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Old 07-11-2011, 05:07 PM
 
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I tend to agree with this. These are the five best cities in North America.

New York, Montreal, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston.

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Old 07-11-2011, 05:14 PM
 
Location: 93,020,000 miles from the sun
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1. Yuma
2. Des Moines
3. Stockton
4. Wichita
5. Dayton

Winnipeg, Syracuse, and Saskatoon get honorable mention.

Last edited by Brewzerr68; 07-11-2011 at 06:17 PM..
 
Old 07-11-2011, 05:31 PM
 
Location: now nyc
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(in order)

1. New York;
- EXCELLENT Public Transportation/walkability
- EXCELLENT entertainment/shopping options
- Economic opportunity
- Location (natural disasters are very rare)
- Neighborhoods to suit everybody
- All 4 Seasons
(the only thing I hate is the high cost of livings and sometimes the rudeness)

2. San Francisco;
- Beautiful setting
- Culture
- Walkability

3. Chicago;
- Shopping
- CheapER cost of living than comparable cities
- Beautiful skyline

4. DC
- Fairly decent economy/job market
- Central Location

5. Toronto
- Shopping
 
Old 07-11-2011, 06:13 PM
 
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NYC
Toronto
Chicago
Montreal
SF
 
Old 07-12-2011, 12:34 AM
 
Location: Manhattan
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New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal, Mexico City
 
Old 07-12-2011, 12:42 AM
 
Location: ATL via ROC
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Toronto, New York, Vancouver, Boston, Philadelphia.
 
Old 07-12-2011, 01:13 AM
 
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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Originally Posted by 585WNY View Post
Toronto, New York, Vancouver, Boston, Philadelphia.
I agree with your list.......
 
Old 07-12-2011, 01:21 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Brewzerr68 View Post
1. Yuma
2. Des Moines
3. Stockton
4. Wichita
5. Dayton

Winnipeg, Syracuse, and Saskatoon get honorable mention.
How many of those cities that you appear to be mocking have you actually been to? Quite frankly, outside of Stockton and maybe Saskatoon, I'll take any of them over Spoke-Anne.
 
Old 07-12-2011, 02:09 AM
 
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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New York, San Francisco, Vancouver, Chicago, Los Angeles
 
Old 07-12-2011, 02:25 AM
 
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I don't see how people are skipping out of Mexico City....

NYC: Largest City of American commerce and a mega city with a large GDP

LA: Major Center of commerce for the west coast of the USA/ Entertainment capital

Chicago: Major center of commerce and mega city

Mexico City: Center of the Mexican government and a mega city with a larger GDP

DC: Center of the US government
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