New York or Beautiful California?

[ubringliten]

Originally Posted by frogandtoad

Of course not, but it doesn't appear that it is city to city being compared. It's a whole state (some of which is city, some of which is suburban, some of which is rural farmland, some of which is rural mountains, etc) being compared to NYC.

frogandtoad,

Isn't better to compare to NYC because it has everything except for beauty? For beauty, I rather go to Vermont for beauty. We are giving it NY state alot by comparing to the City.

Okay, lets compare state to state:

California:
1. San Francisco: Biotech, and Finance
2. SF Bay area: Silicon Valley, great schools, as good as NY.
3. Wine Country: Napa/Sonoma/Monterey
4. Central Cali: agriculture
5. LA: Entertainment, fashion
6. Santa Barbara/OC: Beaches that you can swim and surf
7. SD: Biotech, Wireless, Military, beaches
8. Beauty: Lake Tahoe, Sequoia and Yosemite
9. Weather way better, not to mention better snow
10. exports $134 billions
11. 36 million people

Cali was inducted in 1850, ranked around Italy, Spain, and France in terms of economy,

New York:
1. NYC: Finance, banking, tourism, private schools, architecture, fashion, Broadway
2. Long Island: medical technology
3. Rochester: photographical imaging? What is this?
4. Albany/Hudson Valley: microchip manufacturing/nanotechnology behind Silicon Valley.
5. 19 million people
6. terrible weather, very little you can do with this weather
7. beauty, i will give you that, but Cali is as beautiful
8. export $71 billions

NY was inducted in 1788, ranked 16th while Cali ranked 9th in the world.

In conclusion, even though NY became a state way before California, why do they have less people, lower economy, less diverse in industries, and less exports?

[THE-GOD]

New York is good to visit, but not to live, the weather is horrible like europe. That alone makes California better

[Minato ku]

Originally Posted by ubringliten

Hahahaha. I agree. California is the best state in the States. It has the economy of France.

Actually California has a smaller GDP than France.

France : $2,500 trillion
California : $1,800 trillion.

If you want a more comparable try Italy.

[ubringliten]

Originally Posted by Minato ku

Actually California has a smaller GDP than France.

France : $2,500 trillion
California : $1,800 trillion.

If you want a more comparable try Italy.

Well maybe this year or last year because of the housing slumps and the Bush Administration. I still said it ranked around France, Italy, and Spain. Anyhow, California beats New York by a long shot.

[Unknown Memory]

Hmm.. I do wonder about comparing a huge state that has a variety of different geographical environments to one city. That's like comparing California to Tokyo or to Rome. Wouldn't it be fairer to actually compare the east coast with the west coast? O.o *scratches head*

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Minato ku

Actually California has a smaller GDP than France.

France : $2,500 trillion
California : $1,800 trillion.

If you want a more comparable try Italy.

That's because of the higher value of the Euro. California's economy has grown far more than France's and actually surpassed France at the end of the 20th century but of course they switched to the Euro and that changed everything.

Although, California will surpass France and Italy again, probably for good.

[Minato ku]

Not even right at all, even in PPP or in Euro, France GDP is over 2,000 trillion.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by Minato ku

Not even right at all, even in PPP or in Euro, France GDP is over 2,000 trillion.

Uh no,
At the end of the 20th Century, California was 6th and had surpassed France and Italy. But then the Euro came along and that propelled France and Italy ahead of California.

Enjoy it while you can, because its only a matter of time.

[Sorcerer68]

I really LOVE to visit NYC. I'd love to have a place there for 1-2 months a year and then rent it out short-term the rest of the time. I still might do it, there's a building in the Financial District....

Anyway, L.A. is my home and always will be. New Yorkers tend to ask me some cute questions. If any challenge my intellect, I'm up for it. There are many, many things I love about NYC except 2 things: the weather...and it's not home.

I'll be visiting NYC again soon. It and L.A. are polar opposites. For the record, I don't find New Yorkers rude, they are just direct.