Comments on: World’s most annoying cities

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:10:36 +0000

I went to Nairobi this summer and was driven crazy by the vendors – I’d switch from English to French to confuse them and make an escape. I was 15 and naive though I knew their intentions were the furthest from pure. Once I’d spent all my shillings I’d just get the most out of them, simultaneously amused and stunned by how many lies would stumble from their lips for the smallest sale.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:38:33 +0000

Yellow Cabs are fine, but the unlicensed gypsy cabs can be horrendous, especially to tourists who are not savvy to the distinction. Especially if you’re coming in late at JFK, you’ll be hounded by them as they try to totally shepherd you away from the flat-rate yellow cabs to their rip-off-mobiles.

Oh, and I’bve had my share of terrible yellow cab rides, too. Still, on the whole they’re fine.

By: Rabbit

Rabbit — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:58:44 +0000

New York City one of the worst for cabs? Really? Maybe it is for people who have never taken a cab before in their lives, but after taking cabs in various cities both in the U.S. and overseas, I find myself longing for cab rides as good as the ones in NYC.

By: Ross

Ross — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:24:37 +0000

I’ve taken close to 100 taxi cabs in Mexico city and find the drivers to be pleasant, the ride generally safe, fares reasonable, and overall a nice experience, taking into consideration the level of wealth in Mexico. And they were all repainted 6 months ago, no more ugly green!

By: aria

aria — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:26:58 +0000

I would definitely say Tehran, Iran has the most suicidal drivers and even more suicidal taxi drivers.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:06:43 +0000

Keely, I went to Eugene and I absolutely loved it. It was such a cool little college town and though I only got to spend an afternoon there en route to Florence, OR I would definitely go back.

Portland just came off as obnoxious to me. It was dismal and grey, and sure they have bike trails galore, but meh. Portland is the Pittsburgh of the West Coast, post industrial and sad, but super affordable real estate.

Then again, I was there just a few days before Burning Man, so maybe all the cool people were gone.

By: skullboy

skullboy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:17 +0000

I never had the problem in San Francisco either. I live in Philadelphia and it is pretty bad with people begging so SF seemed tame. It is one of my favorite cities in the States. Philadelphia is a wonderful city to live in if you can accept that these are rudest people you will ever meet.

Rudeness should be a category in this article.

By: Keely

Keely — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:55:36 +0000

I’m actually really shocked to hear that… I live two hours south of Portland and go up there all the time, and compared to where I live (Eugene which is much much smaller than Portland) it doesn’t seem bad at all. You see the occasional bums, panhandlers, and yes, douchey hipsters, but it’s never jumped out at me to be a bad place. Everyone is entitled to opinions but I’m Oregon grown and gotta defend it… Portland is an amazing place and anybody should visit if they have the chance!! One of my top 5 cities on the west coast.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:11:23 +0000

I live in Silicon Valley and I spend a lot of time in San Francisco as a touristy local. As you get farther from the classic tourist areas (Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, Haight-Ashbury), there are fewer panhandlers to deal with, especially if you get to Golden Gate Park and the ocean. And in terms of annoyance, I find those that I encounter rather tame. I’ve never been pursued by anyone and most just sit quietly with a cup and maybe a sign.

By: Carlo Alcos

Carlo Alcos — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:29:50 +0000

I’ve driven a campervan in Naples. Not fun.