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I'm interested in your opinion....

What's the greatest BIG city in the world?

And....

What's the greatest small city in the world? (maybe somewhat under the radar)
 
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Big City: NYC and Washington

Smaller City: New Orleans (I love/hate relationship with the place, but it definitely has a culture and character of its very own...and the cuisine is unmatched)
 
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toldailytopic: What is the greatest city in the world and why?​



:first:..Denver, Colorado. For us it is home. We miss it.​
 
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big cities are ugly places where a lot of good people have to live
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I wish there were more
but
too many leave because they can
 
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Toronto, Ontario, obviously. I'm not a fan of cities in general, but that is a good one. Why?

1. It is safe (very low crime rate compared to any American city).
2. It has great restaurants, shopping and cultural activities of all kinds (Theatre, festivals etc.).
3. It has great public transportation (lots of underground subway so you don't freeze)
4. It has lots of green space (parks, a river and a farm in the middle) and the Toronto Island

The downsides:
1. It's cold in winter (There are few American cities farther north)
2. There are a fair number of homeless
3. A significant segment of the population is very rude
4. Housing prices are insane (then again what big city doesn't have this problem?)
5. The city is so big you have to drive two hours to get outside of it and its sprawl and find actual farmland.
6. No chickens in the city. :( (You can have them in NYC!)
7. Their hockey team is terrible ;)
 
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The TheologyOnline.com TOPIC OF THE DAY for January 8th, 2011 11:13 AM


Portland, Oregon is the city of Oatmeal Joey Arnold





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Portland, Oregon, USA is an oatmeal-loving, bike-riding, tree-hugging, no-tax-paying, rain-spoiling, located-near-Nike, located-near-FreeGeek, Mount Hood snowboarding-loving an hour away, cave-digging, mountain-climbing an hour away, frozen-ocean-swimming an hour away, Seattle-Space-Needle hours away, trees all around, fur-protesting people all around, of a city and state in America.

Portland was a city I've lived an hour from all of my life and now have lived in the last four years. I was never going to live in it because it rains. But they are full art. Full of dancing, music, festivals, missions, churches, people that don't go to church, cool people, the ocean, caves, mountains, forest, Tillamook Cheese Factory, Umpqua Ice Cream, Spaghetti Factory, ToysRus, Chucky Cheeses, George Bush Jr. might live near by, Michael Jordan comes out to this Nike headquarters just minutes away. The Simpsons were even based off Portland.
 
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London! Because I'm British and we're the best!

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I'm British too, and I have to say, I do really like London. I've lived in Paris, which is an amazingly beautiful city, but in many ways it's cold and stilted. It gains its beauty from order and uniform architecture.

Whilst London is far from beautiful, it's one of the most dynamic, energetic and exciting places I've ever been. It's architecture and layout is like a patchworked quilt, where you can feel its history around you. Most of Paris dates from the 1860s, whilst London is a vibrant mix of everything.

So I don't know which of the two cities I prefer. I think I'm biased towards London because that's where I'm living at the moment.

As far as small cities, there are plenty I like. Any medium-sized European city which escaped the Second World War has a wonderfully intimate feel. I like Salisbury, Bath, Quedlinburg, Leipzig, Aix-en-Provence, there's too many to list really. Where I lived in Spain, Murcia, had this, but it was a little too hot for me. I missed the seasons.

Two cities I didn't feel lived up to their hype were Avignon and Pisa, which apart from the Cathedral area, is a little disappointing.
 
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lovemeorhateme said:
London! Because I'm British and we're the best!
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I've always wanted to not live where I've lived, in Oregon. Always wanted to be British or Australian because they talk funny or cool and other countries and their cultures and foods and customs are always interesting. I've still been stuck in the United States, except when I was on a mission trip in Quebec. But London bridge is falling down indeed, they say, my fair lady.
 
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Never been to London. If an American couple were to visit for two or three days, what would you recommend they see/do?
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Umm, there's soo much. Things I like doing:

  • Make use of the free museums, of which there are plenty, including the British Museum
  • Watch the street performers at Covent Garden and then sit in the small, hidden garden behind the church where it suddenly becomes peaceful
  • Go on the London Eye, it's a bit expensive, and only really worth it if the weather's good, but if it's sunny, the views are excellent
  • Or, go on a boat trip down the Thames. The ones which actually leave just by the London Eye often have the shorter queues.
  • Walk over Westminster Bridge to get an excellent view of the Houses of Parliament
  • Go to Camden Market

That's just a few ideas, but there's lots and lots to do.
 
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Son of Jack said:
Big City: NYC and Washington

Smaller City: New Orleans (I love/hate relationship with the place, but it definitely has a culture and character of its very own...and the cuisine is unmatched)
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I love New Orleans! The food, the ambience, the antiques! Love it.
Oh, the food!
 
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champdefrene said:
Umm, there's soo much. Things I like doing:

  • Make use of the free museums, of which there are plenty, including the British Museum
  • Watch the street performers at Covent Garden and then sit in the small, hidden garden behind the church where it suddenly becomes peaceful
  • Go on the London Eye, it's a bit expensive, and only really worth it if the weather's good, but if it's sunny, the views are excellent
  • Or, go on a boat trip down the Thames. The ones which actually leave just by the London Eye often have the shorter queues.
  • Walk over Westminster Bridge to get an excellent view of the Houses of Parliament
  • Go to Camden Market

That's just a few ideas, but there's lots and lots to do.
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Thank you very kindly! I will make my best effort to hit at least one of your suggestions.
 
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The cities that I have enjoyed visiting--Seattle, WA. Lots a neat shops and museums, and Minneapolis MN. Nice mall there.
 
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