Mad as Hell: America’s Angriest Cities
August 27, 2006 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Travel Tips
New pal, and AOL City Guide, Andie Taylor, tipped me off to a study of the 100 angriest cities in the United States.
It was a big surprise for me to learn that Orlando, Florida was found to be the angriest city. Is it too much Disney-mania? Too much fake touristy niceness?
The study, commissioned by Men’s Health magazine, didn’t rely just on anecdotal stories or a poll. Instead, it was a complicated mix of factors such as: the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, FBI reports of aggravated assaults, Bureau of Labor statistics on workplace violence, traffic congestion information, and traffic citations.
WHEW! Who knew …read more
