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I think Hollywood/Beverly Hills, the Western parts of LA's metro (Santa Monica/Malibu) and parts of OC are elite.
The rest of it I kind of agree is more glamour than elite. Except for the fact that LA's universities are pretty top notch. Nothing like the Ivy league cities of the East though.
Seattle is beating Miami in the poll. Do you honestly believe that if you asked people around the world if Seattle is more elite than Miami most would say yes?
People from around the world wouldn't understand the root of the question, in this instance. This has nothing to do with which city is more globally recognizable.
I don’t think the elite is necessarily like Walton’s rich. Is like McAllistar from Home alone Rich.
It’s people who know Air France is better than British Airways. Not who own a leer Jet.
They Drive a Volvo not a Toyota, not have a driver.
Their vacation to the islands, not their island.
It’s people who went to Harvard, Stanford or Northwestern not the people whose names are on the halls.
So it’s just all of Weston, Newton, Lexington or Greenwich, Westport, And Darien not like the 400 richest people.
Is is about general opulence. Places like Milwaukee or Kansas City just don’t have. Like the top 10% in Kansas City is like the 75th percentile in Boston or Seattle
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I think the term elite could be taken many ways, as many cities have "elite" factors. In almost every metric across the board you have an "elite" list of cities, and you have cities that are "par" for the course or lower. Whether discussing the hierarchy of cities based on overall wealth, universities, hospitals, private schools, architecture, urban design, amenities, nightlife etc. Most people will always have a set opinion on those factors.
The point of this thread though is asking based on worldwide or national perception. When the term is thrown around, which of the coastal cities of the United States are being referred to, or viewed as "elites" by stereotype?
Seattle is beating Miami in the poll. Do you honestly believe that if you asked people around the world if Seattle is more elite than Miami most would say yes?
Anyone who knows what they're talking about would say so. Seattle is the epitome of what is actually meant by the term coastal elite. Home to tech giants and influencers. Median income is >100k . Extremely outspoken neoliberal politics. Acts like it cares very much about the working class and diversity, but is somehow still not very diverse or livable for working class people.
Miami doesn't even really belong on the list at all. It's more of the south Florida region that makes the list. Naples, Parkland, Palm Beach (not wpb), Coral Gables, Jupiter come to mind. City of Miami itself doesn't really belong on there at all.
whoever said the top 5 was spot on too. Hollywood is coastal elite. LA as a whole is much less so.
Seattle is right up there with DC, Manhattan, and Hollywood though
I don’t think the elite is necessarily like Walton’s rich. Is like McAllistar from Home alone Rich.
It’s people who know Air France is better than British Airways. Not who own a leer Jet.
They Drive a Volvo not a Toyota, not have a driver.
Their vacation to the islands, not their island.
It’s people who went to Harvard, Stanford or Northwestern not the people whose names are on the halls.
So it’s just all of Weston, Newton, Lexington or Greenwich, Westport, And Darien not like the 400 richest people.
Is is about general opulence. Places like Milwaukee or Kansas City just don’t have. Like the top 10% in Kansas City is like the 75th percentile in Boston or Seattle
This is a good distinction to make and well worded. I was kind of thinking about it both ways at once without noticing it.
Miami doesn't even really belong on the list at all. It's more of the south Florida region that makes the list. Naples, Parkland, Palm Beach (not wpb), Coral Gables, Jupiter come to mind. City of Miami itself doesn't really belong on there at all.
For me it’s NYC, Boston, LA, and SF that first come to mind. I basically think of the northeast and west coast cities, and these 4 come to mind when I think of “elite.”
Those are the 4 breaking the 50% barrier, though I’m flummoxed how DC isn’t over that mark. It almost seems the obvious #3 after NY and San Fran.
I do think some people are not knowing the phrase and getting hung up on simply elite places. A coastal elite has nothing to do with mansions or luxury stores.
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