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Denver feels west coast. Very similar to PDX and Seattle. Strong outdoor culture and laid back attitude. Plenty of California transplants as well.
Seattle and California feels very international while Denver can feel provincial at times. I must say though for a city with so little diversity the people here are pretty knowledgeable and open minded about ethnic cuisine. It's not uncommon to find falafels, Korean bbq taco and shakshuka at random restaurants or breweries in non diverse areas.
The people in the west coast, especially California, can also seem direct compared to the superficially polite and friendly mode of social interaction common in Denver.
I recently moved to Denver from the West Coast and it doesn't look or feel West Coast at all. I agree more with the Kansas City and Minneapolis comparisons.
It reminds more of a Kansas City built environment with a Seattle meets San Diego vibe. Lots of brick architecture, mostly flat, plains geography with plenty of modern architecture, historic and hipster neighborhoods but not too pretentious and mountains in the background to make it interesting.
It reminds more of a Kansas City built environment with a Seattle meets San Diego vibe. Lots of brick architecture, mostly flat, plains geography with plenty of modern architecture, historic and hipster neighborhoods but not too pretentious and mountains in the background to make it interesting.
Agree, it has a San Diego kind of vibe with some Seattle flair and grit.
Seattle and California feels very international while Denver can feel provincial at times. I must say though for a city with so little diversity the people here are pretty knowledgeable and open minded about ethnic cuisine. It's not uncommon to find falafels, Korean bbq taco and shakshuka at random restaurants or breweries in non diverse areas.
The people in the west coast, especially California, can also seem direct compared to the superficially polite and friendly mode of social interaction common in Denver.
Denver never feels provincial. That's Greeley or Pueblo.
There's a decent amount of diversity here, maybe not in raw numbers but people do exist here from all over the world. There's a decent amount of English and Australians I've met in the southeastern suburbs. Not only that but this is true for most American cities nowadays. I'm sure you can find more than a few ethnic restaurants in every city over 100k.
That's true, but the point is numbers. Denver gets fairly light immigration, particularly from outside North America.
As for "provincial," same story. People tend to have higher expectations for bigger cities.
Are you expecting New York or London levels of ethnic diversity and international visitors from the country's 22nd largest metro area located far inland? Just because a city is a certain size doesn't mean it has to have the same attributes as another city its size. Most people would have high expectations on finding a good taco, if we're using your logic, for bigger cities, yet thats not as easy to do in a city like Seattle. Seattle has lots of Asians and Asian culture but it doesn't feel like some mecca of international cities like people claim it is.
The fact that not one single mountain exists in any Midwest city makes Denver feel drastically different from the Midwest ( Yes I know some Midwest citys have hills)
Are you expecting New York or London levels of ethnic diversity and international visitors from the country's 22nd largest metro area located far inland? Just because a city is a certain size doesn't mean it has to have the same attributes as another city its size. Most people would have high expectations on finding a good taco, if we're using your logic, for bigger cities, yet thats not as easy to do in a city like Seattle. Seattle has lots of Asians and Asian culture but it doesn't feel like some mecca of international cities like people claim it is.
The point is whether Denver is more like the Midwest or West Coast. On the immigration topic, it's the Midwest.
I didn't specify Seattle, which of course has lower immigration than LA or SF. But even then the differences are substantial. In 2020, Denver's metro had 6,169 people obtaining lawful permanent residence while Seattle's had 17,347. Denver did a little better pre-COVID but the ratio has always been 2:1 or more. Also, I specified "from outside North America" where the differences are far greater.
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