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DC is very similar to Paris. It has height restrictions, but it's still very dense. It has nice architecture and they both have a monument that towers over the city.(Washington Monument & Eiffel Tower) Then both have a big business district right outside of the city(both can be seen from the city itself) with taller buildings and skyscrapers. DC has tons of circles as well.(Dupont, Logan)
Most economically-relevant places in Europe are Lond, Munich, and Frankfurt
They all have a 2ndWorld std of living, w/lack of competent air conditioning and many affluent who commute via mass transit or crappy little, unsafe cars...
Closest US version of EU is NYC, where 99%+ of wealthy have 3rd World commutes via sweaty, smelly trains/cabs/LincTownCars, old/cheap MBs, etc, as most high-end Manhattan office bldgs lack any, let alone spacious, undgd pkg garages, unlike any other US urban region....
You know there's a little place called Paris that's pretty economically-relevant too ....a second-world standard of living? What are you talking about?
Charleston, SC is very European...so is DC and parts of Philly. Boston is very European in areas. I'll try to go to the North End after work and take some pictures for evidence.
Most economically-relevant places in Europe are Lond, Munich, and Frankfurt
They all have a 2ndWorld std of living, w/lack of competent air conditioning and many affluent who commute via mass transit or crappy little, unsafe cars...
Closest US version of EU is NYC, where 99%+ of wealthy have 3rd World commutes via sweaty, smelly trains/cabs/LincTownCars, old/cheap MBs, etc, as most high-end Manhattan office bldgs lack any, let alone spacious, undgd pkg garages, unlike any other US urban region....
Folks like this are a reason we are so badly stereotyped in Europe.
Is there any way to take his passport away?
Anyways, New York is the most European city in the US, if not by the looks (it is much, much younger) than by its cosmpolitan urban culture and availability of amenities such as public transportation...
Folks like this are a reason we are so badly stereotyped in Europe.
Is there any way to take his passport away?
Anyways, New York is the most European city in the US, if not by the looks (it is much, much younger) than by its cosmpolitan urban culture and availability of amenities such as public transportation...
New York City is the antithesis of European cities.
Here's a couple pictures I took of Back Bay during my lunch break. It is gorgeous out today! These were taken around 1pm, Friday 4/24. They were taken with my BlackBerry, so they aren't exactly the best quality, but not bad for a cell camera! After work I'm going to go to the North End, which, along with Beacon Hill, could arguably be the most European-esque neighborhood in the country.
Here's one with my office, the John Hancock Tower, in the background! Kind of a cool angle of the tower, it looks extremely thin
Some other pics I took on another lunch break a couple weeks ago:
Nothing screams "Europe!" like a Ford Excursion!
Ok, back to work!
More to come! Hopefully later this afternoon...Hope you enjoyed the pics
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....a second-world standard of living? What are you talking about?
