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This board is one of my favorite wastes of time, and I find it very interesting to read the posts on the various discussions.
Not only do I learn about what makes some cities tick, I get to learn about what makes some people tick: Some don't like big cities while others couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Some can't stand winter while others embrace it. (I don't really get the widespread winterphobia among many Americans, though.) Some like quiet and solitude, others crowds and energy. Each region of the country has its partisans. And so on.
And it all comes out in that "Where Would You Rather Live? Game" especially.
To be honest, I love these city vs. city threads not necessarily because of the competition, but because I find it's a great way to learn about different places across the country. It's fun to learn each city's (perceived at least) strengths and weaknesses.
Dang now we have to sign autographs.. this is tough.
But in all seriousness, its a fun forum. Very insightful.. learned a lot about places I didnt even know existed.
For the record to answer the author of the VICE article's question.. Boston. Boston is king!
Too many squat turds.
Gimme Seattle's recent construction and i'll find a damn parcel in Boston
to plunk every damn one of 'em down on, and the result will be better then all.
Except a better, balanced City that embraces "iconic urbanity,' doesn't quite exist.
Every parcel is a special owner of some unique, grievance (case).
A cult of nimby's wealthy & poor, rich and old, radical and worse and worse still
has tainted the process, all but ruined it.
Too many squat turds.
Gimme Seattle's recent construction and i'll find a damn parcel in Boston
to plunk every damn one of 'em down on, and the result will be better then all.
Except a better, balanced City that embraces "iconic urbanity,' doesn't quite exist.
Every parcel is a special owner of some unique, grievance (case).
A cult of nimby's wealthy & poor, rich and old, radical and worse and worse still
has tainted the process, all but ruined it.
I was sarcastic lol. But yes, agree with line 1 and 2.
To be honest, I love these city vs. city threads not necessarily because of the competition, but because I find it's a great way to learn about different places across the country. It's fun to learn each city's (perceived at least) strengths and weaknesses.
It kind of did evolve into that. I didn’t think it would be a success because other forums had very similar sections of their forums and eliminated it for good reasons.
I'm always amazed by how much I've learned about cities I have very limited experience in or have never even been to. People often think I've lived in all of these different cities when in reality I just know quite a bit about them through these City v City threads lol.
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