Your Least Ideal City
Inspired by Dariusb's thread, so cred:cheers:
Just for fun okay :) I'll start. A dash of Toronto's Hockey (Leafs) fans. A dollup of Ottawa's conservatism. A dose of Montreal's road construction+ bridge infrastructure. A heaping of Winnipeg's winter. A cup of Vancouver's and Seattle's sunshine. A part of Kiev's restaurant/food scene. 2 parts of Tokyo's work week schedule. Capped off with Hong Kong's housing prices. |
Chicago's winter
Phoenix's summer Bismark, ND style pizza Anchorage, AK women NYC friendliness Cleveland's football team |
Toronto/Chicago/Minneapolis winter
Houston summer Phoenix skyline(waiting for you Obadno) Youngstown economy Anchorage's location(isolation) Nashvilles transport(lack of interstate/public transit) San Francisco's politics Parisian lack of friendliness |
Anything with palm trees and no snow.
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Tulsa but with San Francisco's NIMBYism and New Orleans' humidity.
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Chicago + Nashville.
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A place that suffers from no severe weather.....I love severe weather!
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Any city in Arizona or Nevada.
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My least ideal city would have:
Atlanta's traffic Minneapolis's winter Phoenix's summer Detroit's transit New York's July fragrance Salt Lake City's diversity Branson, MO's nightlife Houston's zoning laws Dallas's (ugly) freeways Jacksonville's skyline Boston's (cheating) sports teams Charlotte's airport Pittsburgh's geographic ambiguity Philadelphia's proximity to a much bigger and more famous neighbor Baltimore's latent jealousy of its flashier twin D.C.'s traffic circles Chicago's deep dish as the signature culinary dish L.A.'s self-important Hollywood types Vegas's (or Miami's) tourists San Francisco's pointy-head know-it-all liberals (I'm a pointy-head know-it-all liberal, and that's often enough for me) |
Any city north of the 49th Parallel (including Alaska, not just Canada) I like having the sun out but also not too, too much. Did I also mention I hate ice, cold weather and snow aside from the occasional novelty?
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As for the least ideal city: Zurich prices Phoenix temperatures Houston humidity Arlington TX Transit Provo diversity Anchorage skyline Oklahoma City density |
I feel like I'm camping even in lovely cities if I'm in a detached house set back from the sidewalk, so my nightmare is basically any of the Russian cities that are 99.9% concrete apartment blocks. Enormously wide streets, HUGE setbacks and green areas. It's how I imagine a lunar base should look, not a city.
I mean... just kill me. https://live.staticflickr.com/4751/2...53e6f1a8_b.jpgMonchegorsk, Murmanskaya oblast, Russia by Mike Ilchenko, on Flickr If I had to follow the formula... Murmansk (or any of the other's) urban form Edinburgh's colours and nightlife Halifax's attitude Old Quebec City's ratio of locals/tourists Belfast's ease of movement Branson's arts scene Oymyakon's climate |
Houston's humidity is actually good for the skin...even if it sucks the life out of you. I'm in my mid-40's and have virtually no crows feet or frown lines. I am often mistaken for being in my early to mid 30's. Thanks Houston!
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Any big city which isn't near the sea or isn't crossed by a true river.
Those feel so bland to me, I can't get interested in them. Any real city should have a waterfront. |
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But damn it, its so damn good! Do people in Chicago eat deep dish more than "normal" pizza btw? |
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Deep dish pizza is normal pizza. All pizza is normal pizza. Remember, Pizza God loves you and wants you to be happy, so eat pizza! Now, let us pray, as His Son, Lord Cheesus Crust, taught us. Our Pizza, Who art in oven Hallowed be Thy Pan; Thy kingdom come, Thy pie be done, on table as it is in stomach. Give us this day our daily crust, and forgive us our gluttony, as we forgive those who selfishly eat the last slice; and lead us not into the frozen food aisle, but deliver to us our favorite local pie. Amen. |
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