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Railroads - Chicago
Ports - Los Angeles/Long Beach Flat - Omaha
Mountains - Denver
Ocean - Miami
Lake - Chicago
Country - Nashville
Hipster - Portland
Gay - San Francisco
Black - Atlanta
Hispanic - LA
Asian - SF Bay Area/San Gabriel Valley
White - Pittsburgh
Churches - Dallas
Homemakers - Long Island
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Detroit
Sterile - Charlotte
Military - San Diego
Celebrities - LA
Pretentious - NYC
Midwestern - Indianapolis
Southern - New Orleans
Western - SF
Northeastern - Boston
Tech - Silicon Valley
Industry - Hollywood ("The Industry")
Pizza - NYC
Chicken - Nashville
Sushi - Honolulu
Doughnuts - Boston
Snow - Boston
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Yuma, AZ
Cloudy - Seattle
Cold - Minneapolis
Humid - Houston
Historic - Boston
Sprawl - Dallas
Rock - Memphis
Rap - Chicago
Global - NYC
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Originally Posted by SteelCityRising
Flame away!
You two think Omaha is flat? You've never been, have you?
Railroads: Chicago
Ports: Norfolk
Flat: Chicago (also Detroit)
Mountains: Denver
Ocean: LA
Lake: Minneapolis
Country: Nashville
Hipster: Portland (OR)
Gay: San Francisco
Black: Atlanta (replaces Washington)
Hispanic: El Paso
Asian: San Francisco
White: Pittsburgh
Churches: Wichita
Homemakers: ditto
Colleges: Boston
Crime: Chicago
Sterile: Phoenix
Military: San Diego
Celebrities: LA
Pretentious: Washington
Midwestern: Kansas City
Southern: (tie) Jackson, Birmingham, Mobile
Western: Salt Lake City
Northeastern: Boston
Tech: San Francisco
Industry: Chicago
Pizza: New Haven
Chicken: Nashville (hot), LA (and waffles), Buffalo (wings)
Sushi: no one city comes to mind
Doughnuts: Boston (Dunkin' headquartered there)
Snow: (tie) Buffalo, Syracuse
Rain: Seattle
Sunny: San Diego
Cloudy: Seattle
Cold: Minneapolis
Humid: (tie) Miami, New Orleans
Historic: Philadelphia
Sprawl: (tie) LA, Phoenix
Rock: Cleveland
Rap: New York
Global: New York
Yeah, I think people would be pleasantly surprised if they visited Omaha. It's a pretty city with hills, greenery and a nice waterfront
My husband is from there. The first time I went there, I was expecting a place like Chicago. Very different. Lots of rolling hills. My in-laws' house was built on a hillside. It had a main entrance and a basement entrance, both at street level!
Railroads - NYC
Ports - Oakland, VA Beach
Flat - Midwest (Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois etc)
Mountains - Denver, SLC
Ocean - LA, Miami
Lake - Chicago, Minneapolis
Country - Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
Hipster - Brooklyn, SF
Gay - SF
Black - Atlanta
Hispanic - LA, Houston
Asian - LA, SF, Nova, Queens, Seattle
White - Denver, Portland, Seattle
Churches - Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
Homemakers - Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
Colleges - Boston, NYC, Philly
Crime - Baltimore, St. Louis
Sterile - VA Beach, Orlando
Military - VA Beach, San Diego
Celebities - LA, NYC
Pretentious - LA, Atlanta
Midwestern - Kansas City, Omaha
Southern - Atlanta
Western - LA
Northeastern - Boston
Tech - SF
Industry - Detroit
Pizza - NYC
Chicken - Atlanta
Sushi - SF
Doughnuts - Somewhere South
Snow - Buffalo
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - San Diego
Cloudy - Seattle
Cold - Chicago
Humid - New Orleans, Houston
Historic - Boston, Philly
Sprawl - Atlanta
Rock - Cleveland
Rap - LA
Global - DC
Homemakers - Overland Park, KS
Pretentious - Overland Park, KS
You must have spent some time in Johnson County, Kan.!
Quote:
Originally Posted by WernerVie
Sunny - Philadelphia
Anyone else consider it yet another example of that long-running sitcom's warped humor that the opening titles show shots of the city at night?
Quote:
Originally Posted by stanley-88888888
with about 25 answers so far, whats the most consistent answer ?
Well, we're now approaching 45, but it does appear that there are some categories where one city dominates:
Gay: San Francisco
Black: Atlanta
Celebrities: Los Angeles
Colleges: Boston
Rain: Seattle
Global: New York City
There are a few others where one city elicits the lion's share of responses, but another either places a close second or gets honorable mention:
Railroads: Chicago; honorable mention: Kansas City
History: Boston, with Philadelphia not far behind
Midwestern: Of course, Chicago gets more mentions than any one other city, but several others make it in, most notably Kansas City but also Omaha
Quote:
Originally Posted by stanley-88888888
this has been bothering me for a while. what the hell are doff-nuts (i figured out yoo meant do-nuts).
Um, the three pronunciations of "-ough" are "-oo" (through), "-uff" (rough, tough, enough), and "-oh" (though, thorough).
...
Midwestern: Of course, Chicago gets more mentions than any one other city, but several others make it in, most notably Kansas City but also Omaha
...
to me, chicago is too big-time to be considered midwestern -- i almost place it as east coast.
Railroads - Chicago
Ports - Houston
Flat - Dallas
Mountains - Denver
Ocean - San Diego
Lake - Chicago
Country - Memphis
Hipster - Austin
Gay - Atlanta
Black - Atlanta
Hispanic - Miami
Asian - San Francisco
White - Minneapolis
Churches - Topeka
Homemakers - Columbia
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Detroit
Sterile - Des Moines
Military - San Antonio or San Diego
Celebities - Los Angeles
Pretentious - San Francisco
Midwestern - Chicago
Southern - Birmingham
Western - Reno
Northeastern - Boston
Tech - San Francisco
Industry - Detroit
Pizza - Chicago
Chicken - Nashville
Sushi - San Francisco
Doughnuts - Winston-Salem
Snow - Buffalo
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Phoenix
Cloudy - Detroit, Cleveland or Seattle
Cold - Minneapolis
Humid - Miami
Historic - Philadelphia
Sprawl - Atlanta
Rock - Cleveland
Rap - Atlanta
Global - NYC
I'm a little surprised MInneapolis is getting so much "white". I think of it as historically uber white but much more diverse now. The Twin cities are like 800k people and about 44% minority right? 17-18% black ..
I'm a little surprised MInneapolis is getting so much "white". I think of it as historically uber white but much more diverse now. The Twin cities are like 800k people and about 44% minority right? 17-18% black ..
I associate white with Portland and Salt Lake primarily.
The city proper is relatively less homogeneous, but when you broaden it out to the entire metro, it's pretty "white bread" with over 80% of the population being non-hispanic white. And this is exacerbated by the fact that Minnesota's population as a whole is over 80% white.
I will grant you though, as Minneapolis continues to experience steady moderate growth thanks to its diverse economy, it is slowly becoming less homogeneous
I don’t understand how people just visit a city and then can get impressions of the entire metro...don’t most folks stay in the city proper when they travel? Just thinking.
I guess because the metro floods isn’t the city it’s makes the city feel whiter than it is (often the case in northern cities)
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