Whose friendliest New Yorkers or Londoners?

[metagirl]

So who are the friendliest of the mega city dwellers? New Yorkers or Londoners?

[hollie1586]

new yorkers are definately nicer !!

[Drusilla]

I can't believe bongerman puts the words Hackney and nice in the same sentence. I spent the first 18 years of my life there and would describe it as approximating Dante's Inferno.
My biggest complaint about New York was the number of taxi drivers with poor English and an even worse sense of direction. Don't they have a Big Apple version of 'the knowledge'?
But the shop assistants were much more pleasant; false maybe, but even false interest in customers is better than no interest whatsoever.

[bohochick]

as someone who works in the travel business and has to deal with new yorkers on a daily basis i would say londoners are friendlier.

you can have a laugh and a joke with them whereas the new yorkers are very demanding and mostly ( not all) unpleasant.

as for the scottish i agree that they are lovely to visit and very welcoming but don't outstay your welcome especially if you are english x

[tigerthecat]

Dubliners never been anywhere friendlier.

[kelbillug]

I would say that generally, Brits in NY will get friendly treatment just because Americans are suckers for British accents. They hear one and they melt. Whereas, a Londoner hears an American accent, and just think you're an annoying tourist. That's my take on it at least, I'm an American living in London for 2+ years now.

[siddlem]

New Yorkers are a false kind of friendly "have a nice day" and all that crap, Londoners just say nothing if there's nothing worth saying, so i would say london!

[melvn8]

New Yorkers are more friendly than londoners. Londoners are rude, aggressive and unhelpful. Believe me I live there who want to get out asap.

[itsybitsy]

i would say NYers because even though it is a big city with lots of tourists walking around slowly, they never get impatient and rude towards you. They're also very welcoming. Whereas Londoners can get arrogant and not as friendly.

[boobesque]

english accents are a novelty in the U.S. maybe americans are only nicer to YOU.