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If you are talking about global political importance I would agree with the statement. The thing is about these three cities all being 'global' cities they each have areas where they are more globally prominent than the other. This makes it difficult to come up with an across the board one is more global than the other.
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Originally Posted by OyCrumbler
If we're talking about global prominence/importance, then it's DC by a large stretch.
SF is the tech headquarters of the world and a beloved international tourist destination
DC is the political capital of the world or at least western world
Toronto is the NYC of Canada
If you are talking about global political importance I would agree with the statement. The thing is about these three cities all being 'global' cities they each have areas where they are more globally prominent than the other. This makes it difficult to come up with an across the board one is more global than the other.
When it's the kind of disproportionate political importance that DC plays with all the various defense and other auxiliary industries that feed off of that, then there's a pretty solid argument for overall importance.
Toronto gets my vote.
Has very international feel about it.
Not sure about DC being capital of the free world....maybe London or Brussels or NYC
SFO, pretty setting, IMO not in same league.
DC is the capital of the United States. The United States is the biggest, most symbolic part of the "Free World". Therefore, DC is the "Capital of the Free World".
sf is the tech headquarters of the world and a beloved international tourist destination
dc is the political capital of the world or at least western world
toronto is the nyc of canada
For population use, there are no barometers so long as the United States, Canadian, or United Nations recognize that population is acceptable within any of their current definitions.
All three are global cities, to which extent? By that, which one is most, which one is least, and which one coasts through the middle overall?
For some criteria, you may cite plausible studies or you may choose to make your own arguments, albeit they must be supported with some backbone of facts. Some factors for your consideration could be within GDP, PPP (purchasing power parity), global influence, cultural influence, prominent industries, global link, collaborations with businesses offshores, so on. Be creative about it.
I'll leave the poll as multiple choice for those of you that may think it's a close call or that it could go any which way between multiple cities (or all for that matter). As for myself, I roughly consider them the same tier globally, so personally I'll be voting in all three.
DC is number one, it's the most influential city in the world. San Francisco and Toronto don't have representatives from every government on the planet negotiating deals that affect almost everyone in the world.
San Francisco is number two. Toronto comes in at third. In terms of global importance I think of Toronto as basically Philadelphia with a bigger stock exchange.
DC is number one, it's the most influential city in the world. San Francisco and Toronto don't have representatives from every government on the planet negotiating deals that affect almost everyone in the world.
San Francisco is number two. Toronto comes in at third. In terms of global importance I think of Toronto as basically Philadelphia with a bigger stock exchange.
Actually.... New York is the most influential city in the world.
In terms of global importance I think of Toronto as basically Philadelphia with a bigger stock exchange.
You might think that, but you would be incorrect.
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