The Slice: Would you kindly mind rating yourself?

There is a question about Spokane that gets asked over and over.

Is this a friendly place?

Answers vary. Of course, it’s difficult to fairly evaluate the congeniality of an entire city or region. Perhaps, though, we can tackle this on a person-by-person basis.

Are you friendly?

Take The Slice’s Spokane Amicability Quiz and find out.

Answer the following yes-or-no questions honestly and then check your score.

1. Have you ever thrown a party, had people over for dinner or invited someone to a movie or sports event? (If yes, award yourself five points. Clearly, you aren’t to blame for Spokane’s image challenges.)

2. Do you assess your level of home entertaining in terms of how it compares with “Bewitched” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show”? (If yes, award yourself five points. And try to relax. Nobody in real life can compete with the relentless home-entertaining pace of those TV families.)

3. Do you frequently respond to co-workers’ personal anecdotes by sighing and saying “whatever”? (If no, award yourself five points. You sound like a caring person.)

4. Do you ever ask friends questions about their lives – or is your interaction pretty much a self-absorbed monologue? (If you answered “yes” to the first part of that question, give yourself five points. You sound pretty engaging.)

5. When you meet a newcomer to our area, do you typically say, “Just so you’ll know … we’ll never have you over, you can’t join my lodge or golf foursome and don’t hold your breath waiting for an invitation to our lake place”? (If no, award yourself five points. Maybe you are the welcoming type.)

6. If someone said to you, “Spokane is not a friendly place,” would you physically assault that person? (If no, score yourself five points. You seem reasonable and restrained.)

7. Do you assume that if you actually met any of your neighbors the first thing you would want to say is, “I’m calling the police”? (If you answered no, add five points. You sound open-minded and optimistic.)

8. Have you ever, in the whole time you have lived here, accepted an invitation to go get coffee or go to lunch? (If yes, award yourself five points. Sounds like you are emotionally available.)

9. Has your social network changed significantly since high school? (If yes, give yourself five points. You’re probably appealingly dynamic.)

10. Would it be easier for someone to become a U.S. senator than to gain admittance to your Spokane social clique? (If no, award yourself five points. No one can say you are exclusionary.)

Rate yourself

40-50 points: You are, in fact, friendly.

5-35 points: You are part of the problem.

0 points: I’m begging you to get therapy.

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