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What is the image that pops into your head when you hear the names of these cities? Keep in mind I'm only 16 so a few of these may seem out of ignorance.
Atlanta, Ga. - A Black Falcon over a blurry skyline, The Olympics
Austin, Tex. - Redneck attire
Baltimore, Md. -Purple skyline
Boston, Mass. -Red brick buildings
Chicago, Ill. -Gritty sidewalks and downtown Chicago
Cleveland, Ohio -Drew Carry
Colorado Springs, Colo. -Springs and rocks
Columbus, Ohio -Atmosphere song that mentions Columbus
Dallas, Tex. -Cowboy
Denver, Colo. -Can't depict it exactly
Detroit, Mich. -Cars, dirty city, depression
Honolulu, Hawaii -Paradise
Houston, Tex. -NASA
Indianapolis, Ind. -Industrial type buildings
Jacksonville, Fla. -Beaches
Kansas City, Mo. -Atmosphere song
Las Vegas, Nev. -Casinos, Nightlife
Long Beach, Calif. -The OC TV show,Rich People
Los Angeles, Calif. -Palm Trees, Latino Gangs, Compton
Memphis, Tenn. -Small town, old western
Miami, Fla. -Beaches
Milwaukee, Wis. -Downtown Milwaukee
Minneapolis, Minn. -Lakes,Trees, the color blue
New Orleans, La. -Katrina, Harry C Jr.,Jazz
New York, N.Y. -Downtown NYC
Oakland, Calif. -The Bart Shootings
Oklahoma City, Okla. -Timothy McVay
Philadelphia, Pa. -Liberty Bell, Fresh Prince
Phoenix, Ariz. -The Sun, John McCain
Portland, Ore. -Minneapolis of the West Cost
St. Louis, Mo. -The Arch, Obama speaking there
San Antonio, Tex. -Not sure,
San Diego, Calif. -LT
San Francisco, Calif. -Bright, sunny, clean, Gay people
Seattle, Wash. -Frasier,The spire building
Washington, DC -Government, Ghettos
Last edited by LittleMathYou; 04-08-2009 at 08:18 PM..
wow jus a bit of ignorance! Gay people over the golden gate bridge in SF????? San Antonio and Nachos??? austin- redneck attire???
LOl at Oakland and the BART shootings tho!
Well a lot of the images in my head were enigmatic, so I just said something really simple hahah. Plus its just the very very first thing. How about you?
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Long Beach, Calif. -The OC TV show,Rich People
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Long Beach, CA is not in Orange County. It is in Los Angeles County, but borders Orange County. Also rich people is not all Long Beach, nor is it all of Orange County (which Long Beach isn't in). The coastal neighborhoods, especially Naples, Belmont Shore, etc... have many affluent families. There are many middle class neighborhoods and also some neighborhoods in the north away from the coast full of gangs and poverty.
Long Beach is actually one of the more diverse places in the country. 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% Asian, 4% other. USA Today calls it the most diverse city in the country, socioeconmically and ethnically.
Just thought I would correct one false "picture" for you.
Long Beach, CA is not in Orange County. It is in Los Angeles County, but borders Orange County. Also rich people is not all Long Beach, nor is it all of Orange County (which Long Beach isn't in). The coastal neighborhoods, especially Naples, Belmont Shore, etc... have many affluent families. There are many middle class neighborhoods and also some neighborhoods in the north away from the coast full of gangs and poverty.
Long Beach is actually one of the more diverse places in the country. 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% Asian, 4% other. USA Today calls it the most diverse city in the country, socioeconmically and ethnically.
Just thought I would correct one false "picture" for you.
I knew it wasn't the OC, but I didn't realize the diverse facts. Thanks.
Long Beach, CA is not in Orange County. It is in Los Angeles County, but borders Orange County. Also rich people is not all Long Beach, nor is it all of Orange County (which Long Beach isn't in). The coastal neighborhoods, especially Naples, Belmont Shore, etc... have many affluent families. There are many middle class neighborhoods and also some neighborhoods in the north away from the coast full of gangs and poverty.
Long Beach is actually one of the more diverse places in the country. 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% Asian, 4% other. USA Today calls it the most diverse city in the country, socioeconmically and ethnically.
Just thought I would correct one false "picture" for you.
Very True,although they want to raise the border of OC to include Long Beach.
But WestHou you listed LB as "fake" I regret to inform you it is a real city.
Austin, TX - Not as cool as they make it out to be.
Baltimore, MD - Gritty.
Boston, MA - Tea Party.
Chicago, IL - Lake Michigan.
Cleveland, OH - The movie Major League.
Colorado Springs, CO - Pike's Peak... I think
Columbus, OH - Surprisingly has two major-league teams.
Dallas, TX - Sprawling, hot, doesn't seem to care much for old buildings.
Denver, CO - Mountain backdrop.
Detroit, MI - Sad. Very sad. Should be one of our greatest cities... but isn't.
Honolulu, HI - Out in the middle of the ocean.
Houston, TX - Humidity.
Indianapolis, IN - Indy 500.
Jacksonville, FL - Just another Florida town.
Kansas City, MO - The Royals. GO ROYALS!! A lot different and better than people in Houston think. Guess you could say that about a lot of towns, though.
Las Vegas, Nev. - Casinos. Kind of gross.
Long Beach, CA - Uhh.. a beach?
Los Angeles, CA - Excess. Like Detroit, should be a great town, but doesn't seem to be so, although for very different reasons.
Memphis, TN - Beale Street. Mississippi River.
Miami, FL - Is that still in the U.S.?
Milwaukee, WI - Motorcycles, beer.
Minneapolis, MN - Like the OP, lakes, rivers, cleaner than most cities.
New Orleans, LA - Below sea level, yet right next to the sea.
New York, NY - Tall buildings.
Oakland, CA - Bad reputation.
Oklahoma City, OK - Tornados.
Philadelphia, PA - History.
Phoenix, AZ - Hot. Dry.
Portland, OR - Liberal hotbed.
St. Louis, MO - The arch.
San Antonio, TX - The Alamo.
San Diego, CA - The easiest meteorologist job in the country.
San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate.
Seattle, WA - Rain.
Washington, DC -
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Government, Ghettos
Ditto.
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