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First could you define what you mean by " European "? Everyone might have their own ideas. For me, neither city looks European, but Vancouver seems to dedicate more downtown ( The Centre ) to parks and leisure than Seattle. Is that European? I'm not sure..but maybe.
More sidewalk cafes and restaurants perhaps. Vancouver.
In the warmer months, seeing more people just strolling after dinner? Vancouver again.
So if this is wha you mean by " European " then Vancouver....but these things exist outside of Europe....so I'm a bit confused as to how to answer this.
Neither are very European, but I'd say Vancouver, which makes sense as unlike Seattle it is a historical component of the British Empire with more cultural connections to other continents (including but not limited to Europe). What many refer to as "European" seems to be a walking and transit culture, where living in multi-family dwellings isn't a foreign concept, and where highways have a minimal impact on the urban form. In that respect, yes, it is more European. There are also probably more actual people from Europe living in Vancouver and shallower European immigrant roots for the white population not from Europe, but that's conjecture, I don't have hard data to back it up.
What I mean by European is which one has; more people who are immigrants from Europe (namely West Europe), more people who are of European descent (namely West European descent), more European style boutiques and cafes everywhere (like here in Seattle), a less 'ethnic' feel (no African American/African barber shops/no Asian 'Thai, Indian, Chinese' restaurants), and a more entitled/stuck-up/elitist culture.
What I mean by European is which one has; more people who are immigrants from Europe (namely West Europe), more people who are of European descent (namely West European descent), more European style boutiques and cafes everywhere (like here in Seattle), a less 'ethnic' feel (no African American/African barber shops/no Asian 'Thai, Indian, Chinese' restaurants), and a more entitled/stuck-up/elitist culture.
Have you been to Europe? It's a mix of many cultures, including Africans. The south of France is filled with Moroccans for instance.
A less ethnic feel is not more European.
I've walked around Seattle many, many times over 40 years. It has never felt European at all. Very American feeling.
Vancouver also is not very European feeling, but very new world. However a friend from France while in Vancouver did say that he felt more at home here than in the US. However he was comparing Vancouver and Atlanta.
For all I know he may of felt that way because of the French on our packaging.:roll eyes:
What I mean by European is which one has; more people who are immigrants from Europe (namely West Europe), more people who are of European descent (namely West European descent), more European style boutiques and cafes everywhere (like here in Seattle), a less 'ethnic' feel (no African American/African barber shops/no Asian 'Thai, Indian, Chinese' restaurants), and a more entitled/stuck-up/elitist culture.
Both are cosmopolitan, culturally and racially diverse places, in their own ways. Also African American businesses aren't 'ethnic', their culture is indigenous to the US (and pretty much absent in Vancouver where it is not).
So as you can see both cities are fairly similar in terms of architecture. The only difference is that Vancouver is more dense and I think that Seattle has more "old" buildings but I could be mistaken.
Well if ethnicity is a major factor for you seeing as Vancouver is over 45 percent Asian and Seattle is one of the whitest cities in the USA, probs seattle.
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