Battle of "number two" US cities: LA, Chicago, SF, DC, Houston or Boston? (districts, state)

[BigLake]

Originally Posted by NowInWI

dispo4, you've kind of turned this thread into a bashing Chicago fest. I'm kind of tired of it, and I bet others might be, as well.

Very dementor-like. A lack or reality / delusional / mean-spirited insecurity to his posts.

[dispo4]

No I'm not trying to bash Chicago, you guys are the delusional ones when all you guys do is point at the poll as proof that Chicago is a close second

[Nafster]

Originally Posted by dispo4

What I'm saying is DC could definitively make a case for #1, which would bring NYC to #2, LA to #3.

... Then Tulsa at #4 and Portland at #5. Oh, Tampa at #6 and Knoxville at #7.... e ya e ya oo!

Maybe Chicago can creep in after Springfield, Missouri.

[dispo4]

Originally Posted by Nafster

... Then Tulsa at #4 and Portland at #5. Oh, Tampa at #6 and Knoxville at #7.... e ya e ya oo!

Maybe Chicago can creep in after Springfield, Missouri.

You're entitled to your opinion, but I would say It's a toss up between Chicagoland, DMV, and the Bay area for 3-5.

[demonta4]

Where's Atlanta?

[tmac9wr]

Originally Posted by demonta4

Where's Atlanta?

Nowhere near #2 in the nation.

This should be strictly between LA & DC in my opinion.

[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by demonta4

Where's Atlanta?

Right after LA, DC, Chicago, SF, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston and maybe Dallas, Miami and Seattle.

These lists are pretty stupid though-a city important to some might not be important at all to someone else.

[Prarie State]

Originally Posted by Standard111

Lagos is smaller than NYC or LA, so no.

24 million in NYC metro
18 million in LA metro
17 million in Lagos metro

And obviously Lagos is a desperately poor city with a comparatively tiny economy relative to that of NYC or LA. We are talking population AND economy.

If Lagos were twice the size of NYC and LA, and had twice the economy of NYC and LA, then your analogy would make sense. But, given the reality, it's an absurd analogy.

Actually no its not smaller because the population of Lagos in 2011 was 11.2 million according to UN sources and I was talking about the city proper. Nowhere in my post did I talk about the metro area. As for the economy Nigeria is not as poor as you think it is. It is Africa's soon to be first largest economy. (Incase you missed my post about how Chicago ranked as the worlds ninth most important financial center according to Xinhua-Dow Jones International Financial Centers Development Index then drop the GDP argument cause we are done with it)

[Prarie State]

Originally Posted by dispo4

Exactly I made the same point earlier, Chicagoans need to realize they're only the big dogs in Midwest, SF bay area, DMV, DFW, and even Houston are and have been closing the gap, I would say that Chicago has dropped to 5th most important after NYC, DMV, LA, SF/bay.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the return of dementor in his 800th alias

[Prarie State]

Ok Standard111 and dispo4 listen up. Just because the GDP is large does not make it as powerful as other cities. The reason Chicago matters so much is not because of the GDP but because of the financial institutions (specifically the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange) are among the, if not the, most important in the world. Chicago has a much larger dictation of the world market than LA.