When I think of rude cities, I think of places like New York

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or the "City of Brotherly Love" Philadelphia

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I base this solely on my knowledge of how mean and relentless the sports fan can be.

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Philadelphia has to be the rudest city in America after what they did to Hitchbot.

What Did Philadelphia Do To HitchBOT?

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hitchBOT was a Canadian hitchhiking robot created by professors David Harris Smith of McMaster University and Frauke Zeller of Ryerson University in 2013.

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It gained international attention for successfully hitchhiking across Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands.

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But in 2015 its attempt to hitchhike across the United States ended when it was stripped and decapitated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

What City Is The Rudest In Michigan?

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The publication Travel A Lot had this to say about Michigan's rudest city.

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It's no surprise that Detroit is on this list. But in their defense, they have a lot to be rude about there. It's not exactly the shining beacon of American progress that it was way back when--that will put anyone in a bad mood. Hey, if Detroit is rude, at least that means it's still alive!

 

I didn't grow up in Detroit but I've been there a lot for concerts and sporting events.

I've always experienced nice and kind people so I don't get why Detroit got such a bad rap.

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