The Sunshine State came up short on good manners in a new study, ranking near the bottom for politeness when compared with other states.
Tarotoo, an online astrological and tarot card site, conducted the study. Tarotoo analysts looked at data from Reddit that showed Florida was ranked the 44th-most polite state in America.
Tarotoo analyzed how many polite words such as “thank you,” “please,” “welcome” and “excuse me” were used on postings and websites picked up by Reddit. The rankings were compiled by how many mentions of those words were made per 10,000 Reddit members.
Minnesota topped the list with an estimated 4,470 polite words mentioned, coming out to about 104.93 mentions of well-mannered words per 10,000 Reddit members. Tennessee came in second, followed by Wyoming, South Carolina and Nebraska.
“It’s worth noting that this study reflects online behavior only. A lack of polite keywords on Reddit doesn’t necessarily mean people are rude in real life, but it does highlight where courtesy is less visible in digital conversations compared with other parts of the U.S.,” a Tarotoo news release said.
Courtesy was noticeably lower in online activity among Floridians. The Sunshine State posted about 1,220 polite terms or phrases, translating to about 25.05 mentions for every 10,000 members using Reddit.
But the bottom five states were even worse. West Virginia recorded just 18.62 polite mentions per 10,000 members. “That places it firmly as the least polite state in the study, with polite language appearing relatively rarely across Reddit discussions,” the study concluded.
Utah was ranked 49th, with Rhode Island No. 48, California No. 47, New Jersey No. 46 and Alaska No. 45.
