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Don't really agree with that. The city and metro is very small, so having Old Quebec being small still means a large proportion of the population lives in a very dense urban environment and there is a good portion of the historic area outside of the walled fortifications that is not dominated by solely tourists. There are also some other notable traits such as having an extremely hilly city built overlooking a massive river and being the capital of a province that is home to a people with a language that is fairly unique for the North American continent and being used by a people that descend from one of the oldest European settler communities on the continent.
Then I suppose New Orleans looks like Jakcson, Little Rock, Birmingham too. Or are they not good enough cities to booster about New Orleans with?
No. I don't even know your point. No other city looks like New Orleans in America.
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That "French" thing is why people think New Orleans is unique to begin with.
All the things tourists relish about New Orleans (food, architecture, festival etc) are all derived from Francophone culture. It's certainly not it's vibrancy, there are plenty of more vibrant cities than NOLA than in the US alone. And it's most certainly not the southern black people and white people and their culture which there aren't any shortages of in the country.
Most of New Orleans culture has little to do with Parisian French culture. It's all a blend of Caribbean, African, Creole, etc.
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8. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Quintessential Southern city with French flair.
9. Savannah, Georgia, USA - Quintessential Southern city
Don't really agree with that. The city and metro is very small, so having Old Quebec being small still means a large proportion of the population lives in a very dense urban environment and there is a good portion of the historic area outside of the walled fortifications that is not dominated by solely tourists. There are also some other notable traits such as having an extremely hilly city built overlooking a massive river and being the capital of a province that is home to a people with a language that is fairly unique for the North American continent and being used by a people that descend from one of the oldest European settler communities on the continent.
Population of the Quebec City Metro: 765,706
Population of le Vieux Quebec: 4,786
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Montreal.
To me, Montreal feels like a carbon copy of Minneapolis with better public transportation. Oh, yeah, the people speak French. But otherwise, it just feels like a generic, clean, relatively big, relatively diverse, cosmopolitan North American city.
Population of the Quebec City Metro: 765,706
Population of le Vieux Quebec: 4,786
To me, Montreal feels like a carbon copy of Minneapolis with better public transportation. Oh, yeah, the people speak French. But otherwise, it just feels like a generic, clean, relatively big, relatively diverse, cosmopolitan North American city.
Minneapolis does feel more Canadian than other American cities. It's cleaner, the people are better educated and more passive aggressive, and they do a better job of hiding poverty.
Though Minneapolis has nothing like Old Montreal, you'll still get charm and cobblestone streets by Nicollet Island. Upton feels like the Latin Quarter. Hennepin Ave. feels like Rue Ste. Catherine. Southeast Minneapolis reminds me of le Plateau Mont-Real.
Both cities have a high number of Asian immigrants. Both have thriving LGBT communities. Both cities have big, glistening modern skylines on the river. Both have great theatre scenes, and amazing fringe festivals. Both have similar weather.
To me, Montreal feels like a carbon copy of Minneapolis with better public transportation. Oh, yeah, the people speak French. But otherwise, it just feels like a generic, clean, relatively big, relatively diverse, cosmopolitan North American city.
You definitely are wrong here. It 100% does not at all "feel like" Minneapolis. Is this because "both are cold?" The feel of each city is very, very different.
Minneapolis does feel more Canadian than other American cities. It's cleaner, the people are better educated and more passive aggressive, and they do a better job of hiding poverty.
Though Minneapolis has nothing like Old Montreal, you'll still get charm and cobblestone streets by Nicollet Island. Upton feels like the Latin Quarter. Hennepin Ave. feels like Rue Ste. Catherine. Southeast Minneapolis reminds me of le Plateau Mont-Real.
Both cities have a high number of Asian immigrants. Both have thriving LGBT communities. Both cities have big, glistening modern skylines on the river. Both have great theatre scenes, and amazing fringe festivals. Both have similar weather.
You're joking, right? Hennepin feels like Sainte-Catherine???????
SE MPLS reminds you of Le Plateau??????? SE MPLS is basically Dinkytown, Stadium Village, and the U's campus. 4th Street in Dinkytown is like 2 blocks of Saint-Laurent, while Stadium Village is like 1.5 blocks of Avenue du Mont-Royal.
Also, take a look outside of the touristy parts of Montreal. What in Minneapolis feels remotely like Cote-des-Neiges? Like Hochelaga? Like Chinatown? Like Verdun? Outremont?
What in Montreal resembles SW Minneapolis, for that matter? LaSalle?
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You definitely are wrong here. It 100% does not at all "feel like" Minneapolis. Is this because "both are cold?" The feel of each city is very, very different.
Agreed, the food and nightlife alone in Montreal give the city an abundance of distinction all its own. Very poor analogy used there.
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