That's nice
Fort Worth rolls out welcome mat as one of America's most polite cities, report says
The world is finding out that "Fort Worth nice" is a real sentiment.
Language-learning app Preply surveyed more 1,500 residents of the country’s largest metropolitan areas to determine which cities are home to the politest people and the rudest people. Fort Worth comes in at No. 3 nationally.
(Cough, cough) Dallas landed way down the list, at No. 15, and tied with Charlotte, North Carolina.
Texas, of course, is considered a pretty nice and friendly state. After all, our interstate welcome signs encourage folks to "drive friendly - the Texas way."
Texas' own capital city of Austin topped the list of the polite cities (or, put another way, the least rude ones).
“From our results, it seems that Austinites enjoy a laid-back, friendly city atmosphere, even as the city continues to grow rapidly,” Preply observes. “In general, the state of Texas has a reputation for politeness and friendliness, along with the rest of the South, underscoring the stereotype of Southern hospitality. It makes sense that five of the most polite U.S. cities are concentrated in the Lone Star State.”
Several other Texas cities did well on the list.
El Paso appears at No. 13 on the nice list, with San Antonio at No. 14.
Houston, on the other hand, lands at No. 10 "rudest" cities.
Joining Austin and Fort Worth in the top five on the list of the politest cities are:
- San Diego, No. 2
- Nashville, No. 4
- Indianapolis, No. 5
At the top of Preply’s ranking of the rudest cities is Philadelphia.
Preply’s list of the most polite cities differs from one published earlier this year by Condé Nast Traveler magazine. The publication’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey crowned Greenville, South Carolina, as the friendliest city in the U.S., with San Antonio at No. 4 and Austin at No. 10.
Meanwhile, a list released last year by Airbnb placed Austin at No. 7, Dallas at No. 9, and San Antonio at No. 10 among the country’s most hospitable cities.