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Old 04-30-2020, 10:21 AM
 
Location: Chicago, IL
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Railroads - Chicago
Ports - Los Angeles/Long Beach
Flat - Omaha
Mountains - Denver
Ocean - Miami
Lake - Chicago
Country - Nashville
Hipster - Portland
Gay - San Francisco
Black - Atlanta
Hispanic - LA
Asian - SF Bay Area/San Gabriel Valley
White - Pittsburgh
Churches - Dallas
Homemakers - Long Island
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Detroit
Sterile - Charlotte
Military - San Diego
Celebrities - LA
Pretentious - NYC
Midwestern - Indianapolis
Southern - New Orleans
Western - SF
Northeastern - Boston
Tech - Silicon Valley
Industry - Hollywood ("The Industry")
Pizza - NYC
Chicken - Nashville
Sushi - Honolulu
Doughnuts - Boston
Snow - Boston
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Yuma, AZ
Cloudy - Seattle
Cold - Minneapolis
Humid - Houston
Historic - Boston
Sprawl - Dallas
Rock - Memphis
Rap - Chicago
Global - NYC
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Old 04-30-2020, 10:43 AM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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Railroads - Kansas City
Ports - Long Beach/Los Angeles
Flat - Oklahoma City
Mountains - Salt Lake City
Ocean - San Diego
Lake - Chicago
Country - Nashville
Hipster - Brooklyn
Gay - San Francisco
Black - Atlanta
Hispanic - Los Angeles
Asian - San Francisco
White - Salt Lake City
Churches - Birmingham
Homemakers - Minneapolis
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Baltimore
Sterile - Salt Lake City
Military - San Diego
Celebrities - Los Angeles
Pretentious - Boston
Midwestern - Chicago
Southern - New Orleans
Western - Cheyenne
Northeastern - Boston
Tech - San Jose
Industry - Detroit
Pizza - New York City
Chicken - Memphis
Sushi - Honolulu
Doughnuts - Los Angeles
Snow - Buffalo
Rain - Hilo
Sunny - Palm Springs
Cloudy - Seattle
Cold - Chicago
Humid - Orlando
Historic - Boston
Sprawl - Atlanta
Rock - Los Angeles
Rap - Los Angeles
Global - New York City
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Old 04-30-2020, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Greater Orlampa CSA
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Railroads: Baltimore
Ports: Portland (ME)
Flat: Topeka (even though I know FL is flatter... KS still comes to mind)
Mountains: Denver (I know, again.. but I'm not cheating, literally just first thing that pops into my head
Ocean: Miami Beach
Lake: Milwaukee (sorta random I guess)
Country: Bluefield, WV
Hipster: Brooklyn
Gay: San Francisco
Black: Atlanta
Hispanic: El Paso
Asian: Seattle
White: Indianapolis
Churches: Dubuque, IA
Homemakers: Raleigh
Colleges: Boston
Crime: Baltimore
Sterile: Fort Lauderdale
Military: San Diego
Celebities: Los Angeles
Pretentious: Austin (weird, because people didn't actually seem pretentious there lol)
Midwestern: Detroit
Southern: Nashville
Western: Portland
Northeastern: Washington DC (don't I know it's less NE than other places and almost borderline southern geographically-still, that IS what came to mind.
Tech: Mountain View, CA
Industry: Pittsburgh
Pizza: New Haven
Chicken: Nashville
Sushi: Oakland (?) maybe my brain somehow perceived the sushi culture being strong there due to lower prices and proximity to SF lol
Doughnuts: Portland
Snow: Cleveland : )
Rain: Seattle
Sunny: Yuma
Cloudy: Portland (ME)
Cold: Chicago
Humid: New Orleans
Historic: Philadelphia
Sprawl: Houston
Rock: Cleveland (lol, I'm biased)
Rap: Chicago
Global: New York City
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Old 04-30-2020, 11:46 AM
 
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Borntoolate85 View Post
In this thread, I'd like for you to name the first city that comes to mind when you think of each of these words as listed below. Hopefully, this will provide an interesting mix of words where one or just a few cities dominate, whereas a wide variety is present for others. In the future, I may add a second round with new words if this thread's popular. Of course, use all of North America.
Railroads- Chicago (Atlanta behind that)
Ports- LA/Long Beach
Flat- OKC
Mountains- Denver
Ocean- LA
Lake- Chicago
Country- Nashville
Hipster- Portland
Gay- SF
Black- Atlanta
Hispanic- LA
Asian- SF
White- Portland
Colleges- Boston
Crime- Detroit
Sterile- Vancouver
Military- San Diego
Celebities- LA
Pretentious- LA
Midwestern- Chicago
Southern- Atlanta
Western- LA
Northeastern- Boston
Tech- SF
Industry-
Pizza- NYC (Chicago)
Chicken- none
Sushi- LA
Doughnuts-LA
Snow- Rochester
Rain- Hilo
Sunny- San Diego (Phoenix/Vegas too)
Cloudy- Seattle
Cold- Minneapolis
Humid- Houston (Miami)
Historic- New Orleans
Sprawl- LA
Rock- none
Rap- NYC
Global- NYC
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Old 04-30-2020, 11:50 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Boston Shudra View Post
Railroads - New Orleans
Hispanic - San Diego
Oddly enough, San Diego isn't actually that hispanic considering it's on the border. Only like 31%...only 1% higher than NYC and Chicago. Way less than Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, etc.

It also popped into my head even though I'm well aware of this fact
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Old 04-30-2020, 11:55 AM
 
Location: West Seattle
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With no repeats:

Railroads: Chicago
Ports: Tacoma
Flat: Orlando
Mountains: Denver
Ocean: Corpus Christi
Lake: Madison, WI
Country: Reno
Hipster: Cincinnati
Gay: San Francisco
Black: Memphis
Hispanic: El Paso
Asian: Las Vegas
White: Portland, OR
Churches: Colorado Springs
Homemakers: Salt Lake City
Colleges: Boston
Crime: Baltimore
Sterile: Missoula
Military: Virginia Beach
Celebities: Los Angeles
Pretentious: Dallas
Midwestern: Milwaukee
Southern: Birmingham
Western: Boise
Northeastern: Philadelphia
Tech: Austin
Industry: Cleveland
Pizza: New Haven
Chicken: Louisville
Sushi: Honolulu
Doughnuts: Terre Haute, IN (Square Donuts!)
Snow: Minneapolis
Rain: Seattle
Sunny: Tucson
Cloudy: Portland, ME
Cold: Fargo
Humid: Jacksonville
Historic: New Orleans
Sprawl: Phoenix
Rock: Detroit
Rap: Atlanta
Global: NYC
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Old 04-30-2020, 12:00 PM
 
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Railroads- Chicago
Ports- Miami
Flat- Orlando
Mountains- Denver
Ocean- Miami
Lake- Chicago
Country- Atlanta
Hipster- Austin
Gay- Orlando
Black- Atlanta
Hispanic- Miami
Asian- San Francisco
White- Denver
Churches- Charlottesville
Homemakers- ?
Colleges- Boston
Crime- Baltimore
Sterile- ?
Military- Jacksonville
Celebities- LA
Pretentious- Miami
Midwestern- Chicago
Southern- Atlanta
Western- Portland
Northeastern- Boston
Tech- Austin
Industry- ?
Pizza- New York City
Chicken- ?
Sushi- San Francisco
Doughnuts- ?
Snow- Chicago
Rain- Seattle
Sunny- Phoenix
Cloudy- Seattle
Cold- Chicago
Humid- Miami
Historic- Philadelphia
Sprawl- Atlanta
Rock- Denver
Rap- New York City
Global- New York City
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Old 04-30-2020, 12:05 PM
 
Location: Terramaria
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Great responses so far! I'll post mine right now.

Railroads - Philadelphia
Ports - New Orleans
Flat - Kansas City
Mountains - Denver
Ocean - Atlantic City
Lake - Minneapolis
Country - Nashville
Hipster - Portland
Gay - West Hollywood
Black - Detroit
Hispanic - San Antonio
Asian - Vancouver
White - Madison
Churches - Atlanta
Homemakers - Cary
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Baltimore
Sterile - Raleigh
Military - Norfolk
Celebrities - LA
Pretentious - NYC
Midwestern - Des Moines
Southern - Richmond
Western - Denver
Northeastern - NYC
Tech - San Jose
Industry - Pittsburgh
Pizza - NYC
Chicken - Louisville
Sushi - LA
Doughnuts - LA
Snow - Buffalo
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Phoenix
Cloudy - Cleveland
Cold - Fargo
Humid - Miami
Historic - Williamsburg
Sprawl - Atlanta
Rock - Los Angeles
Rap - NYC
Global - NYC
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Old 04-30-2020, 12:12 PM
 
Location: Miami (prev. NY, Atlanta, SF, OC and San Diego)
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Here goes:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Borntoolate85 View Post
In this thread, I'd like for you to name the first city that comes to mind when you think of each of these words as listed below. Hopefully, this will provide an interesting mix of words where one or just a few cities dominate, whereas a wide variety is present for others. In the future, I may add a second round with new words if this thread's popular. Of course, use all of North America.


Railroads: Chicago
Ports: Long Beach/LA
Flat: Everglades, FL
Mountains: Denver (SLC)
Ocean: Miami
Lake: Chicago
Country: Nashville
Hipster: Williamsburg, NY
Gay: SF
Black: Detroit (Atlanta)
Hispanic: Miami
Asian: SF
White: SLC
Churches: Knoxville, TN
Homemakers ??
Colleges: Boston
Crime: Chicago
Sterile: Orange County, CA (Boca Raton)
Military: West Point, NY; San Diego, Norfolk, VA
Celebrities: LA
Pretentious
Midwestern: Des Moines
Southern: Atlanta
Western: Monument Valley (Grand Canyon, Telluride)
Northeastern: NYC
Tech: Palo Alto / San Jose
Industry
Pizza: NYC
Chicken
Sushi
Doughnuts: Boston/Quincy
Snow: Buffalo
Rain: Seattle
Sunny: Phoenix
Cloudy: Juneau
Cold: Fargo
Humid: Houston
Historic: Williamsburg, VA (Washington DC)
Sprawl: LA
Rock
Rap
Global: NYC

Last edited by elchevere; 04-30-2020 at 12:31 PM..
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Old 04-30-2020, 12:29 PM
 
Location: (six-cent-dix-sept)
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similar:
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