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i've heard over and over bad things about hartford. i have never been there, but i have traveled in connecticut. i think, by and large, it is a pretty state. the odd thing is i have read over and over about connecticuts position as the number one state for the richest households per capita income. it is also the state that has the most millionaires of any state in the union. consequently, it seems odd that this city would get such a reputation.
Fast (paced): NYC
Slow (paced): Charlotte
Rich: San Diego
Poor: Detroit
Beautiful: Honolulu
Ugly: Detroit
Exciting: NYC
Boring: Indianapolis
Unique: Los Angeles
Bland: Dallas
Green: Seattle
Barren: Las Vegas
Urban: NYC once again.
Suburban: Houston
Rural: What kind of city is rural?
Smart: San Jose
Dumb: Hmm, I don't know. Atlanta?
Snooty: LA, definitely.
Down to Earth: Denver
Southern: Atlanta
Western: Salt Lake City
Beach: San Diego
Mountain: Denver
Plains: Oklahoma City
Shopping: NYC
Fast (paced): New York
Slow (paced): Houston
Rich: Dallas
Poor: Detroit
Beautiful: San Francisco
Ugly: Cleveland
Exciting: New York
Boring: Pittsburgh
Unique: Washington DC
Bland: Cincinnati
Green: Seattle
Barren: Phoenix
Urban: New York
Suburban: Atlanta
Rural: ???
Smart: Boston
Dumb: Miami
Snooty: Los Angeles
Down to Earth: Chicago
Southern: Atlanta
Western: Dallas
Beach: Miami
Mountain: Denver
Plains: Las Vegas
Shopping: Chicago
Location: A circle of Hell so insidious, infernal and odious, Dante dared not map it
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Fast (paced): New York
Slow (paced): Oklahoma City
Rich: San Francisco
Poor: El Paso
Beautiful: San Francisco
Ugly: Phoenix
Exciting: New York
Boring: Oklahoma City
Unique: San Francisco
Bland: Phoenix
Green: Atlanta
Barren: Detroit
Urban: New York
Suburban: Phoenix
Rural: Oklahoma City
Smart: Boston
Dumb: Phoenix
Snooty: Houston
Down to Earth: (honestly, can't really answer this one)
Southern: New Orleans
Western: Denver
Beach: Los Angeles
Mountain: Denver
Plains: Oklahoma City
Shopping: Las Vegas
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Originally Posted by kingchef
i've heard over and over bad things about hartford. i have never been there, but i have traveled in connecticut. i think, by and large, it is a pretty state. the odd thing is i have read over and over about connecticuts position as the number one state for the richest households per capita income. it is also the state that has the most millionaires of any state in the union. consequently, it seems odd that this city would get such a reputation.
Connecticut has many attractive bedroom communities and suburbs (including West Hartford, and of course Greenwich, Cheshire, Westport, Old Saybrook etc...), which is where you would probably pick up on the snooty steretype. Unfortunately Connecticut's cities are worlds away from its toney suburbs. New Haven got rated 4th highest violent crime rate in 2010 (The Most Dangerous Cities In America). Bridgeport and Waterbury also are chalk full of ghettos. Hartford, well it has a shiney financial district, a very impressive statehouse and adjacent park, and a good skyline for a medium sized city. However the sidewalks roll up after 6:00 PM in downtown and much of the rest of the city has very rough neighborhoods.
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Ever heard of the Mall of America (Minneapolis) or the King of Prussia Mall (Philadelphia)?
Yes I have except I would think that normally 5th Ave in NYC & Rodeo Drive in LA would come to mind before either of those would...
I mean, those would come to mind to almost everyone outside of the US before Mall of America/King of Prussia would....And plus, King of Prussia isn't even in the actual city of Philly.
But to each their own I guess...
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Man you really need to get out of NYC for a change and visit some of the cities you've mentioned.
Umm excuse me, you don't know me. I've been to over 40 states and traveled to over 30 countries all around the world. And I've only listed cities I've been to. If I think a city is boring, that is my opinion. Please elaborate on which sounds unreasonable to you.
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Fast (paced): NYC
Slow (paced): New Orleans or San Antonio
Rich: LA (mainly from the entertainment industry)
Poor: Buffalo (sadly)
Beautiful: Seattle
Ugly: Albany, NY
Exciting: Honolulu
Boring: No place > 1M
Unique: New Orleans
Bland: I'm not sure I have one
Green: Portland
Barren: Phoenix or Denver
Urban: Philly
Suburban: Charlotte, NC
Rural: JAX
Smart: Boston
Dumb: No place > 1M
Snooty: LA
Down to Earth: Baltimore
Southern: Atlanta
Western: Salt Lake City
Beach: San Diego
Mountain: Denver
Plains: Denver
Shopping: NYC
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Fast (paced): NYC
Slow (paced): Salt Lake City
Rich: Washington, D.C.
Poor: Gary
Beautiful: San Francisco
Ugly: Phoenix
Exciting: NYC
Boring: Lincoln
Unique: Cincinnati
Bland: Charlotte
Green: Portland
Barren: Cheyenne
Urban: Philadelphia
Suburban: Columbus
Rural: North Platte, Neb.
Smart: San Francisco
Dumb: N/A
Snooty: Los Angeles, Atlanta
Down to Earth: Des Moines
Southern: New Orleans
Western: Denver
Beach: Tampa/St. Pete
Mountain: Reno
Plains: Topeka
Shopping: NYC
Fast (paced): Los Angeles
Slow (paced): Pittsburgh
Rich: Boston
Poor: Memphis
Beautiful: Seattle
Ugly: Indianapolis
Exciting: Chicago
Boring: Oklahoma City
Unique: Las Vegas
Bland: Houston
Green: Atlanta
Barren: Albuquerque
Urban: Philadelphia
Suburban: Phoenix
Rural: Fort Worth
Smart: San Francisco
Dumb: Jacksonville
Snooty: Hartford
Down to Earth: Milwaukee
Southern: Birmingham
Western: San Antonio
Beach: Miami
Mountain: Denver
Plains: Omaha
Shopping: New York City
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