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F20B
May 3rd, 2007, 07:43 AM
Just been reading around and saw this so gona share with u all although I am somewhat doubtful of the results.
http://www.rd.com/content/good-manners/2/;jsessionid=4FC4D850C5FBBEB0FFD4AC77C3218254.app2_rd1

World of Courtesy: Ranking of 35 Cities
Below is a ranking of the most courteous to the least courteous -- 35 major cities included in RD's Global Courtesy Test. Figures reflect the percentage of people who passed in each city. When multiple cities had identical scores, they are listed in alphabetical order.

New York USA 80%
Zurich Switzerland 77
Toronto Canada 70
Berlin Germany 68
São Paulo Brazil 68
Zagreb Croatia 68
Auckland New Zealand 67
Warsaw Poland 67
Mexico City Mexico 65
Stockholm Sweden 63
Budapest Hungary 60
Madrid Spain 60
Prague Czech Republic 60
Vienna Austria 60
Buenos Aires Argentina 57
Johannesburg South Africa 57
Lisbon Portugal 57
London United Kingdom 57
Paris France 57
Amsterdam Netherlands 52
Helsinki Finland 48
Manila Philippines 48
Milan Italy 47
Sydney Australia 47
Bangkok Thailand 45
Hong Kong 45
Ljubljana Slovenia 45
Jakarta Indonesia 43
Taipei Taiwan 43
Moscow Russia 42
Singapore 42
Seoul South Korea 40
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 37
Bucharest Romania 35
Mumbai India 32

superchan7
May 3rd, 2007, 09:02 AM
This sounds really subjective.

OtAkAw
May 3rd, 2007, 11:19 AM
Measuring courtesy is like measuring morality in every city. And it's not very comprehensive, many cities are exluded.

Manila-X
May 3rd, 2007, 12:22 PM
Measuring courtesy is like measuring morality in every city. And it's not very comprehensive, many cities are exluded.

I agree and one thing, this is city vs. city

:lock:

OshHisham
May 3rd, 2007, 12:32 PM
what to discuss..?no idea...dude

Mekky II
May 3rd, 2007, 02:43 PM
ROFL, Warsaw and courtesy... :lol:

zachus22
May 3rd, 2007, 04:13 PM
This sounds really subjective.

Purely subjective

Taller, Better
May 3rd, 2007, 04:14 PM
I don't think this is new. I believe it was released in the winter. These lists are silly and lead to a lot of penis envy in these forums.

Jack Rabbit Slim
May 3rd, 2007, 05:12 PM
in a ranking of most pointless threads this ranks No.1!!!

krull
May 3rd, 2007, 05:55 PM
Well what can I say. I try my best to be nice to people. :D I guess that counts.

monkeyronin
May 3rd, 2007, 11:45 PM
Old list is ooold.

dattebayo
May 4th, 2007, 12:21 AM
it doesn't matter if it's old. courtesy doesn't change

Tubeman
May 4th, 2007, 12:48 AM
:lock:

wjfox
May 4th, 2007, 02:36 PM
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=451910