Is Charlotte cosmopolitan?

[adavi215]

I would say Charlotte is cosmopolitan according to Southern tradition. It has moved away from the "old south" image and has become more welcoming to people of other cultures. It is not as cosmopolitan as New York. But that is just my opnion.

[bandibadji]

Originally Posted by adavi215

I would say Charlotte is cosmopolitan according to Southern tradition. It has moved away from the "old south" image and has become more welcoming to people of other cultures. It is not as cosmopolitan as New York. But that is just my opnion.

Wow! There are regional interpretation of cosmopolitan? It seems like just yesterday that airplanes were diverted if they had foreigners or other weirdos on them. LOL. Glad that you feel Charlotte is adhering to the "southern tradition" of cosmopolitan. I guess Atlanta is abiding to the "southern tradition" as well? That should make us all proud.

[bandibadji]

Originally Posted by Whytewulf

My Opinion:

In the grand scheme of things, Charlotte is not Cosmopolitan. And I judge this as pereception of the US and the World. Perception can be wrong and VERY wrong a killer. I love Charlotte and what it has to offer, and it doesn't offer everything to everyone. I found Charlotte to be more or a rural "Southern" city. This does not mean it cannot have an internation flavor, arts, music, corporations, etc. But if you asked people outside of the SE to name Cosmo cities, I don't think Charlotte would arise. Ask people outside the US, have you heard of Charlotte? I believe you have to have something that makes you stand out, and I don't mean to be offensive in any way, but Nascar is what Charlotte is known for in a lot of areas, NASCAR has stereotypes galore around it. I think Phoenix is in a similar situation. People think of Phoenix has a Cowboy town, with Cacti and Sand (ok lots of sand). On the internaional scene, lets look at Cities like NY, Dubai, London, Sydney, Hong Kong... yes these are very BIG cities but I think in some regards you have to be to be judged on the international level. Anyway.. My opinion was stated.. you may disagree, but Until they have a CSI or a Law and Order based here, we aren't cosmo.

I know that your intentions are good, but you are wrong about Charlotte's perception overseas. In England, everyone has heard of Charlotte. They have not heard of NASCAR. They are aware that Charlotte headquarters Bank of America and that there is an internationa airport there. Additionaly, there have been specials on BBC about Charlotte depicting it as a booming American city. Americans are not aware of many things including geography. Ask an American in any state in the U.S. and they will think that Charlotte is Charleston or Charlottesville. Yes, Charlotte is an international level city but not on the level with London, NYC, Sydney, etc. We need to get out of the denial stage. I have to say that your perception of Charlotte as a "rural southern city" seems odd. I live in Cornelius and really enjoy seeing a farmhouse since they are such a rare thing to see in the Charlotte area.

[adavi215]

Originally Posted by bandibadji

Wow! There are regional interpretation of cosmopolitan? It seems like just yesterday that airplanes were diverted if they had foreigners or other weirdos on them. LOL. Glad that you feel Charlotte is adhering to the "southern tradition" of cosmopolitan. I guess Atlanta is abiding to the "southern tradition" as well? That should make us all proud.

By regional I mean compared to cities in southern geographic region of the United States of AMerica. Cities such as Jacksonville, Nashville, Birmingham, Montgomerey, Knoxville, Chattanooga, etc., I think Charlotte does have a cosmopolitan flair to it compared to the others. But is it NYC, London, Barcelona, and some others? No...not yet.

[pink caddy]

Originally Posted by adavi215

By regional I mean compared to cities in southern geographic region of the United States of AMerica. Cities such as Jacksonville, Nashville, Birmingham, Montgomerey, Knoxville, Chattanooga, etc., I think Charlotte does have a cosmopolitan flair to it compared to the others. But is it NYC, London, Barcelona, and some others? No...not yet.

But, OP asked cosmo or not
w/o comparison to NYC, etc.

But then again that was 175 posts ago. Wow how time flies!

[Doorway]

The OP has never come back to clafify or comment so I guess it was not nearly as imortant a question to him as it was to everyone else. I wonder how long he stayed amused and at what point he started yawning?

[pink caddy]

Originally Posted by Doorway

The OP has never come back to clafify or comment so I guess it was not nearly as imortant a question to him as it was to everyone else. I wonder how long he stayed amused and at what point he started yawning?

Wondering the same thing along with so many other OP that come on board with a shotgun and then you never hear from them again.

[anifani821]

John and Doorway - I am w/ you all. This thread was beaten to death 100 posts ago (or more). I hated to see the thing revived again!

The topic is subjective. And in the end . . . we are all just living our lives here!!! As long as we residents are finding what we need to have a full, enjoyable life - who the heck cares if Charlotte is seen as "cosmopolitan?"

[imaterry78259]

No it is not but its getting there