Greatest influence on the U.S.A., New York City or Los Angeles? (living, state)

[SunGrins]

NYC -- LA surrenders...No contest

[N610DL]

Originally Posted by cityKing

New York has greater everything. CA is going bankrupt and people are moving out.

????

Didn't Florida become the 3rd most populous state in the US as a result of NYer's flocking away from their home state?

[Trafalgar Law]

Not to nitpick but the San Francisco Bay Area is the video game development capital of the United States and the World at-large.

Video Game Development:
- San Francisco Bay Area: 231
- Greater Los Angeles: 167
- Greater Seattle: 102
- Greater Austin: 76
- Greater New York: 59
- Greater Boston: 50
- Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex: 36
- Greater Chicago: 34
- Greater Washington, D.C.: 30
- Greater Orlando: 29
- Greater San Diego: 26
- Greater Philadelphia: 21
- Research Triangle Region: 20
- Greater Portland: 19
- Greater Denver: 19
- Greater Atlanta: 19
- Twin Cities Area: 17
- Southeast Florida: 13
- Greater Salt Lake City: 13
- Greater Phoenix: 12
- Greater Detroit-Ann Arbor: 11
- Greater Indianapolis: 11
- Madison: 10
- Greater Houston: 9
- Greater Nashville: 5
- Greater Tucson: 4
- Greater Columbus: 4
- Greater New Orleans: 2

Some other North American cities:
- Greater Vancouver: 67
- Greater Toronto Area: 54
- Greater Montreal: 52
- Greater Mexico City: 10
- Greater Ottawa: 10
- Quebec City: 7
- Greater Edmonton: 6
- Greater Guadalajara: 4
- Greater Monterrey: 2
- Greater Calgary: 1

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[Mwahfromtheheart]

That's a pretty neat statistic. Steam-indie culture!

[Trafalgar Law]

Sorry posted that in the wrong New York-Los Angeles thread.

[nslander]

Originally Posted by N610DL

????

Didn't Florida become the 3rd most populous state in the US as a result of NYer's flocking away from their home state?

But Miami is the same region as NYC, so it's pretty much the same.

Just like a multi-billion dollar budget surplus translates directly into "going into bankruptcy". You just have to want it enough.

[N610DL]

Originally Posted by nslander

But Miami is the same region as NYC, so it's pretty much the same.

Just like a multi-billion dollar budget surplus translates directly into "going into bankruptcy". You just have to want it enough.

Miami is not the same region as NYC. Looking at a map -- Florida is the Southeast, NYC is Mid-Atlantic. They are over 1,000 miles apart.

[nslander]

Originally Posted by N610DL

Miami is not the same region as NYC. Looking at a map -- Florida is the Southeast, NYC is Mid-Atlantic. They are over 1,000 miles apart.

Thanks champ.

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by Mwahfromtheheart

I am not from nor have I ever been to L.A. so I couldn't comment on what it is like to live in L.A. - I posed that L.A. has been the manufacturer for culture we see across the USA. I once abbreviated L.A. culture to mean the mass media that we see coming from Hollywood to the USA, and it was in error.

Also, beautiful girl behind the bar was very much a placement for a very played out routine: slapstick / sex comedy involving hot women. When I made the comment, I was thinking of Lip Sync Battle in particular.

The discussion is the influence in which these two cities have on the nation - well, that's the influence that everybody perceives. It's like saying "What has a better party scene, New Orleans or Denver?" Well where are people's minds going to go?! Denver has more to offer than pot, NOLA has more to offer than booze ... but that's what's gonna dominate the discussion.

Yeah everything here is pretty true. Didn't want to come off as cranky, just giving some perspective about what it is like to live here (from an admittedly young, and *sigh* hipster-ish perspective).

Never heard of Lip Sync Battle though.

[munchitup]

Originally Posted by nslander

Thanks champ.

hah. hah. hah.

Regarding video games, since it got brought up - it is no surprise the Bay Area is a leader but LA does pretty well too. My friend works in the industry for a prominent video game console manufacturer (works on the console-specific games) and he is constantly down in LA.

If only Pasadena and Santa Monica were not on opposite sides of the planet.