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I cant believe ppl actually go around investigating other peoples post , a lot of time on the hands I guess and sorry yeah not many people know that northern Ireland is totally in the uk and not Ireland proper so not just me . I guess I will have a great day anyways .
I disagree. That was pretty well covered in social studies in primary school, and on the news, etc. I supposed people who think Ireland is all one country probably think the same about Korea and don't understand why there was once a wall in Berlin.
Some have already named some of my let downs, but here is my short list:
Mount Rushmore - Blink and you miss it. The Crazy Horse monument in the Black Hills is more impressive.
Hollywood - It's kind of a pit neighborhood. Even the famous "Hollywood" sign is fairly hokey.
The Alamo - Skip it and take San Antonio's River Walk cruise instead.
Disneyland - Even my young son at the time wasn't that impressed. Universal Studios was waaay better.
Acapulco - The beaches, ocean and bay inlet are beautiful, but the town, streets, sidewalks are crowded and chaotic.
Las Vegas - In the daytime, it is so ugly. It only looks kind of cool at night.
Obviously I was speaking of large cities in the United States.
By the way, you might want to rethink what you wrote, as it's incorrect.
Largest cities in the world ranked by land area (1 to 125)
Rank
City / Urban area
Country
Population
Land area
(in sqKm)
Density
(people per sqKm)
1
New York Metro USA
17,800,000
8,683
2,050
2
Tokyo/Yokohama Japan
33,200,000
6,993
4,750
3
Chicago USA
8,308,000
5,498
1,500
4
Atlanta USA
3,500,000
5,083
700
I just checked the urbanized land area list in Wikipedia: List of United States urban areas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The areas listed in the quoted post must be for the entire MSA, which tends to be 2 - 2.5 times larger than the urbanized area. Urbanized area is probably a better measure since it doesn't include large amounts of agricultural areas, wasteland, etc.
Some have already named some of my let downs, but here is my short list:
Mount Rushmore - Blink and you miss it. The Crazy Horse monument in the Black Hills is more impressive.
I disagree completely. What Crazy Horse may eventually be (if the proprietors stop bilking the ever loving hell outta people) is more impressive, but right now it's just an overpriced tourist trap that's been under construction for almost 70 years and is STILL less than 20% done. Crazy Horse may be the single biggest ripoff in the Black Hills.
I disagree completely. What Crazy Horse may eventually be (if the proprietors stop bilking the ever loving hell outta people) is more impressive, but right now it's just an overpriced tourist trap that's been under construction for almost 70 years and is STILL less than 20% done. Crazy Horse may be the single biggest ripoff in the Black Hills.
I just thought Crazy Horse's massive scale and its significance to the area's Native American history was more impressive and meaningful than Mt. Rushmore, even if it's not finished. The four faces carved on what is considered a sacred mountain site to the Great Sioux Nation seemed like a slap in the face to the thousands of indigenous people slaughtered in that region by Custer and his army. I would rather go to D.C. to see monuments of former presidents. To each their own, I guess!
Well, I went to Charleston and fell in love with the architecture and history. Lots of people said I would absolutely love Savannah. I went there second and was less than impressed. It's ok, but if I never made it there again I'd be fine. I do plan on going back to Charleston again.
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