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Simply put: When people think of big city living, they think of New York. Now what exactly is your issue with that exact statement?
It's more your statements after. Yeah people think of NYC when it comes to big city living, no one denied that, and it exports its image and culture, which urban living is a big part of. But it's urban lifestyle is hardly something as unique internationally as it is domestically. In America it exports an urban lifestyle few live, internationally it's exporting an urban lifestyle similar to what a lot of people already live with.
Has this thread taken a turn for the myopic, or what?
New York is undoubtably one of the most famous cities in the world, but when Parisians and Londoners think of big city living, they think of their immediate surroundings, not NYC.
Has this thread taken a turn for the myopic, or what?
New York is undoubtably one of the most famous cities in the world, but when Parisians and Londoners think of big city living, they think of their immediate surroundings, not NYC.
Yes myopic would be the perfect adjective to describe about 20-30 percent of the East Coast posters (and probably about that many West Coast ones too, to be fair).
In Marvel the worlds of Spiderman, Fantastic 4, Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, etc. they coexist with NYC. Before Chandler mentions LA for Iron Man, he moved to the big city in the films and was in NYC in the comics. Howard Starks, his father, was always a New Yorker.
In DC Universe, it's not as distinguishable but NYC is Gotham City and Metropolis.
Has this thread taken a turn for the myopic, or what?
New York is undoubtably one of the most famous cities in the world, but when Parisians and Londoners think of big city living, they think of their immediate surroundings, not NYC.
Exactly, unless they happen to be thinking of the US which is probably not nearly as often as some New Yorkers probably think.
Newsflash: NYC is actually NOT the Center of the Universe and constantly on people's minds!
In Marvel the worlds of Spiderman, Fantastic 4, Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, etc. they coexist with NYC. Before Chandler mentions LA for Iron Man, he moved to the big city in the films and was in NYC in the comics. Howard Starks, his father, was always a New Yorker.
In DC Universe, it's not as distinguishable but NYC is Gotham City and Metropolis.
Superheroes are seen vastly all over the world.
Oh believe me, Hollywood has more actual Superheroes
The funny thing is I absolutely recognize the Superman in picture two... he was featured in the movie "Confessions of a Superhero" and is still going at it. He used to live on Yucca St and you could tell which apartment was his because you could see the place packed to the gills with Superman memorabilia - the room has since been cleaned up but I still see him around the neighborhood, not sure if he moved. Ironman lives in the apartment building next to mine and I often see him on his daily "commute".
It's more your statements after. Yeah people think of NYC when it comes to big city living, no one denied that, and it exports its image and culture, which urban living is a big part of. But it's urban lifestyle is hardly something as unique internationally as it is domestically. In America it exports an urban lifestyle few live, internationally it's exporting an urban lifestyle similar to what a lot of people already live with.
You quibbled with my initial statement, which you now apparently don't think was so off the mark. I never said that "it's [its] urban lifestyle is something unique internationally." I said that many people, all over the world, are more likely to make the connection between urban living and NYC than any other city. That's not the same as saying that no other city offers "urban living," but you keep pouding and pounding away that.
You quibbled with my initial statement, which you now apparently don't think was so off the mark. I never said that "it's [its] urban lifestyle is something unique internationally." I said that many people, all over the world, are more likely to make the connection between urban living and NYC than any other city. That's not the same as saying that no other city offers "urban living," but you keep pouding and pounding away that.
I'd say in developed countries this is not true - they would probably think of their own flagship city.
In developing or third world countries, they may look to New York City as the epitome of urban living as it has such wide exposure in media and popular culture. But they may also look to the developed country they had colonial ties to, i.e. Cambodia looking to Paris or India looking to London. But, I have neither been a resident of a third-world country nor have interviewed them so maybe I am wrong. But this would make the most sense to me.
You quibbled with my initial statement, which you now apparently don't think was so off the mark. I never said that "it's [its] urban lifestyle is something unique internationally." I said that many people, all over the world, are more likely to make the connection between urban living and NYC than any other city. That's not the same as saying that no other city offers "urban living," but you keep pouding and pounding away that.
I'm sure as a New Yorker you would like to think that. But in the developed world I would think people would associate urban living more so with their own city, that is also very urban, over one thousands of miles away. For people that already live in dense, urban environments your statement really makes no sense.
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