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Haha no it's not. You guys stole it from the rest of the countries of the America's because calling you people United States'ers sounded awkward.
Again, you have no idea what you're saying. America is the short name for the USA, like China for the People's Republic of China. If you want to be referred to by the continent on which you live, then you would be called North American, not American.
In any case, "American" has always been synonymous with the United States. And since it is used internationally to refer to the US, there's not much you can do about it.
Stupid remarks like this are just more excuses for people to hate the US for no real reason.
Again, you have no idea what you're saying. America is the short name for the USA, like China for the People's Republic of China. If you want to be referred to by the continent on which you live, then you would be called North American, not American.
In any case, "American" has always been synonymous with the United States. And since it is used internationally to refer to the US, there's not much you can do about it.
Stupid remarks like this are just more excuses for people to hate the US for no real reason.
Give it up, and stop whining.
"America is the short name for the USA, like China for the People's Republic of China" - not really. 'United States of America" suggests that this country is made up of united states and is part of 'America' as in the Americas. 'People's Republic of China' represents the view of citizens within China. The USA is more comparable to the concept of Canada being called the United Provinces of America. America is a wider region, China is not. And China's original name was 'China.'
"America is the short name for the USA, like China for the People's Republic of China" - not really. 'United States of America" suggests that this country is made up of united states and is part of 'America' as in the Americas. 'People's Republic of China' represents the view of citizens within China. The USA is more comparable to the concept of Canada being called the United Provinces of America. America is a wider region, China is not. And China's original name was 'China.'
...you resurrected a nine-month-dead thread to argue semantics??
So, It's no surprise why Vancouver is usually in the top 10 on quality of life surveys, but does anyone know why Seattle is only in the 40's? Also, what would be the most effective ways to better that score on the Mercer Quality of Living Surveys, as well as the Quality of Life Index by The Economist?
Also, I'm interested on how Seattle could develop in a way to not look like a failed version of Vancouver. If Seattle concentrated on asthetics of downtown (creative looking sidewalks, different species of trees and plants, etc.) combined with both mid and high rises with architectural detail to distinguish between buildings (something Vancouver looked over), the city could create even more of an urban identity of its own.
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Seattle is working on its identity. With the 24 block long waterfront park once they sink the alaska way viaduct a 3.2 billion dollar project for the freeway to go under ground. Seattles downtown is changing very fast with over 7000 new housing units under construction. And another waterfront project also being planned on south lake union comparable to inner harbor baltimore. Seattle will have two major waterfronts downtown . Seattle will bypass Vancouver just like Seattle bypassed Vancouver to be the Number One cruise port on the west coast. Seattle now has over one million cruisers a year. Seattle will become a major sports city again with the construction of the new basketball and hockey stadium in the stadium entertainment distric. Seattle will have Profesional basketbal, hockey, baseball, soccer, football and basketball Another one billion dollar project already approved and financed in Seattle. Billions of dallars in investement in Southlake union , Stadium Distric, and Waterfront will transform Seattle. seattle is one of the top five cities in the world for start up companies. Seattle has a great economy and will keep growing we dont need to compare to any other cities were are own city.
Thanks! That was very encouraging. I have thought about moving there if I get into UW grad school to get my Masters in Urban Planning. Say I went there now, would I see a transforming city?
P.S. Sorry for all the questions but I would rather hear from an actual Seattlelite, not just news articles.
Thanks! That was very encouraging. I have thought about moving there if I get into UW grad school to get my Masters in Urban Planning. Say I went there now, would I see a transforming city?
P.S. Sorry for all the questions but I would rather hear from an actual Seattlelite, not just news articles.
Seattle is and has been changing quite a bit for awhile now. With the new Alaskan Way project starting, you'll see a lot of change happening. The 3rd Street corridor downtown had started changing to reflect a growing community of Downtown middle-class-to-affluent residents when I lived there again in '08-09. Areas like Ballard, which used to be low-lying suburbs, have grown and are continuing to grow in density and are drastically changing the feel of the community. I'm sure that it'd be exciting, especially for a newcomer who's interested specifically in urban planning and growth.
Im in school for comericial brokerage I love every minute in Seattle. The fact the city is growing at such a rappid pace. Seattle is upzonning all its neighborhoods to become much more dense and urban. Downtown Seattle has 4 major areas of development comming up. Yessler Terrace, South Lake Union, Waterfront and the sodo area All are starting billions of dollars of development.
Hey, wanted to give this thread some life again. Does anyone have thoughts? I haven't been to Vancouver in awhile, but it seems like a very close call and you could really make a case for either one.
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