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But that is the thing. We are talking about city vs city, not metros. Separate subject for a separate time. We are not talking about suburbs.
Practically every 'versus' thread on this forum is inclusive of entire metropolitan areas. It has to be explicitly stated when only the central city is in view because "city" often means "metro" in common parlance. You (generally speaking) can't talk about Microsoft, Costco, and Boeing being assets for Seattle on one hand and then turn around and say we can't consider metropolitan areas. I think that's a bit silly especially since metropolitan statistics are usually the default when talking about the economic health and prosperity (or lack thereof) of a particular place. I don't even think GDP is calculated by city alone.
Not to mention the fact the original post in this thread says that both the central cities and the metros are to be compared here.
But that is the thing. We are talking about city vs city, not metros. Separate subject for a separate time. We are not talking about suburbs.
O yes we are. Cities always include metros. Second of all, you musta not read the SUBJECT.
Per OP-
Compare cities and metros:
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Nightlife
Things to do in the region
Jobs/economy
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Culture
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Oh my god, the political correctness onn city-data nowadays makes this truly a censored joke of a site.
You USED to be able.to TYPE that a city was a wasteland when it was. I get deleted for that?
This site and its mods are.off the deep-end.
Are you gonna delete that now? Criticism of the totalitarian state that is C-D not tolerated??
Ridiculous and embarrassing.
I think anybody should be able to claim that a city is a wasteland. But, absent any solid information to back up the claim, I think a lot of push back is justified. If we are talking about Baltimore being a wasteland, I would like to point out the the city has 96%-97% of the number of households that it had in 1950 when the population peaked.
Perhaps you mean something other than empty residences when you are talking about Baltimore or some other city being a wasteland. If so, you should be very careful to say exactly what you are talking about. Otherwise, we are stuck with responding to criticism that has very little clarity or substance.
If Baltimore didn't have such an incredibly bad reputation, I wouldn't even bother to respond to trolls and haters. But since the opinions of trolls and haters are pretty much the same as the nationwide and worldwide image of the city, I feel like I can't let uninformed over the top criticism go unanswered.
So you want people to be out of work? Who's the evil person in your scenerio?
I swear some people on this site are completely brain dead.
Quite the contrary; well the brain dead part, you may be right. I despise Amazon and what it is doing to our communities. Never purchased anything from them and never will (as long as I can help it). Unfortunately most people don't care what happens to their community and will continue shifting to Amazon - Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO is definitely a creepy character in my book. Regardless, Amazon is foretasted to become the larges company on the planet and with that, Seattle will continue to book.
But that is the thing. We are talking about city vs city, not metros. Separate subject for a separate time. We are not talking about suburbs.
Either way, Seattle wins. It isn't an unequal metro with a rotten center of extensive crime, inflated by proximity to Old Money and Big Government - two resources which will be markedly dwindling in its region into the future... especially if we get a POTUS/Congress with half a sense about economics.
Seattle's city is better, the metros are more uniform, you can get by in either, and one doesn't rape the other of resources. It also doesn't need Vancouver or Portland to get it tourists - unlike Baltimore, which is like the red-headed stepchild of DC and the half-dull brother of Philly. Baltimore is deceptively healthy - much like the US in general.
Either way, Seattle wins. It isn't an unequal metro with a rotten center of extensive crime, inflated by proximity to Old Money and Big Government - two resources which will be markedly dwindling in its region into the future... especially if we get a POTUS/Congress with half a sense about economics.
Seattle's city is better, the metros are more uniform, you can get by in either, and one doesn't rape the other of resources. It also doesn't need Vancouver or Portland to get it tourists - unlike Baltimore, which is like the red-headed stepchild of DC and the half-dull brother of Philly. Baltimore is deceptively healthy - much like the US in general.
So which country will you be relocating to in the near future?
Either way, Seattle wins. It isn't an unequal metro with a rotten center of extensive crime, inflated by proximity to Old Money and Big Government - two resources which will be markedly dwindling in its region into the future... especially if we get a POTUS/Congress with half a sense about economics.
Seattle's city is better, the metros are more uniform, you can get by in either, and one doesn't rape the other of resources. It also doesn't need Vancouver or Portland to get it tourists - unlike Baltimore, which is like the red-headed stepchild of DC and the half-dull brother of Philly. Baltimore is deceptively healthy - much like the US in general.
I'm surprised you didn't choose End of Days for your user name.
While I don't disagree on your view of health in the US in general, I fail to see the point of anymore rants like this in a Seattle vs. Baltimore thread. In other words, we're reading you loud and clear. We get you don't like Baltimore.
I'm surprised you didn't choose End of Days for your user name.
While I don't disagree on your view of health in the US in general, I fail to see the point of anymore rants like this in a Seattle vs. Baltimore thread. In other words, we're reading you loud and clear. We get you don't like Baltimore.
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verb \ˈrant\
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: to talk loudly and in a way that shows anger : to complain in a way that is unreasonable
First, you can't hear me talking - which may be why you think it's a "rant". Second, nothing I said is unreasonable. Sorry.
With that being said, responses to posts breed responses to those posts. It's kind of natural.
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