NationStates Jolt Archive

i don't make a vote, cause there are too much ;)

in my opinion the best city is STUTTGART in germany. does anybody knows stuttgart?

Stuttgart is on Porsche's logo. I'd say Tokyo is the most beautiful city in the world.

Define "best". Most beautiful? Best night-life? Best shopping? Nicest people? There's just too many factors to choose a single city.

1. New York
2. Paris

best city image, best fun factor (sport eg), nicest people, etc...

I vote San Francisco.

That said, Manchester's got to be one of the best places to live ever. It's a crap place to be a tourist, but brilliant as a resident.

I personally would say that Berlin is the best city!

New Orleans. (and that's a mighty big period)

That said, Manchester's got to be one of the best places to live ever. It's a crap place to be a tourist, but brilliant as a resident.


Yay! :cool:

I miss Manchester. :(

i nominate San Francisco again. visted there twice in 2002 (and then New York...awesome year :) ) and the place blew me away. gonna try and live there sometime in my life

I agree, Stuttgart is the best city in the world

Mentor, Ohio.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor%2C_Ohio

:)



What can I say, it's low crime, and doesn't have any third world slum sections like Berlin, New York, and any other large city folks have already named. I've seen my share of large cities, at least 20-30 probably, from Toronto, to Chicago, to Washington DC, to London, to Atlanta. Not a single one, appears to be first world, despite being in first world nations. Only the roads and tall buildings give the illusion of a first world setting.

Digging deeper into a city like London, with the vast "no-go" areas for whites in the eastern slums, tells me that it long ago ceased to be a 1st world city, and is now the sort of place that seems like it belongs in Zimbabwe.

I've only been to four cities ... can't really say.

My hometown is best................... :p

My hometown is best................... :p
and this is?

I'd have to go with Stockholm. Really beautiful and clean, with nice people and lots of history and culture. Of course, I haven't been to many cities, but I figure that that's basically what I'd be looking for.

The best place I've been would be Minneapolis/St. Paul... certainly the Minneapolis part. I went there last year and I was amazed at how friendly a place it is, how great the reataurants are, how good a night life it has, and how much they love their hockey.

In the UK there's no city to beat Nottingham. I'm a Derby lad but Nottingham has it all, including the best nightclub in the world (Rock City) and some great pubs and restaurants. Add to that the fact it doesn't stink like London or Birmingham and it's full of scallies with a chip on their shoulder like Liverpool or Manchester and you've got everything yuo could possibly want.

I personally would say that Berlin is the best city!
Berlin or Barcelona, can't decide.
Manchester is alright but is also one of the ugliest cities in Europe.

Sydney- I live there.

Outside of places you live I say- Cork, Ireland. Went there when I was 11. Seemed friendly and such.

Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, North East Brazil.

A State capital, so all the infrastructure you need. Not a tourist destination (yet) so it is not too expensive, but it is beautiful (http://www.geocities.com/andre_lira/jpfotos.html)

No great sports teams, but with these beaches, who needs them.

Geneva. Switzerland. The best place i've been.

Another place I love is Melbourne.

Montreal - Europe on a North American budget - great food, beautiful women, all night partying.

San Francisco - my favorite vacation city!

San Francisco!

Well said about Nottingham. I'd love to live there for a bit one day. Manchester is indeed butt-ugly, but it'd just be wrong if they somehow made it pretty!

Cities are crowded and ugly.

Let me find a small city...

EDIT: voila (http://home.hetnet.nl/mr_13/221/jacki02/durbuy/pages/DSCN0437.html)

I vote San Francisco.

That said, Manchester's got to be one of the best places to live ever. It's a crap place to be a tourist, but brilliant as a resident.
Yes indeed, Manchester....


New Hampshire. :D

Blackpool (though technically it's not really a city)

The best place I've been would be Minneapolis/St. Paul... certainly the Minneapolis part. I went there last year and I was amazed at how friendly a place it is, how great the reataurants are, how good a night life it has, and how much they love their hockey.

In the UK there's no city to beat Nottingham. I'm a Derby lad but Nottingham has it all, including the best nightclub in the world (Rock City) and some great pubs and restaurants. Add to that the fact it doesn't stink like London or Birmingham and it's full of scallies with a chip on their shoulder like Liverpool or Manchester and you've got everything yuo could possibly want.

woooo im from nottingham tis a cool place :D

however bognor regis is the best place on earth :D

How is Mentor a city? It barely has over 50,000 inhabitants...

Nottingham? Hah! If you want to live in the city with the highest amount of gum crime in the UK.

Whites have to stay away from East London? I wish someone told me that before I started living here... Bleh, I'd rather living in an inner city area than any bland, mass manufactured suburb.

I haven't been to many cities... Paris alway seemed pretty though.

woooo im from nottingham tis a cool place :D

however bognor regis is the best place on earth :D
Nottigham ok but biased for Newcastle I'm afraid!

San Juan,PR

Ah London

Have you ever stood on a cold winter night and looked into the sky and saw the magnificent illuminated face of Big Ben, a beacon amidst the darkness? Oh it is the most beautiful site.

Paris may be the best city in the world... great culture and cosmopolitan living, yet you can live in a lovely, small-town-like neighborhood and know all the shopkeepers. And I really love how everyone still observes niceties such as greeting each other in stores and excusing themselves if they bump into each other on the street (unlike in Philadelphia, where they make snide comments and shoot each other dirty looks, or in Seville where people are just totally oblivious). Plus I think it'd be a wonderful place to raise kids.

San Francisco is gorgeous, and would be a comfortable place to live, but a little less emotionally thrilling.

New Orleans is fun but insanely depressing - I don't think I'd like to live in a city where you regularly see young black men crouching, with the shoed feet of middle-aged middle-class white men resting on their knees, polishing shoes.

Florence is lovely, but I'd rather go for a long vacation than live there - it's a not quite as wonderfully cosmopolitan as Paris.

And New York is downright overwhelming - plus, everybody's always rushing and doesn't seem willing to slow down to enjoy life or each other.

Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.

woooo im from nottingham tis a cool place :D

however bognor regis is the best place on earth :D
bognor regis is absolute kack compared to Blackpool!

Vancouver British Columbia, Canada.
Yes went there, very nice, the sea and the city then mountains, very impressive. And the Park, hmmm puts it up there for me.
Nearly moved there from the UK but she who must be obeyed won't move!

Ya I'd The Twin Cities (Minneapolis, St. Paul) are my favorite cities. Vancouver is nice too. Umm, Miami is a pretty fun place I think.

Blackpool (though technically it's not really a city)

PLEASE be joking. No one seriously loves Blackpool do they?! Why it's the very arsecrack of Britain!

PLEASE be joking. No one seriously loves Blackpool do they?! Why it's the very arsecrack of Britain!

No its not, Pontefract is. It doesn't even have a beach.

PLEASE be joking. No one seriously loves Blackpool do they?! Why it's the very arsecrack of Britain!
i love Blackpool to bits! i've lived here all my life until the begining of last December, ad i still spend most of my time here! it has a bad reputation and it really doesn't deserve it!

No its not, Pontefract is. It doesn't even have a beach.

Aah. But if you actually look at washes up on the beach you'll see why arsecrack was an appropriate word! ;)

Aah. But if you actually look at washes up on the beach you'll see why arsecrack was an appropriate word! ;)
Blackpool beach isn't half as bad as it used to be, and St Annes has a lovely beach!

The only thing I know about Blackpool is what I once red in a magazine.
They were interviewing Goldielookinchain and asked what was the weirdest e-mail the ever recieved. They said it was from a girl who invited them to Blackpool, she would piss all over them. :confused:

The only thing I know about Blackpool is what I once red in a magazine.
They were interviewing Goldielookinchain and asked what was the weirdest e-mail the ever recieved. They said it was from a girl who invited them to Blackpool, she would piss all over them. :confused:
http://webpages.charter.net/connectingzone/naughty/1.gif

BOSTON!

i love Blackpool to bits! i've lived here all my life until the begining of last December, ad i still spend most of my time here! it has a bad reputation and it really doesn't deserve it!

What can I say. I grew up in Kirkham and have preferred Preston for years now. There's hardly anywhere to go in Blackpool that isn't overidden by bloody chavs! I do miss the Pleasure Beach though.

Edinburgh - for the history
Munich - lovely city all around
Toronto - for the multicultural atmosphere (The United Nations has designated Toronto as the World's "most ethnically-diverse city" five times in a row) and the active nightlife downtown.

To live/work/play: NYC

To chill: Amsterdam

To drink: New Orleans

To walk around appreciating beauty: Stockholm

To not even stop for coffee or a whiz: Washington DC

New York City, New York. Without a doubt.

Toronto - for the multicultural atmosphere (The United Nations has designated Toronto as the World's "most ethnically-diverse city" five times in a row) and the active nightlife downtown.

You must be confused: he was asking for the BEST cities, not the most boring.

New York...everybody's always rushing and doesn't seem willing to slow down to enjoy life or each other.
Oh, we do, and then we do it twice as hard ;-p

What can I say. I grew up in Kirkham and have preferred Preston for years now. There's hardly anywhere to go in Blackpool that isn't overidden by bloody chavs! I do miss the Pleasure Beach though.
that's awesome! i've never seen anyone here who's from around these parts! where do you live now?

that's awesome! i've never seen anyone here who's from around these parts! where do you live now?

Manchester now. Though I go home every month or 2 and I still love going out in Preston. The Dog & Partridge is the greatest pub in the world!

Manchester now. Though I go home every month or 2 and I still love going out in Preston. The Dog & Partridge is the greatest pub in the world!
I've never been out into Preston, only Blackpool and i rarely go to pubs, i generally just stick to clubs, in fact generally i just stick to the Walkabout

Oh, we do, and then we do it twice as hard ;-p
Well, I meant the daily interactions - you're less likely to find friendly, easy-going shopkeepers in NYC (yes, there are always exceptions, particularly if you take time to loosen up the people in your area, but I'm generalizing here)... and people don't seem to take time out for the small pleasures, like a leisurely lunch, or sitting in a cafe and watching the world.

I've never been out into Preston, only Blackpool and i rarely go to pubs, i generally just stick to clubs, in fact generally i just stick to the Walkabout

That's the best AND worst thing about living in Kirkham. We get to choose between Blackpool and Preston, unlike those who live there and never venture out. But, we always have to pay for a taxi home :(

The only club I've been to recently in Blackpool is the Tache and that was 2 years ago! :)

That's the best AND worst thing about living in Kirkham. We get to choose between Blackpool and Preston, unlike those who live there and never venture out. But, we always have to pay for a taxi home :(

The only club I've been to recently in Blackpool is the Tache and that was 2 years ago! :)
yeah, taxi fairs suck, i used to live in Lytham, it cost me a fortune!

I'm too scared to go to the Tache, scary moshers, i nearly went last halloween but it was closed. And next time you're in Blackpool you should try the Syndicate, it's awesome, there's a rotating dancefloor

1. Jerusalem

2. New York

yeah, taxi fairs suck, i used to live in Lytham, it cost me a fortune!

I'm too scared to go to the Tache, scary moshers, i nearly went last halloween but it was closed. And next time you're in Blackpool you should try the Syndicate, it's awesome, there's a rotating dancefloor

Eek. Syndicate looks like my idea of Hell. The Tache is crap also though to be fair. That's why I stopped going out in Blackpool. And it stinks!

Eek. Syndicate looks like my idea of Hell. The Tache is crap also though to be fair. That's why I stopped going out in Blackpool. And it stinks!
i only like the Syndicate cause of the rotaing dancefloor, that's why i stick to the Walkabout, they have a live band on every Thursday and they're usually really good

are you a mosher?

Paris may be the best city in the world... great culture and cosmopolitan living, yet you can live in a lovely, small-town-like neighborhood and know all the shopkeepers. And I really love how everyone still observes niceties such as greeting each other in stores and excusing themselves if they bump into each other on the street (unlike in Philadelphia, where they make snide comments and shoot each other dirty looks, or in Seville where people are just totally oblivious).

heh...what you missed about Philadelphia is its citizenry takes pride in its snarliness...in fact, i'd say we've perfected the art of snide and cynical.

when i travel to other places and people are NICE i start to wonder what's wrong and are they going to maim me...i'm used to getting served by surly waitstaff; being ignored by shop keepers; being clucked at by people on the street who think i'm in their way (when really they're in mine...but from a philadelphian's prospective, the other person is always in your way); and riding a public transit system where the bus drivers may or may not stop for you (depending on their mood), aim for the bicyclists in the street, and freely drive through red lights.

ah philly, how doth i adore thee...

and the crowning glory of all this? It's "The City of Brotherly Love", one of it's more famous public places is "Love Park" and its slogan is "The City that Loves you Back". Heh.

where else in the world would a bunch of catholic high school girls beat the crap out of some dude who flashed them while the neighborhood adults looked on, merely commenting to police "hey, the guy had it coming to him"?

GAWD I love this town!!

where cheesesteaks come "wid or widout", double parking is a way of life, the potholes are the size of the Sea of Tranquility, and no professional sports team has won a championship since they built the first building taller than william penn's hat...

aaaaaaaahhhhhh, philly. thou art divine.

i'm not saying it's the best city in the world, but man, do i love it :)

In no particular order:
London,
Rome,
Echternacht (look it up on a map! Lazy sods!)
Tel Aviv.

Cape Town - South Africa
Edinburgh - Scotland
Sydney - Australia

i only like the Syndicate cause of the rotaing dancefloor, that's why i stick to the Walkabout, they have a live band on every Thursday and they're usually really good

are you a mosher?

I like metal and rock but wouldn't describe myself as a mosher as that'd imply I walked round with 'crazy' hair, keychains everywhere and a slipknot hoodie!


As this is the best cities thread we need to find out which cities have the best rock clubs. I nominate Nottingham and Preston. Manchester actually sucks when it comes to club nights :(

Stuttgart? :gundge:
Free Karlsruhe! :mp5:
Not the best town in the world, but one fine day we'll get rid of you.
Schwäbische Besatzungsmacht. (swabian occupation forces) :mad:

London, Paris, San Francisco

Munich

heh...what you missed about Philadelphia is its citizenry takes pride in its snarliness...in fact, i'd say we've perfected the art of snide and cynical.

when i travel to other places and people are NICE i start to wonder what's wrong and are they going to maim me...i'm used to getting served by surly waitstaff; being ignored by shop keepers; being clucked at by people on the street who think i'm in their way (when really they're in mine...but from a philadelphian's prospective, the other person is always in your way); and riding a public transit system where the bus drivers may or may not stop for you (depending on their mood), aim for the bicyclists in the street, and freely drive through red lights.

ah philly, how doth i adore thee...

and the crowning glory of all this? It's "The City of Brotherly Love", one of it's more famous public places is "Love Park" and its slogan is "The City that Loves you Back". Heh.

where else in the world would a bunch of catholic high school girls beat the crap out of some dude who flashed them while the neighborhood adults looked on, merely commenting to police "hey, the guy had it coming to him"?

GAWD I love this town!!

where cheesesteaks come "wid or widout", double parking is a way of life, the potholes are the size of the Sea of Tranquility, and no professional sports team has won a championship since they built the first building taller than william penn's hat...

aaaaaaaahhhhhh, philly. thou art divine.

i'm not saying it's the best city in the world, but man, do i love it :)
I will admit that Philadelphia will always have a place in my heart. (How could it not? I was born here, lived a large chunk of my childhood admiring the skyline from Upper Darby, and returned for college.)

However, while I've learned to ignore the snarky comments and looks (or beat them back with stronger ones), I prefer places where people are a wee bit nicer.

Miami is warm and very easy on the eyes. :)

Barcelona is my favourite city. Great nightlife, great people (no offence to the Castillian Spanish who are very nice, but I find the Catalan people even friendlier and more fun loving), great architecture, great food, a great beach.... easy to get around (good public transport), it's just great all around.

Good news is that Ryanair now flies to Girona (not so far from Barcelona) from Skavsta.... so even cheaper to get there!

BOSTON!


No, no, no, no, no.


BOSTON!

Cities suck. The larger, more well known and well liked a city is, the more it sucks. Period. NYC, New Orleans, Boston, DC - all suckage. Go away.

No, no, no, no, no.


BOSTON!
No, no, no, no, no

BLACKPOOL!

Preston!

Top 5?

1.) Montreal
2.) New York
3.) Venice
4.) Ypsilanti (okay not a city, but it's a lot of fun)
5.) San Diego

London

Preston!
ew

No, no, no, no, no

BLACKPOOL!


Ha Ha! I have never been to Blackpool, although admittedly ive been put off by it's reputation of naffness. I'm sureits better than boston though :D

Mentor, Ohio.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor%2C_Ohio

:)



Way too close to Cleveland. And Ohio is too cold, anyway.

Pensacola, Florida gets my vote.

As Brittania rules the waves, the the Home of the Royal Navy has got to be the greatest city on earth. That city is of course Portsmouth :D :D .

My favourite city outside the UK is Venice. The archetecture is wonderful.

It's a toss up between Chicago, Tokyo, and Amsterdam, all for different reasons.

Ha Ha! I have never been to Blackpool, although admittedly ive been put off by it's reputation of naffness. I'm sureits better than boston though :D
well i can assure you it's a lot better than it's made out to be! (and way better than Boston!)

It doesn't take much to beat Boston. ;)

I would say Tokyo, Paris, Toronto(For its diversity), and Prague.

As Brittania rules the waves, the the Home of the Royal Navy has got to be the greatest city on earth. That city is of course Portsmouth :D :D .

My favourite city outside the UK is Venice. The archetecture is wonderful.
Portsmouth?? scum, scum, scum, scum, scum!
now Southampton is way better ;)

New Orleans. (and that's a mighty big period)

For sheer fun and happy times, I totally agree! Yayyy, N'Oleans! :D

Fossil Oregon USA
pop 121
there are many fossils from 24 million years ago, saber toothed tigers, ginko trees, and mastodonts.
It has a single cell prison
no building has been updated or renovated for 30 years or more
the mayor has been mayor for 47 yeas and has not been challanged once in a general election
and there are so many more factors
no traffic
cows outnumber humans
and we have not had a tourest (besides scitists looking for fossils) in 17 years!
i love my town!

Fossil Orgeon, eh? No tourists?

Well I know where I'm going for spring break!

Portsmouth?? scum, scum, scum, scum, scum!
now Southampton is way better ;)

The Scummers from SCUMhampton are the Scum :sniper: ;) .

No, no, no, no, no

BLACKPOOL!

No no no no no....

BOSTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:p Guess you don't know this: Nummela! :)

That's the best "city" (or village :p ) in the World. You can't locate it on map, but it is in Finland :)

It's a toss up between Chicago, Tokyo, and Amsterdam, all for different reasons.

Excellent list. Chicago is my favorite, but then again I haven't been to many other large cities. Even if I had, I don't think any of them could replace the Windy City as number 1 in my book. San Francisco is really nice. I could probably name a 100 cities I'd absolutely love to visit.

TOP 3!
1. Stockholm
2. London
3. Tampere

My Favs
1 Edinburgh
2 Paris
3 Dublin

:p Guess you don't know this: Nummela! :)

That's the best "city" (or village :p ) in the World. You can't locate it on map, but it is in Finland :)

Places you never ever heard of, and never would were it not for NS have to be the best places in the world. Sounds like fun if you like gliding (http://www.nummelanlentokeskus.fi/visitors.html)

Paris or Hong Kong

Either Tokyo or New York every other city still looks the same as when it was build 2000 years ago.

i detest cities, but i would pick
hammerfest, norway population- 10k, but i love it never the less

but the absolute two best places in the world are
luster, norway and ciocanesti, romania

i would add PE island ,canada- but only if there were no people.

1.)Vienna, Austria.
2.)Madrid, Spain.
3.)Berne, Switzerland.

LOOK AT ME I CAN WRITE BIG AND IN COLOR TOO!

That having been said, I like my hometown of Irvine, California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine%2C_California). We replaced Silicon Valley a few years back for tech industry, and hey...15 minutes to the beach. :)

I also love Nome, Alaska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome%2C_Alaska) . Summers are painful though... (I'm not much of a morning person)

STUTTGART

Either Tokyo or New York every other city still looks the same as when it was build 2000 years ago.

Try Brasilia? Its crap to live in, but at least it doesn't look the same as everywhere else. (Which is probably why it is so crap to live in, thinking about it.)

TOP 3!
1. Stockholm
2. London
3. Tampere

Have to say, I do like Stockholm (but then, I live not so far, and I work there). And London is cool. But, Tammerfors/Tampere? I have to say it's not one of Finland's highlights for me. I like Åbo and Helsingfors/Helsinki. Had a good night out in the very small town of Ekenäs once too which wasn't bad.

Verona.

Copenhagen, Denmark
Tordenhiem, Norway
Toronto, Canada

My top 2 : Quebec city, Canada and NY

The Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network lists World Cities in three categories (Alpha, Beta, and Gamma), each with three subcategories. The 10 Alpha cities are:

a) London and New York
b) Chicago, Hong Kong, Paris, Tokyo
c) Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Milan, Singapore

The 10 Beta World Cities are:

a) San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto, Zurich
b) Brussels, Madird, Sao Paulo, Seoul
c) Mexico City, Moscow

I pretty much agree with it other than LA's ranking. Way too high. And New York is nowhere near as great as London. Other than that, it's pretty accurate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_cities

The Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network lists World Cities in three categories (Alpha, Beta, and Gamma), each with three subcategories. The 10 Alpha cities are:

a) London and New York
b) Chicago, Hong Kong, Paris, Tokyo
c) Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Milan, Singapore

The 10 Beta World Cities are:

a) San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto, Zurich
b) Brussels, Madird, Sao Paulo, Seoul
c) Mexico City, Moscow

I pretty much agree with it other than LA's ranking. Way too high. And New York is nowhere near as great as London. Other than that, it's pretty accurate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_cities


And if you love air that you can chew on, ANY of those cities are great places to go. :D

EDIT: nm that's just listing how well known the cities are, not the popularity rankings...

Of the cities i've been to New York is by far my favorite, i love it there. I've never been outside of North America though, so i don't have a lot of reference points.

Yes indeed, Manchester....


New Hampshire. :D

w00t

any "city" in Vermont (tiny state in the north eastern part of the US) cause frankly Vermont ROCKS! :D

I think that probably 70% of the towns in in New Hampshire are named after cities in Britain (Portsmouth, Manchester, Hampton, Dover etc.) Just curious as to whether the is a Greenland (my home town) in England?

duh Atlanta how could you not know that?

114 posts and it's still New Orleans. :p

114 posts and it's still New York. :pThere you go. I fixed it for you.

Since plenty of people have nominated San Fransico there's no need for me too. Instead I'll pimp another Northern California city-Santa Cruz-

It's where Hawaiins first introduced surfing to the mainland, it's never too cold or too hot, the 'hey look at me' bar is set so high that a guy in a Spiderman outfit climbing lamposts couldn't get so much as a glance. Our mayor handed out marijuana when the feds raided a medical marijuana co-op. It's the third stage of snottiness towards people moving there. (First stage-people coming to California, newbs Second Stage-Coming to San Fransico, uppermiddle class newbs, maybe techies Third Stage-People from San Fransico coming to Santa Cruz to get away from all the newbs, becoming newbs themselves. You can't crawl much further up your own ass than that.)

More art screens than mainstream screens.

It's easier to buy local than it is to buy from chains.

At any given moment, the following is happening: Dogtown and the Z Boys is playing, someone is protesting something, and someone who moved here because of the color is talking to thier spouse about what to do about all this color.

I love this city.

Everyone who said New York disgusts me.

"Your mothers were hamsters and your fathers smelt of eldererries!"

Paris has me hooked. It was such a blast.

Everyone who said New York disgusts me.

"Your mothers were hamsters and your fathers smelt of eldererries!"

You said it.

I hope you have at least been to New York to make that statement. It's all subjective anyway, i think it's useless to say someone disgusts you because they love a different city than you. As i mentioned, i have not been outside of North America, for all i know, Berlin, Paris, London, Sydney, Budapest, etc. could all be nicer cities, and they are all places i want to visit someday. All i know is that when i first set foot in New York City i fell in love with it. I have never felt about any place the way i feel about New York, including my hometown. I actually miss it when i'm not there. I do have lots of friends there, so naturally that enhances the experience, i always have a blast when i'm with them. Who knows, if they all lived in London, i might feel the same way about that city.

I like most cities I have been to. Rome, Paris, London, New York, Chicago, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Dublin, Tokyo, Kyoto, Sydney, Zurich...they all had a different feeling to them. Out of the cities I have been to, Stockholm is the most beautiful city, Rome had the best food, and Tokyo is the most fun.

(For the record, Maebashi isn't that bad of a city, either).

In my view there is no place that is the best in the world.

But my two homes are great for the fact that Ottawa is beautiful and is a great place for raising kids. halifax is a great city for the older crowd, I like it for the fact that is the most bars per capita in Canada. Also Montreal is awesome, I wish to visit vancouver again, and I detest Toronto.

I do have a thing for Paris. Tokyo might be nice, but I haven't been there yet :c

Definitely Philadelphia.

Birhtplace of America's Decleration of Independence and the Constitution. First captiol of the USA. Birthplace of the Marine Corps. City of Rocky. City of Brotherly Love. Best of all, Cheseesteaks!!! Accept no imitations, the one, the only, the never successfully duplicated (and never will be).

I like most cities I have been to. Rome, Paris, London, New York, Chicago, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Dublin, Tokyo, Kyoto, Sydney, Zurich...they all had a different feeling to them. Out of the cities I have been to, Stockholm is the most beautiful city, Rome had the best food, and Tokyo is the most fun.

(For the record, Maebashi isn't that bad of a city, either).

Wow, I wish i can make it to all those places someday.

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

it's Mardi Gras right now. you guys are missing a lot

1. Florence
2. New York
3. Reykjavik
4. Paris
5. Istanbul

I hope you have at least been to New York to make that statement. It's all subjective anyway, i think it's useless to say someone disgusts you because they love a different city than you. As i mentioned, i have not been outside of North America, for all i know, Berlin, Paris, London, Sydney, Budapest, etc. could all be nicer cities, and they are all places i want to visit someday. All i know is that when i first set foot in New York City i fell in love with it. I have never felt about any place the way i feel about New York, including my hometown. I actually miss it when i'm not there. I do have lots of friends there, so naturally that enhances the experience, i always have a blast when i'm with them. Who knows, if they all lived in London, i might feel the same way about that city.

Have I been to New York? OF COURSE! I have traveled across the world; of course I've been to New York.

Anyhoo, Boston is the best city of all. It's just b-e-a-u-tiful! In the Autumn, I drive by in my car, seeing people bike in the parks while the orange and yellow New England leaves fall from the trees, and then I take a turn and go get some good ole' New England Chowdah. Then I drive through the Big Dig(I even love that), and get to Logan, and get to my lounge. I then look out over the city of Boston with it's skyscrapers reaching oh-so-high, but there aren't so many as to make it feel crowded. I then hop on my airplane, and from the air I see the awe-inspiring beauty of the city. The houses by the bay, the airport, Fenway Park, everything in Boston looks good from the air OR ground.

Oh, if I were ruler of the U.S., all people who liked New York more than Boston would be on the trains heading towards the camps...

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

it's Mardi Gras right now. you guys are missing a lot

I live in Panama.

It's Carnaval here. YOU are missing alot.

I think that probably 70% of the towns in in New Hampshire are named after cities in Britain (Portsmouth, Manchester, Hampton, Dover etc.) Just curious as to whether the is a Greenland (my home town) in England?

Sorry to say, I don't think so. I travelled around a lot in the UK when I lived there, but never encountered any city or town called Greenland. (There may well be a small village somewhere though)

I live in Panama.

It's Carnaval here. YOU are missing alot.

I live in Brazil Nha Nha.

Pensacola Flordia!!! THats All....... Gleam!

Stuttgart has no sea, so I can't vote for it.

Hong Kong has sea, mountains and waterfalls; beaches, theaters and shopping opportunities.

Sydney and Auckland have sea and nice people.

Very difficult to choose.

I'd probably vote for Hong Kong. Everything close together, public transport available 24/7 and you get away from it all very quick and have a rest near a waterfall and see nobody for hours.

Definitely Philadelphia.

Best of all, Cheseesteaks!!! Accept no imitations, the one, the only, the never successfully duplicated (and never will be).


Does anyone want to? I couldn't see much difference between Philly Cheese steak and a Cheeseburger, except the form.

I gotta say Auckland but thats mainly because i live there, if i couldn't choose Auckland i'd probably choose Paris as the most beautiful

Bath

I gotta say Auckland but thats mainly because i live there, if i couldn't choose Auckland i'd probably choose Paris as the most beautiful
Auckland??!!! I would have to say Wellington. Beautiful city, friendly people without the busyness and pollution of Auckland :p
I'm sure it will be on all of your top cities lists if you ever visit it.

Does anyone want to? I couldn't see much difference between Philly Cheese steak and a Cheeseburger, except the form.
Philly cheese steak is made from non-ground beef steak (obviously) and cheesburgers are made from ground beef. Each has its merits, and I do find Philly cheese steaks from Charley's to be delicious.

Definitely Philadelphia.

Birhtplace of America's Decleration of Independence and the Constitution. First captiol of the USA. Birthplace of the Marine Corps. City of Rocky. City of Brotherly Love. Best of all, Cheseesteaks!!! Accept no imitations, the one, the only, the never successfully duplicated (and never will be).

Sorry bucko, New York was the first capital. And New York all the way! Birthplace to two of the four famed Iowa class BBs and home to the best team in Baseball. I go with NY. Nothing like sitting in Central Park on a beautiful spring day.

In no partiular order . . . .

Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Boston, Halifax

Sorry bucko, New York was the first capital. And New York all the way! Birthplace to two of the four famed Iowa class BBs and home to the best team in Baseball. I go with NY. Nothing like sitting in Central Park on a beautiful spring day.

Go Mets!

Go Mets!

Go Mets..out of Shea, out of Queens. Give us back the friggen Dodgers..at least they were a team to be proud of. -sniffsniff-

Auckland??!!! I would have to say Wellington. Beautiful city, friendly people without the busyness and pollution of Auckland :p
I'm sure it will be on all of your top cities lists if you ever visit it.

Yeah I agree. Auckland has way too many people and is too big. Yeah I like Wellington and I have spent a lot of time there. Not best city in the world but maybe best small city in the world. Or if not that then best small capital city.

Go Mets..out of Shea, out of Queens. Give us back the friggen Dodgers..at least they were a team to be proud of. -sniffsniff-

You should get the Giants back too.

I want the Braves back.

You should get the Giants back too.

I want the Braves back.

Yea, we can tear down the Housing Projects at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field, both of them are crime infested hellholes anyway.

Miami all the way.... I dirint like New York, it was just too freakin ghetto

I'm from San Francisco, so I naturally have to nominate my city. But if I had to choose other cities for the sake of objectivity, I love Hong Kong and Buenos Aires.

Wellington - the capital of the grand contry of NEW ZEALAND!

I've never been to Bagdad but it must have been a great place some time ago.

Yeah I agree. Auckland has way too many people and is too big. Yeah I like Wellington and I have spent a lot of time there. Not best city in the world but maybe best small city in the world. Or if not that then best small capital city.


That is where you are wrong, my friend. The best small Capital city in the world would have to be, without a doubt, Islamabad, Pakistan. It was only created 50 years ago, and it is seemlessly designed. There are HUGE parks everywhere, beautiful, green, and tree-covered hills at the edge of the city. Due to the fact that it is at the edge of the mountains of north Pakistan and the grasslands of central Pakistan, it has a diverse amount of vegetation, views, and all sorts of stuff.

Here are some pictures:

http://multimedia.ece.uic.edu/IT_workshop/islamabad.jpg

http://www.muskurahat.com/pakistan/images/big/islamabad.jpg

http://www.horysveta.cz/galerie/k2/images/01-Islamabad.jpg

http://www.digigarden.com/digicamera/pix2003/03-BizTrips/03-09-Elixir-Zurich-Ibad/images/islamabad-view.jpg

http://uk.geocities.com/holland2himalayas/photos/Islamabad-nite_lores.jpg

Beat THAT Wellington!


I still think Boston is the best city in the world, though. But this is second.

That is where you are wrong, my friend. The best small Capital city in the world would have to be, without a doubt, Islamabad, Pakistan. It was only created 50 years ago, and it is seemlessly designed. There are HUGE parks everywhere, beautiful, green, and tree-covered hills at the edge of the city. Due to the fact that it is at the edge of the mountains of north Pakistan and the grasslands of central Pakistan, it has a diverse amount of vegetation, views, and all sorts of stuff.
Beat THAT Wellington!


I still think Boston is the best city in the world, though. But this is second.
dude, that looks like a nice place

dude, that looks like a nice place

It is a nice place. Those pictures look HORRIBLE compared to the actual city.

Boston, Massachusetts

Go Red Sox/Bruins/Celtics
I would mention the Patriots, but I don't like football.

Sorry bucko, New York was the first capital. And New York all the way! Birthplace to two of the four famed Iowa class BBs and home to the best team in Baseball. I go with NY. Nothing like sitting in Central Park on a beautiful spring day.

Chicago all the way! Home to the best FANS in baseball and the team that has stayed in the same place longest. The Cubbies have been here since the formation the NL in 1876. Nothing like sitting in Grant or Millenium Park on a nice spring day, with the lake to the east, downtown to the west, the harbor to the south, and Navy Pier to the north. You can't beat it!

1.NYC
2.Venice
3.Rome
4.Boulder

Not the best, but one of my favourites outside London (where I live) is Bournemouth. Anyone here ever been to Bornemouth?

1. Oslo
2. Copenhagen
3. San Francisco
4. Honolulu
5. Athens

Banbury even if it is a town. :)

I cannot believe i did not see anyone saying vancouver.

and berlin? what the hell? NO

Boston is nice too, toronto is NOT nice, frisco is in my top ten.

Mind you I have only been to canada, mexico, the states, UK, france, germany.

I hear some cities in austrailia and New zealand are pretty nice.


My home town of calgary is pretty nice as well, the weather can be pretty screwy but outside of BC, its one of the warmer winter climates in canada.

Sorry bucko, New York was the first capital. And New York all the way! Birthplace to two of the four famed Iowa class BBs and home to the best team in Baseball. I go with NY. Nothing like sitting in Central Park on a beautiful spring day.

New York wasn't the first capital, boy! If you don't remember, Philidelphia was. that's where the congress was, the leaders, etc, and while I HATE everyone who says that Philidelphia was the birthplace of the revolution, I do agree theywere the first Capital.

Y'know what New York was during the Revolution? Tory land. That was where ALL the Tories went. New York was the biggest traitor in the history of the United States. One of our largest cities stayed under the British, and didn't even attempt to rebel! And New Yorkers say that they are the most patriotic people in the U.S., HAH!

Oh, and you say that you are from the place where they have the best baseball team in history. I guess that means you live in Boston, eh?

Gotta be Boston right now. Red Sox won the series. Pats won 3 out of 4 Super Bowls. Celtics in first in their division. And hey, the Bruins are undefeated this year!!!

New York wasn't the first capital, boy! If you don't remember, Philidelphia was. that's where the congress was, the leaders, etc, and while I HATE everyone who says that Philidelphia was the birthplace of the revolution, I do agree theywere the first Capital.

Y'know what New York was during the Revolution? Tory land. That was where ALL the Tories went. New York was the biggest traitor in the history of the United States. One of our largest cities stayed under the British, and didn't even attempt to rebel! And New Yorkers say that they are the most patriotic people in the U.S., HAH!

Oh, and you say that you are from the place where they have the best baseball team in history. I guess that means you live in Boston, eh?

I totally agree, other than the baseball part. Boston, while not the capital, was the heart of the revolution, and the cultural and economic hub of the 13 colonies.

Gotta be Boston right now. Red Sox won the series. Pats won 3 out of 4 Super Bowls. Celtics in first in their division. And hey, the Bruins are undefeated this year!!!



Ya the bruins are undefeated! :eek:

If someone would have told me the bruins are undefeated in Feb, I would have looked for the sky to start falling cause surely the end of the world is coming.

BTW: my five top ten

1) Vancouver
2) Frisco
3) Boston
4) Victoria
5) Calgary ( my home town) tied with Kelowna (where else can you have a winery in your back yard?)

New York wasn't the first capital, boy! If you don't remember, Philidelphia was. that's where the congress was, the leaders, etc, and while I HATE everyone who says that Philidelphia was the birthplace of the revolution, I do agree theywere the first Capital.

Y'know what New York was during the Revolution? Tory land. That was where ALL the Tories went. New York was the biggest traitor in the history of the United States. One of our largest cities stayed under the British, and didn't even attempt to rebel! And New Yorkers say that they are the most patriotic people in the U.S., HAH!

Oh, and you say that you are from the place where they have the best baseball team in history. I guess that means you live in Boston, eh?

http://www.geocities.com/april7_r/1nyintrod.html
http://www.ny-links.com/

The revolution ended, and NYC was the capital before it was moved to the more centralized Philly while they decided where next for the capital to be built. There is a big as hell monument downtown at the site of where Washington was inaugurated, and the pub in which Washington gave his farewell address is still in NYC. NYC was Tory town throughout the Rev War but that changed when most of them left rather than stay in NYC.

As for not attempting to rebel the British had all major cities on the coastlines under their control. There was thing called the British navy...ever hear of it? They were once pretty fearful in size? Boston and Philly fell to the Brits, does that make them less patriotic? Hell Washington fought several battles against the Brits in NYC itself and lost. Not our fault the Brits easily out manuvered him and had support from the British fleet.

As for Boston? Pffft..they win 1 world series in 80 something years and they think they're the best? My ass. The Yankees continue to claim the best baseball franchise in history title with more world championships than any other baseball team. Boston can have its world series, they had the second highest payroll in baseball. It only made sense. But their team? Dismantled faster than the Russian navy after the collapse of the Soviet union.

The town I live in now. ;)

Vancouver is one of my favorite cities too, as is San Francisco, they and NYC are my top three. I think Calgary is beautiful too.

I asked if you had been to New York because i have had plenty of experience with people who will judge something when they haven't actually experienced it. Those opinions don't hold much water with me. You've been there though so i completely respect the fact that you don't like it, not everyone does. I've never been to Boston, but it is a city i would like to go to someday.

http://www.geocities.com/april7_r/1nyintrod.html
http://www.ny-links.com/

The revolution ended, and NYC was the capital before it was moved to the more centralized Philly while they decided where next for the capital to be built. There is a big as hell monument downtown at the site of where Washington was inaugurated, and the pub in which Washington gave his farewell address is still in NYC. NYC was Tory town throughout the Rev War but that changed when most of them left rather than stay in NYC.

As for not attempting to rebel the British had all major cities on the coastlines under their control. There was thing called the British navy...ever hear of it? They were once pretty fearful in size? Boston and Philly fell to the Brits, does that make them less patriotic? Hell Washington fought several battles against the Brits in NYC itself and lost. Not our fault the Brits easily out manuvered him and had support from the British fleet.

As for Boston? Pffft..they win 1 world series in 80 something years and they think they're the best? My ass. The Yankees continue to claim the best baseball franchise in history title with more world championships than any other baseball team. Boston can have its world series, they had the second highest payroll in baseball. It only made sense. But their team? Dismantled faster than the Russian navy after the collapse of the Soviet union.


1. During the Revolution, I might add, New York was NOT the Capital. Philly was, and that makes it the FIRST Capital)seeing how we had already declared independence.

2. HELLO! Boston DID Rebel, and we WON! Boston was evacuated within the first year of the war, even THOUGH the Brits were blockading us. The only reason New York took Bostons Throne was because the Brit's let trade continue through New York, and it [i]thrived[i] because there was no where else to go! So the only reason why your city is so grand is because you cheated and allied with the brits.

3. Your point? The only reason they keep winning is because you guys have MUCH more money thanany other team, so you suck up all the good talent like a black-hole. It's amazing that great players like Johnny Damon still managed to stay in our team, expecially seeing how close we are to the satanic vortex called "The Yankees".

I asked if you had been to New York because i have had plenty of experience with people who will judge something when they haven't actually experienced it. Those opinions don't hold much water with me. You've been there though so i completely respect the fact that you don't like it, not everyone does. I've never been to Boston, but it is a city i would like to go to someday.

See, at least you'll try. I officaly declare you on my "Not-disgusted with" list.

1. During the Revolution, I might add, New York was NOT the Capital. Philly was, and that makes it the FIRST Capital)seeing how we had already declared independence.

2. HELLO! Boston DID Rebel, and we WON! Boston was evacuated within the first year of the war, even THOUGH the Brits were blockading us. The only reason New York took Bostons Throne was because the Brit's let trade continue through New York, and it [i]thrived[i] because there was no where else to go! So the only reason why your city is so grand is because you cheated and allied with the brits.

3. Your point? The only reason they keep winning is because you guys have MUCH more money thanany other team, so you suck up all the good talent like a black-hole. It's amazing that great players like Johnny Damon still managed to stay in our team, expecially seeing how close we are to the satanic vortex called "The Yankees".

1)The US wasnt a country until after the war. No one recongized the US as such until after the Paris Peace Talks. The first seat of the OFFICAL government was in New York City.

2)Trade flourished in NYC because thats where the British parked a majority of their fleet since it provided a good harbor capable of striking anywhere up and down the coastline of the colonies with ease. And no you didnt win at Boston. New York, then the nation's second largest city, was briefly the capital of the new United States of America, in 1789 and 1790, and George Washington was inaugurated as President in New York on the steps of Federal Hall. Even Wikipedia acknowledges NYC as the countries first capital..how hard is it for you?

3)BS, the Yankees havent always had money and yet that still got them 20 championships before. No matter what you Yankee haters think Steinbrenner has not always run the team.

New York City. No one who has been there can say anything else.

By the way, this isn't your favorite city, it's the BEST city. My favorite city is my hometown, but can anyone really deny 'best' status to New York?

London of course :D

New York is too cold or too hot and nothing you want is EVER to hand.
Tokyos nice but hello can i have some quite please, and stop being so wierd japanese people i can only take so much.

Should have too say Antwerp, a typical Bourgondic (dont know if i spelled it correctly) city with a harbor >>> restaurants ons alsmost every corner and a variety of them so big that you can go out for a month without eating the same food twice.

best city on the world?

How many people are really qualified to answer this question?

New York City. We'll kick your city's ass.

How many people are really qualified to answer this question?

None, but since when did not being qualified stop people from giving opinions on NS?

1)The US wasnt a country until after the war. No one recongized the US as such until after the Paris Peace Talks. The first seat of the OFFICAL government was in New York City.

2)Trade flourished in NYC because thats where the British parked a majority of their fleet since it provided a good harbor capable of striking anywhere up and down the coastline of the colonies with ease. And no you didnt win at Boston. Even Wikipedia acknowledges NYC as the countries first capital..how hard is it for you?

3)BS, the Yankees havent always had money and yet that still got them 20 championships before. No matter what you Yankee haters think Steinbrenner has not always run the team.

1. Yes, the U.S. WAS a country. We declared independence in '76, and we had a government, a currency, an army, the whole shizzle bazizzle. Besides, if you didn't notice, New York didn't stay Capital for long.

Oh, and Wikipedia isn;t the most reliable source. Anyone could write ANYTHING in those pages. You coulda even put that there YOURSELF.

2. What do you mean we didn't win at Boston? We besieged Boston when the Brit's where there, then when they fled we re-took the city from their grimy imperialist hands!

3. Whattaya mean they haven't always had money? Sure, they haven't ALWAYS had money, but they HAVE had money for a LOOOOOOONG time.

New York City. We'll kick your city's ass.

Boston is way better.

Yes, it is.

Oh, and since you will use Wikipedia, I will too:

"Boston played a key role in the American Revolutionary War. The Boston Massacre fought between british rebels and rebel colonist on Boston common, the Boston Tea Party when a few dozen sons of liberty dressed in native american costumes threw tea into Boston habor to protest the taxes on it and several of the early battles of the revolutionary war (such as the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston) occurred near the city. During this period, Paul Revere made his famous ride. As a result Boston is known as the Cradle of Liberty and historic sites remain a popular tourist draw to this day."

Boston is way better.

Yes, it is.

Ah, let me list the ways in which Boston rocks NYC.

1) The subway closes at 12:00.
2) Three feet of snow last month.

No, really. The only thing about Boston that's any good are the penguins at the NE aquarium.

Oh, and since you will use Wikipedia, I will too:

"Boston played a key role in the American Revolutionary War. The Boston Massacre fought between british rebels and rebel colonist on Boston common, the Boston Tea Party when a few dozen sons of liberty dressed in native american costumes threw tea into Boston habor to protest the taxes on it and several of the early battles of the revolutionary war (such as the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Siege of Boston) occurred near the city. During this period, Paul Revere made his famous ride. As a result Boston is known as the Cradle of Liberty and historic sites remain a popular tourist draw to this day."
To be brutally honest.

SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

No-one cares if New York is better than boston or if boston played a more important part in the civil war. Neither of you are going to convince the other because no city can ever be catagorically better than the other.

Lol, even if you're not talking about the civil war

*facepalm*

If we are copying an pasting from Wiki then:

João Pessoa is the capital of Paraíba, a state in the northeast region of Brazil. It's the state's largest and most important city, with a population of about 640,000 (about one sixth of the state's population - 2004 estimate). It is close to Ponta do Seixas, the easternmost point of the Americas at 34º 47' 38" west longitude and 7º 9' 28" south latitude.

Founded in 1585 as Filipéia, it is the third oldest city in Brazil. It fell under Dutch occupation from 1634 to 1654, and was called Friederstadt. Portugal then reclaimed it and called it Paraíba, and in 1930 it assumed its current name, after a famous politician from the region.

Tourism is one of its chief economic activities, together with construction, food, metalworking, and other industries. Sugar cane agriculture and related industries are also important. It is home to the Federal University of Paraíba, and other smaller private universities, which attract many students from other states.

João Pessoa has many green areas scattered among its avenues, parks, and residential neighbourhoods, which make it very pleasant and the second greenest city of the world. It mixes modern buildings with historic ones from colonial times, and hosts important museums and cultural institutions.


The question I have, is which, then is the greenest city in the world?

To be brutally honest.

SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP

No-one cares if New York is better than boston or if boston played a more important part in the civil war. Neither of you are going to convince the other because no city can ever be catagorically better than the other.

Lol, even if you're not talking about the civil war

*facepalm*

Yes they can!

I'll show you! mmmmmmyeeesss!

I'll show you! I'LL SHOW YOU ALL!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAA!!!


What? Hey, what are you guys doing? AHHH!

*get's taken away by men in white suits*

Ah, let me list the ways in which Boston rocks NYC.

1) The subway closes at 12:00.
2) Three feet of snow last month.

No, really. The only thing about Boston that's any good are the penguins at the NE aquarium.

1)New York is full of smelly hobos.
2)Boston has better universities than New York.
3) Boston starts with a "b", which comes before "n".

You ARE right, though, the Penguins do rock....

No penguins are the tools of satan, you must destroy all cities that contain penguins...

...

except London.

1)New York is full of smelly hobos.
2)Boston has better universities than New York.
3) Boston starts with a "b", which comes before "A".

You ARE right, though, the Penguins do rock....

Oh, but wait. The question was which *city* is the best. Don't get me wrong, you've got a cute little town up there, but you're fighting up like twelve weight classes here.

No penguins are the tools of satan, you must destroy all cities that contain penguins...


There goes the West coast of South America.

1. Yes, the U.S. WAS a country. We declared independence in '76, and we had a government, a currency, an army, the whole shizzle bazizzle. Besides, if you didn't notice, New York didn't stay Capital for long.

Oh, and Wikipedia isn;t the most reliable source. Anyone could write ANYTHING in those pages. You coulda even put that there YOURSELF.

2. What do you mean we didn't win at Boston? We besieged Boston when the Brit's where there, then when they fled we re-took the city from their grimy imperialist hands!

3. Whattaya mean they haven't always had money? Sure, they haven't ALWAYS had money, but they HAVE had money for a LOOOOOOONG time.

1)There was no one united currency. Each colony still had its own currency, and the currency put out by the colonial government was literally worthless. And no shit NYC wasnt the Capital for long. The thing is..the first OFFICAL UNITED STATES congress met in..dun dun dun dunnnnn NYC. And in 1776 no one recongized the US as a free and independent country..why do you think it took so long for France to come to our aid during the war? The Treaty of Paris 1783 was what gained the US OFFICAL status as a free and independent country from Britain.

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/05/federal.hall/index.html

Not only is the building just a few blocks from the site of the World Trade Center where more than 2,800 people died, it stands on the site where the first Congress under the Constitution convened in 1789

The first offical US capital under our Constitution, was in NYC.

2)Real symbolic victory there. Truth of the matter is NYC wasnt a traitorous city. Washington just got kicked out by a larger force. 3 Battles were fought in the NYC area. Battle of Brooklyn, Battle of Harlem, and the Battle of Ft. Washington.And Washington was forced to retreat into Jersey.

3)Steinbrenner has been owner of the team for a long time. But the Yankee team has not always had money. There were plenty of years where money didnt really matter either. The whole Free Agency thing changed that.

1)New York is full of smelly hobos.
2)Boston has better universities than New York.
3) Boston starts with a "b", which comes before "A".

You ARE right, though, the Penguins do rock....

1)Right..uh huh.. :rolleyes: And boston is full of drunk rioting Irish. Fun to stereotype isnt it?
2)Columbia and NYU..what does Boston have again?
3)....I thought A came before B in the alphabet..they must teach you the alphabet backwards in Boston just incase the cops ask you to recite it backwards when drunk.

1)Right..uh huh.. :rolleyes:
2)Columbia and NYU..what does Boston have again?
3)....I thought A came before B in the alphabet..they must teach you the alphabet backwards in Boston just incase the cops ask you to recite it backwards when drunk.

2) Er. Harvard and MIT. That does constitute a check in Boston's favor. As does the fact that 25% of the city is enrolled in college at any given time.

2) Er. Harvard and MIT. That does constitute a check in Boston's favor. As does the fact that 25% of the city is enrolled in college at any given time.

Columbia is Ivy League so is Harvard, MIT is a world reknown so is NYU. And the Boston population is 500,000 so having about 25% of the city enrolled in college just means its just one big college town.

NYC is 10 million people. No way in hell will 25% of the city ever be enrolled in college.

And most of the Havard School is located outside of Boston in Cambridge. Not the same with Columbia.

Columbia is Ivy League so is Harvard, MIT is a world reknown so is NYU. And the Boston population is 500,000 so having about 25% of the city enrolled in college just means its just one big college town.

NYC is 10 million people. No way in hell will 25% of the city ever be enrolled in college.

And most of the Havard School is located outside of Boston in Cambridge. Not the same with Columbia.

Sorry, as a former NYUer, I got to say Harvard and MIT are both a cut above. In the sciences, only Caltech compares to MIT. All Ivy Leagues are not equal. And you can't discredit Harvard for being in Cambridge. That's like excluding the outer boroughs from NYC.

Sorry, as a former NYUer, I got to say Harvard and MIT are both a cut above. In the sciences, only Caltech compares to MIT. All Ivy Leagues are not equal. And you can't discredit Harvard for being in Cambridge. That's like excluding the outer boroughs from NYC.

Not really, the "Greater Boston" area doesnt get counted as being part of Boston itself. Otherwise they'd take the population of Boston as being 5.7 mil and they'd be the second largest city in the US. Boston is like New York before the boroughs joined together in the city charter.

Not really, the "Greater Boston" area doesnt get counted as being part of Boston itself. Otherwise they'd take the population of Boston as being 5.7 mil and they'd be the second largest city in the US. Boston is like New York before the boroughs joined together in the city charter.

Look, it's real simple. If you want to make a case for NYC being the better city, all you have to do is say things like:

Home of the stock exchange.
More languages spoken per capita than any other U.S. city.
Largest American city.
Best pastrami on the planet.
Home of Nathan's Hot Dogs.

But no. You've got to be the smaller man and go pick some nits about who did what in the revolution or whether or not it's fair to count Harvard as a "Boston" school (try to find someone to agree with you on that).

I came into this very pro-NYC, and I still am, though I added a strike against the apple: It's home to doofi like you.

Look, it's real simple. If you want to make a case for NYC being the better city, all you have to do is say things like:

Home of the stock exchange.
More languages spoken per capita than any other U.S. city.
Largest American city.
Best pastrami on the planet.
Home of Nathan's Hot Dogs.

But no. You've got to be the smaller man and go pick some nits about who did what in the revolution or whether or not it's fair to count Harvard as a "Boston" school (try to find someone to agree with you on that).

I came into this very pro-NYC, and I still am, though I added a strike against the apple: It's home to doofi like you.

Oh please, I could mention all of that..but as a life long New Yorker I forget other folks dont know those things exist..fine hold on:

1)Largest most complex mass transit system in the US.
2)Home of the statue of Liberty
3)Soon to be home to the tallest building on the planet(the new Freedom Tower)
4)Coney Island=Oldest Amusement Park in the US, I also think its the first one.
5)More languages per capita than anywhere else on the planet franky.
6)Pastrami, Pizza, Hotdogs, Cheese Cake, and finally...Canollis!
7)The Boston Tunnel project? Pfft...thats not half as big of a money hole as the Second Ave Subway. Boston cant even be inefficant better than NYC.
8)Home of the USS Intrepid, USS Growler and one of the famed Concord aircraft.
9)Gateway to millions
10)Goodfellas takes place in NYC...what credible mafia movie takes place in Boston?

Edit: There, better?

1)Right..uh huh.. :rolleyes: And boston is full of drunk rioting Irish. Fun to stereotype isnt it?
2)Columbia and NYU..what does Boston have again?
3)....I thought A came before B in the alphabet..they must teach you the alphabet backwards in Boston just incase the cops ask you to recite it backwards when drunk.

Darn.

I put A instead of N.

If you live in NYC you have to put up with the people from Boston, and if you live in Boston you have to put up with the people from NYC.
This eliminates any chance of either city being the best.

Oh please, I could mention all of that..but as a life long New Yorker I forget other folks dont know those things exist..fine hold on:

1)Largest most complex mass transit system in the US.
2)Home of the statue of Liberty
3)Soon to be home to the tallest building on the planet(the new Freedom Tower)
4)Coney Island=Oldest Amusement Park in the US, I also think its the first one.
5)More languages per capita than anywhere else on the planet franky.
6)Pastrami, Pizza, Hotdogs, Cheese Cake, and finally...Canollis!
7)The Boston Tunnel project? Pfft...thats not half as big of a money hole as the Second Ave Subway. Boston cant even be inefficant better than NYC.
8)Home of the USS Intrepid, USS Growler and one of the famed Concord aircraft.
9)Gateway to millions
10)Goodfellas takes place in NYC...what credible mafia movie takes place in Boston?

Edit: There, better?


I got some things that New York doesn't.

1) Most horrible mass transit system on teh planet(OK, so that isn't that good...)
2) Our nickname is better (The Big Apple? Pfffft. Beans are sooooo much better. Plus, we are called the Athens of America!)
3) We're better democrats than you.
4) Alot of Irish People(Come on, don't tell me you don't like Irish Drinks? I can do without the food though...)
5) Alot of Polish People.
6) Logan Airport is ALOT less crowded, fugly, and polluted as J.F.K.
7) Our Baseball stadium is better than yours. And we have Fenway Franks!
8) We had the first subway system.
9) Our Colleges are WAAAAY better than New York (MIT, Harvard, BU, and Tufts anyone?)
10) Our city is nicer looking then yours.

Boston or Manama (capital of Bahrain)

I got some things that New York doesn't.

1) Most horrible mass transit system on teh planet(OK, so that isn't that good...)
2) Our nickname is better (The Big Apple? Pfffft. Beans are sooooo much better. Plus, we are called the Athens of America!)
3) We're better democrats than you.
4) Alot of Irish People(Come on, don't tell me you don't like Irish Drinks? I can do without the food though...)
5) Alot of Polish People.
6) Logan Airport is ALOT less crowded, fugly, and polluted as J.F.K.
7) Our Baseball stadium is better than yours. And we have Fenway Franks!
8) We had the first subway system.
9) Our Colleges are WAAAAY better than New York (MIT, Harvard, BU, and Tufts anyone?)
10) Our city is nicer looking then yours.

Big Apple is more of a Jazz term..but at least apples dont make ya fart..

As for democrats..I'm a Republican :p

And a lot of Irish people..okay I'll agree with you there.I'm hispanic but my first love was a a red head of irish/german ancestry.
Logan Airport is less crowded because you got less people coming in on average than you got in NYC
As for Baseball Stadiums...pfft..I've been to Fenway, not such a big deal..whats up with that damn wall?
As for the first subway system...well to bad you didnt really go anywhere with it..you could have probably ended up having a decent system.
As for which city looks nicer..I'll take the NYC Skyline with the Brooklyn Bridge anyday of the week :p

But at least we agree on the Irish part..thats a start.

Big Apple is more of a Jazz term..but at least apples dont make ya fart..

As for democrats..I'm a Republican :p

And a lot of Irish people..okay I'll agree with you there.I'm hispanic but my first love was a a red head of irish/german ancestry.
Logan Airport is less crowded because you got less people coming in on average than you got in NYC
As for Baseball Stadiums...pfft..I've been to Fenway, not such a big deal..whats up with that damn wall?
As for the first subway system...well to bad you didnt really go anywhere with it..you could have probably ended up having a decent system.
As for which city looks nicer..I'll take the NYC Skyline with the Brooklyn Bridge anyday of the week :p

But at least we agree on the Irish part..thats a start.


I'm a republican too, except it seems that your city prides itself on being "more democrat". Bah.

I'm of slavic ancestry mostly, but a little french, irish, arab, and russian thrown in.

Fenway is quite an enjoyable place to be. If only they'd put in better seats.

Well, Bostonians aren't realy known for their skill at creating mass transit systems O_o.

As you said, at least we agree on the Irish thing :)

Oh please, I could mention all of that..but as a life long New Yorker I forget other folks dont know those things exist..fine hold on:

1)Largest most complex mass transit system in the US.
2)Home of the statue of Liberty
3)Soon to be home to the tallest building on the planet(the new Freedom Tower)
4)Coney Island=Oldest Amusement Park in the US, I also think its the first one.
5)More languages per capita than anywhere else on the planet franky.
6)Pastrami, Pizza, Hotdogs, Cheese Cake, and finally...Canollis!
7)The Boston Tunnel project? Pfft...thats not half as big of a money hole as the Second Ave Subway. Boston cant even be inefficant better than NYC.
8)Home of the USS Intrepid, USS Growler and one of the famed Concord aircraft.
9)Gateway to millions
10)Goodfellas takes place in NYC...what credible mafia movie takes place in Boston?

Edit: There, better?

Can't we all just forget about this nonsense? Boston, NYC, it doesn't matter... becuase Chicago surpasses both of them.

1)the CTA (Chicago Tranportation Authority)is the largest CITY mass transit system per capita and the RTA (Regional Transportation Authority) is the largest METROPOLITAN mass transit system.
2)Home to the Sears Tower
3)Birthplace of the skyscraper and twice home to the world's tallest building (btw, there are at least 5 plans for other buildings taht will be taller than Freedoom Tower.)
4)Six Flags Great America, much bigger and better than Coney Island (Inverted rollercoaster invented here)
5)Diversity? Please. Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside of Warsaw and the largest Serbian population of any city save Belgrade. Tons of Irish on the southside. City is 26% hispanic.
6)Birthplace of Chicago style hotdogs and deepdish Pizza and home of Eli's, the most widely eaten cheesecake in the world.
7)You wan't to talk inefficiency? You wanna know why were known as the Windy City? Not becuase of wind, but our 'windy' politics. I couls go on forever on this one.
8)Aircraft? We're the World HQ of Boeing.
9)Gateway to millions? We're the trasportation hub of the nation. The center of US railways and O'Hare, the World's Busiest Airport.
10)Goodfellas? pfft... we got you beat in the mafia department. Chicago is the birthplace of the Mafia. Al Capone anyone? In the '20's so many US gangsters had fled to this one tiny town in Canada, it was deemed Little Chicago. And the movie part of Goodellas? We got Wayne's World, Ferrris Bueller's Day Off, Blues Brothers and those are just the cult classics! I could go on forever.

I have not lived in enough cities (the only way you can really judge the best)to really make a fair assessment, but the top five cities I have visited that I would like to live in and get to know better:

1. Toronto, Canada
2. St. Petersburg, Russia
3. Chicago, USA
4. Dublin, Ireland
5. San Francisco, USA

Madison, Wisconsin. Best city to live in the Midwest, and that means the world.

Can't we all just forget about this nonsense? Boston, NYC, it doesn't matter... becuase Chicago surpasses both of them.

1)the CTA (Chicago Tranportation Authority)is the largest CITY mass transit system per capita and the RTA (Regional Transportation Authority) is the largest METROPOLITAN mass transit system.
2)Home to the Sears Tower
3)Birthplace of the skyscraper and twice home to the world's tallest building (btw, there are at least 5 plans for other buildings taht will be taller than Freedoom Tower.)
4)Six Flags Great America, much bigger and better than Coney Island (Inverted rollercoaster invented here)
5)Diversity? Please. Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside of Warsaw and the largest Serbian population of any city save Belgrade. Tons of Irish on the southside. City is 26% hispanic.
6)Birthplace of Chicago style hotdogs and deepdish Pizza and home of Eli's, the most widely eaten cheesecake in the world.
7)You wan't to talk inefficiency? You wanna know why were known as the Windy City? Not becuase of wind, but our 'windy' politics. I couls go on forever on this one.
8)Aircraft? We're the World HQ of Boeing.
9)Gateway to millions? We're the trasportation hub of the nation. The center of US railways and O'Hare, the World's Busiest Airport.
10)Goodfellas? pfft... we got you beat in the mafia department. Chicago is the birthplace of the Mafia. Al Capone anyone? In the '20's so many US gangsters had fled to this one tiny town in Canada, it was deemed Little Chicago. And the movie part of Goodellas? We got Wayne's World, Ferrris Bueller's Day Off, Blues Brothers and those are just the cult classics! I could go on forever.


To New York and Jersey:

I am willing to ally with you for the time being to take this sucker and his "Chicago" down. Everyone knows East Coast cities are the best.

I got some things that New York doesn't.

1) Most horrible mass transit system on teh planet(OK, so that isn't that good...)
2) Our nickname is better (The Big Apple? Pfffft. Beans are sooooo much better. Plus, we are called the Athens of America!)
3) We're better democrats than you.
4) Alot of Irish People(Come on, don't tell me you don't like Irish Drinks? I can do without the food though...)
5) Alot of Polish People.
6) Logan Airport is ALOT less crowded, fugly, and polluted as J.F.K.
7) Our Baseball stadium is better than yours. And we have Fenway Franks!
8) We had the first subway system.
9) Our Colleges are WAAAAY better than New York (MIT, Harvard, BU, and Tufts anyone?)
10) Our city is nicer looking then yours.

1)See my argument for Chicago against New York
2)The Windy City is THE BEST nickname
3)We're the BEST Democrats! We've had more Democratic National Conventions thatn any other city (most total cons too).
4)Again, large Irish-American population on the South Side
5)Again, More Polish people than any city other than Warsaw
6)O'Hare is the king of airports. See my prev. post.
7)Wrigley Field is better than Fenway (which is a close second) and way better than Shea or Yankee.
8)We have to one and only L
9)UIC is the largest medical college in the nation. We also have Northwestern, the best medical college in the nation.
10)Our city is the best looking

I love Chicago and Boston, but a knock against both is that they are two of the most racist cities in America.

To New York and Jersey:

I am willing to ally with you for the time being to take this sucker and his "Chicago" down. Everyone knows East Coast cities are the best.

Please. You really think Boston, NYC, and Philly put together are better than Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cinicinatti, Indianapolis, Kansas City, and The Twin Cities?

Can't we all just forget about this nonsense? Boston, NYC, it doesn't matter... becuase Chicago surpasses both of them.

1)the CTA (Chicago Tranportation Authority)is the largest CITY mass transit system per capita and the RTA (Regional Transportation Authority) is the largest METROPOLITAN mass transit system.
2)Home to the Sears Tower
3)Birthplace of the skyscraper and twice home to the world's tallest building (btw, there are at least 5 plans for other buildings taht will be taller than Freedoom Tower.)
4)Six Flags Great America, much bigger and better than Coney Island (Inverted rollercoaster invented here)
5)Diversity? Please. Chicago has the largest Polish population of any city outside of Warsaw and the largest Serbian population of any city save Belgrade. Tons of Irish on the southside. City is 26% hispanic.
6)Birthplace of Chicago style hotdogs and deepdish Pizza and home of Eli's, the most widely eaten cheesecake in the world.
7)You wan't to talk inefficiency? You wanna know why were known as the Windy City? Not becuase of wind, but our 'windy' politics. I couls go on forever on this one.
8)Aircraft? We're the World HQ of Boeing.
9)Gateway to millions? We're the trasportation hub of the nation. The center of US railways and O'Hare, the World's Busiest Airport.
10)Goodfellas? pfft... we got you beat in the mafia department. Chicago is the birthplace of the Mafia. Al Capone anyone? In the '20's so many US gangsters had fled to this one tiny town in Canada, it was deemed Little Chicago. And the movie part of Goodellas? We got Wayne's World, Ferrris Bueller's Day Off, Blues Brothers and those are just the cult classics! I could go on forever.

1)The MTA is still bigger and more complex in scope with the longest single train route of any city in the US. (The A line.)
2)Empire State Building..much prettier and better sounding than the Sears tower..I think Sears and I get an image of Bob Villa and flannel shirts.
3)None of those five are in Chicago are they?
4)Coney Island is still the first, Six Flags has no claim to being original.
5)Yes diversity. NYC has Haitains, Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Columbians, Spanish, Italians, Polish, Koreans, Israelis, Chinese, Japanese, Russians(we've got one hell of a fast growing Russian community.)Irish, German, African..you name it we got it..hell we're home to the UN..you cant get more diverse than that.
6)Rays Pizza, and Nathans Hot Dogs. You have no claim to food! :-P
7)The second avenue subway has been in planning/construction stages since the 1920s-30s..just a few days ago the city council demanded to know where 300 mil disappeared to in the NYC education system and the MTA headquaters(our Metro-Transit Agency)being under "renovations" for the past 10 years with nothing going on
8)Pfft..we're home to multiple Corporate HQs. From Pzifer to Cantor Fitzgerald.
9)Ever hear of Ellis Island? NYC is still the major hub for immigration on the east coast.
10)Umm..Al Capone? Pfft..John Gotti, Lucky Luccianno, and a whole host of other Little Italy/Brooklyn gangsters. If it werent for Lucky..the mafia as we know it today would not exist, and Al Capone would just be a ruthless bootlegger. Capone was just a regional boss albiet a well known one.

And here's something Chicago doesnt have..Superheros.

Spiderman, Batman, and Superman. Spiderman is definate New York. Gotham? Nickname for NYC. Superman is more of a tilt as Metropolis can either be NYC or LA really.

Please. You really think Boston, NYC, and Philly put together are better than Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Cleveland, Cinicinatti, Indianapolis, Kansas City, and The Twin Cities?

You forgot Madison, WI. But otherwise, yeah.

To New York and Jersey:

I am willing to ally with you for the time being to take this sucker and his "Chicago" down. Everyone knows East Coast cities are the best.

I'm already sounding the call to the battle. I was definately insulted. I will definately agree that Boston, New York, Philly, Miami, Orlando, D.C., Raleigh, Charlestown, Richmond etc etc

Austin, Texas. Though I liked San Francisco too.
Oklahoma City SUCKS. :mp5: :sniper: :gundge: :headbang:

I'm already sounding the call to the battle. I was definately insulted. I will definately agree that Boston, New York, Philly, Miami, Orlando, D.C., Raleigh, Charlestown, Richmond etc etc

Yes! To battle!

*blows Carnyx(a celtic war horn) to call the people of the East to battle*

http://www.sciart.org/site/images/winners2001/Sndsofpre/carnyx.jpg

I think this is all of us..

http://www.ambiani.celtique.org/images/photos/galerie/batailles/SONNOCINGOS.%20ESSE%20(France)%20091.jpg

Pity there's only four of us..

I will admit that Philadelphia will always have a place in my heart. (How could it not? I was born here, lived a large chunk of my childhood admiring the skyline from Upper Darby, and returned for college.)

*does a double take* hey, I live in Upper Darby... how bout that.

I think this is all of us..

http://www.ambiani.celtique.org/images/photos/galerie/batailles/SONNOCINGOS.%20ESSE%20(France)%20091.jpg

Pity there's only four of us..

I call dude with Spear!

Munich rocks Paris pretty cool but they just don't have the same freidlyness that the germans have (that i'ved noticed)

Wellington, New Zealand. has to be the best becuase it's easy to get about, has heaps of green hills with a city-wide town belt for walking and it has awesome beaches all round the eastern and southern suburbs.

I call dude with Spear!

I think we are ready!

Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaarge!

http://www.ambiani.celtique.org/images/photos/galerie/batailles/charge.jpg

Oh please, I could mention all of that..but as a life long New Yorker I forget other folks dont know those things exist..fine hold on:

1)Largest most complex mass transit system in the US.
2)Home of the statue of Liberty
3)Soon to be home to the tallest building on the planet(the new Freedom Tower)
4)Coney Island=Oldest Amusement Park in the US, I also think its the first one.
5)More languages per capita than anywhere else on the planet franky.
6)Pastrami, Pizza, Hotdogs, Cheese Cake, and finally...Canollis!
7)The Boston Tunnel project? Pfft...thats not half as big of a money hole as the Second Ave Subway. Boston cant even be inefficant better than NYC.
8)Home of the USS Intrepid, USS Growler and one of the famed Concord aircraft.
9)Gateway to millions
10)Goodfellas takes place in NYC...what credible mafia movie takes place in Boston?

Edit: There, better?

That's way friggin better. I particularly like number 7. Nobody sandbags better than us does. And add to number 10, Don Corleone lived on Staten Island.

That's way friggin better. I particularly like number 7. Nobody sandbags better than us does. And add to number 10, Don Corleone lived on Staten Island.

Poland, will you join us in our Crusade against everything not on the East Coast? NYaJ and I have made peace for now because some shmoe thinks Chicago is better than the East Coast!

Hurry, you can be the fat guy with the chainmail and the funny hat with a horse tail coming out of the top!

Oh, and the U.S.S. Constitution, the most famous and greatest ship in our naval history, is in Boston. Which is on the East Coast. Thats more than you people on the Great Lakes can say, eh?

Nottingham PWNs.

Why?

Robin Hood! :p

Poland, will you join us in our Crusade against everything not on the East Coast? NYaJ and I have made peace for now because some shmoe thinks Chicago is better than the East Coast!

Hurry, you can be the fat guy with the chainmail and the funny hat with a horse tail coming out of the top!

Hows about I just be the guy with the bicycle chain and bag of oranges. Or, as I like to calls it, "the Thursday ensemble."

Hows about I just be the guy with the bicycle chain and bag of oranges. Or, as I like to calls it, "the Thursday ensemble."

That kinda doesn't fit in the Gaul theme but...

what the hell! Come on as we wait for him to get back on so he can post him to bits...

Upper Hutt-Much better than Lower Hutt with their inferiority complex :p

Just to steer the thread a bit back towards the topic: I think, in a way, London.
It's got the best combination of good stuff: history (modern, ancient and in between), theatres, restaurants, opera, cinemas, monuments, bars, parks, museums (only because we stole all the good stuff off other people), it's the second largest city in Europe after Moscow (is that a good thing?) and the most multicultural.
It's home to four World Heritage sites (Westminster Abbey, Kew Gardens, the Tower of London and Maritime Greenwich), 200 museums, 18,000 listed buildings, the Globe theatre, St. Paul's Cathedral, 100 theatres and concert halls, 500 cinema screens, the world's busiest airport (Heathrow), and 2/3 of Greater London's area is either green space or water.
Other cities, (New York, Rome, Paris, Boston) may beat London at indivdual things, (Rome for ancient history, New York for multiculturalism, etc.) but none has the strongest combination of all the factors that make a good city.
Unfortunately, it is also home to the monarchy, Tony Blair and the London Underground, but they're not so bad once you get used to them.

It's got the best combination of good stuff: history (modern, ancient and in between), theatres, restaurants, opera, cinemas, monuments, bars, parks, museums.

Yeah, cause New York has none of that stuff. As far as I can tell, the only thing London has that NY doesn't is deep-fried Mars bars with chips on the side. And you can keep them.

Yeah, cause New York has none of that stuff. As far as I can tell, the only thing London has that NY doesn't is deep-fried Mars bars with chips on the side. And you can keep them.
NY definitely doesn't have the sort of historical sites that London has.

the UN did a servey on this last year(or maybe 2 years ago I can't remeber), Vancover won, and Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Quebec where all in the top 50 as well.

P.S. No link cuz it's something I read in the news paper

NY definitely doesn't have the sort of historical sites that London has.

What are you talking about? NY has historical sites that go back to the founding of the city. If what you're getting at is that New York isn't as old as London, you're right, of course, but it isn't without history.

As for bars, airports, cinema screens, museums, restaurants, operas, and parks, London has nothing on NYC. The Metropolitan Museum and the AMNH are second to none, we've got three major airports in the metro that combined blow the doors off Heathrow (and Heathrow ain't even that busy. Hartsfield, GA; LAX; and O'Hare are all busier than Heathrow). In spite of it's problems, the MTA is still fantastic public transportation. Our bars are open three hours later. We're more multicultural. We've got Broadway. We're known for good food, not brown sauce.

And we've got a better skyline.

Well the ones I've liked in no particular order

Stockholm
Venice
York
Edinburgh
Fort William (before the rail went in)
New Orleans
New York
Stressa
Flourence
Jaipur

here's the truth: a german city, but not a bavarian :cool:

Well the ones I've liked in no particular order

Stockholm
Venice
York
Edinburgh
Fort William (before the rail went in)
New Orleans
New York
Stressa
Flourence
Jaipur

Tut tut tut.

You must have never been to Boston.

Actually I have. It doesn't do much for me.

The airport is always underconstruction. ;)

Probably the biggest disappointment was when I was a kid in the Boy Scouts. We were walking towards the Bunker Hill monuement. We turned a corner and saw this tiny little patch of land. Somebody joked the British lost because the americans were hiding in all the apartments......

London. La Couer De La Monde, and no doubt about it.

New York is nice, but has no soul. Give it close on 900 years and it may have grown some character.

As a lifelong New Yorker, I'm somewhat biased. In no particular order...

1. New York. Duh.
2. Venice.
3. London.

As far as Boston goes, it is to New York as the vice-president is to the president.*


*Dick Cheney excluded

Los Angeles, California, or Tokyo. Can't decide :headbang:

I haven´t been much outside my country. I went to Florida once and I tought the people were rude, the weater horrible (I mean, cmon, I live in a tropical country, I know what I´m talking about, you can´t have that much heat without any water on the air, the place is just dry) and disney was really cool!
But, once we´re talking about best city and not worst... the entire brazilian south is really beautiful, I would recommend Florianopolis. Rio is meant to be our postcard, but it´s kinda ugly IMO, so, if you come to brazil, go to the south, come to São Paulo (wich, *is* world´s third biggest metropolis) and then just go down.
Or you could go to the north also, Salvador and Florianopolis are nice place. But it really depens.
If you like cold, welcoming places go to the south
If you like hot, happy places go to the north.

San Antonio, TX. It's ALL there.

San Antonio, TX. It's ALL there.

eww. i lived there and all i can remember is all the mexicans. im not racist, but its scary being in the minority..

eww. i lived there and all i can remember is all the mexicans. im not racist, but its scary being in the minority..

eeew. That's not the way things are supposed to be at all.

Of all the cities that I've been to, Vancouver really is over-rated, but it does have its good parts. I cannot really say where the best city is, as most of the ones that I had been to I saw possibly their worst features. Toronto and Seattle must be up there somewhere.

In Europe, it is very hard to say. I liked Bern (Switzerland) but I had only been there for one day, hardly long enough to develop any kind of opinion of the place.

For the worst, that would be easy, Moscow. Ugly city if you ask me. It may have improved since the last time that I had seen it. I hope. Had not been to any of the third world cities to even include them on either side.

1. Paris (well, city centre)
2. Venice
3. Stockholm

mainly judged on beauty

London and San Francisco for visiting

Portland, Maine, Wellington, NZ and Honolulu, Hawaii for living in.

I liked San Diego, York, Pisa and Geneva a lot, but they're not "the best." Chicago doesn't have good food (too much salt and not enough fresh produce). NYC and Philadelphia are too tense. And Boston drivers and the cow path roads . . .

Manchester :D not that its my home city or anything... :D

Berlin, with Munich at a close second.
Although someone next to me says that that's not true and nominates Calgary, Alberta... maybe even Vancouver, British Columbia.

Hong Kong!!!!!!

Atlanta.

Edinburgh is a gorgeous place. I spent four years there as a student, and I still find it stunning. The main shopping street, Prince's Street, is open on one side looking over a park that is dominated by the castle rising above it on black rock. The New Town is one of the finest achievements of Georgian architecture in Britain, there are hardly any nasty areas in the centre (though there are some festy places on the outskirts where you never have to go), the nightlife is brilliant and the housing is first class. It was also at the heart of the Scottish Enlightenment, which has proved itself far better than the European one has.

Only problem? Those pesky Scots! :p