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It's very obvious that Natnasci has never been to Honolulu.
Like her I am from Vancouver but definitely don't see Honolulu as typically American. Most Americans don't eat rice with every other meal. Based on her criteria Canada is just a carbon copy of America.
There's nowhere in Los Angeles that remotely looks like that.
Whenever I see photos like that of South American 'block' houses, I'm always reminded of the ones in San Francisco and its Southern suburb cities that look like that, if they were nicer, for the middle class and not impoverished.
Anyways, can someone explain what 'typically American', is? I was going to say San Francisco, because the super-liberalism, the healthier eating, better health system, happier attitude, less racial conflict, and famous architecture would make it the most non-American city (its a city of its own). But then, people throw things up like New York--which is the poster-city for AMERICAN--and I don't understand. Likely because America is too vast and different to make solid generalizations about it. So by American city, what do you mean, tropes like cowboy? Or non generic skyscrapers? What exactly is an 'American city?'
NYC is the most american city there is. Ads everywhere
Have you been to NYC?
Most of NYC has very strict rules on advertising and billboards, which are relatively rare.
And I don't see how NYC is "the most american city". Most Americans don't own cars, don't have yards, and live in tenements or apartment buildings? Many New Yorkers never even get drivers licenses.
Do people wish cities in US were European or something? Because it seems if a city is non traditional American it gets high praise
Im not really sure how an American city can be least typically American. I don't think any US city could truly be compared to European cities. Especially on account of age. But yes it seems as if being a typical American city is looked down upon according to this thread.
People keep going back and forth about NYC being typical American or least but there has to be a consensus about whether NYC is unique or not ("unique New York"- Ron Burgundy). If NYC is truly unique than it's not typical, you can't have it both ways. I'd say NYC isn't representative of typical American cities.
Do people wish cities in US were European or something? Because it seems if a city is non traditional American it gets high praise
I still think the only two cities that remotely resemble anything in Europe are Boston and New Orleans. And still, these cities are pretty much solidly American.
I think people who aren't that well traveled don't realize how strikingly different this country is with its own solid culture that is entirely different than Europe.
The only parallels are with the US and Mexico in certain cities.
Flying from anywhere in Europe and stepping off into New York City will feel completely different and yes, you will feel like you are in America.
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