Phoenix Named One of America's Rudest Cities
Does Phoenix have you feeling down in the dumps like Paz?
If so, you aren't alone. In fact, according to Travel + Leisure, it's common to feel a little blue in Phoenix, as you are living in one of the rudest cities in the nation.
Recently, the magazine ranked Phoenix as the 8th rudest city in the U.S.
Given certain circumstances, I don't know that some of us would entirely disagree. Who likes to sit in traffic on the I-10 during rush hour, or battle against the sea of orange cones on Grand Ave? And yes, on those 117 degree, sweat-infused afternoons, we're all a little crabby. But it's never been anything a cool beverage couldn't cure.
Maybe the individual who wrote this article visited Phoenix one such day last summer where we endured record-breaking heat for weeks on end. She most likely drafted her rough copy at 5:00 in the afternoon going westbound on the interstate. She obviously wasn't here last week when I was sipping an iced coffee by the pool enjoying a beautiful 83 degree afternoon in January.
I venture to say that I could travel east and find the shopping carts (or buggies) strewn across a parking lot in random fashion, or go North and encounter a cranky lady in line at the grocery, just as I can down the street. But with 300+ days of sunshine to brag about annually, I'm certainly not complaining. And I'm not going to let this little article become a place to start.
To read the full excerpt, visit America's Rudest Cities.
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