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Old 06-17-2020, 05:31 PM
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One thing that columbus has over cincinnati and cleveland is it’s location. You can live there and go to either location in 2 hours time but if you live in the other 2 C’s, it’s 4 hours to each other. The only way to take in what all 3 C’s have to offer is to visit them throughout the year so if you are truly into knowing what the big 3 C’s in Ohio are all about, Cbus would be the optimal choice based on its centralized location. It can be done from the other 2 locations, but it’s a bigger PITA.
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Old 06-17-2020, 05:45 PM
 
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Bad public transit, B-level cultural institutions, pro sports nobody cares about, relatively low density, lack of history/identity, disproportionately white collar (and accompanying homogenous sensibilities.), etc.

Sorry, just felt this thread needed a reality check. It's not a bad place, but I think it is the 3rd or 4th best city in Ohio, let alone the midwest.
This.
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Old 06-17-2020, 10:46 PM
 
Location: La Jolla
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Bad public transit, B-level cultural institutions, pro sports nobody cares about, relatively low density, lack of history/identity, disproportionately white collar (and accompanying homogenous sensibilities.), etc.

Sorry, just felt this thread needed a reality check. It's not a bad place, but I think it is the 3rd or 4th best city in Ohio, let alone the midwest.
It's not really controversial to say that Dayton, Toledo, and perhaps even Youngstown have more identity as American cities than Columbus.
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Old 06-18-2020, 07:44 AM
 
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Cleveland has hockey too. The Lumberjacks, but I guarantee there are people in Cuyahoga county who don't even know they exist.
Probably because they haven't existed since 2001

It's now the Cleveland Monsters.

Outside of Toledo I've never met anyone who cared about minor league teams beyond the level of "Eh, it's a way to spend an evening".

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Bad public transit, B-level cultural institutions, pro sports nobody cares about, relatively low density, lack of history/identity, disproportionately white collar (and accompanying homogenous sensibilities.), etc.

Sorry, just felt this thread needed a reality check. It's not a bad place, but I think it is the 3rd or 4th best city in Ohio, let alone the midwest.
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It's not really controversial to say that Dayton, Toledo, and perhaps even Youngstown have more identity as American cities than Columbus.
Columbus has always felt kind of bland and uninviting to me. It certainly looks good on paper, but something is missing when I'm actually there.
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Old 06-18-2020, 02:27 PM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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It's not really controversial to say that Dayton, Toledo, and perhaps even Youngstown have more identity as American cities than Columbus.
Probably canton and Akron too.
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Old 06-18-2020, 03:08 PM
 
Location: La Jolla
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Probably canton and Akron too.
I was going to list those but I figured those just fall under Cleveland for most people.
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Old 06-18-2020, 04:06 PM
 
Location: Cleveland and Columbus OH
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I was going to list those but I figured those just fall under Cleveland for most people.
Don't tell the Cantonians and Akronites that!
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:36 PM
 
Location: cleveland
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Based on my personal experience. IMO Best city in the Midwest is Chicago.
Best Metroparks -Cleveland (on par with the best in nation)
Museums/culture- Chicago/Cleveland (Tie), Detroit. (Cleveland has possibly the best orchestra in the country).
ethnic diversity/foods-Chicago,Cleveland,Detroit,Milwaukee,St.Louis
Sports-Chicago,Detroit,Cleveland,Milwaukee,Minneapolis,st .louis,Indianapolis
Cities on the Great Lakes tend to be my favorite in the “Midwest”. Landlocked or river cities In the “Midwest” have less recreational options .
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Old 06-18-2020, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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In Ohio...maybe. In the Midwest...lol no.
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Old 06-18-2020, 09:07 PM
 
Location: 'greater' Buffalo, NY
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It's not really controversial to say that Dayton, Toledo, and perhaps even Youngstown have more identity as American cities than Columbus.
Define 'more identity'? That one's pretty debatable, even if you claim it isn't. Toledo's arguably the worst American city I've ever been to, so I mean, sure, it has an identity in that it stands out in my mind for how much I didn't enjoy it, but....
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