Is Philly a cosmopolitan city?

[Truth11]

Originally Posted by Tone509

As HeavenWood pointed out in post #52, there are numerous other neighborhoods and sections of the city that are thriving or improving. Many of them are radiating from Center City while others have always been solid. I'd like to think that you don't actually believe your comment above and were just trying to be witty.

I do believe what I say based on observations,though some may be hyperbole,that's it in a nutshell

[Lenses & Lights.]

Originally Posted by Truth11

Maybe a bit of center city...rest is 'hoodz

Question...What's YOUR definition of cosmopolitan? See I grew up in some of those "hoodz" and have known some of the most talented, creative, free thinking, well traveled and well rounded people anywhere in the world. I just feel that income and to some extent, education places some in a larger bracket of cosmopolitan than others.
For example I've traveled with various film crews and when we'd arrive the line producer and directors would meet with ceo's of the ad agencies as well as the head political figures of the area we're shooting in. We are in the best hotels and the amenities are excellent, the company is spending $$$ and I usually have a great time but STILL the top dogs have been there at least a dozen times already and shop & eat at establishments that many others won't frequent. Heck a couple that I work with are on a fist names basis with Cindy Crawford and her husband, they even flies them out to places in they are visiting or working for a few days. They'll come back with pictures from $30 Million Dollar yachts and pictures of cerlebs and name dropping.

That probably won't happen for me but does it make me or any other below the line employees non-cosmopolitan??

As far as the hoodz I have found them to be a place of varying levels of creativity in arts and entertainment. Anyone who wants to succeed in that medium or any other career field usually find others with the same goals and desires and make proper choices to obtain them. Do I want to live back those areas??? Uh no. (lol) but I know it's not as cut & dry as you point out. As far yuppies and hipsters go, I would say a very large percentage of them ride the wave of something that has already been building in the "hoodz" for a very long time. It's just that when it takes a hold of that community the media will publicize it to 10th degree and now it becomes the "New & Hot" thing in America. (lol)

[Truth11]

Originally Posted by BillyJacc

Question...What's YOUR definition of cosmopolitan? See I grew up in some of those "hoodz" and have known some of the most talented, creative, free thinking, well traveled and well rounded people anywhere in the world. I just feel that income and to some extent, education places some in a larger bracket of cosmopolitan than others.
For example I've traveled with various film crews and when we'd arrive the line producer and directors would meet with ceo's of the ad agencies as well as the head political figures of the area we're shooting in. We are in the best hotels and the amenities are excellent, the company is spending $$$ and I usually have a great time but STILL the top dogs have been there at least a dozen times already and shop & eat at establishments that many others won't frequent. Heck a couple that I work with are on a fist names basis with Cindy Crawford and her husband, they even flies them out to places in they are visiting or working for a few days. They'll come back with pictures from $30 Million Dollar yachts and pictures of cerlebs and name dropping.

That probably won't happen for me but does it make me or any other below the line employees non-cosmopolitan??

As far as the hoodz I have found them to be a place of varying levels of creativity in arts and entertainment. Anyone who wants to succeed in that medium or any other career field usually find others with the same goals and desires and make proper choices to obtain them. Do I want to live back those areas??? Uh no. (lol) but I know it's not as cut & dry as you point out. As far yuppies and hipsters go, I would say a very large percentage of them ride the wave of something that has already been building in the "hoodz" for a very long time. It's just that when it takes a hold of that community the media will publicize it to 10th degree and now it becomes the "New & Hot" thing in America. (lol)

Then I don't know quite how to describe the hooligan-filled 'hoods of south Philly or the enigma that is northeast. Certainly no free thinking(haha,I feel like an outcast being the only one around),creative, and certainly not well traveled here. It's basically an indescribable 'dead zone'...

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by Truth11

Then I don't know quite how to describe the hooligan-filled 'hoods of south Philly or the enigma that is northeast. Certainly no free thinking(haha,I feel like an outcast being the only one around),creative, and certainly not well traveled here. It's basically an indescribable 'dead zone'...

In other words not cosmopolitan, but not hood either? Like the less-educated, upper working/lower middle class parts of any other city?

[Truth11]

Originally Posted by HeavenWood

In other words not cosmopolitan, but not hood either?

Every city has 'hoods,and no not cosmo here...no plastic people and overpriced things...not really that great of food either

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by Truth11

Every city has 'hoods,and no not cosmo here...no plastic people and overpriced things...not really that great of food either

Spoken like a true sophisticate.

[Truth11]

Originally Posted by HeavenWood

Spoken like a true sophisticate.

Like I said - plastic people