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View Poll Results: Are these 7 more on the international stage than the other cities of North America?
Yes! 65 91.55%
Nahhh, I don't agree with this for whatever reason 6 8.45%
Voters: 71. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-04-2012, 10:56 AM
 
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It's funny how Americans in this thread are under the illusion their cities are more diverse than Toronto! In reality, Toronto is 2 times more diverse than NYC which is one of the US's most diverse cities. Fact check please!
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Old 06-04-2012, 11:21 AM
 
Location: In the heights
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It's funny how Americans in this thread are under the illusion their cities are more diverse than Toronto! In reality, Toronto is 2 times more diverse than NYC which is one of the US's most diverse cities. Fact check please!
Toronto is a very diverse city, but there are a few odds and ends that bear repeating. NYC is far larger, so in absolute numbers it's not even close. Also for NYC and many east coast cities, Puerto Ricans are not considered foreign-born despite coming from very different cultures. For the US overall, the demographic changes/diversity started much earlier than Canada and so there are a lot more second-generation and third-generation immigrants which would not count as foreign-born but are still very much a part of their ethnic community. Also, if we were to use Canada's visible minority metrics for the US, there are several major cities in the US that would have higher or about equal percentages compared to Toronto.
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Old 06-04-2012, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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It's funny how Americans in this thread are under the illusion their cities are more diverse than Toronto! In reality, Toronto is 2 times more diverse than NYC which is one of the US's most diverse cities. Fact check please!
Indeed. You need to check your facts as well.

The Toronto CMA is has a lower percentage of visible minorities than Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco, Dallas, New York, Washington DC and maybe even several other US metro regions.

42.9% is very impressive, but the US actually has major metro regions with no racial majority at all, and others such as NY which are right at 50/50
Racial demographics of Toronto (CMA): 42.9% visible minorities « Restructure!
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Old 06-04-2012, 03:09 PM
 
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^ It makes a difference in how you break it all down. For example, the city of Detroit is over 80% visible minority, but it's nowhere close to being as diverse as the city of Toronto which is over 50% visible minority, mainly because in Detroit that 80% figure is made up almost exclusively of African Americans.

Toronto is also over 50% foreign born, and those people come from right across the globe, not mainly one or two countries.
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Old 06-04-2012, 03:33 PM
 
Location: where u wish u lived
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I went ahead and added a poll, I strongly encourage more participation in regards this topic.

It's a great topic in my opinion, well personally any conversation about global or international is awesome.
You can't possibly think some of these cities are international since some have freeways running through them right Dannyy boy
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Old 06-04-2012, 03:43 PM
 
Location: Not where I want to be
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You can't possibly think some of these cities are international since some have freeways running through them right Dannyy boy
What? I think all seven are international. How are things going for you Carlos?
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Old 06-04-2012, 03:59 PM
 
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1. NYC
2. MC, LA, Chicago
3. Toronto, SF, DC
Seems legit but i think toronto is in second tier. Its the premier city of canada and has a GDP larger than chicago so it should be at second tier.
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Old 06-04-2012, 04:07 PM
 
Location: where u wish u lived
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On aggregate...

1. NYC


2A. Chicago
2B. Los Angeles

3A. Washington DC
3B. Toronto

4. Bay Area

5. Mexico City
LOL in your dreams Pedro, in your dreams
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Old 06-04-2012, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Hell, NY
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TOTAL GDP: NY, LA, DC, SF, Chicago, MEX, Toronto

PRIVATE INDUSTRY GDP: NY, LA, SF, Chicago, DC, MEX, Toronto

Per Capita GDP: SF, DC, NY, Chicago, LA, Toronto, MEX

Maximum area population: MEX, NY, LA, Chicago, DC, SF

URBAN AREA DENSITY PPSM: MEX, LA, Toronto, SF, NY, Chicago, DC

DOWNTOWN VIBRANCY: MEX, NY, Chicago, Toronto, SF, LA, DC

DOWNTOWN AMENITIES: NY, Chicago, SF, Toronto, LA, MEX, DC

International connection (finance, film, tech, logistics, things like this): NY, LA, SF, Toronto, MEX, DC, Chicago

Population that is Foreign Born: Toronto, LA, SF, NY, DC, Chicago, MEX

Diversity: That's a tough one. Honestly I think its a 4-way tie between LA, NY, SF and Toronto.

Port (air, land, sea): NY, LA, Chicago, SF, DC, Toronto, MEX

Global companies: NY, SF, Chicago, LA, Toronto, DC, MEX

Combined Corporate Revenue: NY, SF, Toronto, Chicago, LA, MEX, DC

Infrastructure: NY, MEX, Chicago, Toronto, LA, DC, SF

Educational Institutions: NY, SF, LA, Chicago, DC, Toronto, MEX


For maximum area population, NYC is more poplulous than Mexico city. Only one other city has more in their csa. Two if you count Tokyo.

Urban area density you got all wrong. If we're talking city alone it would be NYC and MExico. You can't tell me San Fran, Chicago, Toronto and D.C. have more people per square mile. That is asinine.

Otherwise your list is ok. But those two categories are really off.
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Old 06-04-2012, 05:12 PM
 
Location: South South Jersey
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Mexico City and Washington DC kill Chicago in every category. SO Chicago is at the way bottom of everything.
Um, I'll just pretend this was written sarcastically so my poor forehead is spared a smack.
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