Most Bashed Cities!! (best, compare, bigger, smog)

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by polo89

I see what you mean. Everyone goes to Walmart and it's always packed as if there arent any other stores for them to go to. I understand what you mean in that aspect. It's typical suburban living. So i'll give you a point for that. that gets boring. BUT, as false as this may sound, same could be said for NYC. If you live on a certain block that is close to a certain restaurant or club or store, wouldnt you see alot of people in those same places. Are there no waits in NYC? And I dont know about you, but me personally, I can get just as confused and maybe walking into the wrong brownstone on a typical street in NYC. What I mean is, the same way every cookiecutter looks the same, in MY eyes every brownstone looks the same. And everything in Columbia may ne cookie cutter, but there are different sunbelt sprawly cities with really artistic, DIVERSE, urban, housing areas(HOU, MIA, LA, ATL, DAL ect, ect)

of course there is waits. but is it a wait a chain restaurant that you can eat anywhere in the u.s. or is it a really good local restaurant possibly known on a national leve

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by sweetclimber

Houston and Los Angeles are generally hated by people who...

A) are jealous
B) people that have never been there and...
C) people that have actually lived in them and did not like them (these are a small minority, this group)

Other cities that are bashed alot, also for no good reason are Dallas, Atlanta, Buffalo and Philly

sorry. I have never met or overheard one person that seemed jealous of houston

are you serious?

[NYC1DAY]

Originally Posted by DeaconJ

And now, a realistic view of Columbia, SC...


Not Walmart, Not a Strip Mall

Cloud 9 on Gervais Street on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgretchen/2517952224/ - broken link) American Apparel store, Columbia, SC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodneypatrick/196715297/ - broken link)



GervaisandPark on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10434145@N05/888347675/ - broken link) Sylvan Brothers building in Columbia on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/reindeerhelmet/2933032841/in/set-72157602295702919/ - broken link)




Not Chili's, Not a Strip Mall

Capitol Restaurant on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustytanton/2096030655/ - broken link) Along Gervais St on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tgretchen/2517166635/in/set-72157605230130661/ - broken link)



Kress building, Columbia, SC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustytanton/1698515084/ - broken link) Main St., Columbia, SC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/amberlrhea/2096180627/ - broken link)



Edna's in columbia on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/19218669@N00/2313833848/ - broken link) SC Restaurant on Flickr - Photo Sharing!



Bar None, Columbia SC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64966601@N00/2166562687/ - broken link) Art Bar - Columbia, SC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmcnicholas/1468318645/ - broken link)



Motor Supply Co., 920 Bistro sign on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rustytanton/2096056895/in/set-72157603410948153/ - broken link)




Wet Willie's Columbia on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29852758@N08/3042905798/in/set-72157608914202594/ - broken link) Piggy Park on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29852758@N08/3024261886/in/set-72157608914202594/ - broken link)




Not Cookie-Cuttter, Not the Same

Home in Columbia SC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24954884@N06/2354253435/ - broken link) rhapsody on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodlewis/1507729613/ - broken link)



One Block Skyline on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dantzlermplan/2096003651/ - broken link) Palnetto Candy & Tobacco Company on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/amberlrhea/2096157673/ - broken link)



lakeside house on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joemorrisbuilders/157047453/ - broken link) 1607 "C" Avenue, West Columbia SC 29169 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/southern-visions/3309881310/ - broken link)



Hampton Preston Mansion on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc50/231459619/in/set-72157594167781057/ - broken link) NEW HOME, WALES GARDEN APTS, COLUMBIA. SC on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8567152@N08/2782153054/ - broken link)



McKissick Museum on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc50/395803929/in/set-72157594167781057/ - broken link)



African American History Monument on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc50/233298967/in/set-72157594167781057/ - broken link) Kershaw House on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc50/189708656/in/set-72157594167781057/ - broken link)



Longstreet Theatre on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/willhood/2370392436/ - broken link) downtown columbia on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorimscd/209387433/ - broken link)



palmetto building on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsidenut/3345901525/ - broken link)



Palmetto Building and ugly Wachovia building on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/amberlrhea/2096180335/ - broken link) http://www.flickr.com/photos/10434145@N05/1352933739/



JusticeSquare on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10434145@N05/1353821960/ - broken link) HamptonSt on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10434145@N05/1352933509/ - broken link)



Columbia, SC Tapp's Dept Store on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/174189650/ - broken link)

Deacon J,

You can find a picture of anything to support a opinion on any subject

I can say that detroit is crime free and then post a picture of a street with little activity or of the skyline

however, everyone knows that detroit has a lot of crime.

Who are you trying to fool with those pics?

The pics looked liked the same ones that you posted of little rock

I will break down those pics for you.

The publix building was abandoned and not used until about 3 years ago
Big deal it is a old building turned into a grocery store

You posted a picture of a restaruant sign to come for BBQ. How is that unique?

I have been to Wet Willies, Bar None, Jillians and Art Bar. Those places suck and the buildgins are anywhere u.s.a.

Actually, there is not one buildging in ANY of those pics that you can not find anywhere u.s.a.

They looked like the same buildgins in little rock

[tmac9wr]

I voted Los Angeles and Chicago to be two of the most bashed cities on this forum...although it seems a lot of the time it's LA forumers bashing Chicago and Chicago forumers bashing LA.

[sxrckr]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

sorry. I have never met or overheard one person that seemed jealous of houston

are you serious?

I've heard plenty of people jealous of its growth, its job market, its success, its attracting of NASA and the Texas Medical Center.

[bchris02]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

sorry. I have never met or overheard one person that seemed jealous of houston

are you serious?

I am jealous of Houston. Sure it has a massive sprawl problem, but it also has culture, vibrant neighborhoods, diversity, attractions, nightlife for any lifestyle preference, etc. You can't say that about some place like Little Rock or Charleston, SC.

[Oildog]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

sorry. I have never met or overheard one person that seemed jealous of houston

are you serious?

Houston isnt a bad town...very affordable, diverse employment base, no state tax...many much worse places to live. As for bashing...Detroit, Newark, Atlanta and Miami are cities I've been to that I would not want to live.

[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by Oildog

Houston isnt a bad town...very affordable, diverse employment base, no state tax...many much worse places to live. As for bashing...Detroit, Newark, Atlanta and Miami are cities I've been to that I would not want to live.

The thread isn't inviting you to bash...but I see you did anyway, and some of the very cities that are bashed the most. Way to be like everyone else!

[adavi215]

I agree with Atlanta getting bashed. Overall, the South as a region gets little if any love.

[sweetclimber]

Originally Posted by NYC1DAY

sorry. I have never met or overheard one person that seemed jealous of houston

are you serious?

Yes, because of the economy, the growth, the fact that a city like Houston is catching up to the leaders.

These things make some people on CD very insecure and mad (not you because you don't bash Houston)