX
18. Tucson, AZ
19. Indianapolis, IN
20. Wichita, KS
21. Birmingham, AL
22. Providence, RI
23. Durham , NC
24. Altanta, GA
25. Washington, DC
26. Denver, CO
27. Philadelphia, PA
28. Baton Rouge, LA
29. Fort Worth, TX
30. Phoenix, AZ
31. Lubbock, TX
32. Cleveland, OH
33. Greensboro, NC
34. Cincinnati, OH
35. Arlington, TX
36. Los Angeles, CA
37. Buffalo, NY
38. Grand Rapids, MI
39. Boston, MA
40. Columbia, SC
41. Tulsa, OK
42. Aurora, CO
43. Seattle, WA
44. Sacramento, CA
45. San Diego, CA
46. Montgomery, AL
47. Raleigh, NC
48. Yonkers, NY
49. Oakland, CA
50. Fort Wayne, IN
Personally, I found Philly to be one of the angriest cities I’ve visited.
During a 36 hour visit there I observed & experienced:
A cabbie pulling a knife on another cabbie after a smack talking session.
A guy come after my friend with a crow bar in traffic because someone in our car waved at him.
Another friend's wallet getting lifted in a Philly bar.
Their version of the folio even has a "I love you I hate you" section similar to the I saw yous. Except it usually involves someone cursing someone else out on things like bad driving, scratching their bike up when it's locked to a tree & not ordering cheese steaks in English.
Orlando's high ranking doesn't surprise me though, people do seem a bit peeved down there. It must be all the meandering tourist.
Orlando Number ONE? I Agree, you'd be pretty pissed too if you had to live with a RAT.
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I wanna know how Nashville made the top 5, hell this list. It is so not true, as a native nashvillian, well, metro area, this is such a lie.
The source is men's health magazine....so I doubt it's too thorough. I thought Nashville was quite friendly and laid back during my stay there.
If anyone can find a more reliable study feel free to share it with the class!
Holy crap, Florida in general is pretty pi$$ed off! All 5 major cities in the top 12? I think I'll call in a rant to the T/U. Must be a conspiracy.
Isolated crime aside, Jacksonville doesn't strike me as an angry city at all. Apathetic actually seems a more fitting description.
Quote from: KenFSU on April 22, 2009, 02:17:20 PM
Isolated crime aside, Jacksonville doesn't strike me as an angry city at all. Apathetic actually seems a more fitting description.
Let's see, I think the angry driver came from a survey on I-95 and 295 during rush hour.
Yea we really aren't that angry. Apathetic is the perfect description. Have you ever honked at anyone here though? It's like the biggest shocker in the world. "how dare someone honk at me, how dare them!"
I've sat at traffic lights for 20 secs trying to execute the polite honk to perfection so I don't encounter any road rage.
QuoteI've sat at traffic lights for 20 secs trying to execute the polite honk to perfection so I don't encounter any road rage.
You mean while they light their cig, text a message and rearrange their hair? ::) I bet they flip you off after the toot! :D
That has happened. I've honked at someone for snoozing at a traffic light and then they give me the finger! Ok, so Jacksonville has SOME anger management issues. It's like we're so polite that we don't honk much, but when we do...IT'S ON!
How is Boca Raton not on that list?
At a red light, you better have your left foot on the break and right on the gas (or clutch/gas) and launch right when the light turns green.
If you hesitate for 1/2 second, all of the cars behind you start honking.
With a little thought, its easy to see why people are mad in all these cities:
1. Orlando - Mad at tourists.
2. St. Pete - Mad at retired old folks.
3. Detroit - Mad at overpaid auto workers AND winless football teams.
4. Baltimore - Mad at playing second fiddle to nearby Washington DC.
5. Nashville - Mad at rockers crossing over to country music.
6. Wilmington, DE - Mad at playing second fiddle to nearby Philadelphia
7. Miami - Mad at too few English speaking residents.
8. Memphis - Mad that Elvis isn't still around.
9. Jacksonville - Mad at (see Metro Jacksonville's many threads!)
10. St. Louis - Mad the most famous company in town is now owned by Europeans!
11. Chicago - Mad Obama hasn't made the city the new National Capital.
12. Tampa - Mad they are next to even madder St. Pete.
13. Jackson, MS - Mad they are stuck in the middle of Mississippi.
14. Albuquerque, NM - Mad that too many people confuse their state with Mexico, the country.
15. Charlotte - Mad someone called this Nascar macho town the Queen City.
QuoteIf you hesitate for 1/2 second, all of the cars behind you start honking.
If you DONT hesitate here you will get hit by the red light runner turning left... ;)
I usually count anywhere from 3-6 cars running those left hand red lights when my lights green. If you were to actually gun it as soon as your light is green then yeah, you'd get t-boned by the impatient left turners.
Some of the left turn lanes in town are brutal though. They'll give you a green light for 10 secs, then make you wait a few minutes before the next cycle.
Quote from: David on April 22, 2009, 03:28:22 PM
I usually count anywhere from 3-6 cars running those left hand red lights when my lights green. If you were to actually gun it as soon as your light is green then yeah, you'd get t-boned by the impatient left turners.
Some of the left turn lanes in town are brutal though. They'll give you a green light for 10 secs, then make you wait a few minutes before the next cycle.
I can totally see why Jax is on the list. Yeah, the light at University and Philips where you turn south on to Philips? Not only is the light horribly timed, you have T.U. "Paper bums" or "targets" as I like to call them, standing in the middle of the road trying to push you a paper.
That's enough to make me want to kill someone.
Quote from: stjr on April 22, 2009, 02:48:35 PM
With a little thought, its easy to see why people are mad in all these cities:
1. Orlando - Mad at tourists.
2. St. Pete - Mad at retired old folks.
3. Detroit - Mad at overpaid auto workers AND winless football teams.
4. Baltimore - Mad at playing second fiddle to nearby Washington DC.
5. Nashville - Mad at rockers crossing over to country music.
6. Wilmington, DE - Mad at playing second fiddle to nearby Philadelphia
7. Miami - Mad at too few English speaking residents.
8. Memphis - Mad that Elvis isn't still around.
9. Jacksonville - Mad at (see Metro Jacksonville's many threads!)
10. St. Louis - Mad the most famous company in town is now owned by Europeans!
11. Chicago - Mad Obama hasn't made the city the new National Capital.
12. Tampa - Mad they are next to even madder St. Pete.
13. Jackson, MS - Mad they are stuck in the middle of Mississippi.
14. Albuquerque, NM - Mad that too many people confuse their state with Mexico, the country.
15. Charlotte - Mad someone called this Nascar macho town the Queen City.
we don't agree on much stjr, but this is spot on!