A 2025 study on incivility by Kylian found that almost 25% of Americans have considered moving because of rude behavior in their own city.
People assume that moving to a new state will solve their social problems. You might think that a different zip code will bring more smiles and fewer snubs. Most believe that a change of scenery is the cure for a bad mood.
Strategic data shows that your location dictates the level of disrespect you face every single day. Here is what most people do not realize about the map of American manners. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.
Rhode Island
The sharp smell of salt air and old exhaust hits you as you wait in a long line of cars near the center of Providence, where the traffic never seems to move. You notice that nobody is willing to let you merge into the lane, even when you use your blinker and wave a hand to ask for a little bit of help from your fellow drivers…