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Boston/New York could also be compared with London; based upon English culture
Los Angeles--maybe a combination of Mexico City with Tokyo...
Just some possibilities..........
I can give you most of the comparisons on this list. However, I question comparing Chicago with Moscow. I would compare Chicago with Warsaw,Poland because of the large Polish population. At one time it was called the largest Polish city in America. I would compare San Francisco to Lisbon because both cities kind of look alike.
I have some more:
St. Louis,MO - Mulhouse, France: St. Louis was founded by the French and it also has some German influences, as does Mulhouse.
Duluth,MN - Tampere, Finland: Finnish influence. Duluth was home to a Finnish-language newspaper. Both cities are known for their blue-collar history and somewhat labor/socialist politics.
Portland,OR - Budapest, Hungary: Both cities have their bohemian culture.
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St. Louis, in terms of the actual demographics, could either be Rome, Italy, or some city in Bosnia (STL has the highest Bosnian poplulation in the nation).
St. Louis, in terms of the actual demographics, could either be Rome, Italy, or some city in Bosnia (STL has the highest Bosnian poplulation in the nation).
Demographically, yes, but St. Louis has some German influences and the city was founded by the French. I did compare St. Louis to Rome in a post, either on this thread or another thread. I just didn't want to say the same thing twice.
What foreign city do you think you could compare Kansas City,MO to? I can't seem to find one.
Demographically, yes, but St. Louis has some German influences and the city was founded by the French. I did compare St. Louis to Rome in a post, either on this thread or another thread. I just didn't want to say the same thing twice.
What foreign city do you think you could compare Kansas City,MO to? I can't seem to find one.
Actually, I can't believe I forgot about Germany. On regards to your question about what Kansas City compares to, hmmm... maybe Paris, France because KC has a ton of Boulevard's and was also discovered by the French, or maybe even Rome because KC has so many fountains. I honestly don't know that much about Kansas City though, so i'm probably not that much help.
I agree with you except for the DC thing. I know you specifically meant Central London. But I would say Washington DC and Paris is a much better connection.
Paris
Washington DC
Obviously, Paris is the older more established city. But Washington DC , I believe, was built to resemble Paris.
A book I just read (Grand Avenues by Scott Berg), asserted that it was Versailles, not Paris, that was used by L'Enfant as the template for Washington's design. Versailles was one of the first 'planned communities', and Paris at that time felt largely cramped and medieval. At about the same time Washington was being envisioned, however, Paris was being remade into a city with expansive boulevards and vast public areas.
I've been studying geography and social studies since I was about 4 years old, I think I know what I'm talking about.
Plus I've seen dumber comparisons, so if you think mine are dumb, go rant at everyone else in this topic for that matter.
For one thing, Seattle and Vancouver is too damn obvious.
And Taipei is a very sprawling city, so what if Houston isn't on a little island, I have a friend from Taiwan who says it ain't too different.
And plus, about half of your statements seem to be based on opinion more than fact.
Then you would know that Atlanta is anything but flat. It sits on top of a ridge, for Pete's sake.
True. Lisbon could also be like SanFrancisco. Both cities are hilly, on the ocean. Climates are similar(with Lisbon being warmer).
I agree; Athens, Greece is another city that bears a lot of physical resemblance to San Francisco; it has a dry, hilly topography like SF. It also has a similar relationship to the water.
The whole list make no sense. The only comparison I would make would be between NY and Paris. They both fashion and art centers, they also both economic centers
I agree; Athens, Greece is another city that bears a lot of physical resemblance to San Francisco; it has a dry, hilly topography like SF. It also has a similar relationship to the water.
I can give you that. There is some Greek influence in San Francisco.
One thing I seem to never be able to do. I have a hard time comparing Atlanta to any European cities other than Bucharest,Romania. Other than that, I can come up with:Fukuoka, Chengdu, and even IMHO Taipei could work.
Interestingly enough, I have some comparisons of my own.
New Orleans,LA - Bucharest, Romania(both are river cities located somewhat near/far from the delta portion of the respective rivers. Bucharest is often referred to as the Paris of the East. Both cities have an eclectic mix of architecture that is French-influenced. Both cities were nearly lost to distasters. NOLA was nearly lost to Katrina. Bucharest was nearly lost to WWII and the 1977 earthquake. Both cities struggle with corruption)
Detroit,MI - Riga, Latvia(Detroit at one time was called the "Paris of the West" . Riga is often called the "Paris of the Baltic". Both cities have seen some hard times. Detroit has some Eastern European influence.)
St. Paul,MN - Ulan Ude, Russia(Both cities are very cold and have European and Asian influences that are very unique. St. Paul is home to Scandinavian and Hmong populations. Ulan Ude is home to Russian and Buryat Mongolian populations. St. Paul was even called "another Siberia". Ulan Ude is in Siberia)
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On regards to your question about what Kansas City compares to, hmmm... maybe Paris, France because KC has a ton of Boulevard's and was also discovered by the French, or maybe even Rome because KC has so many fountains. I honestly don't know that much about Kansas City though, so i'm probably not that much help.