What American cities make you feel like you're in a foreign country? (neighborhoods, park)

[SEAandATL]

I got this idea from the other thread about foreign cities that feel like American cities, how about cities in America that feel foreign? My picks would be San Francisco (like an Asian city), Seattle (also like an Asian city), NYC (a little European, esp. Italy), Los Angeles (like a Latin city and Asian), San Diego (like a mix of Latin, Australian, Mediterranean, and a little Asian), and Miami (definately like a Latin city).

However, I'm actually not sure if those cities actually feel foreign, because the fact that they are melting pots makes them very American in a sense.

[LovinDecatur]

Miami
Los Angeles
New York

[JMT]

Boston definitely has a very European feel to it.

[TexasReb]

Any north of the Potomic and Ohio Rivers, Oklahoma...and west of Texas! LOL

Just kidding...a bit!

[john_starks]

Miami no question (its like all the south american countries & the Caribbean converged in Dade county)

Manhattan has a big international city feel (like London, Paris). the boroughs (especially Queens - Flushing, Jamaica, Jackson Heights) have ethnic neighborhoods of all kinds.

gotta give New Jersey props for having certain sections (Edison has a big Indian, Latino population) as does New Brunswick, Iselin, Highland Park. Fort Lee, Leonia, Palisades Park have a big asian population)

LA has a big hispanic (primarily Mexican) population. SF as well, with a big asian population too.

I'm pretty sure Honolulu has a big mixed asian/native pacific island population.

[seattlerain]

Originally Posted by TexasReb

Any north of the Potomic and Ohio Rivers, Oklahoma...and west of Texas! LOL

Just kidding...a bit!

I'd have to say any city in Texas.

BTW, that's supposed to be a compliment...!

[radraja]

Originally Posted by SEAandATL

I got this idea from the other thread about foreign cities that feel like American cities, how about cities in America that feel foreign? My picks would be San Francisco (like an Asian city), Seattle (also like an Asian city), NYC (a little European, esp. Italy), Los Angeles (like a Latin city and Asian), San Diego (like a mix of Latin, Australian, Mediterranean, and a little Asian), and Miami (definately like a Latin city).

However, I'm actually not sure if those cities actually feel foreign, because the fact that they are melting pots makes them very American in a sense.

Then San Antonio also feels like a Latin city (but perhaps with more of a Spanish feel, rather than Mexican).

Parts of Chicago feel like Poland (lots of new Polish immigrants there; the greatest number outside of Poland, I believe).

And New Orleans has it's own special French-Carribbean hybrid.

[jonjj]

Miami and the Miami area. Possibly Honolulu.

[SuperMario]

Originally Posted by SEAandATL

NYC (a little European, esp. Italy).

This is wrong. NYC varies in spots but in the Bronx and upper Manhattan you feel like you're in Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico.

There's absolutely almost no Italians around anywhere in the city.

[Gil3]

NYC, of course, Philadelphia and the DC area