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New York, LA, Chicago, DC, San Fran are probably the main ones...
I'm not sure why someone keeps saying Chicago is too "bland". The geography? That's a strange connection to make with cosmopolitan places.
It's full of culture, just cause it's in the Midwest doesn't change anything.
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Just didn't get what you meant by "it's too bland".
Unfortunately, some people think that anything that isn't on a "coast" is bland and uncosmopolitan. I love Chicago personally and it is the 2nd most important city in the US after NYC. Houston suffers from the same stereotype as Chicago!
Microsoft was a monopoly that still exists in one piece to this day. Starbucks started the coffee craze. I think America has become too wired because of that.
I am directly blaming our nations addiction to oil on Texas and the rest of the gulf coast, which hosts most of the energy cartels and their legions of washington lobbyists (which is orders of magnitude worse than a software monopoly). I am just playing by your rules
I'd say the only cosmo cities in the U.S. are: NYC, Chicago, San Fran, LA, DC, Miami. IMHO, Boston, Dallas, Philly and Houston don't qualify. To me being cosmopolitan is part of what makes a city "world class". Sorry, no one has ever accused Boston, Dallas, Philly, or Houston of being "world class" cities. I mean they're are all top tier north American class cities, but "world class", I think not.
Miami more cosmo than Boston, Dallas, Philly or Houston??? Have you even been to them cities??? I have, and they are in a class better than Miami....what makes Miami so special? Is it because it has beautiful weather, plastic people, hot clubs, and "modern"? If thats the case than Dallas and Houston have Miami beat HANDS DOWN!!!
I think people aren't clarifying enough what "cosmopolitan" means. It most simply refers to how worldly the city is -- that is, what is the extent to which there is a presence of internationality in the city. This can be in the form of varying ethnic neighborhoods, restaurants, and just simply having a connectedness to the rest of a globe. People are naming cities with only limited diversity (For example, Miami has significant Hispanic/Latino and African-American populations, but that hardly makes it cosmopolitan - does it have large communities of Japanese, Russians, or Kenyans? I don't believe so). That said, my the top 5 would indisputably be -- and this is completely based on immigration trends and the most diverse OF the diverse -- New York, Los Angeles, DC, Chicago and San Francisco. The rest are honestly a toss-up.
I agree, but I threw in Miami because it has become the latest Monoco type haven for the international wealthy in the U.S..
Honestly, it depends on which definition of cosmopolitan you use.
A city made up of only one ethnicity or race can be 100% cosmopolitan if all of its residents have traveled around the world (not just one continent) and enjoy different cultural meals at home or enjoy different cultural aspects like music, dances and literature from around the world.
Unfortunately, some people think that anything that isn't on a "coast" is bland and uncosmopolitan. I love Chicago personally and it is the 2nd most important city in the US after NYC. Houston suffers from the same stereotype as Chicago!
I was so dissatisfied with myself I had to delete it . But I'm tellin ya, with those blue ribbon schools and good Chinese food!
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