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Having lived on the West Coast for the entirety of my 32 years, I've never considered Chicago 'flyover' in the derogatory sense. It was and is an amazing premier city. I do consider most of the flat prairie land with small farming communities in the middle part of the country flyover for the most part, but they have their place and are important in their own right (such as providing us food!). No, Chicago is definitely not flyover.
Funny how Chicago is called "flyover country" but O'Hare is the busiest airport in the nation. Funny, that.
While O'hare is still busy, it isn't the busiest in the country anymore (hasn't been for quite some time). Atlanta has been the busiest airport in the country for several years now, followed by LAX (since 2012).
Chicago is constantly being referred to as "flyover country" - quit pretending this is an uncommon thing. Just use any internet search and you'll see this is the case; or look around C-D.
Right, so being in the middle of a desert or a couple states closer to an oceanic coast is "more variable" than a city on the Great Lakes?
AR has the Ozarks, which are "more variable" than where Denver sits (it's on the Plains). I just can't see any rationale for this position at all.
The true answer here is yes, the Midwest has an image issue. So does the South.
Naturally the Midwest is NOT more variable in landscapes than the West. Atlanta is pretty close to a coast, Phoenix is close to the California Gulf and to the Pacific, and while Denver itself is on the plains, the metro extends into one of the most intense and dramatic mountain ranges in the world.
Chicago has the great lakes and Chicago itself is a fine place which is located in that middle portion of America where one might 'fly' over in an aircraft.
Hence, fly over, or being in the air in a forward motion over, if you will.
For the tenth ****ing time, im not placing them in tiers. Its a general list of the premier US cities.
Seattle has world class geography and its economy is one of the best. Theres a reason its rapidly growing. Its certainly a top ten city in the country.
Seattle is not a top 10 city. Maybe in growth, but overall no
Flyover country is the mind numbing stretch in the heartland where it's flat and plain.
Phoenix is in a desert valley nestled in some tall mountains close to the southern border, Denver is next to the Rockies and Atlanta is on the coast
You don't generally 'fly over' Atlanta or Phoenix and like Denver they all have variable landscapes/features different than where 'fly over' country is. (OK, AR, KS, IL, IN, OH etc.)
Chicago is in fly over county, but Chicago itself isn't a fly over nor is it Chastised?
Atlanta is on the coast? I'm trying to by nice here in what I single out as I find your post really ridiculous... then again, the US cities I "fly over" the most (since I fly between Europe and the US a lot) are probably NY and Boston...
Naturally the Midwest is NOT more variable in landscapes than the West. Atlanta is pretty close to a coast, Phoenix is close to the California Gulf and to the Pacific, and while Denver itself is on the plains, the metro extends into one of the most intense and dramatic mountain ranges in the world.
Chicago has the great lakes and Chicago itself is a fine place which is located in that middle portion of America where one might 'fly' over in an aircraft.
Hence, fly over, or being in the air in a forward motion over, if you will.
Clear?
You again, lol, you managed to make your post worse? Your post here doesn't work for a response for the post you quoted.
Probably because it's the 3rd largest city that gets outshined by smaller cities on an international level, such as Las Vegas, Orlando, San Francisco, Miami, DC, and arguably San Diego. Nothing against Chicago because it's a great city, but that seems pretty pathetic.
What seems pathetic?
Oh never mind. I just realized who you are. You love to rip on Chicago. Please don't respond, I don't need you to.
Oh never mind. I just realized who you are. You love to rip on Chicago. Please don't respond, I don't need you to.
You don't know me and I don't rip Chicago, but to stay on topic, how is it that the 3rd largest city in the nation gets outshined by so many smaller cities (Las Vegas, Orlando, San Francisco, Miami, DC, and arguably San Diego)?
Seattle is not a top 10 city. Maybe in growth, but overall no
There's more to cities than the economy, bo. Seattle is far more interesting than Houston or Dallas on multiple levels.
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