How come Seattle isn't a world class city? (Vancouver, Starbuck: gated, approval)

[TheTravellers]

Originally Posted by allforcats

How come Seattle isn't a world class city?

BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE.
Go away. We don't want the world here, and there's no room.
We are the end of the pioneer trails, the end of the road. Go back where they like your concrete, your stresses, your conflicts, your whining. Leave us alone.

Ha! Someone should cross-post this to the Seattle Freeze thread!

[JustCallMeTC]

Opinions are like sphincters...

[seattlefanatic]

Originally Posted by azoria

I keep hearing about these impressive "cultural amenities" in Seattle, but so far nobody has has taken the challenge to actually describe what these amenities might be. Care to be the first? Spill the beans!

Or is this some kind of inside secret like the Seattle version of the Da Vinci Code? Do I need a super decoder ring? Is there an oath to be administered before these amenities can be revealed to the uninitiated?

No need to be smart.
+Pacific Northwest Ballet-top ballet companies in the U.S.; world known for its production of The Nutcracker
+Seattle Opera- Only opera company in the WESTERN HEMISPHERE to do the entire Ring cycle anually
+Seattle Symphony- One of the worlds most recorded orchestras; nominated for 11 Grammys and 2 Emmys
+SAM/OSP/AAM-ranked among the nations best art museums
+Second only to New York City in equity theaters
+Intiman and 5th Avenue ranked as two of the top 3 theater companies
+World known architecture
+Hotels rank among the U.S.'s best
+WORLD CLASS restaraunts
FYI: PIKE PLACE Market is actually a tremendous cultural ammentity...includes way more than tomatoes and fish. The arguments people use against Seattle are way off base

[seattlefanatic]

Originally Posted by creepsinc

Totem poles downtown, Cinerama theater, giant troll under Aurora bridge. That's about it.

I feel bad for you. You really have not seen any of Seattle. Your little list of places you have been to in Seattle is quite small. That or your jealous because Seattle is the best and you know it.

[frostyrides]

Seattle is neat. It will always be a world class city in that special place of my heart.

[seattlefanatic]

Originally Posted by Jennibc

?????? Where do you think Boeing originated? Despite its corporate offices uprooting earlier this decade, it started in Seattle and operated there for almost 100 years.

all of their planes are built here too....

[azoria]

Originally Posted by seattlefanatic

all of their planes are built here too....

Not for long......
Boeing Plant Moving To South Carolina; 12,000 Jobs To Be Created In 3 Years | WSPA

[BellevueGuy]

Originally Posted by bennyboo<3seattle<3

Global city - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

this shows its a gamma world class city. :P thread should be over now.

This is a cool list! A lot of interesting Asian and African cities that I've never been to. Seattle is in upper third tier.

US / Canadian cities above Seattle: New York, Toronto, Chicago, LA, San Fran, Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, Miami, Houston, Montreal.

Same as Seattle: Denver, Vancouver, Minneapolis

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Alpha World Cities ++:
New York City, London

Alpha World Cities +:
Hong Kong, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing

Alpha World Cities:
Milan, Madrid, Seoul, Moscow, Brussels, Toronto, Mumbai, Buenos Aires, Kuala Lumpur

Alpha World Cities -:
Warsaw, Jakarta, São Paulo, Zurich, Mexico City, Dublin, Amsterdam, Bangkok, Taipei, Rome, Istanbul, Lisbon, Chicago, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Vienna, Budapest, Athens, Prague, Caracas, Auckland, Santiago

Beta World Cities +:
Melbourne, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Manila, Bogota, New Delhi, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Tel Aviv, Bucharest, San Francisco, Helsinki, Berlin, Dubai, Oslo, Geneva, Riyadh, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Cairo

Beta World Cities:
Bangalore, Jeddah, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Munich, Kiev, Dallas, Lima, Boston, Miami

Beta World Cities -:
Sofia, Dusseldorf, Houston, Beirut, Guangzhou, Nicosia, Karachi, Montevideo, Rio De Janeiro, Nairobi, Bratislava, Montreal, Ho Chi Minh City

Gamma World Cities +:
Panama City, Casablanca, Chennai, Brisbane, Quito, Stuttgart, Denver, Vancouver, Zagreb, Guatemala City, Cape Town, San Jose, Ljubljana, Minneapolis, Santo Domingo, Seattle, Manama, Shenzhen

[emopoops]

i dont understand what a world class city is.. what is it? world.. class . ?

[Adrian71]

Originally Posted by creepsinc

I'm not saying it's a horrible place, I'm saying it's not a "word-class" city and it certainly needs to be taken down a couple notches on this forum.

Why? Did Seattle do something to you personally? What difference does it make if it's "notched" too high for your liking?

If you have a problem with Seattle, here's a tip -- don't go there. I have a problem with D.C., and I'm leaving. I love Seattle and can't wait to move there.