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Well by virtue of all the local brainwashing i'm often subjected to, I am supposed to say Chicago.
But I cant say that because there's too much copycatting here with the city planning, restaurants, architecture, parks......
I think the truly unique places in Ameirca are:
new orleans
san francisco
key west
new york
If you put a small city/like Key West on the list, we'll end up with a long list. It's def unique but this thread took a direction toward big cities. There are many unique places around the size of Key West... Perhaps we should split the thread...
[quote=jonjj;11825083]Unique is a very subjective term depending on your life experiences. Most "unique" cities to me are not found in the US. Places like Quito, Ecuador or Istanbul, Turkey are unique to me. Even Quebec City in Canada is more unique to me than most of the US.
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Obviously foreign cities are going to feel unique to you... You're American. And Im sure the opposite applies.
Unique is a very subjective term depending on your life experiences. Most "unique" cities to me are not found in the US. Places like Quito, Ecuador or Istanbul, Turkey are unique to me. Even Quebec City in Canada is more unique to me than most of the US.
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Obviously foreign cities are going to feel unique to you... You're American. And Im sure the opposite applies.
That's a good point although not what I meant when I wrote it. I particularly mentioned those two over let's say London or Paris because I really found them to be unique in an international sense. I also find some American cities to be unique in an international sense. I love many cities including my hometown but they may not necessarily be unique. But, it's a subjective term so what I may find unique, another may not.
That's a good point although not what I meant when I wrote it. I particularly mentioned those two over let's say London or Paris because I really found them to be unique in an international sense. I also find some American cities to be unique in an international sense. I love many cities including my hometown but they may not necessarily be unique. But, it's a subjective term so what I may find unique, another may not.
ok. I would tend to agree with you. I thought you were just listing those as (random) examples of foriegn cities- but those places are quite unique.
Food: Cajun, Creole, French, Italian, American cuisine that combines more than one type on most occasions.
Music: Zydeco, Jazz, Southern Gospel, and Hip Hop have all been heavily influenced by New Orleans.
Geography: Situated below sea level, totoally surrounded by swamps, major port on the Mississippi River.
Architecture: French quarter Spanish influence where buildings are over 200 years old, 19th century Victorian Manisons of St. Charles Avenue and Garden District, Uptown and 9th ward Shotgun houses that cannot be found anywhere else in country, not to mention the historic plantations that surround the city.
Experiences very unique to the city: The voodoo culture, Gardi gras, Streetcars, the cajun culture where generations of people have been speaking French as a first language in a major American city, Being a predominantly Catholic city in in the Deep South Bible Belt.
Culture: Hatian, French, Spanish, African, American, all with particular dialects and accents unique to New Orleans and South Louisiana
Just the overall ambiance and experience of the city is unlike any place I have ever been, and I have been to every city listed in this poll.
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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The most unique city meaning a city that cannot be replicated;
1. New Orleans
2. Miami
3. NYC
4. Seattle
5. Las Vegas
^ Each of those cities are unique in their own way, they cannot be replicated, and they display their own kind of culture and have amenities that no other city can have.
Unique is something that is not emulated else where. New York, New Oreleans, Miami. I don't think SF is unique at all. Its like Seattle but with more ghetto people and bums and less clean air, poorer schools, and worse traffic. Portland is way more unique by light years, have you people seen how that city has turned around its public transit? Simply amazing. You want unique out west, go there.
Was that a very poor attempt at a Joke....FOMC..Falling Out Of My Chair......
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