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I personally did not vote on this poll because each coast has it's merits and setbacks and it is difficult to make a blanket statement on which is better in general. The northeast is certainly a vibrant and dynamic region and (generally speaking) has the most high quality educational institutions in the country. However, the corporate mentality does seem to dominate there and I prefer the west coast business model like another user mentioned. All this aside, my favorite city (Seattle) is in the northwest and as far as outdoor recreation/natural beauty goes, the west coast wins by a long shot. If we're talking about people, the northeast has its share of brash and abrasive types, which I can't stand, but the west coast has more sanctimonious, pretentious types, which I also can't stand. Then again, there are pleasant and unpleasant people everywhere so it's difficult to make a blanket statement.
I'm more of a large city/history/culture type person when traveling over nature or scenic getaways so prefer East Coast...While West Coast has some, East Coast just has more of these type of things to choose from.
You forgot DC, and some would argue that Philly should make that list.
+2 Those two along with Atlanta, Charleston, Pittsburgh, the Jersey Shore, Savannah, Columbia, Charlotte, the North Carolina urban 'Triangle', Asheville, Baltimore, Annapolis, Tampa, Orlando, etc., etc. Yeah, the East Coast is definitely "forgettable" Some people obviously need to grow some brains! I'd say some eyes too, but it's brains that I'm really worried about
It's our nation's capital. That itself is worth bragging about. You really can't leave out DC when talking about the importance of the East Coast.
Take San Francisco out of the equation, and let's see how well the Bay Area (And NorCal in general) can endure without its crown jewel of an East Coast-look-a-like central city
Thanks for keeping 18Montclair's narcissistic, self-arrogant ego in check JG I hope not all of the people in the Bay Area are like him, but then again, from stories of some travelers and native-born & raised locals online, this type of Bay Area provincial arrogance tend to be common among some, if not most, transplants/transients. Which definitely makes sense to me. Some of these transients here in the DC area be the same damn way. Gag
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Some people obviously need to grow some brains! I'd say some eyes too, but it's brains that I'm really worried about 
