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OK, I get it... btw, even though OU is bigger (and rapidly improving), the Univ. of Tulsa is a better thought of undergrad school -- it's small and more intense -- with a growing research/graduate component. UT is considered by many to be the elite college of the state.
Tulsa University locally is known as "TU" not "UT".
It's funny that Howest automatically assumed that you were talking about the University of Texas when you said "UT" because that is the automatic reference for the University of Texas in the state of Oklahoma.
The existence of TU in Tulsa keeps Oklahomans from doing what Texas Aggies do in referring to the University of Texas as "t.u."
Philadelphia is a poor man's New York.
Baltimore is a poor man's Philadelphia.
Wilmington (DE) is a poor man's Baltimore.
Trenton is a poor man's Newark.
Binghamton is a poor man's Wilkes-Barre.
Providence is a poor man's Boston.
Fall River is a poor man's Providence.
Akron is a poor man's Cleveland
Youngstown is a poor man's Akron.
Dayton is a poor man's Columbus.
Louisville is a poor man's Cincinnati.
Evansville is a poor man's Louisville.
Paducah is a poor man's Evansville.
Fort Wayne is a poor man's Indianapolis.
Omaha is a poor man's Kansas City.
Little Rock is a poor man's Memphis.
Mobile is a poor man's New Orleans.
Wichita is a poor man's Oklahoma City.
The interesting thing about this list, which made me chuckle, is that most of the "poor man's" versions on it are themselves not too shabby places to live.
Especially Philadelphia, Baltimore, Louisville, Dayton, Providence, Omaha, and even Mobile and Wilmington.
But I especially liked the poor-man's-[blank] chains.
And yes, Camden's a better fit than Trenton for the "poor man's Newark" role.
The interesting thing about this list, which made me chuckle, is that most of the "poor man's" versions on it are themselves not too shabby places to live.
I think that's the case for most "poor man" versions of a city that are relatively healthy overall with interesting character, history, or geography and/or a booming economy.
I'd say Richmond is a bit more like a poor man's DC since both are capital cities with solid private-sector economies (including being home to a couple of F500 headquarters) but you could make an argument for Baltimore in a few ways also.
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San Antonio- Poor man's Austin
I think San Antonio is distinct enough to not really be a poor man's Austin. Austin is state government, UT, tech, and progressivisim. San Antonio is the military, history, tourist attractions, and the Mexican American capital of the U.S. I'd probably chose a smaller state capital/college town for Austin that shares some similar characteristics, like Madison or Tallahassee perhaps. Maybe 10 years ago one might say Nashville was a poor man's Austin, but not anymore.
No. They're nothing alike, although their suburbs are similar.
Detroit has declined so much, that I would almost go so far as to say that Detroit is a poor man's Cleveland.
Chicago is a poor man's New York.
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