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eh, that's pretty much it. I wish I could put Boston on. Hell, I wish I could put Chicago on. But nah, nothing is on league of importance with those 3 even if LA is the end of civilization.
Dude seriously. It's always a Houstoner that starts these stupid threads about which city is the most "important". It's like saying "look at me, look at me!" Everyone here knows that Houston is a large city. They know that it has NASA, a medical center, and a big port. You guys don't have to keep bombarding us with these stupid "important" or "Houston vs." threads to sell us on your city.
Soon someone is going to post that little Gamma World Cities survey that a lot of Houstoners on here seem to have easily accessible in their back pockets. I don't think anyone cares about "importance" anyways. Outside of DC and NYC, there really isn't one city valued over the other!
First off, I'm not a "Houstoner" and second off this had nothing to do with trying to make Houston look better. I just simply think Houston is a really important city and would definatly say it's atleast one of the most important cities in the south if not the most.
You can try and say I'm being biased all you want,but I'm not. I don't even care for Chicago but I atleast put it above Houston as a more important city and more of a "real city". I'm sorry that I didn't include Atlanta,but if it makes you any happier. I'd put it in my top 15
I think people are being too harsh to Houston. I dont think it should be in the top 5 but it should be in the top 10 in the country. Houston has one of the largest ports and has oil and other things. Not to mention its a huge area.
My Top 10:
1. NYC
2. LA
3. Washington, DC
4. Chicago
5. San Fran/Bay Area
6. Miami
7. Houston
8. Detroit
9. Philadelphia
10. Seattle
I'm not sure I can say there are top 5s...you have to extend that list because some cities are equally important. New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, Boston, Philadelphia, D.C., and Atlanta in my opinion are the cities that make this nation tick. They are likely are the most important cities in the United States, and I also might have to make room for Seattle here too.
NYC
LA
Chicago
Washington DC
^ no brainers lol
I don't know... those are really the main ones.
Houston-Major Port
San Jose- Silicone Valley
Atlanta- Major Airport
Dallas(DFW)- Major Airport
Truly being unbiased....all the above tie, they are all important...they're all big in metro...
Atlanta has a busy airport...really busy.
Houston has many companies and is a port.
Dallas is a big destination mostly for the Chinese and has a very busy large airport as well, it also has a miniature silicon valley like Illinois
San Jose is the silicon valley... people all over the world come to just blabber about their genius ideas, for such a liberal area it is the most prime example of Capitalism. :P.. The bay area in general but San Jose has surpassed San Fran in terms of importance to the country IMO... this has nothing to do with population or skyline...
First off, I'm not a "Houstoner" and second off this had nothing to do with trying to make Houston look better. I just simply think Houston is a really important city and would definatly say it's atleast one of the most important cities in the south if not the most.
You can try and say I'm being biased all you want,but I'm not. I don't even care for Chicago but I atleast put it above Houston as a more important city and more of a "real city". I'm sorry that I didn't include Atlanta,but if it makes you any happier. I'd put it in my top 15
OK...you're a Houstonian.
Frankly, I really don't care how important someone thinks Atlanta is to this country. I DO know that it's not in the same league as the Big 3 including DC and the Bay Area--nor is any other US metro for that matter. Atlanta may or not be important--I don't give a damn. I just like living here and all it offers(except for the traffic of course)
Frankly, I really don't care how important someone thinks Atlanta is to this country. I DO know that it's not in the same league as the Big 3 including DC and the Bay Area--nor is any other US metro for that matter. Atlanta may or not be important--I don't give a damn. I just like living here and all it offers(except for the traffic of course)
I don't live in Houston and never have lived in Houston...lol.
I do agree with what your saying though. I've never though Houston was as important as the Big 3,but still is a very important city and very helpful to the United States economy.So is Atlanta.
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