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I'll let you have your opinion, but I want to make a remark too. From a more objective take, you're FAR too generous of a person with your charity of praises, especially those bestowed on these numerous European cities and that one American one too.
Few cities in the world are world class. It is a more exclusive group, at the end of the day, when you put them all together and tally the score, you shouldn't have more than 25 - 30 cities getting in. Anything more than that, then why not just start including everywhere since only a hair would separate one place from another? People can be far too lax on their standards (or sometimes lackthereof).
North America (excluding Mexico): New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington DC.
Asia: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Osaka, Taipei.
Africa: Cape Town.
Latin America: Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago.
Oceania: Sydney and Melbourne.
Middle East: Tel-Aviv
Abu Dhabi and Panama City are on the come up, if they keep it up, they will be in at some point. The biggest knock against those two would be their lack of size but that shouldn't be a problem for two of the faster growing cities in their parts of the world.
World Class = World + Class.
Great list, although I would probably omit DC if Beijing is also not included, otherwise good list.
Great list, although I would probably omit DC if Beijing is also not included, otherwise good list.
I thought about Beijing and it's the most important force in all of China. It has the power and influence going for it.
The actual city though? Really really gross place. Spending an afternoon out in Beijing for maybe four to six hours is the equivalent of smoking 1-2 packs of cigarettes and you don't even have to smoke to get those sort of effects.
Beijing needs to clean up, become a better city, a respectable environment, in my personal opinion, to become a world class environment.
Beijing sucked when I visited...only some of the attractions outside of the city were great(Great Wall and some Palace/Museum I went too). Shanghai was incredible....very cosmopolitan city. Hong Kong was insane. Favorite city of the trip. Xi'an was boring, but the Terracotta warriors were neat.
I agree, Beijing should be left off. It's not on the level of Shanghai or Hong Kong. And D.C. should definitely be on there. It has world class attractions, wealth, education, a nice size urban core with great neighborhoods and decent nightlife with a stellar transit system.
I almost want to say Milan should be on there, and maybe maybe Amsterdam, but yeah.
Beijing sucked when I visited...only some of the attractions outside of the city were great(Great Wall and some Palace/Museum I went too). Shanghai was incredible....very cosmopolitan city. Hong Kong was insane. Favorite city of the trip. Xi'an was boring, but the Terracotta warriors were neat.
I agree, Beijing should be left off. It's not on the level of Shanghai or Hong Kong. And D.C. should definitely be on there. It has world class attractions, wealth, education, a nice size urban core with great neighborhoods and decent nightlife with a stellar transit system.
I almost want to say Milan should be on there, and maybe maybe Amsterdam, but yeah.
I forgot about that one. Go ahead and add it (Amsterdam/Randstad) for Europe, it deserves to be on there.
I'll let you have your opinion, but I want to make a remark too. From a more objective take, you're FAR too generous of a person with your charity of praises, especially those bestowed on these numerous European cities and that one American one too.
Few cities in the world are world class. It is a more exclusive group, at the end of the day, when you put them all together and tally the score, you shouldn't have more than 25 - 30 cities getting in. Anything more than that, then why not just start including everywhere since only a hair would separate one place from another? People can be far too lax on their standards (or sometimes lackthereof).
North America (excluding Mexico): New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington DC.
Asia: Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Osaka, Taipei.
Africa: Cape Town.
Latin America: Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago.
Oceania: Sydney and Melbourne.
Middle East: Tel-Aviv
Abu Dhabi and Panama City are on the come up, if they keep it up, they will be in at some point. The biggest knock against those two would be their lack of size but that shouldn't be a problem for two of the faster growing cities in their parts of the world.
World Class = World + Class.
I like this list also. I would add Brussels to the Europe list (Along with Amsterdam as mentioned) and Boston to the US list (You cant possibly be the Higher Ed and Biotech capital of the world and not be WC)
Panama City has a long way to go. Its a city I love and have personal cultural ties to, but it is one of the most frustrating places on earth to conduct business in. Try purchasing Real Estate there without a stable of attorneys for example and then tell me if its close to being world class. Great city though.
Beijing is the dog eating capital. From smoked pit bull to smothered lab.
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