Who are the nicest people on Earth?
September 6th, 2007Heh. This probably isn’t even politically correct to talk about. Who are the nicest people on Earth? Well, generally, the more spread out people are, the nicer. Countries that are crowded generally are full of assholes. It’s kind of like putting a bunch of rats together in a small place. We all know what will happen.
Japan is a huge exception. They’re aware of this, so they actually consciously engraved it into their culture to be polite to each other. Yes, bullying happens, but it happens everywhere.
So, here are my top five nicest people on Earth. No, I haven’t been to every country and have no desire to go to certain countries, but am planning on hitting most when time and money allows.
In no order - tier 1 nice people:
The Dutch, the Thais, the Japanese, Kiwis (New Zealanders), and Canadians.
There you go. One thing I must bring up, the French get an unfair bad rep. It’s because of Parisians. Let’s put it this way - if Sally comes from the Netherlands and gets off the plane in New York City, spends a week in only New York City, Sally will have the impression that Americans are assholes. That’s the problem Americans have when they only go to Paris. Leave Paris and the French are alright.
Another thing - Americans are definitely on the Tier 2 Nice list. Americans don’t realize how nice other Americans are until they spend a lot of time in other countries (besides the Tier 1 list, where they’ll realize they’re not the nicest people on Earth). The funny thing is, I hear from foreigners all the time how nice Americans are. It really is refreshing to hear. But any of those top five put us to shame.
Japan is nice with a footnote - if you’re a guy. Women do not get the benefits men do. Sorry ladies. That’s how it is there. With exceptions. One of my friends was a former stripper, and a natural blonde. They treated her like royalty. Not so with most women. Japanese have a thing for blondes. That was last decade though, so that may have changed. I sincerely doubt it though.
With the Thais, being polite is part of their culture, and if I’m not mistaken, their religion too. I love the Thais. One word of caution, do NOT touch a Thai on the head. If you get your ass kicked, I told you so. And Thais can fight. Boxing is their national sport, and it’s not the same boxing we have. Pretty much anything goes in their boxing.
I love the Dutch. I can’t say enough good stuff about the Dutch. Of all the people on Earth, I’d rather work with the Dutch than anyone else. They have a German work ethic with the politeness of the Japanese. Gotta love that.
New Zealand is gorgeous. Open space for miles and miles. Rivers and lakes full of fish. I’m hoping for their sake they keep immigration limited or else they’ll be crowded and suck just like everywhere else. Kiwis are so nice that if you stop on the side of the road to take pictures, half the cars will stop to see if you’re ok. I’m not kidding either. They are that nice.
Canadians are like a slightly nicer version of Americans. They’re what’s keeping us from being in Tier 1. Imagine Americans without the crime paranoia and sexual hang-ups and you have Canadians. Americans make more money, but I won’t kid you, there are times I wish I was Canadian, even with a Canadian salary.
