The Daily Beast ranked America’s “craziest” cities by psychiatrists per capita, stress, eccentricity, and drinking. Cincinnati ranks first, and New York, San Francisco and Las Vegas all made the top 10. Cincinnati’s resident eccentric, Jim Bonaminio, “won a local contest by creating a suite that looked like a grubby port-a-potty on the outside, but really led to a 10-stall restroom replete with flowers, marble, soft tile and tropical pictures.” Salt Lake City comes in dead last on the crazy scale. [%comments]
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Aaand now I can’t find the source for that number I’ve been sure was right. The number appears to be wrong, too. Around 40% of Utah’s population (not just SLC) are *actively practicing* Latter-Day Saints, but something like 62% (according to the SLTrib) are on the membership rolls of the church. I can’t find data for SLC specifically.
I think “crazy” just means exciting. And believe me, SLC is dead, dead last when it comes to exciting.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9972944 (link provided by Freakonomics blog) I rest my case.
Being from SLC, this is a horribly inaccurate study. Active mormons are much less than 40%, there is a lot exciting happening here every day, and there is no way it is the least crazy.
Unless of course, if you consider that well over 50% of mormons are on some sort of anti-depressives and mood-altering drugs. Does it still count if the crazies are being treated medically?
Natalie, you should visit & let me show you the real SLC.
As a SLC resident I’ve got to say I’m a bit underwhelmed by many of the comments. If your going to crack on my city could you do me a favor and at least show a little bit of creativity and or originality in making fun. Picking on the easy and obvious is just lazy.
Were psychiatrists used to prove a place is or isn’t crazy? I could see either being rationalized. Seeing as both the success rate and the percentage of people who choose to see one could be different from place to place, I think that’s a pretty bad way to measure.
I live and work in Cincinnati, specifically the suburb where “jungle” Jim Bonaminio’s grocery store resides, Jungle Jim’s International Market. He is the most successful independent grocer in the country. People drive from hundreds of miles away for both the experience, and the rare international foods that can be found nowhere else.
The restroom in question is as described, and actually won the award for Best Restroom in America. They have the largest wine and beer selection you will ever see, a working monorail (yes, monorail), live fish farm, and even a small theater and reception hall. I often shop there and regularly see Jungle Jim himself wearing a wizard costume while riding a Segway. If you’re ever in the area, it’s definitely worth a trip.
for how open-minded, accepting, and unbiased lefties claim to be — it sure seems to be their prove themselves wrong anytime mormonism is mentioned.
i’m just sayin.