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Old 08-23-2009, 02:28 PM
 
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Yes, it is a sad fact that most people around the nation know nothing about KC. I would say that the majority of people think it is in the state of Kansas. I find that most people who visit are pleasantly surprised that there is an actually city here, not just farms.

What is even worse, is that a large portion of the metro's residents don't have a clue about Kansas City. Too many suburbanites rarely venture into the city and hold woefully inaccurate misconceptions about it.
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Old 08-23-2009, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC area
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What is even worse, is that a large portion of the metro's residents don't have a clue about Kansas City. Too many suburbanites rarely venture into the city and hold woefully inaccurate misconceptions about it.
Bingo. It's hard to get the word out about a city when so many of your own residents are clueless.

I can't count the numbers of times I have jumped into a live or online conversation about KC that was going downhill because of a "local" person's negative opinions of KC. You quickly find out they know nothing about KC or what it offers. It's no wonder they think KC sucks. Live under a rock in any city and it's going to suck.
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Old 08-23-2009, 07:39 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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Don't you think that happens in most metros, though?

When I lived in Chicago, there were many suburbanites "frightened" to come to our very safe neighborhood, because "it was inner city."

I also strongly believe that there are suburban dwellers who love the city and its amenities. Oftentime, they're city dwellers who relocated to the suburbs (for better schools, for jobs, etc., not due to being afraid to live in an urban core), but enjoyed the city, continue to enjoy the city, and wish to bring their kids up without ignorant misconceptions about the city.
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Old 08-23-2009, 08:02 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC area
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Don't you think that happens in most metros, though?

When I lived in Chicago, there were many suburbanites "frightened" to come to our very safe neighborhood, because "it was inner city."

I also strongly believe that there are suburban dwellers who love the city and its amenities. Oftentime, they're city dwellers who relocated to the suburbs (for better schools, for jobs, etc., not due to being afraid to live in an urban core), but enjoyed the city, continue to enjoy the city, and wish to bring their kids up without ignorant misconceptions about the city.
Oh yes, It's not just KC in that respect.

I think KC residents (and it's not just suburban) have more of an inferiority complex. KC has a general image of just ....blah...."Kansas". Can't be a big city, can't be cosmopolitan, can't be much culter there, has to be flat and boring. I know about the bbq and the chiefs, but other than that... So people that live here just accept that as the grass must be greener...

People that live in KC tend to be much more envious of other metropolitan areas and states. People in StLouis will get in line to tell you that StLouis is awesome, they don't know why, but they know it's awesome. KC people are more passive and are ready to give in and agree that KC is a just a boring city on the plains.

Take it from somebody that gets to see the entire country on a very regular basis. KC is one of the top cities in the country.

The city has many issues. But overall, it's one of the top 5-10 metros in the country to actually live in and enjoy life.

It's a secret though. That's why we put KCI in the middle of nowhere, that's why we put the name Kansas in our name, that's why we put our stadiums out away from the city. We don't want people to know and turn the city into another Atlanta or Phoenix
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Old 08-24-2009, 09:41 PM
 
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Don't you think that happens in most metros, though?

When I lived in Chicago, there were many suburbanites "frightened" to come to our very safe neighborhood, because "it was inner city."
It does happen in most metros, but from my experience, I find it to be more severe in KC than in any other metro I have witnessed.

I think there is more competition between the suburbs and city here than other metros.

Also, I have noticed that many suburbanites will identify themselves as being from their suburb, not KC. I don't see this as much with other cities. Someone from Oak Park, IL will consider themselves a Chicagoan, but someone from Overland Park is less likely to say they are from Kansas City.
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Old 08-24-2009, 10:16 PM
 
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It does happen in most metros, but from my experience, I find it to be more severe in KC than in any other metro I have witnessed.

I think there is more competition between the suburbs and city here than other metros.

Also, I have noticed that many suburbanites will identify themselves as being from their suburb, not KC. I don't see this as much with other cities. Someone from Oak Park, IL will consider themselves a Chicagoan, but someone from Overland Park is less likely to say they are from Kansas City.
Do you really think so? Whenever I am anywhere away from Kansas City and someone asks where I'm from, I ALWAYS say Kansas City. As far as I have seen, so do others that I know who live in Johnson County. If I say I'm from KC and the person I'm talking to is somewhat familiar with the area, and asks questions about the specific area I live in, then I will say I live in a suburb on the Kansas side. If they don't ask, I just leave it at Kansas City.
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Old 08-24-2009, 10:53 PM
 
Location: Quincy, Mass. (near Boston)
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I met a lady in my taxi here recently in Boston, and she had good words about her business trips to KC.

Hmm...one lady in the cab returning from KC a few years ago mentioned she hadn't noticed ANY fountains downtown on her trip (I always mention your fountains if someone in the cab is off to KC).

As a hockey fan, I wish you'd get an expansion or relocated team for that wonderful Sprint Center arena I've heard so much about in hockey articles. But many hockey fans doubt if a KC team could survive longterm with high NHL ticket prices.

The New York Times had a nice article perhaps 5 years ago regarding many NYC transplants moving to KC for the low cost of housing.
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Old 08-25-2009, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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Oh yes, It's not just KC in that respect.

I think KC residents (and it's not just suburban) have more of an inferiority complex. KC has a general image of just ....blah...."Kansas". Can't be a big city, can't be cosmopolitan, can't be much culter there, has to be flat and boring. I know about the bbq and the chiefs, but other than that... So people that live here just accept that as the grass must be greener...

People that live in KC tend to be much more envious of other metropolitan areas and states. People in StLouis will get in line to tell you that StLouis is awesome, they don't know why, but they know it's awesome. KC people are more passive and are ready to give in and agree that KC is a just a boring city on the plains.

Take it from somebody that gets to see the entire country on a very regular basis. KC is one of the top cities in the country.

The city has many issues. But overall, it's one of the top 5-10 metros in the country to actually live in and enjoy life.

It's a secret though. That's why we put KCI in the middle of nowhere, that's why we put the name Kansas in our name, that's why we put our stadiums out away from the city. We don't want people to know and turn the city into another Atlanta or Phoenix
Maybe it takes being a transplant. I moved here in 2007, and have lived a variety of other places, and I'm CONSTANTLY singing KC's praises to people who aren't familiar with it.
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Old 08-25-2009, 06:27 PM
 
Location: Middle America
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As a hockey fan, I wish you'd get an expansion or relocated team for that wonderful Sprint Center arena I've heard so much about in hockey articles. But many hockey fans doubt if a KC team could survive longterm with high NHL ticket prices.
Perhaps not, but a CHL hockey team is now here in the metro (not playing in the Sprint Center, though). My Buffalo, NY-native, Boston-educated significant other is elated at having some hockey, any hockey, to attend. And perhaps even affordable hockey to attend, since it's not NHL.
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Old 08-26-2009, 12:50 PM
 
Location: Bettendorf, IA
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Yea, I like GraniteStater, but I wish he wouldn't try to rep KCMO. He should stick to JoCo.

NOBODY has a clue about KC. We are moving to DC and I will have to deal with that full time.
We moved to D.C. two years ago from Overland Park. Both my wife and I were born and raised in the midwest. People on the east coast really have no idea about the midwest in general other than the sports teams they occasionally see on tv. Their attitude kind of reminds me of a map I once saw. I think the title of it was something like "The Bostonian View of the U.S." Basically the map showed most states and cities crammed along the east coast. Looking past that, you would see cities like St. Louis, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, then the state of California. Nothing else in the middle.
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