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It is sound business sense to be cordial to a paying customer. There's a difference between indifference and just plain rude and hostile behavior in people.
I agree. It sounds like the people you have to deal with need some customer service training.
Pittsburgh seems more scenic and safer to me, but St. Louis is more exciting. I take St. Louis by the slimmest of margins, but I think both cities are fantastic and hope they're on their way to getting even better.
Also, whoever said St. Louis' literary figures need Mark Twain (and a stretch) to come out on top is dead wrong. St. Louis has been host to writers that have dominated American literature. You have the three heavyweights of Tennessee Williams, T.S. Eliot, and William S. Burroughs (each of them individually would be significant) followed by a host of lesser luminaries.
Also, whoever said St. Louis' literary figures need Mark Twain (and a stretch) to come out on top is dead wrong. St. Louis has been host to writers that have dominated American literature. You have the three heavyweights of Tennessee Williams, T.S. Eliot, and William S. Burroughs (each of them individually would be significant) followed by a host of lesser luminaries.
Didn't they all leave StL to become famous elsewhere? For that matter, Twain didn't get famous until he left Missouri, I don't think.
I do hate the drive between St. Louis and Kansas City.
We know. We have your license plate number and we throw up all those billboards and uncover all the potholes just for you. You're really gonna hate it when we re-route I-70 north of Columbia and there won't be any gas stations or even chain restaurants for miles and miles and miles and....
Seriously, it IS dreary, even for an interstate. And that's sayin' somethin'. But at least we locals know the secret places to pull off and get non-chain, decent food.
Pittsburgh is quite the interesting city and has been making great strides over the past few years at reinventing their economy. Pittsburgh and St. Louis share a number of similarities. I have never been to Pittsburgh, but it will be on my list of places to visit in the future.
I think that these two cities are very comparable in almost all aspects. Both were once invested heavily in manufacturing and now have developed a very diverse economy. Both have managed to revitalize their downtown areas. I think STL edges PITT in the history department, music scene, and famous poets, authors, and musicians. My goal is to make it to Pitt in the next two years to learn more about it.
St. Louis definitely. St. Louis has a lot more going for it right now than Pittsburgh does. The city has a better housing situation, it is doing better economically, it is in a much more preferrable location than Pittsburgh. St. Louis is beginning to leave its Rustbelt identity behind, while Pittsburgh apparantly still seems stuck in the past.
(1) There really is nothing wrong with Pittsburgh's housing situation...we had no boom, we had no bust; housing is cheap and often times very nice. (2) Concerning location, I guess this is a matter of opinion, but I'd have to go with Pittsburgh all the way. I mean common! We're 6 hours or less to:
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington DC
Baltimore
Toronto
Detroit
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Buffalo
(3) How are we still stuck as a rustbelt city? Pittsburgh's economy shifted to education, health care, technology and finance long ago.
St. Louis definitely. St. Louis has a lot more going for it right now than Pittsburgh does. The city has a better housing situation, it is doing better economically, it is in a much more preferrable location than Pittsburgh. St. Louis is beginning to leave its Rustbelt identity behind, while Pittsburgh apparantly still seems stuck in the past.
better location? Pittsburgh you can make a day trip to NYC, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Monstreal, Philly, etc....
How it hasn't made a great impression on you is beyond me. Kansas City will never measure up to St. Louis in my opinion.
Cuz your opinion, like everyone is biased...
KC is far superior to STL... u guys have a nice half mcdonalds logo... wee
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