http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/m...ities.aspx

1 Nashville, TN
2 Charlotte, NC
3 Oklahoma City, OK
4 Cincinnati, OH
5 Denver, CO
6 St. Louis, MO
7 Columbus, OH
8 Kansas City, MO
9 Indianapolis, IN
10 Toledo, OH
11 Memphis, TN
12 Richmond, VA
13 Columbia, SC
14 Orlando, FL
15 Dayton, OH
16 Salt Lake City, UT
17 Milwaukee, WI
18 Minneapolis, MN
19 Cleveland, OH
20 Detroit, MI
21 Jacksonville, FL
22 Phoenix, AZ
23 Birmingham, AL
24 Grand Rapids, MI
25 Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
26 Harrisburg, PA
27 New Orleans, LA
28 Las Vegas, NV
29 Pittsburgh, PA
30 Philadelphia, PA
31 Louisville, KY
32 Atlanta, GA
33 Providence, RI
34 Dallas, TX
35 Buffalo, NY
36 Rochester, NY
37 Baltimore, MD
38 Boston, MA
39 Houston, TX
40 Seattle, WA
41 Sacramento, CA
42 Miami, FL
43 San Diego, CA
44 Oakland, CA
45 Washington, D.C.
46 Chicago, IL
47 Portland, OR
48 San Francisco, CA
49 Los Angeles, CA
50 New York, NY

[debatable] Criteria:

+ manly points:
sporting events
US-made cars and trucks
hunting/fishing
BBQ restaurants
hardware stores
sports bars
guy magazine subscriptions
salty snack sales

- manly points:
minivans and foreign cars and trucks
home decorating stores, coffee shops, sushi restaurants
unmanly magazine subscriptions

Suck it girly Cleveland, Detroit, acksonville, Phoenix, Birmingham, Grand Rapids and Tampa-St. Petersburg.

So a guy eating hummus in a PT Cruiser would be manlier than a guy eating raw fish in a Nissan Titan?

(06-13-2012 09:47 AM)BlazerFan11 Wrote:  So a guy eating hummus in a PT Cruiser would be manlier than a guy eating raw fish in a Nissan Titan?

Perhaps the deciding factor was the magazine he was reading? What if he was reading Garden and Gun magazine? http://gardenandgun.com/ How can I judge?

(06-13-2012 09:49 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(06-13-2012 09:47 AM)BlazerFan11 Wrote:  So a guy eating hummus in a PT Cruiser would be manlier than a guy eating raw fish in a Nissan Titan?

Perhaps the deciding factor was the magazine he was reading? What if he was reading Garden and Gun magazine? http://gardenandgun.com/ How can I judge?

That's a great magazine btw.

Cincinnati #4, good news.

Did I read it correctly that this list is from data collected in the first quarter of 2009? If so, that's over three years ago FWIW.

(06-13-2012 10:07 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Did I read it correctly that this list is from data collected in the first quarter of 2009? If so, that's over three years ago FWIW.

Yeah, cuz you want to make sure you're super accurate and up-to-date when you survey manliness.

With these criteria, I can certainly see why LA is at the bottom of the list. I think we could've placed there on sushi alone (which I happen to love, and so will admit to my un-manliness as long as I get to keep my lovely raw sea treats).

Nashville most manly? That is hilarious

(06-13-2012 10:27 AM)Brookes Owl Wrote:  Yeah, cuz you want to make sure you're super accurate and up-to-date when you survey manliness.

With these criteria, I can certainly see why LA is at the bottom of the list. I think we could've placed there on sushi alone (which I happen to love, and so will admit to my un-manliness as long as I get to keep my lovely raw sea treats).

Depends on your brand of sushi. Yellowfin, Mahi, and Grouper iced on a tailgate while still at the docks or on the boat is a far more manly than going to a sushi bar in the city.

(06-13-2012 10:35 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Nashville most manly? That is hilarious

You don't think rhinestone-studded denim shirts are manly?

Seattle, Tampa? BS. Otherwise it's not so bad.

Lived in Orlando for a couple years and enjoyed the city, and I'm surprised it's so high on the list at #14. I would've thought more middle of the pack (say, in the #25-35 range). I would've guessed Orlando's and Buffalo's positions would've been swapped. Not that I've ever been to Buffalo... but I perceive it to be a place with plenty of sports bars, hunting/fishing equipment, BBQ joints, and Big 3 vehicles.

#39 Houston, Hou. has a lesbian mayor.

(06-13-2012 10:50 AM)BlazerFan11 Wrote:  

(06-13-2012 10:35 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Nashville most manly? That is hilarious

You don't think rhinestone-studded denim shirts are manly?

Unfortunately, the current state of country music is very girly.

(06-13-2012 11:06 AM)SumOfAllFears Wrote:  #39 Houston, Hou. has a lesbian mayor.

So manly that even the women have women.

(06-13-2012 11:19 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(06-13-2012 10:50 AM)BlazerFan11 Wrote:  

(06-13-2012 10:35 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Nashville most manly? That is hilarious

You don't think rhinestone-studded denim shirts are manly?

Unfortunately, the current state of country music is very girly.

I agree. Not that I even close to like country music but there was a point in time where country musicians talked about their time in prison, drunken nights, fighting, drug use, and womanizing. Now the men just care about being blue eyed and pretty.

(06-13-2012 11:24 AM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(06-13-2012 11:19 AM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  

(06-13-2012 10:50 AM)BlazerFan11 Wrote:  

(06-13-2012 10:35 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Nashville most manly? That is hilarious

You don't think rhinestone-studded denim shirts are manly?

Unfortunately, the current state of country music is very girly.

I agree. Not that I even close to like country music but there was a point in time where country musicians talked about their time in prison, drunken nights, fighting, drug use, and womanizing. Now the men just care about being blue eyed and pretty.

I lived in Charlotte for years so that probably skewed them towards the top...my bad.

I've lived in 8 of those cities.