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of Florianopolis</li> <li>Detroit called "armpit of the world"</li>  </ul> </div></div>  <p class="cnnEditorialNote"><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112/http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/world/the-city/index.html">"The City"</a> is a CNN special series that profiles the sustainable urban future of five cities over five days. Watch the show every day during our special theme week starting Monday, Aug 19 on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112/https://www.facebook.com/cnnwbt" target="_blank">"World Business Today"</a> at 1300 GMT and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112/http://connecttheworld.blogs.cnn.com/">"Connect The World"</a> at 2000 GMT.</em></p> <p><strong>(CNN)</strong> -- The United States, land of freedom and opportunity, is also the land of scowling faces and folded arms, according to a new poll.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2">Travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler has unveiled the results of its annual <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112/http://www.cntraveler.com/readers-choice-awards" target="_blank">readers' choice survey</a>.</p> <script> var currExpandable="expand13"; if(typeof CNN.expandableMap==='object'){CNN.expandableMap.push(currExpandable);} var mObj={}; mObj.type='video'; mObj.contentId=''; mObj.source='world/2013/08/21/spc-lake-bloomberg-c40-new-york.cnn'; 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Charleston, South Carolina Score: 91.5 The only U.S. city that made it into the top 10 friendliest cities. Charleston took first place in a previous poll to find the friendliest cities in the United States." border="0"/> <cite style="display:block;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1211">5. Charleston, South Carolina Score: 91.5 The only U.S. city that made it into the top 10 friendliest cities. Charleston took first place in a previous poll to find the friendliest cities in the United States.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":true,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":1,"title":"World\'s friendliest cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1212" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807153652-friendly-cities---queenstown-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="4. Queenstown, New Zealand Score: 91.8 "Excellent outdoor vibe," "down-to-earth, nice people," "a feast for the eyes and the palate" and "a tranquil and peaceful town," were some of the comments from Conde Nast Traveler's pollees. New Zealand hasn't had as much love since the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy." border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1212">4. Queenstown, New Zealand Score: 91.8 "Excellent outdoor vibe," "down-to-earth, nice people," "a feast for the eyes and the palate" and "a tranquil and peaceful town," were some of the comments from Conde Nast Traveler's pollees. New Zealand hasn't had as much love since the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":2,"title":"World\'s friendliest cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1213" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807153648-friendly-cities---thimpu-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="3. Thimpu, Bhutan Score: 93.7 It's hard to score low when your king has such a charming smile and there's a national policy in place to promote "gross national happiness."" border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1213">3. Thimpu, Bhutan Score: 93.7 It's hard to score low when your king has such a charming smile and there's a national policy in place to promote "gross national happiness."</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":3,"title":"World\'s friendliest cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1214" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807153639-friendly-cities---hobart-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="2. Hobart, Tasmania Score: 95.4 "The most beautiful country and people," one reader said." border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1214">2. Hobart, Tasmania Score: 95.4 "The most beautiful country and people," one reader said.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":4,"title":"World\'s friendliest cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1215" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807153634-friendly-cities---florianopolis-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="1. Florianopolis, Brazil Score: 95.8 The city was highly regarded for its friendly locals and fabulous scenery. "The area was stunningly beautiful," said one respondent." border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1215">1. Florianopolis, Brazil Score: 95.8 The city was highly regarded for its friendly locals and fabulous scenery. "The area was stunningly beautiful," said one respondent.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":5,"title":"World\'s friendliest cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1216" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807155651-unfriendly-cities---kuwait-city-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="5. Kuwait City, Kuwait Score: 25.4 The travel magazine quoted one reader in the survey: "I typically avoid travel to Kuwait unless there's no other choice. One of the most unfriendly places in the Middle East."" border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1216">5. Kuwait City, Kuwait Score: 25.4 The travel magazine quoted one reader in the survey: "I typically avoid travel to Kuwait unless there's no other choice. One of the most unfriendly places in the Middle East."</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":6,"title":"World\'s least friendly cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1217" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807155646-unfriendly-cities---luanda-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="4. Luanda, Angola Score: 25 The city has "construction everywhere with signs of basic poverty next to enormous wealth," according to one reader." border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1217">4. Luanda, Angola Score: 25 The city has "construction everywhere with signs of basic poverty next to enormous wealth," according to one reader.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":7,"title":"World\'s least friendly cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1218" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807155646-unfriendly-cities---oakland-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="3. Oakland, California Score: 23.1 Readers of Corde Nast described Oakland as having a split personality. It's "growing very hip" but it's also unfriendly and dirty, readers claimed." border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1218">3. Oakland, California Score: 23.1 Readers of Corde Nast described Oakland as having a split personality. It's "growing very hip" but it's also unfriendly and dirty, readers claimed.</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":8,"title":"World\'s least friendly cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto1219" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807155637-unfriendly-cities---islamabad-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="2. Islamabad, Pakistan Score: 17.9 Despite its low rating as a friendly city, the readers' reviews of Islamabad were not all negative. Readers said the city has a "peaceful green and soothing environment."" border="0"/> <cite style="display:none;bottom:74px" id="galleryCaption1219">2. Islamabad, Pakistan Score: 17.9 Despite its low rating as a friendly city, the readers' reviews of Islamabad were not all negative. Readers said the city has a "peaceful green and soothing environment."</cite> <script>cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList[cnnArticleGallery.currentImageList.length] = {"currentPicture":false,"x":12,"y":1,"pos":9,"title":"World\'s least friendly cities"}</script> </div> </div> <div> <div class="cnnArticleGalleryPhotoContainer"> <img style="display:none" id="articleGalleryPhoto12110" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112im_/http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130807155625-unfriendly-cities---newark-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="1. Newark, New Jersey Score: 13.4 Unhappy fliers could be the reason for this exceptionally low score. 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class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12">Conde Nast Traveler stresses that its rankings are inspired by factors including location, political perception, size and language barriers, and don't necessarily correspond to rude behavior of locals.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph13">But enough badmouthing.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph14">The survey also announces the friendliest cities in the world.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph15">Florianopolis, the island city in Brazil, is the world's friendliest city according to the poll.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16">Hobart in Tasmania followed in second place and Thimpu in Bhutan wrapped up the top three.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph17">One U.S. city made it into the top 10 friendliest cities -- Charleston, South Carolina.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph18">Standing fifth in the global list, Charleston was also voted the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203112/http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2013/07/travel-us-cities-charleston-newark-branson-friendly-unfriendly_slideshow_item9_10" target="_blank">friendliest city in the United States</a> in a previous poll.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph19"><strong>The world's unfriendliest cities</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph20">20. Caracas, Venezuela</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph21">19. Bethlehem, Palestine</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph22">18. Casablanca, Morocco</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph23">17. Wilmington, Delaware</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph24">16. Moscow</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph25">15. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph26">14. Shenzhen, China</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph27">13. Albany, New York</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph28">12. Los Angeles</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph29">11. Guangzhou, China</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph30">10. Tangier, Morocco</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph31">9. Atlantic City, New Jersey</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph32">8. Detroit</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph33">7. New Haven, Connecticut</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph34">6. Lome, Togo</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph35">5. Kuwait City</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph36">4. Luanda, Angola</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph37">3. Oakland, California</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph38">2. Islamabad, Pakistan</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph39">1. Newark, New Jersey</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph40"><strong>The world's friendliest cities</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph41">20. Cork, Ireland</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph42">20. Asheville, North Carolina</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph43">18. Edinburgh, Scotland</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph44">16.Savannah, Georgia</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph45">16. Auckland, New Zealand</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph46">14. Victoria, British Columbia</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph47">14. Galena, Illinois</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph48">13. Dublin, Ireland</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph49">12. Christchurch, New Zealand</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph50">11. Chiang Mai, Thailand</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph51">9. Ubud, Bali, Indonesia</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph52">9. Kilkenny, Ireland</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph53">8. Mandalay, Myanmar</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph54">6. Margaret River, Australia</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph55">6. Paro, Bhutan</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph56">5. Charleston, South Carolina</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph57">4. Queenstown, New Zealand</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph58">3. Thimpu, Bhutan</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph59">2. 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