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NYC and Chicago feel more 'international' than 'American.' Skyscraper metropolises may have been the marvel of the modern world in the 1920's but in 2013 it's not such a big deal anymore. LA projects a Hollywood glamorized version of America, not the real America. DC's architecture draws heavily from foreign influences. San Diego is a nice place but not exceptionally different from the many sun and beach cities around the world. Never been to Dallas, Philly or Atlanta. My vote goes to either Boston or SF, with the edge to Boston because of its history. I feel like these two cities have a 'feel' that can't be reproduced anywhere else.
I live in Seattle but my vote goes to Chicago. Chicago has always felt like the most american city to me. As a sports fan I would say that a St. Louis Cardinals game in St. Louis and a Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field feels the most American to me.
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I voted for Dallas in the poll, but I think Indy is the most "American" because Dalls is in Texas and they are also extrememely loyal to the Republic of Texas, and if it came down to it, lots of Texans would be happy if Texas was once again it's own country.
You can't get much more American than Indianapolis. No divided loyalties there. The people are very patriotic there and American flags are everywhere you look.
I lived there in the 70's and it was very white and black, with very few foreigners and you never ever heard anybody speak in a different language other than Hoosier English, except in the summer time when Mexican migrants would come to Indiana to pick tomatoes, they'd get lots of dirty looks for speaking Spanish instead of English.
Not removing your hat or your cap and not placing your right hand over your heart during the playing of the "Star Spangled Banner" could get you into a fight.
When I lived in Indiana, I took a lot of crap because I drove a Volkswagen Bug instead of an American made car. And they were very serious about it.
That part of Indiana is ferociously American. Now I don't know if that attitude is as much American as it is Redneck but that's how it was back then and I imagine it's pretty much the same way now, although there are many more Hispanics than there was in the 70's.
P.S. An after-thought - I remember very well in high school in 1973, I had an English teacher who said that any teacher who abbreviates the U.S. instead of spelling out the words "United States" has no business teaching school, and she wasn't the only one who felt that way.
Like I said, you can't get much more American than that.
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I voted for Dallas in the poll, but I think Indy is the most "American" because Dalls is in Texas and they are also extrememely loyal to the Republic of Texas, and if it came down to it, lots of Texans would be happy if Texas was once again it's own country.
A lot of Texans, but not most Texans. The loud outspoken minority in Texas that always talks about secession definitely doesn't represent Texas as a whole. Texans are just more loyal to their home state than most other states in the US, and that's not a bad thing. Texans are patriotic to the US, with Texas being right behind in importance.
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