How rude is Kansas City? Here’s how a new study ranked it among 45 other US cities
When opposing or overseas fans travel to GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium to watch the Kansas City Chiefs, you often hear them say how warm and welcoming Chiefs fans are, even if they’re not wearing the appropriate colors or logos.
Is that just a Chiefs Kingdom thing or does the hometown fans’ politeness extend to the rest of Kansas City?
A new national study seems to think so.
Language teaching service Preply surveyed residents from 46 major cities in the United States to find the rudest city in the country and found that Kansas City is at the bottom of the list. The city is the fifth-nicest in the United States, according to Preply’s metrics.
The survey asked residents in each city questions like how often they witness others committing rude acts, how they perceive native residents versus transplants and more. Using these responses, Preply created a rudeness score to rank cities from most to least rude based on the responses.
On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the most rude, Kansas City received a 6.78. Cities that are ranked nicer than Kansas City are Omaha, Nebraska (6.24); Minneapolis (6.35); San Diego (6.68); and Columbus, Ohio (6.70).
The top five rudest cities in the United States are Miami (9.88); Philadelphia (9.12); Tampa, Florida (8.88); Louisville, Kentucky (8.72); and Oakland, California (8.67).
Key points from Preply’s survey
The survey found that nationwide, a lack of care for others, being loud in shared spaces and a lack of self-awareness were the most common actions that residents considered rude.
The older an American is, the more likely they are to think transplant residents are ruder than natives in their city, Preply said. Transplant residents are also believed to be more rude by both natives and transplants themselves.
Driving was also an issue that came up in the survey. Six out of 10 participants said they’ve witnessed drivers in their city ignore basic rules of the road and not slow down or be cautious around pedestrians.
Preply does not list specific percentages for cities or how many citizens were surveyed.
