NationStates Jolt Archive

Inspired by my other thread..Whats your favorite American city?

Gary, Indiana, of course.

Gary, Indiana, of course.

Cant beleive I didnt add that one....cuz you know its just such a big popular international city.

A little spot in Missouri.

I say Simi Valley, California.

What no Detriot? You mean you don't want to get shot three times and stabbed twice while snorting cocaine? Well there goes mine ;)
No really I'd say NYC, I'm from Michigan (thus the Detriot reference) but NYC is a cool place, I've been there twice and both times were a lot of fun. Plus my favorite MLB team, the Yankees, are in NYC.

What no Detriot? You mean you don't want to get shot three times and stabbed twice while snorting cocaine? Well there goes mine ;)
No really I'd say NYC, I'm from Michigan (thus the Detriot reference) but NYC is a cool place, I've been there twice and both times were a lot of fun. Plus my favorite MLB team, the Yankees, are in NYC.

Well I was gonna add Detriot for the getting shot three times and stabbed twice while snorting cocaine reference....BUT, I had already put down Miami :D

Well I was gonna add Detriot for the getting shot three times and stabbed twice while snorting cocaine reference....BUT, I had already put down Miami :D
Excellent point. And their football team is better (still bad, but better none the less. Oh those Lions... :rolleyes: ) so I guess they deserve to be represented.

You put in Chicago (who the heck likes Chicago?!?) and D.C., New York and Boston, but not Philadelphia or Baltimore. (Or Wilmington, DE, which is nicely nestled between the two, and mostly part of that whole swath of north-east corridor.)

The trouble with these polls is there are too many cities to give 10 options.

San Francisco of the ones listed, my favorite will always be San Jose, CA though ;)

Excellent point. And their football team is better (still bad, but better none the less. Oh those Lions... :rolleyes: ) so I guess they deserve to be represented.

And don't forget the baseball team!

And don't forget the baseball team!

HHAHAAH! I like the tigers, though, because I feel sorry for them.

And don't forget the baseball team!
That my friend was a low blow.... ;)
*Clears throat* Ahem, but um should we look at the other major sports? Basketball perhaps? :p

That my friend was a low blow.... ;)
*Clears throat* Ahem, but um should we look at the other major sports? Basketball perhaps? :p

Or Arena Football?

(hey, don't laugh)

Or Arena Football?

(hey, don't laugh)
The disclaimer on that one is major sports, not IwishIcouldmakemoneyliketheNFL sports

Jacksonville FTW!

From the sound of it, New York.

Jacksonville FTW!

Freakville represent!

Although the poll options suck (not the OP's fault, there are too many big cities to choose from),you can tell by the poll already how few people on this forum live in the U.S. Come on, New York? What is this, Coming to America?

Downtown San Francisco is ok, if you don't mind being harassed by the AIDS bums. The weather is nice, and most of the normal city crap is across the bay in Oakland.

Having being raised in San Diego, I'll have to go with that one. Its a great place

I like St. Louis....

I voted San Francisco because I liked it on pictures. But I really have no idea.

I say Simi Valley, California.
hahaha! I'm on Tapo and Chocran. Right near the Golden Nugget and that Taco Bell. :p

Charlotte, North Carolina!

Inspired by my other thread..Whats your favorite American city?


Philadelphia, Pa


why wasn't that city in the poll

no vote from me.

Pittsburg is a pretty city.

Inspired by my other thread..Whats your favorite American city?


what....no philly in the poll????

it's second to my fave...nyc..born there,but raised in philly..we throw snowballs at santa....and boo injured players...toss batteries at baseball players,and generallly are way wild.
hell we even have a jail in our football stadium.

did i mention the birthplace of the revolution,great museums,boathouse row,more green(parks land)within a city limit then anywhere else in the country,very scenic and historical downtown waterfront,lots of rich people(the mainline)lots of poor people(north philly)and some cool clubs and great restaurants..oh...and cheesesteaks!!!

i love philly and nyc.

side note.....best place to party is/was new orleans..my brother just moved back in,me thinks i will go down next fall for some hurricanes(the drink)after he is done rebuilding.

Chicago. Its takes just as long to get there and is better than Detroit.

what....no philly in the poll????

it's second to my fave...nyc..born there,but raised in philly..we throw snowballs at santa....and boo injured players...toss batteries at baseball players,and generallly are way wild.
hell we even have a jail in our football stadium.




Don't forget we booed santa as we threw the snowballs. We also sent Mitch Williams to run his fathers bowling alley after his performance in the '93 WS.
And most recently our bus drivers throw passengers into traffic. Oh and the Eagles fan who chased the cowboys fan across the stadium parking lot with a chainsaw!!


Born and raised, it's my kinda town.

DISH, TExas.

For their willingness to completely whore themselves out.

DISH, TExas.

For their willingness to completely whore themselves out.


That was a great Daily Show report. Its great to see the lengths people will go for free stuff.

I voted San Francisco because I liked it on pictures. But I really have no idea.

You've never been to America???

You've never been to America???
Actually, he could not be able to make up his mind.
Whether or not he's been to America has nothing to do with his favorite American city.

Those are all limited to the US, making the poll suck. My favourite American city is Montreal, with Rio de Janeiro being second. Canada and Brazil are my favourite American countries, too.

Those are all limited to the US, making the poll suck. My favourite American city is Montreal, with Rio de Janeiro being second. Canada and Brazil are my favourite American countries, too.

Really, thats funny because I got the impression that those were North and South American cities, you know, after the continents called North and South America, where they are located. There is no continent called America, only a country. So while a Peruvian surely wouldnt mind being called a South American, he would find it strange if you called him simpley an American.

The U.S. is America, which is located in NORTH America...whether or not you wish it to be.

my vote goes for Springfield!

Where's the "they all suck" option? :D

There is no continent called America

America, the supercontinent. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas)

my vote goes for Springfield!

Which Springfield!
My vote is for Chestnut, Illinois, a town most notable for its grain elevators.

During my visits to America out of those cities on the list i've visited Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and New York. I definitly preferred San Francisco to any of them - although New York is pretty impressive.

Gary, Indiana, of course.

Not Louisiana? Not even Paris, France, New York or Rome?

Which Springfield!
My vote is for Chestnut, Illinois, a town most notable for its grain elevators.
THE Springfield, of course.

America, the supercontinent. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas)
Here's an idea, let's look at how the word is used in other circumstances:
If someone in the U.N. said: "All Americans are retarded" Do you think the Mexican delegation would be offended?
On the flip side, if someone in the U.N. said: "All North Americans are retarded" Do you think they would be a bit angry?
American is the proper adj. for things belonging to or a part of the United States of America.

"Love that dirty water"

Boston. 'nuff said.

I can't say I really care for any of the various metropolitan areas I've been to in the US. Denver sucked the least, but that's still not saying much. So I'll vote for Ann Arbor, Michigan.

NY, NY

Though every city has good points if you look hard enough… though I don’t care for D.C.

American is the proper adj. for things belonging to or a part of the United States of America.

That's what USians would like to think, yes. What they like to think, though, is not how things are.

Here's an idea, let's look at how the word is used in other circumstances:
If someone in the U.N. said: "All Americans are retarded" Do you think the Mexican delegation would be offended?
On the flip side, if someone in the U.N. said: "All North Americans are retarded" Do you think they would be a bit angry?
American is the proper adj. for things belonging to or a part of the United States of America.

Don't worry about Fass; he's just being a jackass (which is cool). That's his bag, man.

Anyway, Pittsburgh is really nice (though there's quite a bit of urban wreckage), as is San Francisco. Out of the cities I've inhabited, though, Corpus Christi is the best.

Plus my favorite MLB team, the Yankees, are in NYC.

Sellout.

Los Angeles.

The whole state is so messed up along with the city that you will feel better about yourself if you go there. (if you are not actually living there permanently, of course. That would be awful)

Don't forget we booed santa as we threw the snowballs. We also sent Mitch Williams to run his fathers bowling alley after his performance in the '93 WS.
And most recently our bus drivers throw passengers into traffic. Oh and the Eagles fan who chased the cowboys fan across the stadium parking lot with a chainsaw!!


Born and raised, it's my kinda town.

all right..a fellow philster!!!!

yes we are a bit of a wild bunch.

i have been to many cities,and some of the smaller ones have personalities,but of the large metro areas(san francisco aside)most don't really have a distinct personality(a flavor maybe)but to me..an opinion..philly is pretty unique.
thats not to put down others..i love nyc(hate the giants,yankees,mets..i don't mind the jets too much..and their hockey teams suck..lol)but philly has a hardworking,blue collar vibe,almost small townish for a large metro area.

and at the same time has alot of historic/cultural feelings..pretty unique.

i was at the game were we pelted the crap out of the cowboys with snowballs,and dumped a bunch of snow on them going into the tunnel.although i must admit,i probably got hit with more snowballs then the cowboys,cause of candy arms up in the 700 level not reaching the field!

and the mitch williams thing was a little over the top for me..but what you gonna do.

how do you like savanah?

never been there..but i hear it is pretty mellow down there.

w00t chicago! I think that New York is too big, dirty and impersonal. Chicago has the same big city feeling without being annoying and self-hyping.

Boulder, Colorado.

for pizza, hot dogs (and food choices/excellence overall) and architecture, it's Chicago... hands down.

for beer and bratwurst, it's Milwaukee

for music, it's Nashville (we've also got a faithful replica of the Parthenon... it's about 2 blocks from my apartment in Centennial Park).



imo, America's greatest city is Chicago -- the Windy City, City of Broad Shoulders (even if it is run by leftists).

all right..a fellow philster!!!!

Show me some love biatch! :D Northeast Philly!


yes we are a bit of a wild bunch.

i have been to many cities,and some of the smaller ones have personalities,but of the large metro areas(san francisco aside)most don't really have a distinct personality(a flavor maybe)but to me..an opinion..philly is pretty unique.
thats not to put down others..i love nyc(hate the giants,yankees,mets..i don't mind the jets too much..and their hockey teams suck..lol)but philly has a hardworking,blue collar vibe,almost small townish for a large metro area.

and at the same time has alot of historic/cultural feelings..pretty unique.


Yeah I lived in NYC for about 2 years on Staten Island, and I gotta say I've been all over manhattan and most of the other bouroughs, and even though Manhattan has a lot of stuff to do, there isn't anything that you can't find a cheaper and better substitute in philly. Philly probably has more personality than most cities listed on that poll if not all of them...and besides most people in NYC are dillholes.



i was at the game were we pelted the crap out of the cowboys with snowballs,and dumped a bunch of snow on them going into the tunnel.although i must admit,i probably got hit with more snowballs then the cowboys,cause of candy arms up in the 700 level not reaching the field!

and the mitch williams thing was a little over the top for me..but what you gonna do.

I did what most people call suicide. I used to be a big cowboys fan, but really only to get under my families skin. Well I once wore a cowboys jersey (hidden under my hoodie of course, I do not have a death wish:p ) in the 700 level at the Vet during a cowboys gamesitting next to the guy with the inflatable helmet and cape, and the rest of the animals they have in the 700 level. Great time though.


how do you like savanah?

never been there..but i hear it is pretty mellow down there.

Savannah is pretty sweet. You're right it's very laid back, people are so damn nice it's scary. Beach only 15 minutes one direction, downtown (river street) 15 minutes the other way. Cigs are only 3 bucks a pack, gas is cheap, and its been 60 degrees all week. Can't say the same for philly they were supposed to get a foot of snow today so I don't miss the weather too much.

hahaha! I'm on Tapo and Chocran. Right near the Golden Nugget and that Taco Bell. :p

I call B.S.

I loved visiting San Francisco, and could go there again and again. We have friends in Boston, and have always had a blast tooling up and down New England. But there is just no place like home, so I have to with Chicago (That's pronounced Chi-caw-go to you all)

everyone loves Hitler, North Carolina!
or should I say raleigh

I loved visiting San Francisco, and could go there again and again. We have friends in Boston, and have always had a blast tooling up and down New England. But there is just no place like home, so I have to with Chicago (That's pronounced Chi-caw-go to you all)

i forget the name of it... think it's the Billy Goat's Gruff... the one where you walk down the steps -- steps built into the sidewalk on Michigan Avenue -- and into the dungeon-like cheeseburger joint.

The Greek dude walks up and says, "You wanta cheese-boorger?"

hehe

that place is cool

Gino's is cool.

i lived on Irving Park near Lake Shore Drive... and on Irving Park were a bunch of authentic, cheap Mexican restaurants.

Wrigley Field was 4 blocks south and maybe two blocks west of the Park Place Towers (where i lived).

The view coming into the city on the Ike is awesome... you can see the Hancock Tower on the left... the Sears Tower... the tower with the little castle-top on it... the tower with the lit-up diamond shape tapered into the top... great sights.

San Diego - great weather, great food, and best of all, the Padres

Montréal. Although Rio de Janeiro is nice, too.

New York and Boston.

You've never been to America???
Nope. I've been to Europe, Asia and Australia, but never to America. I'm not that rich...and to be honest, if I was to make the flight over there, I'd think South America would be more interesting.

I'm not very fond of vacations in South America. When I go an vacation I prefer going somewhere without risking getting robbed, kidnapped or murdered.

I'm not very fond of vacations in South America. When I go an vacation I prefer going somewhere without risking getting robbed, kidnapped or murdered.
See, and that's why I won't visit the States.

But honestly, just because you might get kidnapped if you do an adventure travel thing through a civil war doesn't mean that an entire continent is unsafe.

Of the cities listed, I picked Dallas, largely because it's the only city of the ten that I've been to.

In reality, my favorite city to date is Austin, Texas. Not only is it a college town and the most liberal city in Texas, but it also has the nutball Texas state government to boot! :)

Those are all limited to the US, making the poll suck. My favourite American city is Montreal, with Rio de Janeiro being second. Canada and Brazil are my favourite American countries, too.
Obviously you are Canadian, not American. So suck it!

Obviously you are Canadian, not American. So suck it!
Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.

And indeed, asking Fass to suck it (coming from what I assume to be a homophobe) is an interesting way to express yourself.

Those are all limited to the US, making the poll suck. My favourite American city is Montreal, with Rio de Janeiro being second. Canada and Brazil are my favourite American countries, too.You are kind of like the chick in the group who gets offended when someone says, "Hi guys!"
FYI, "guys" is often used to refer to a group of people, regardless of gender, much as "American" is often used in reference to the US (even though we all realize that there are other countries on the N & S American continents).

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but in this case you seem to be sucking on some sort of inferiority complex...(keep suckin' it!)

As it was before and so it shall always be: New Orleans, Louisiana. The City Beneath the Sea.

Where my soul was born and my heart will go to die.

There is no finer place in all of Creation and no finer people.

Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.

And indeed, asking Fass to suck it (coming from what I assume to be a homophobe) is an interesting way to express yourself.Bwhah? Why would you assume that? Please explain.

You are kind of like the chick in the group who gets offended when someone says, "Hi guys!"
FYI, "guys" is often used to refer to a group of people, regardless of gender, much as "American" is often used in reference to the US (even though we all realize that there are other countries on the N & S American continents).

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but in this case you seem to be sucking on some sort of inferiority complex...(keep suckin' it!)

You're funny.

*opens popcorn*

You are kind of like the chick in the group who gets offended when someone says, "Hi guys!"
FYI, "guys" is often used to refer to a group of people, regardless of gender, much as "American" is often used in reference to the US (even though we all realize that there are other countries on the N & S American continents).

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, but in this case you seem to be sucking on some sort of inferiority complex...(keep suckin' it!)

*snicker* Share some of that popcorn, this is funny *pulls out a lawn chair*

But yeah, come on, sure the superbowl sucked, but no Detroit?

For me it's Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota without a doubt.

Obviously you have no idea what you are talking about.

And indeed, asking Fass to suck it (coming from what I assume to be a homophobe) is an interesting way to express yourself.
Here's the original quote(emphasis added):Those are all limited to the US, making the poll suck. My favourite American city is Montreal, with Rio de Janeiro being second. Canada and Brazil are my favourite American countries, tooSo is he a homophobe too?

For me it's Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota without a doubt.

*Yayyyy!!*

For me it's Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota without a doubt.

Home of "A Prairie Home Companion". Something I never miss. :D

Guess.:rolleyes:

Guess.:rolleyes:

Clevland?

It seems like the only people that have problems with Americans calling themselves Americans, are pissed off Euros. The Canadians that like America dont care, because they arnt sitting there nitpicking ways to piss off Americans, while the Canadians that DONT like America dont care because they dont want to be reffered to as something that would be shared in common with an American. As for South Americans and Central Americans, I have never met one that isnt happy being a Cuban or a Mexican, but feels the un patriotic need to establish a new title for his nationality, because his countrys name isnt good enough for him.

Point in case, get over it. The ones who you seem to be defending dont seem to be caring.

Boston. About to get socked by a blizzard, but still great.

Guess.:rolleyes:


Walla Walla Washington?

Home of "A Prairie Home Companion". Something I never miss. :D

One of my favorite shows. Unfortunatly I'm currently living in an area that doesn't have a PRI/PBS station. So I only catch it when I'm on the road these days. I really need to get either xm or broadband so I can listen to it at home.

I'm really looking forward to seeing the PHC movie when it comes out. Not that it will play locally. But Dallas isn't all that far to drive for a good movie, I guess. ;)

San Francisco, CA is probably one of the most beautiful cities in the country, but i've developed a liking for Denver, CO and Seattle, WA as well.

Here's the original quote(emphasis added):So is he a homophobe too?
Yes. Fass hates gays.

Yes. Fass hates gays.

He should see a therapist then. Self-loathing isn't good.

Nope. I've been to Europe, Asia and Australia, but never to America. I'm not that rich...and to be honest, if I was to make the flight over there, I'd think South America would be more interesting.

Hahahaha! :D

Wow, I havnt laughed that hard since I was a little girl.

Boston, because its the only one that does not suck ar*e.

Boston, because its the only one that does not suck ar*e.

Have you been to everyone one of the other cities on that poll? Because that would require some extensive travelling throughout all of America, and for someone as openly anti-American as yourself, that seems a little strange.

Unless your just being an anti-American troll, then nevermind.

Inspired by my other thread..Whats your favorite American city?

I am from St. Louis, MO which I love dearly, but if I ever moved, I would want it to be to Dallas, TX truly amazing city.

I miss Puget Sound.

I'm teaching in Bismarck, and it's not nearly as bad as I was led to believe be weather reports and folks who think of it as "flyover country". True, it has no nightlife to speak of and finding a restaurant that can actually produce something not laced with the four Upper Midwestern Food Groups (sugar, salt, grease and dough) is difficult at best, but it's easily the safest city I've ever lived in and the people here are about as nice as people get in cities over 50k in size.

So my vote went for Seattle, traffic, taxes, warts and all. Best seafood, best beer, most aggravating sports teams, best geography. *Sigh* I'll be back in the summer. I liked Boston when I visited, for the history alone as well as the Southie accent). Houston was huge and scary to drive in, but the neighborhoods I spent time in were very nice -- humid as hell. Dallas seemed pretentious to me, but very upscale. San Francisco was tought to get around in but had some incredible night spots (don't visit in the summer unless you like fog). New York is (to quote Huey Lewis) everything they say. I saw the Charles Mingus Big Band in an East Village place called the Time Out's basement. Out-fucking-standing. Saw the Blue Man Group at the Astor Place Theater.

Never been to Chicago, but the music group tour from my college is heading there next year. I can't wait to see the Magnificent Mile (I hope they haven't banned all street musicians by then, I wanna see the bucket players). Never been to Los Angeles, I suppose it speaks for itself. San Diego was gorgeous, but I'd get sick of all that sun all the time. The Zoo there was actually kinda depressing -- seeing leopards caged up and somehow sensing that they knew they were caged and hated it. Sea World was the exact opposite. Old town and the biggest margarita I've ever had -- that's some outstanding Mexican food.

Never been to DC or Miami. I'd like to go, though.

Still, Seattle's my home. I love it.

Yes. Fass hates gays.

But I do so love having them fuck me.

But I do so love having them fuck me.


:confused:

I am from St. Louis, MO which I love dearly, but if I ever moved, I would want it to be to Dallas, TX truly amazing city.

The heat in Texas must be truly oppressive, that and the pollution of Dallas... Can't see why you'd want to live there.

Probably Austin, Texas. It's the IT capitol of the South and the filming location of Office Space. Not to mention it's got nice weather, a great economy, the 4th best business school in the country, and is the least conservative county in Texas.

L A

You put in Chicago (who the heck likes Chicago?!?) and D.C., New York and Boston, but not Philadelphia or Baltimore. (Or Wilmington, DE, which is nicely nestled between the two, and mostly part of that whole swath of north-east corridor.)

The trouble with these polls is there are too many cities to give 10 options.

Chicago is easily the best.

But who in the right mind of God would EVER put Dall-ass??????????

Probably Austin, Texas. It's the IT capitol of the South and the filming location of Office Space. Not to mention it's got nice weather, a great economy, the 4th best business school in the country, and is the least conservative county in Texas.

And we're the healthiest city in America. ;)

Probably Austin, Texas. It's the IT capitol of the South and the filming location of Office Space. Not to mention it's got nice weather, a great economy, the 4th best business school in the country, and is the least conservative county in Texas.

Corpus Christi is almost as "blue" as Austin... If only didn't have so many small farm towns surrounding it (Bishop, Kingsville, Raymondville).

Port Aransas is pretty much completely blue (where I used to live).

Chicago is easily the best.

But who in the right mind of God would EVER put Dall-ass??????????

Oi... Sallad is crappy. I've been there three times, and I've not wanted to stay to look around for even five minutes. Such a dull, conservative shithole.

Um.. Los Angeles.

Inspired by my other thread..Whats your favorite American city?

Montreal... followed by Buenos Aires. But they're not in the poll for some reason...

What about Vegas? My Love lives there.

I was gonna say Philly, but that wasn't an option :(

I like Phoenix Arizona. :p

quite frankly i don't much favor cities at all. sure the're fun places to visit to ride the trolleys, eat at exotic restaurants, and spend a pleasant afternoon exploring the nearby university engineering library.

but the're flat out misserable as places to live. and i've never lived in one that wasn't.

now of cities i have lived in, and mostly i've lived in smaller town, i mean really small towns, like norden california, population 34, or colfax population 1025 for most of the time i was growing up there, but portland oregon is as interesting and gratifyingly quirky as citys get.

i like the bay area, meaning san francisco, but not just the city itself, but the entire regeon served by its interconnected transit lines. and i thought denver was pretty cool, i recognized scenes from return to the planet of the apes, when i passed through there 30 years ago. but only portland oregon has both the smallest and largest urban parks, to my knowledge, in the u.s.

it has forrest park, which is basicly just a pretty good size chunk of forrest. i camped out there for six months one time when i was homeless. it also has post hole park. which is pretty much what the name implies, and a delightful backstory, a marker that tells it, and an anual cockroach regatta.

portland wasn't a good place to look for work, though maybe not as bad as seattle in that reguard, but as a place to get stuck when your out of luck, well i'll just say portland was kind to me. the kindest city i've ever lived in. and it has all the essential amenities of a world class city; trolleys, exotic restaurants and university engineering libraries. but wait there's more. a lot more really. and a lot more then i have words for or the incentive to make them sound more interesting, except to say its also a transgalactic nexus. where doors appear in walls that never had doors one day and dissappear the next. where there's a book store in a building that used to be part of a brewery and its bigger then some of the entire towns i've lived in. the book store that is. i am of course refering to powel's. there are other interesting little nook bood stores too. like wriggly cross station. started by a couple of porsfoids. and then of course there's PorSFiS, the portland science fiction society, and orycon's. at least there were when i was up there. there was also an outfit that started out as off centaur that morphed, by dropping one member and adding a bunch of others, into firebird arts and music. i don't know if the're still there but they were one of the great things. ah and then there's kboo, portland's pacifica affiliate, and if you've ever heard of alternative media you know what that means.

so, as cities go, i'd have to give my vote to portland oregon. but i'd still rather be living in a tiney underground hut out in the boonies somewhere.

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