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[quote=msamhunter;23140585]Considering I was born and raised from around they way there, probably not! Don't ASSume anything. Yes I've been to Milwaukee, Indy also has 400, MotoGP, IBE and a whole slew of other stuff, not to mention the Children's Museum that does outrank what Milwaukee has. Very little water in Indianapolis. Seeing as there are MANY Chicago transplants in Indianapolis obviously there are people who move and believe it or not, some of them actually like it in the capital city. BTW, relying on CD posters is the equivalent of trusting Bernie Madoff to invest your money.[/QUOTE]
I love how you tell me not to assume, yet you were the first one to assume about me that I don't know very many Chicagoans.
Okay, so everyone else's opinions doesn't matter, but your's does right?
Better Downtown? Indianapolis. They just hosted the damn Super Bowl.
That has NOTHING to do with having a better downtown, and EVERYTHING to do with getting a new stadium. If Phoenix build a new football stadium for the Cards, they'd host the Super Bowl (still), and DT Phoenix sux!
Downtown Phoenix doesn't have the kind of dense historic and vibrant core that Indy has so that would be an unfair comparison. It was downtown Indy that help contribute to the success of the Superbowl event not the stadium alone. Also Indy does not really care what other cities are doing because it's too busy focusing on theirs like the Superbowl and Indy500. Some cities actually come to Indy to help revive their downtown not the other way around. That would be tough to beat for crowds going to a single sporting event this year. The Indy500 is still the world's largest single day sporting event but yet some people are unaware of it. IMS is still the world's largest sporting stadium for seating. No city can beat it's size. Downtown Indy love it or hate it will continue to grow and thrive better than ever and there's no amount of criticism (don't matter where it's from) that can stop it's progress.
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Better nightlife? Dunno
Friendlier people? Dunno
Better economy? Probably Indy slightly
Better weather? MKE--less humid in the summer
Better cost of living? Dunno, but both are reasonable
Better location? MKE, who doesn't wanna live near a great lake?
Better sports town? MKE. Packers are an iconic NFL team, and the baseball stadium is great.
More Liberal? MKE It's got a strong union legacy, and has actually had socialist mayors (but not the mythological "socialism" the Tea Baggers invented)
More Conservative? Indy-- It is after all in Indiana
Better food / restaurants? Probably MKE--there is a better ethnic mix in MKE
Better Downtown? From pix I've seen, perhaps Indy
Better shopping? Who cares?
More unique city overall? MKE.
More walkable city? MKE
Better public transportation? MKE--not just bus system, but excellent Amtrak service
Better parks? MKS--love those FL Olmstead designed parks--classic American.
Better town for young single people? MKE
Better nightlife? Dunno
Friendlier people? Dunno
Better economy? Probably Indy slightly
Better weather? MKE--less humid in the summer
Better cost of living? Dunno, but both are reasonable
Better location? MKE, who doesn't wanna live near a great lake?
Better sports town? MKE. Packers are an iconic NFL team, and the baseball stadium is great.
More Liberal? MKE It's got a strong union legacy, and has actually had socialist mayors (but not the mythological "socialism" the Tea Baggers invented)
More Conservative? Indy-- It is after all in Indiana
Better food / restaurants? Probably MKE--there is a better ethnic mix in MKE
Better Downtown? From pix I've seen, perhaps Indy
Better shopping? Who cares?
More unique city overall? MKE.
More walkable city? MKE
Better public transportation? MKE--not just bus system, but excellent Amtrak service
Better parks? MKS--love those FL Olmstead designed parks--classic American.
Better town for young single people? MKE
But that is the team for Milwaukee. Yes they are in green bay, but the passion is strongest in Milwaukee. Look at Chicago while there is only one big ten school int the area of the city, there is a huge passion and big following of all the big ten in the city.
But that is the team for Milwaukee. Yes they are in green bay, but the passion is strongest in Milwaukee. Look at Chicago while there is only one big ten school int the area of the city, there is a huge passion and big following of all the big ten in the city.
But they don't really have a huge positive impact on Milwaukee because they aren't in Milwaukee. The Colts have a huge impact in Indianapolis and without a doubt, Indianapolis is a better sports city. Sorry, but I've never been to any place more obsessed with sports than Indy. Maybe that's because it's the only thing to do here, lol just kidding...
But they don't really have a huge positive impact on Milwaukee because they aren't in Milwaukee. The Colts have a huge impact in Indianapolis and without a doubt, Indianapolis is a better sports city. Sorry, but I've never been to any place more obsessed with sports than Indy. Maybe that's because it's the only thing to do here, lol just kidding...
I'm not saying Indy isn't a big sports cities by I can name plenty over other cities that more obsessed with sports.
Location: Jefferson City 4 days a week, St. Louis 3 days a week
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Very much so. Milwaukee has culture, scenery, cuisine and style, while so much of Indianapolis is a dying rust-belt dump with miles and miles of blighted neighborhoods. Gorgeous lakefront beats flat land with no water.
You will never hear of a native cuisine or food item in Indianapolis because there is nothing unique about it.
Indy's weather is better.
Somewhat. Indy has hot and humid summers. Milwaukee has nice summers. Indy has moderate winters, while Milwaukee has severe ones. Milwaukee is much more culturally and topographically interesting than Indy, but also did not escape the Rust Belt effect. Indy is thriving economically right now and escaped the rust belt. But Milwaukee has the lake. overall, I'd say Milwaukee, just because it feels a lot more like St. Louis than Indy does. In fact, I look at Milwaukee in many ways, in addition to Cleveland and Cincinnati, as being the most similar fellow Midwestern cities to my own midwestern city of St. Louis.
Location: Jefferson City 4 days a week, St. Louis 3 days a week
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Really? That's like associating MKE with Scott Walker.
Actually, it isn't, and he's right. Indy's political leanings are fairly similar to that of Indiana. Both Indy and Indiana have been historically more to the right, MUCH moreso than Wisconsin, which leans pretty hard to the left.
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