American city and European counterpart. (college, architectural, park)

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Originally Posted by erasure

It used to be one of my favorite bands too ( probably still is - I dunno.)
As for American cities - they don't remind me of European cities AT ALL.
(At least I am talking about the ones I've seen in Germany, Italy and Austria.) European cites have so much character to them - the buildings, the parks, the cozy streets... You walk through the alleys and you feel the history, the past events, the writers, the poets, the philosophers that once roamed the city, you feel the "spirit" in them.
What are American cities? The standard sky-scrapers, ( uggh - sorry - they have different "skylines" in different cities,) the tall buildings with shiny glass, that are replaced so often, as soon as the "old" building is "outdated," the cars, the highways, and standard "Starbucks" on every corner. How convinient.
Once you've seen one American city - you've practically seen them all ( and I've travelled a lot in US - East Coast, West Coast, the Midwest..) They are really unlivable - those big American cities, comparably to European cities... Its' the place to "come to work," to "have business lunch" and to get heck out of there as soon as the clock stikes five.

It depends on what city you see.

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Originally Posted by dominastl

Okay....this is a GREAT THREAD!!!! I love to travel and I'm actually printing this thread out to have fun making comparisons. Thanks!!!!! :-)

That is the idea.

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Gary, IN - Nowa Huta, Poland (both cities built specifically for steel mills)

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Tacoma, WA - Liverpool, UK (Big port complex, similar climate. Both cities had bad reputations).

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Originally Posted by DutchWriter

New York - Rotterdam
Washington - Brussels
Chicago - Berlin
Miami - Barcelona
Kansas City - München

Miami's comparison I can agree with, but I just don't see the rest.
I still think of New York as being like London. I don't get the comparison of Kansas City and Munchen(or Munich)

I could see these:

Charleston, SC - Sighisoara, Romania(Charleston is known for being a "haunted" city and Sighisoara is home to Vlad Tepes, aka Dracula. Both cities have a citadel).

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Originally Posted by erasure

It used to be one of my favorite bands too ( probably still is - I dunno.)
As for American cities - they don't remind me of European cities AT ALL.
(At least I am talking about the ones I've seen in Germany, Italy and Austria.) European cites have so much character to them - the buildings, the parks, the cozy streets... You walk through the alleys and you feel the history, the past events, the writers, the poets, the philosophers that once roamed the city, you feel the "spirit" in them.
What are American cities? The standard sky-scrapers, ( uggh - sorry - they have different "skylines" in different cities,) the tall buildings with shiny glass, that are replaced so often, as soon as the "old" building is "outdated," the cars, the highways, and standard "Starbucks" on every corner. How convinient.
Once you've seen one American city - you've practically seen them all ( and I've travelled a lot in US - East Coast, West Coast, the Midwest..) They are really unlivable - those big American cities, comparably to European cities... Its' the place to "come to work," to "have business lunch" and to get heck out of there as soon as the clock stikes five.

Really?
San Francisco








Boston

New York City
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Philly

Chicago

I can post many more cities if you want me to. Your clearly lying about your travels, or your too blinded by your ignorence and anti Americanism to see past your deluded statements. There are Starbucks on every street all over the world and the skylines are just part of the character.

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What about Glasgow and Edinburgh?

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Of all the cities I have visted ;I would say that New Orleans is the most european city by far.Not to my person taste but very unique in america. But then new orlaens is poerhaps the least influeneced by french hertiage than cities like Lafayette for example.New orleans has a real mixture of cultures that is very unique as unlike so many US cities in that the cultures have blended so much.

[FCEddie]

New Orleans - Cologne

Mardi Gras- Carnival

Large Catholic presence

Big Cathedrals

Both cities seem to enjoy life

New Orleans Saints v FC Köln - lovable losers. never quite good enough.

As for as European in style - the French Quarter pretty much says it all.

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Originally Posted by FCEddie

New Orleans - Cologne

Mardi Gras- Carnival

Large Catholic presence

Big Cathedrals

Both cities seem to enjoy life

New Orleans Saints v FC Köln - lovable losers. never quite good enough.

As for as European in style - the French Quarter pretty much says it all.

Good one, but I am still kind of attached to New Orleans being the Venice of the USA. Both have their own version of Carnival, large Catholic presence and both cities have that "joie de vivre' and European style. Both cities also have a similar climate and problems with being flooded(Venice kept getting hit with floods and New Orleans, well, enough said.). New Orleans also has some Italian influences.

I have more:

Pittsburg, PA - Katowice, Poland : Polish influence, known for its position in the coal and steel industry while shiftinh away from it too, built around more than one river and near hilly and mountainous areas. I could also compare Pittsburgh to Zagreb,Croatia. Just like PGH(the city of bridges), Zagreb has many bridges as well. PGH also has one of the largest Croatian-descended populations outside of Croatia. Zagreb and PGH are even sister cities.

Colorado Springs, CO - Payerne, Swizterland: Both cities are known for major air force facilities and are near mountain ranges.(Rockies and Alps respectively).

Santa Fe, NM - Madrid,Spain: Lofty capital cities(Sante Fe is the highest capital city in the USA, Madrid is the highest capital city in Europe), Spanish influence.

You should check some other ones I put on this thread.