They are not friendly for sure but they are considered to be mean because they are very protective of their hive and their young but they do eat thousands of insects. As long as they are not in an area near the house and attacking me, I leave them alone.
We have pear trees which drop a lot of pears at the end of the season and the yellow jackets love eating them. We can walk around the area to pick up dropped pears and they do not bother us as long as we don't try to pick up a pear that they are eating. They seem to be mainly aggressive when anyone goes near their hive.
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