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a continent is a large mass of land and there is no part where north and south America are separate its technically one big continent known as America. kinda like how europe and Asia is also considered Eurasia.
However you wish to interpret that particular point, that's not the overall point I was making anyway. "America," as far as this thread is concerned, is shorthand for the United States of America.
However you wish to interpret that particular point, that's not the overall point I was making anyway. "America," as far as this thread is concerned, is shorthand for the United States of America.
i know lol i just couldnt think of anything else to say for thus thread XD
a continent is a large mass of land and there is no part where north and south America are separate its technically one big continent known as America.
I think not. Unless you're conceding that Africa isn't a stand-alone continent either, since it is technically joined to Asia (and, indirectly to Europe). In which case I'd argue that the term "continent" has ceased to have meaning.
I think not. Unless you're conceding that Africa isn't a stand-alone continent either, since it is technically joined to Asia (and, indirectly to Europe). In which case I'd argue that the term "continent" has ceased to have meaning.
u can argue that urself. u cant say the word continent has no ceased to have meaning. it has just changed its definition. kinda like planet has, pluto is no longer one because they changed the definition but no one says planet has ceased to have meaning.:P to me it seems to be based on ur opinion and how you want to view things.
It's nice that you think Pittsburgh is unique. I'm sure there are great and distinct qualities, many of which you display in your post. However, the OP called for America's most unique cities. There is no freaking way that Pittsburgh, by any stretch of the imagination-- is going to be included in a top 5 list. You said, "Unique is a city with its completely own individual style." Sorry, but to the general man on the street and popular imagination-- it's not much different than Cleveland, Buffalo, Detroit or Cincinnati. Now you and I know it is (steel history, industrialization, Carnegie Mellon, westward expansion, etc.), but to the common person-- no.
And as far as comparing to cities which I left out (Chicago, Philadelphia, DC), it's not even in the same ballpark. This is a totally subjective thread. I wouldn't get too worked up about it.
Come on man. Heinz ketchup came out of Pittsburg. That's unique in the entire world. There is no other kinds once you've tasted Heinz.
Serously I've been in most Big US cities and I find Pittsburg is like no other place. Just like the ketchup. LOL
How can you say SF is not more unique than LA. Let's see the iconic places that make the cities unique
SF
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Golden Gate Bridge .. no explanation required
San Francisco Fog (makes the city mysterious) .. name another city with Fog like this
Transamerica Pyramid
Alcatraz .. only Cape town probably has a prison in the sea, but nothing as famous and recogonizable as the Rock
Crooked Street .. no explanation required
Coit Tower
Bay Bridge
Alamo Square - Victorian houses (thanks to Full House)
Sutro Tower
LA
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Hollywood Sign
LA Smog (But some of the Texan cities, Atlanta compete with LA)
Hollywood Blvd which includes the Walk of Fame, the Chinese Maan theatre, Kodak theatre
Universal Studios
Location: in the sun with all shadows behind me, in a small town with no "culture" to malign me
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If we are talking larger cities, then...
San Fran
New Orleans
New York City
Las Vegas
L.A./Hollywood
These are the purest of the pure when you are talking about "unique"
Any other city could easlily be seen as a "knock off" or lesser version of one of these.
There are hundreds of unique smaller cities and towns. Too many to name.
Palm Trees? Is that a landmark? The whole entire state of California has Palm Trees (Yes even SF) so I really wouldn't count that one.
lol! Even Houston and the Texas coast has palm trees!
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