It's hard to be objective about whether a place is rude or nice. The best gauge just might be how tourists perceive a place. If that's accurate then Illinois is much nicer than Missouri based on some just updated statistics.
German tourist Martin Lozano was visiting the Cies Islands, off the northwest coast of Spain, when he placed his camera on a ledge to capture the antics of a seagull that was preening itself nearby.
As you might expect, the seagull didn't appreciate the audience, so it grabbed the camera and took off...
I was going to go with a priest, a rabbi, and a minister swim into a bar, but this is no joke.
This is the Clear Lounge Cozumel, where, for $38, you can enjoy everything that an underwater bar has to offer...except maybe the drinking. Who needs drinking when you can imbibe in scented oxygen...
I suppose if I was a fan of a baseball team that actually had a chance of advancement, I wouldn't have to turn my attention to global events like The World Cup, and now...The Running of the Bulls. However, I'm a Cub fan, which means, not really being bogged down with a pennant race, I've got time to learn about other things people around the globe do for fun and/or adventure...