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This isn't a fair comparison, IMO. There's really no city in the US quite like Denver. Cities like Charlotte are a dime a dozen in the South. Really, when you think about it, there isn't much that differentiates Charlotte from Atlanta, Raleigh, Nashville, etc. other than skyline and population.
I actually don't really disagree with your second statement. The major differences in most southern cities aren't really that major. This obviously excludes places like Richmond (for the most part), Charleston, Asheville, Chattanooga, etc. No two cities are the same, but those cities you names (among others) have A LOT more in common than not, on a number of different areas (cultures, suburbs, center cities, sprawl, climate, tree canopy).
But your first statement... the first time I went to Denver in 2004 I kept saying how different areas reminded me of home (Charlotte). I've been several times since, including as recently as 2011. It's not that different than all of these other cities. People act like it's as unique as Seattle or San Francisco, when really it's mostly just another suburbanites paradise. I've just yet to really see anything that really makes me think Denver is that "special" of a place.
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I've just yet to really see anything that really makes me think Denver is that "special" of a place.
Pot, beer, access to the best skiing in America, and lots of sunny days. That and for anyone that lives in the Mountain Time Zone, it's "The City". But yeah I get what your saying, as a city it doesn't have the cachet or character of cities like Boston, SF, or Seattle.
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Suburban Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville, etc. are all remarkably similar. For example, if you were blindfolded and dropped in suburban Charlotte, how would be able to discern where you are from, say, suburban Atlanta or Raleigh?
OTOH, if you blindfolded and dropped in Denver, at least you'd know you're in Denver, as it's more definable. There's more diversity in scenery and topography in the Denver metro area than there is among all of the cities in the Piedmont region of the South.
Suburban Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville, etc. are all remarkably similar. For example, if you were blindfolded and dropped in suburban Charlotte, how would be able to discern where you are from, say, suburban Atlanta or Raleigh?
OTOH, if you blindfolded and dropped in Denver, at least you'd know you're in Denver, as it's more definable. There's more diversity in scenery and topography in the Denver metro area than there is among all of the cities in the Piedmont region of the South.
That's my point.
There are parts of Suburban LA that would feel like suburban SF or suburban San Diego...I don't get your point...There are parts of suburban Chicago that would feel like parts of other midwestern suburban cities...
OTOH, if you blindfolded and dropped in Denver, at least you'd know you're in Denver, as it's more definable. There's more diversity in scenery and topography in the Denver metro area than there is among all of the cities in the Piedmont region of the South.
That's my point.
Or you could be in Salt Lake or Albuquerque or even Boise. And that is only if you are looking west. If you're facing east you might as well be in Kansas City or Indy.
Pot, beer, access to the best skiing in America, and lots of sunny days. That and for anyone that lives in the Mountain Time Zone, it's "The City". But yeah I get what your saying, as a city it doesn't have the cachet or character of cities like Boston, SF, or Seattle.
The majority of people in Denver don't ski and the vast majority have nothing to do with pot. So much of Denver's image is this farsical South Park charade that people soon realize describes a tiny percent of the area. Some people think it's sort of this large celebration of millennial ethos when it is really not much more than a generic, suburbanized family and business town that has the weather and mountains to make it reasonably attractive to a lot of people.
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The majority of people in Denver don't ski and the vast majority have nothing to do with pot. .
I was replying to a poster was implying what sets Denver apart. Well, it is currently the only place in the US currently that pot can be commercially sold, regardless if the majority of the people arn't doing it. And Colorado still has the best skiing in the US, doesn't really matter who or how many are doing as it's still a big attraction to the area.
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Some people think it's sort of this large celebration of millennial ethos when it is really not much more than a generic, suburbanized family and business town that has the weather and mountains to make it reasonably attractive to a lot of people.
Denver is different things to different people. I've visited numerous times since the 90's, it's certainly gotten a lot better since then and continues to do so. It's an attractive place for people who like outdoor recreation and lots of sunny days and it has a rapidly improving downtown core.
Or you could be in Salt Lake or Albuquerque or even Boise. And that is only if you are looking west. If you're facing east you might as well be in Kansas City or Indy.
Except all of those places look nothing like Denver. Have you been to these places, GoneNative?
SLC and Boise look similar to Denver, I'll give you that. But you'd clearly be able to tell the difference.
Albuquerque looks nothing like Denver...at all.
Kansas City is hillier and greener than Denver. They look nothing a like.
Indianapolis just doesn't look like Denver.
A serious question. You don't seem to take well to Denver. Why do you stay?
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