July 17, 2011
SONS OF LIBERTY, NOT LABILITY:
Boston #1! (for meanest population) (Gareth Cook, July 17, 2011, Boston Globe).
Two psychologists conducted a national survey, asking Americans questions designed to measure 24 “character strengths.’’ They grouped some of these strengths, like gratitude and valuing emotional connections, as “strengths of the heart’’ - a fancy way of saying kindness. And then, for each of the nation’s 50 largest cities, they calculated an average score.The conclusion: Boston came in at number 50. [...]
Boston’s independent streak and Yankee reticence attract the like minded, folks who are probably less inclined toward open-ended emotional connections.
"open-ended emotional connections"? Grow a pair.
Posted by oj at July 17, 2011 6:04 AM
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