Travel + Leasure magazine conducted a survey among its visitors, asking them to rank 226 cities in the world on a scale from the friendliest to the most unfriendly (about 200 thousand people took part in the survey). Alas, even the abundance of attractions, luxurious restaurants and nightly entertainment does not guarantee that the city will be recognized as impeccable. And the most friendly were just two cities in Ireland - Galway and Dublin. The third place was taken by the city of Charleston, USA.
The ten most inhospitable cities in the world as follows.
10. Cannes, France
The rating begins the city where one of the most famous film festivals takes place. And there are plenty of rich and great looking snobs. Cannes is like an aging socialite - in order for her to pay attention to you, you need to have money. Much money.
9. Las Vegas, USA
This city can hardly be called an intellectual, but what's the difference? He gained his fame thanks to luxurious, memorable and not too clean entertainment.
8. Baltimore, USA
Alas, the former glory of this city has faded: fewer and fewer tourists go there. Although the city is still famous for its refined theatrical performances, impressive views of the Chesapeake Bay and a variety of dishes from Callinectes sapidus - the blue crab.
7. Philadelphia, USA
The city of brotherly love quickly loses all its attractiveness if during the sports competitions where the local team plays, you will be identified with the identification marks of another team.
6. New York, USA
New York has already received the dubious title of "America’s most inhospitable city." Everything can be found in this city - except for the person who will explain the way to you. However, most tourists agree that it’s worth a little patience for the Central Park, local restaurants and stunning views from the top of the One World shopping center.
5. Los Angeles, USA
Even the sun shining in the sky all year round is not able to turn Los Angeles into a warm and welcoming city. People here look great, but upon verification it turns out that half of them are pompous logs, and the second half considers themselves the pinnacle of evolution. “They are rude, angry, they just wait to cheat,” sooner or later, any tourist who was not lucky enough to spend more than an hour in the city will say in his hearts.
4. Marseille, France
Even the French themselves are not enthusiastic about the country's second largest city. “You can either love or hate this city,” says Mathieu Gamay, director of one of the city’s enterprises. “It has changed a lot lately, but still, too many Marcels seem dirty and neglected.” However, despite these shortcomings, some tourists believe that Marseille is much nicer than Paris.
3. St. Petersburg, Russia
Tourists are delighted with the marvelous architecture (the new building of the Mariinsky Theater, the icy-blue Winter Palace, the gilded and gingerbread Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood), but they are not at all happy to communicate with local residents.
2. Atlantic City, New Jersey
If you like gambling and are not afraid of rude people, then you can have a good time. True, numerous casinos in the city still have not recovered from the blow delivered in 2012 by Hurricane Sandy.
1. Moscow
How did it happen that Moscow, which was usually popular with tourists from all over the world, came in first place in the ranking of the most unfriendly cities? First of all, thanks to the unfriendliness of local residents, so it’s best to hire a personal guide for city tours - from the Kremlin to the Izmailovsky market. Perhaps, giant traffic jams, as well as the poverty and high cost of local cuisine, also played a role.
