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LOL. I specifically said in my first post that I would never place Philly in the same class as NYC, or London. Or obviously, Paris, Tokyo, etc.
What I said was; other than NYC/LA/CHI, I don’t see any other U.S. city outclassing Philly, and I stand by that.
You responded with a bunch of random buzzwords to describe other cities (“natural scenery! beaches! parties! power! capital of hip-hop!”), that really didn’t offer much enlightenment on anything except the apparently limited scope of your imagination regarding what makes cities interesting or worthwile.
That’s about you. Not us.
My point is that if all this ranking is arbitrary, then why not put Philly in the same class as Tokyo, Paris, London, etc?
I think Chicago gets more unfairly maligned than Philly.
Chicago has a sky high homicide rate. I wouldn't say it's "unfairly" maligned for that. Aside from that, Chicago really only catches flak for being in the Midwest, and perhaps lacking some of the cosmopolitanism of some of the coastal cities. Otherwise, it seems to garner a lot of recognition on this board (esp. b/c of it's skyline).
My point is that if all this ranking is arbitrary, then why not put Philly in the same class as Tokyo, Paris, London, etc?
Then that’s your point. Not mine. Especially when I specifically stated the opposite in literally the first couple sentences of my first post.
I get the sense you think I’m trying to convert your opinion of Philly. I’m not. I truly don’t care.
I don’t think Philly has to take a back seat to any other U.S. city, outside of the the traditional Big Three. And I stand by that. Apparently, you disagree and that’s fine, too. I’m not going to change your mind, and you’re not going to change mine.
I’m confident in what this city has done in the last 20-25 years, and very optimistic about what it’s going to do in the next 20-25.
I’m proud of my city, and not even slightly shy about saying so.
I think we’ve already got as much going for us as any other city/metro in the country, and where we go from here is going to be truly exciting.
So much so that I don’t feel the need to build us up, by tearing other cities down.
Your mileage may vary.
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Chicago has a sky high homicide rate. I wouldn't say it's "unfairly" maligned for that. Aside from that, Chicago really only catches flak for being in the Midwest, and perhaps lacking some of the cosmopolitanism of some of the coastal cities. Otherwise, it seems to garner a lot of recognition on this board (esp. b/c of it's skyline).
It’s significantky below places like St Louis, Memphis, NOLA, Baltimore etc.
On par really with Washington or Philly but it gets way more attention or it’s crime.
On par really with Washington or Philly but it gets way more attention or it’s crime.
Uh, that's not exactly true. Michael Nutter was even featured on World News Tonight on ABC to talk about...homicide in Philadelphia.
DC is still called "Dodge City." The only reason few people talk about its homicide rate today is that they compare it to what it was in 1991. In 1993, Chicago's homicide rate peaked at 30.1. In DC, the rate was nearly three times that.
A lot of people on here are just leaving it at "I don't think people have many negative opinions about Philadelphia", and imo that's mostly true. However, I believe sometimes no opinion can be even worse than a bad opinion. And that I believe is a problem with Philadelphia. A city that's famous for something bad can more easily become famous for something good than a city that's not famous for anything, good or bad. What Im trying to say is I think Philly has more of a "non-perception" problem.
A lot of people on here are just leaving it at "I don't think people have many negative opinions about Philadelphia", and imo that's mostly true. However, I believe sometimes no opinion can be even worse than a bad opinion. And that I believe is a problem with Philadelphia. A city that's famous for something bad can more easily become famous for something good than a city that's not famous for anything, good or bad. What Im trying to say is I think Philly has more of a "non-perception" problem.
Well Philly definitely has one popular negative perception--that it's dirty. Not saying if it's fair or unfair, but it's out there.
I think most of those old misconceptions of Philadelphia have been put to rest . Philly is doing very well and has become a world knowledge center with four NCI cancer centers , seven high performing Med schools ; Penn ranked 3rd.; Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia ranked 1 or 2 , Penn (Warton) Business School ranked #1 . The worlds leading geneticist and epigeneticist working at labs in Philly's Universities are producing new treatments and cures for cancer ,heart disease and neurological disorders . The Times of Higher ED ranked Penn 4th in the world for the passed two consecutive years for innovation .
As a retired health care provider and investigator I have knowledge in those fields so now I'm a small cap investor in Bio Start Ups. Philly is just packed with very high caliber scientist and it's not just Bio Science it's also in robotics , material sciences ,law ect… . My point is as a city of innovators is known for science and learning , the CEO of Johnson and Johnson said a conference a few week back that Philadelphia has a great potential the become the Silicon Valley of the Bio Tech Industry . Last point , about ten years ago I remember reading where Philly was ranked near 110 th place for world city status but recently read ,and will post link , Philly ranked 30th and ranked as a city of innovation .https://www.us.jll.com/en/trends-and...-global-cities
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