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It's interesting you are so excruciating and nit picky when it comes to Philly vs NYC and able to see a broad range of minutia in such a small region and bordering metros, then on the other hand look over blatant differences in Chicago vs NYC. I guess you see what you want to see.
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Couldn't have said it better. Given the choices, Seattle is by far the closest. I just moved to Midtown Atlanta and I can tell you that anyone who buys into the whole "Atlanta is NY of the South" is either deluded or mistaken. Its absolutely nothing like New York.
Atlanta is a joke. No other way to put it. Third tier city if there ever was one.
Wow, interesting! Pretty cool accent-definitely hear some Philly or East Coast influence in certain words. "Ask" is pronounced like she's from Northeast Philly haha.
Well, it's based on opinions of what the criteria should be. There is no way I would put Chicago in its own tier and others have mentioned the same. The general idea is that the distance between Chicago and NYC dwarves the distance between Chicago and the next few down. You feel differently and that's fine.
What "general idea"? Chicago runs the entire Midwest so yes that puts it on its own tier. Thats not opinion thats fact. What do you consider distance? Because Chicago is only 1 or 2 cities in the nation that runs its region undisputed. The West and South are debatable. East Coast and Midwest are not. New York has the east and Chicago has the Midwest. And if you dont dominate your region then by default you cant compare yourself to Chicago. So how does that NOT constitue a seperate tier? And what does the distance between NY and CHI have to do with the distance between CHI and everyone else?
You really have quite a unusual list of cities there OP! Most of the cities listed have little similar with New York. I guess Seattle would be the best out of the list. For instance, at least Seattle has a harbor.
Personally when I think of cities that are like New York, I tend to think first of Chicago and Philadelphia.
Overall, I would say Atlanta, Georgia would be closest. Otherwise, out of the choices presented on this poll, no City can really compare to New York City, I really only chose Atlanta to avoid looking like a dolt.
What "general idea"? Chicago runs the entire Midwest so yes that puts it on its own tier. Thats not opinion thats fact. What do you consider distance? Because Chicago is only 1 or 2 cities in the nation that runs its region undisputed. The West and South are debatable. East Coast and Midwest are not. New York has the east and Chicago has the Midwest. And if you dont dominate your region then by default you cant compare yourself to Chicago. So how does that NOT constitue a seperate tier? And what does the distance between NY and CHI have to do with the distance between CHI and everyone else?
I consider big distances distance! HELL YEA SOUTHSIDE!
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What city is MOST like New York City, NY?
