What city is least like you expected it would be? (crime rate, neighborhoods)
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For me, Los Angeles is the obvious choice. I don’t think I expected it to seem so gritty and industrial, yet so completely different from the East Coast in its grittiness. In retrospect, a lot of movies that take place in LA really do depict the city as it is. It makes me wonder where I got the glitzy, polished vision of LA.
New Orleans, on the other hand is exactly what I expected it to be. I think my adoptive city, Pittsburgh surprises a lot of visitors.
For me, Los Angeles is the obvious choice. I don’t think I expected it to seem so gritty and industrial, yet so completely different from the East Coast in its grittiness. In retrospect, a lot of movies that take place in LA really do depict the city as it is. It makes me wonder where I got the glitzy, polished vision of LA.
New Orleans, on the other hand is exactly what I expected it to be. I think my adoptive city, Pittsburgh surprises a lot of visitors.
Everyone I went to LA with felt the same way. They thought it would be glamorous but LA had a run down look, even in the supposedly good places.
Everyone I went to LA with felt the same way. They thought it would be glamorous but LA had a run down look, even in the supposedly good places.
This^^. LA away from the beaches is very underwhelming. It just isn't a well built environment. The natural environment is all that LA has going for it, and even that is really polluted. The LA area beach cities are really great though.
Very vibrant city with good sized nightlife. Huge infrastructure for a city of size with world-class hospitals, multiple universities in the metropolitan area and light/commuter rail.
Lots of very interesting neighborhoods. I love exurban areas but Salt Lake City is a neighborhood city, where each neighborhood is different.
Salt Lake City is a shockingly high-amenity city for a city of less than 200,000 people. In the middle of the city itself it seems so many times bigger than it is.
Some of the most exciting people and personalities I ever came across were in Salt Lake City. Some of the friendliest and unfriendliest people. Some of the healthiest people you could ever across and yet a city where many people have bad vice's
There seems to be so many events constantly going on Salt Lake City. It is one city I was glad to experience.
It is a super-liberal city in the middle of a very conservative state.
It has a very active city and seems so huge and vibrant compared to the population.
I don't think I ever had an unexciting moment in Salt Lake City. There is just so much to do there and the people are likely the most exciting of any city I have lived in.
The eastside of Salt Lake City is very active at night, with many places staying open well past midnight. Has a nightlife of a city several times it's size.
The number of hospitals, the amount of transit, really nice grocery stores and restaurants for the size of the place.
Very vibrant city with good sized nightlife. Huge infrastructure for a city of size with world-class hospitals, multiple universities in the metropolitan area and light/commuter rail.
Lots of very interesting neighborhoods. I love exurban areas but Salt Lake City is a neighborhood city, where each neighborhood is different.
Salt Lake City is a shockingly high-amenity city for a city of less than 200,000 people. In the middle of the city itself it seems so many times bigger than it is.
Some of the most exciting people and personalities I ever came across were in Salt Lake City. Some of the friendliest and unfriendliest people. Some of the healthiest people you could ever across and yet a city where many people have bad vice's
There seems to be so many events constantly going on Salt Lake City. It is one city I was glad to experience.
It is a super-liberal city in the middle of a very conservative state.
It has a very active city and seems so huge and vibrant compared to the population.
I don't think I ever had an unexciting moment in Salt Lake City. There is just so much to do there and the people are likely the most exciting of any city I have lived in.
The eastside of Salt Lake City is very active at night, with many places staying open well past midnight. Has a nightlife of a city several times it's size.
The number of hospitals, the amount of transit, really nice grocery stores and restaurants for the size of the place.
I wonder if much of this is due to being a capital city that is the biggest in its state and for large geographical area.
Rochester. Not a run down industrial Rust Belt town even though most residents think it is. From what natives had said I was expecting a pure ghetto. I almost cancelled the trip. Was I wrong. I guess you have to be an outsider from another Rust Belt city visiting to appreciate all Rochester offers. The downtown is new and clean. The city has a good music and art scene. The access to water sports is above par. It's the one inland city I have been to in the US that is closest to what life is like on the beach. Rochester is definitely a boat lovers paradise. The only two obstacles holding Rochester back from being a boom town are the weather and politics. I could see Amazon or another company moving their headquarters to Rochester because there is so much potential, especially with RIT at the outside of the city.
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Kansas City. I was expecting a larger version of Oklahoma City but there really isn't any comparison at all. I was blown away by the soul, character, and vibrancy of KC.
Philadelphia. It seems to always be portrayed in movies and on TV as being dirty, completely impoverished, and very dangerous. We avoided it as a destination when our kids were little for many years because it had such a bad reputation. When we finally visited for the first time, I was completely charmed! Not only does much of the downtown/Center City/Historic District feel completely safe, but it is quite lovely too. I would go back at least once a year and spend some time there if I had the time. I could walk around Philly all day.
Orlando. Disney spends a fortune convincing families that Orlando is the fun capital of the world when in reality, outside of the Disney compound itself which is completely manufactured, Orlando is just a hot, sprawling, congested, unimpressive city with a higher than average crime rate and some of the worst traffic that I've ever encountered, even in comparison to cities like LA and Atlanta. I cannot understand what would possess anyone to live there, but to each their own.
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