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I've never been to SF myself but i always think of it as a "second NYC" because it's just as diverse and while LA is also a big city, it's more of a, I don't want to say suburb, but more inconvenient just because the public transportation isn't big as NYC & SF. I've actually heard of BART and Muni but when i think of LA, I can't think of the public transportation system name. If I were to move out of NYC in the near future, to another metro city, it'd definitely be SF. I've thought of going to college here but other than Berkeley (in the Bay Area), I can't think of other well-known schools
I personally consider SF to be the fourth city, but DC has just as much of an argument to claim that spot.
Boston, Philadelphia, and Houston are all very important cities, but I can't find enough reasons to put any of them above SF or DC. Though, these three cities very easily claim the 6th, 7th, and 8th spots.
I've never been to SF myself but i always think of it as a "second NYC" because it's just as diverse and while LA is also a big city, it's more of a, I don't want to say suburb, but more inconvenient just because the public transportation isn't big as NYC & SF. I've actually heard of BART and Muni but when i think of LA, I can't think of the public transportation system name. If I were to move out of NYC in the near future, to another metro city, it'd definitely be SF.I've thought of going to college here but other than Berkeley (in the Bay Area), I can't think of other well-known schools
There is this little known school named Stanford, among others.
While Houston has great potential in the future, its not quite ready to be mentioned in the same sentence with NYC, LA, Chicago, DC and the Bay Area in terms of relevancy to the country. It could happen in the next 10-20 years, but it still needs to mature and work on some weak points such as making its higher education institutions stronger, further diversifying its economy, and imaging itself.
iono.....i disagree. I think Houston's relevancy is right there with the other cities, just not as much 'in-your-face' so to speak.
I guess if I were to rank in importance and priority, i would rank the cities as:
Number One: Washington D.C. (President of the United States and the rest of the Leaders of this Country)
I personally consider SF to be the fourth city, but DC has just as much of an argument to claim that spot.
Boston, Philadelphia, and Houston are all very important cities, but I can't find enough reasons to put any of them above SF or DC. Though, these three cities very easily claim the 6th, 7th, and 8th spots.
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that Houston and Philadelphia have larger city populations than SF, DC, or Boston.
Though, city boundary populations are pretty arbitrary, it's still a contending issue that will stop a whole lot of people (maybe 20-30% of people) to think that Philadelphia or Houston is more important than the above three.
iono.....i disagree. I think Houston's relevancy is right there with the other cities, just not as much 'in-your-face' so to speak.
I guess if I were to rank in importance and priority, i would rank the cities as:
Number One: Washington D.C. (President of the United States and the rest of the Leaders of this Country)
Number Two: New York City (Financial Capital)
Number Three: Houston (Energy Capital)
Number Four: Los Angeles (Entertainment Capital)
Houston, the Houston economy, and the greater Texas economy are all extremely relevant in both the world market and geopolitics. It is just not what you would call a destination city and has smaller national media presence than the others. It's not really a place people move to for the city itself.
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I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that Houston and Philadelphia have larger city populations than SF, DC, or Boston.
Though, city boundary populations are pretty arbitrary, it's still a contending issue that will stop a whole lot of people (maybe 20-30% of people) to think that Philadelphia or Houston is more important than the above three.
I had somebody arguing the importance of Phoenix based on it's city population to me in person about a month ago. I don't talk to this person anymore.
Houston, the Houston economy, and the greater Texas economy are all extremely relevant in both the world market and geopolitics. It is just not what you would call a destination city and has smaller national media presence than the others. It's not really a place people move to for the city itself.
Which is why it's not really in your face. Houston's "relevance" is right there with the other aforementioned cities.
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