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Old 04-30-2020, 06:33 AM
 
Location: Terramaria
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In this thread, I'd like for you to name the first city that comes to mind when you think of each of these words as listed below. Hopefully, this will provide an interesting mix of words where one or just a few cities dominate, whereas a wide variety is present for others. In the future, I may add a second round with new words if this thread's popular. Of course, use all of North America.

Railroads
Ports
Flat
Mountains
Ocean
Lake
Country
Hipster
Gay
Black
Hispanic
Asian
White
Churches
Homemakers
Colleges
Crime
Sterile
Military
Celebities
Pretentious
Midwestern
Southern
Western
Northeastern
Tech
Industry
Pizza
Chicken
Sushi
Doughnuts
Snow
Rain
Sunny
Cloudy
Cold
Humid
Historic
Sprawl
Rock
Rap
Global
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Old 04-30-2020, 07:01 AM
 
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Railroads - Chicago
Ports - Norfolk
Flat - OKC
Mountains - Salt Lake City
Ocean - Santa Barbara
Lake - Madison
Country - Nashville
Hipster - Portland
Gay - San Francisco
Black - Washington
Hispanic - LA
Asian - Daly City
White - Couer d'Alene
Churches - Lynchburg
Homemakers - pass
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Baltimore
Sterile - Orlando
Military - Fayetteville
Celebities - LA
Pretentious - Dallas
Midwestern - Kansas City
Southern - Birmingham
Western - Reno
Northeastern - Albany
Tech - San Jose
Industry - Detroit
Pizza - Chicago
Chicken - Little Rock
Sushi - Seattle
Doughnuts - Toronto
Snow - Buffalo
Rain - Juneau
Sunny - Phoenix
Cloudy - Juneau
Cold - Fairbanks
Humid - Orlando
Historic - Boston
Sprawl - Houston
Rock - Cleveland
Rap - Bronx
Global - San Francisco
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Old 04-30-2020, 07:11 AM
 
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In this thread, I'd like for you to name the first city that comes to mind when you think of each of these words as listed below. Hopefully, this will provide an interesting mix of words where one or just a few cities dominate, whereas a wide variety is present for others. In the future, I may add a second round with new words if this thread's popular. Of course, use all of North America.

Railroads Chicago
Ports NYC
Flat OKC
Mountains LA
Ocean Miami
Lake Buffalo
Country Nashville
Hipster Portland
Gay Provincetown
Black Atlanta
Hispanic El Paso
Asian SF
White Portland
Churches New Orleans
Homemakers Indianapolis
Colleges Boston
Crime St Louis
Sterile Minneapolis
Military VA Beach
Celebities LA
Pretentious SF
Midwestern Chicago
Southern Atlanta
Western Denver
Northeastern Portland (ME)
Tech San Jose
Industry Detroit
Pizza New York
Chicken Buffalo
Sushi
Doughnuts Boston
Snow Buffalo
Rain Seattle
Sunny Phoenix
Cloudy Seattle
Cold Minneapolis
Humid Houston
Historic Charleston SC
Sprawl Dallas
Rock Memphis
Rap NYC
Global NYC
Sushi idk I don’t really affiliate it with any American city
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Old 04-30-2020, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Bergen County, New Jersey
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Railroads: Kansas City
Ports: Miami
Flat: Orlando
Mountains: Denver
Ocean: Ocean City
Lake: Oswego NY
Country: Macon GA
Hipster: San Francisco
Gay: Provincetown MA
Black: Atlanta
Hispanic: Brownsville TX
Asian: San Jose
White: Portland ME
Churches: Atlanta
Homemakers: ????
Colleges: Boston
Crime: Baltimore
Sterile: Seattle
Military: San Diego
Celebities: Los Angeles
Pretentious: Boston
Midwestern: Minneapolis
Southern: Dallas
Western: Cheyenne WY
Northeastern: Philadelphia
Tech: San Francisco
Industry: Buffalo
Pizza: New Haven
Chicken: Memphis
Sushi: San Francisco
Doughnuts: Boston
Snow: Syracuse
Rain: Seattle
Sunny: Phoenix
Cloudy: Buffalo
Cold: Minneapolis
Humid: Orlando
Historic: Plymouth MA
Sprawl: Levittown NY
Rock: Memphis
Rap: Atlanta
Global: New York
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Old 04-30-2020, 08:49 AM
 
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Railroads - Chicago
Ports - Long Beach
Flat - Dallas
Mountains - Salt Lake
Ocean - San Diego
Lake - Burlington, VT
Country - OKC
Hipster - Portland
Gay - Seattle
Black - Baltimore
Hispanic - San Antonio
Asian - Vancouver
White - Burlington, VT
Churches - Charleston
Homemakers - Indianapolis
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Detroit
Sterile - Charlotte
Military - Colorado Springs
Celebrities - Miami
Pretentious - Dallas
Midwestern - Indianapolis
Southern - Savannah
Western - Cheyenne, WY
Northeastern - NYC
Tech - San Jose
Industry - Houston
Pizza - New Haven
Chicken - Atlanta
Sushi - Vancouver
Doughnuts - Portland (home of VooDoo)
Snow - Buffalo
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Phoenix
Cloudy - Pittsburgh
Cold - Minneapolis
Humid - New Orleans
Historic - Boston
Sprawl - Houston
Rock - Seattle
Rap - Atlanta
Global - NYC

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Old 04-30-2020, 09:09 AM
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Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Didn't read anyone else's responses yet.
Railroads - Chicago
Ports - Long Beach, NYC
Flat - Dallas
Mountains - Denver
Ocean - Miami
Lake - Chicago, Cleveland
Country - I don't think of a city...? Nashville?
Hipster - Brooklyn, Portland, SF
Gay - Seattle, Portland, NYC
Black - Memphis, Baltimore, Oakland, Chicago, Atlanta
Hispanic - Houston, LA
Asian - SF, LA
White - Pittsburgh
Churches - south, midwest, NYC for famous big churches/cathedrals
Homemakers - I think more rural areas. Also Southern and Midwestern.
Colleges - Boston, NYC
Crime - Detroit, Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago, LA, NYC, Philadelphia, Dallas, Houston DC, SF, basically all big cities
Sterile - Indianapolis, OKC
Military - DC, San Antonio, Norfolk
Celebrities - LA, NYC
Pretentious - LA, NYC
Midwestern - many. KC, OKC, Omaha, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis
Southern - Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, Raleigh, Richmond, Charleston, Birmingham, Jackson, New Orleans
Western - LA, SF, SD, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Phoenix, Tucson, ABQ, Boise, Sacramento
Northeastern - NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC (yep), Providence, Rochester, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Hartford
Tech - SF
Industry - KC, Montgomery AL
Pizza - NYC, Chicago
Chicken - KC
Sushi - LA, SF, NYC
Doughnuts - midwest, south
Snow - Erie PA, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Anchorage, Minneapolis, Denver, Burlington VT, Milwaukee, Cleveland
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Phoenix, LA
Cloudy - Seattle, Detroit, Pittsburgh
Cold - so many places. Anchorage
Humid - so many places. New Orleans, Miami
Historic - so many. Boston, Philadelphia
Sprawl - so many. Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, SLC, ABQ, San Antonio, OKC, Denver
Rock - Cleveland, LA
Rap - Atlanta, NYC, LA
Global - NYC, LA, SF, Chicago, DC
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Old 04-30-2020, 09:49 AM
 
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Railroads - I really didn't know, but it seems like Chicago
Ports - Baltimore
Flat - Lubbock
Mountains - Denver (but really Colorado as a state)
Ocean - Honolulu
Lake - Chicago
Country - Nashville
Hipster - Portland
Gay - NYC
Black - Atlanta
Hispanic - El Paso
Asian - Cupertino
White - Minneapolis
Churches - DFW
Homemakers - no idea, probably small affordable cities
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Baltimore (The Wire is imprinted in my brain)
Sterile - San Jose
Military - San Diego
Celebrities - LA
Pretentious - LA and DC
Midwestern - Chicago
Southern - Atlanta
Western - Seattle
Northeastern - Boston
Tech - Silicon Valley area between SF and San Jose
Industry - Beaumont, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, somewhere on that drive
Pizza - NYC
Chicken - the South, but I don't associate it with a city
Sushi - LA
Doughnuts - NYC
Snow - Buffalo
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Phoenix
Cloudy - Seattle
Cold - Minneapolis
Humid - Houston
Historic - New Orleans or Boston
Sprawl - DFW
Rock - Depends on the subgenre really, but Seattle maybe?
Rap - LA
Global - NYC
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Old 04-30-2020, 09:59 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Originally Posted by Borntoolate85 View Post
In this thread, I'd like for you to name the first city that comes to mind when you think of each of these words as listed below. Hopefully, this will provide an interesting mix of words where one or just a few cities dominate, whereas a wide variety is present for others. In the future, I may add a second round with new words if this thread's popular. Of course, use all of North America.
First thing that came to my head...

Railroads Omaha
Ports New York
Flat Houston
Mountains Denver
Ocean Los Angeles
Lake Chicago
Country ???
Hipster San Francisco
Gay San Francisco
Black Atlanta
Hispanic Los Angeles
Asian San Francisco
White Minneapolis
Churches Salt Lake City
Homemakers Salt Lake City
Colleges Boston
Crime Oakland
Sterile Salt Lake City
Military San Diego
Celebities Los Angeles
Pretentious San Francisco
Midwestern Chicago
Southern Atlanta
Western Los Angeles
Northeastern Boston
Tech San Jose
Industry Chicago
Pizza Chicago
Chicken Atlanta
Sushi Honolulu
Doughnuts???
Snow Chicago
Rain Seattle
Sunny Phoenix
Cloudy Seattle
Cold San Francisco
Humid Houston
Historic Philadelphia
Sprawl Atlanta
Rock Los Angeles
Rap New York
Global New York
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Old 04-30-2020, 10:06 AM
 
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Originally Posted by Borntoolate85 View Post
In this thread, I'd like for you to name the first city that comes to mind when you think of each of these words as listed below. Hopefully, this will provide an interesting mix of words where one or just a few cities dominate, whereas a wide variety is present for others. In the future, I may add a second round with new words if this thread's popular. Of course, use all of North America.

Railroads: Chicago
Ports: Long Beach
Flat: Omaha
Mountains: Denver
Ocean: San Diego
Lake: Cleveland
Country: Abilene
Hipster: Brooklyn
Gay: San Francisco
Black: Detroit
Hispanic: Phoenix
Asian: San Francisco
White: Portland
Churches: Topeka
Homemakers: Indianapolis
Colleges: Boston
Crime: St. Louis
Sterile: Reston, VA
Military: Norfolk, VA
Celebities: Malibu, CA
Pretentious: Reston, VA
Midwestern: Kansas City
Southern: Atlanta
Western: Denver
Northeastern: Boston
Tech: San Jose
Industry: Houston
Pizza: New York City
Chicken: Memphis
Sushi: San Francisco
Doughnuts: Portland
Snow: Minneapolis
Rain: Seattle
Sunny: Yuma
Cloudy: Pittsburgh
Cold: Bangor
Humid: Montgomery
Historic: Charleston
Sprawl: Phoenix
Rock: Dallas
Rap: Atlanta
Global: Miami
Flame away!
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Old 04-30-2020, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Medfid
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Railroads - New Orleans
Ports - Newport
Flat - Chicago
Mountains - Denver
Ocean - Honolulu
Lake - Duluth
Country - Topeka
Hipster - Portland, OR
Gay - San Francisco
Black - Atlanta
Hispanic - San Diego
Asian - Vancouver
White - Presque Isle
Churches - Charleston
Homemakers - Levittown
Colleges - Boston
Crime - Flint
Sterile - Arlington
Military - Groton
Celebities - Beverly Hills
Pretentious - Greenwich
Midwestern - Fargo
Southern - Mobile
Western - Cheyenne
Northeastern - Bar Harbor
Tech - Austin
Industry - Dallas
Pizza - New York City
Chicken - Nashville
Sushi - Los Angeles
Doughnuts - Somerville
Snow - Erie
Rain - Seattle
Sunny - Phoenix
Cloudy - St. Cloud
Cold - Winnipeg
Humid - Miami
Historic - Philadelphia
Sprawl - Jacksonville
Rock - Stone Mountain
Rap - Compton
Global - Washington


Tried not to reuse places. Ran into trouble when I put Seattle for Tech, then hit Rain and didn’t know what to put. So I swapped Austin into the Tech spot.
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