Comments on: One Of The World’s Rudest Cities Toronto Canada. Do you agree?

By: Nellie

Nellie — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 01:22:22 +0000

Yes I do agree, I have lived in Toronto for a few years now and have noticed that Toronto is for sure the rudest city in the nation.

By: Zgh

Zgh — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:40:32 +0000

People who claim toronto is not rude either are in denial or have no clue about the rest of the world because they have not travelled outside of Toronto.

Fact is Toronto is one of the rudest cities in the world.

I am not talking about normal rude. I am talking about the passive aggressive rudeness, mixed with smugness and snobbishness and some coldness.

People are just plain stupid and rude here.

Fact.

Stop denying this.

By: Bradley

Bradley — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:08:07 +0000

Absolutely not. I have lived in three Canadian cities and I am always at a loss re. Canada’s tiresome judgment and dislike of Toronto.
It’s a wonderful city–yes it’s big, yes it’s busy, sheeesh!

I have lived in downtown Toronto for well over a decade and scarcely recall a rude episode. Lighten up people!

If you look for rude you will find rude no matter where you are.

By: David

David — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:06:57 +0000

Bill (comment #93 and #94) got it right on! I won’t repeat what he said.

If you’re a pedestrian, the “rude” part of Toronto is the downtown — so roughly, Bloor/Front/Yonge/Bathurst boundary. There is very serious sidewalk rage in this area. If you are with elderly or disabled people, you just can’t go there for safety reasons. People (male and female) will slam into you like it’s a moshpit. It’s upsetting. And whoever says that doesn’t happen, does not go there every day like I have to, or is lying.

Service in restaurants/bars is known for being deplorable. You can go in with all the smiles and pleasantries you like, and it will get you nowhere. People are seen as commodities: Get you in, empty your wallet, get you out.

The other odd thing about downtown Toronto is people speak extremely loudly. It seems like attention seeking to me. It wouldn’t be so off-putting if so much of the language wasn’t foul.

Also, my mother was accosted by those guys pointing the toy guns demanding her money. Someone mentioned that in one of the blogs I was reading (not sure if ti was this one). She was terribly upset, and it cut our day short, and I had to take her home. How do you handle a situation like that? Do you call 911? I sometimes see police on bikes, but they’re way, way outnumbered by punks.

It’s beyond a lack of civility. I agree that humanity has left.

By: Realist

Realist — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:18:34 +0000

Toronto is a strange city…after living in big cities around the world I find the following:
Toronto is the most friendliest city when you need directions, maybe a little help and for general info etc.
Working and mixing with Torontonians is a different story…really rude…no please, no thank you…they are not interested in getting to you know you…just a little superficial chat is always good…usually about the weather…Its just very sterile…but perhaps the worst thing about Toronto is the quality of food.….the worst I have had in 39 cities around the world…just go up to Montreal to see the difference.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:45:45 +0000

Thunder bay no question has the rudest ‚meanest people on the planet.

By: BC_Tom

BC_Tom — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:10:02 +0000

Not sure why Toronto is on this list… If you look at the real survey that this list was taken from, Toronto isn’t even on it. It was just added by the Canadian writers at MSN in order to make Toronto seem similar to New York. Dirty and rude? Get serious, Toronto is easily the cleanest, friendliest city in eastern Canada/USA.
On a side note, I think people are a little too sensitive about people being rude to them. I would gladly take someone being rude to me over some passive-aggressive twit who is hiding his/her true emotions in order to please me.

By: Iwannadeal

Iwannadeal — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:19:29 +0000

I disagree. I have spent a lot of time in T.O. and love it, but I know that many Canadians in other parts of the country ‘hate’ it for some vague reasons. My husband and I have been treated rudely in the west (Sask, Manitoba)when they found out we’re from Ontario, or near Toronto.I think that of Canadian cities, Montreal is the rudest. We went there on vacation, and they are very hyper and impatient, mow you down on the sidewalks, and dislike ‘anglos’ especially.

By: anne

anne — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:33:14 +0000

No way, New York is by far. I guess none have travelled much. New Yorkers are bossy, pushy and ignorant in general.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:26:49 +0000

Oh absolutely agree. DH lived there for a few years before we were married and he hated it as well, and when someone who’s travelled all over the world says that Toronto is rude then…

Toronto is on my list of one of the cities that I hope never, ever to have to go to again.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:19:57 +0000

I was only there once. I walked up to a group of people waiting to take the subway and asked if this was the one going to (whatever street-can’t remember the name now). Nobody even acknowledged me. It didn’t feel too friendly to me.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:44:13 +0000

I agree Toronto isn’t a perfect city, and has flaws, but may i ask what city in the world doesn’t? What city doesn’t have rude people, and uncleanliness, and busy roads?If someone can answer me that 100% honestly, i will be shocked. I think this article is blown way out of proportion (and i am not even Canadian).

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:36:42 +0000

Why ask those that live here…they’re obviously biased. Track down and ask those that left and ask them WHY they did.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:18:02 +0000

I was born in Toronto, spent 35 years here and will be leaving shortly. It was a place that used to be great-not now. I've travelled to many places but the rude, ill-mannered people that I've seen here top all of them. Just take a ride on the TTC. You'll see thoughtless self-centered people with their backpacks blocking seats, so others can't use them, stufffing their faces with food in front of others, blaring their music etc. The TTC is filthy and the city talks continuosly for the last 15 years about improvements yet does nothing-they talk a lot here and do nothing. They butt-in line... cut in front of you, push and shove like rats. They lie to you and play word-games at the expense of integrity. I hear a lot of marketing about the place about how great it is but I don't see it at all. There are too many spoilt people here that seem to overshadow the rest. It's engineered for profits only so you will stand in line for everything and get some of the worst service you'll ever receive anywhere. They don't have the courtesy of returning your calls should you decide to complain about anything. It's too bad as the place has great potential...just never achieves it... It's all about costing everything-even toilets-humanity doesn't live here anymore.

By: mk

mk — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:37:27 +0000

Anywhere there are great and nasty people. Of all the cities I’ve been to– Toronto is the only one where I have had people with serious sidewalk rage!!! Cutting you off when you are walking, almost pushing you into the road; and being very PROUD that they are rude.
People never wave thanks for letting them in when driving, it’s a big city were everyone is more important than you, or they think their time is more valuable than yours — cause as many people here say “they are busy!”. I’d not be able to live in those cities, visit OK. I like things more friendly, happy and humane. Being busy is NOT a reason to be rude, at least not for me. If you work in TO, then you are part of TO. That is a huge part of TO’s make up, those poor folks who waste many hours per day getting to and from work, again their choice.

By: Fleuretta

Fleuretta — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:09:25 +0000

I couldn’t stand Toronto. I’d agree that it is one of the rudest (and ugliest) cities in North America. We lived there for a few years and couldn’t wait to escape.

By: Elli Davis

Elli Davis — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 22:15:02 +0000

I have just discovered this and I have to admit I laughed out loud when I read it. I totally disagree. I have lived in Toronto for years and I seriously do not think it belongs to rudest cities in the world. Sure, it is not perfect but the article is way too exaggerated in my opinion.

By: lemonshark

lemonshark — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:23:39 +0000

I’ve lived in calgary, vancouver, halifax and toronto.

Halifax easily tops the rudest list. People would not talk with you, they treat visitors with open contempt, and while the rest of the maritimes was nice, halifax seriously lacked manners.

Toronto is just busy. I like it that way. don’t try getting chatty with people scurrying on Bay st, and don’t be a dimwit on the subway, and generally everyone’s fairly friendly. granted in a city this size there’s always jerks.

I don’t see why people think “I’m busy and working and I have places to be and things to do” with rudeness. Not all of us have lives of moseying along on a sunday stroll. Like it or not, that’s how the downtown core works.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:54:45 +0000

Well, before i make my statement,I am in total dissagreement with the article.But, i am bias because i have lived in Toronto my whole life.

First off, I am not at all upset or offended that Toronto is on the list, but more some of the things people are complaining about.To be clear, not every part of Toronto is busy and overcrowded.But most think that all of Toronto is like that.Also, i and many other Torontonians are more than happy to help tourists and give directions.It is just sometimes when you’re downtown and ask directions to the big shot business men and get ignored.But that happens in any city.

As for it being dirty.I can agree.But that is expected of any over populated metropolitan city.I have also read in previous comments that Torontonians think they are COTUs, but honestly we don’t (or at least me and many people i know don’t).Because we’re so busy trying to gey to work ontime or catching the TTC, people think we don’t care about anyone else or have any regard for anyone else.

Also, I am definetly not going to badmouth other Canadian cities either.Once i went on a class trip to Ottawa for a week and people there were very nice and helpfull.

In the end, it is a personal experience,not a generalization.So in the end toronto isn’t a comfy little smalltown life Kansas, but it definetly isn’t a monster of a city.

Thanks.

By: Rakhi

Rakhi — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:31:09 +0000

First off, i don’t think toronto is a rude city.I think most people are just busy.I have been there afew times and everyone was really nice.Also, I completely agree with Ian (75th comment), very well put.