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Yeah, because unless you live in NYC there is no way you would know what a subway really is
Yep, those holes in the ground that smell like someone who hasn't taken a shower for a year and was then urinated on is what defines what is and is not a city.
Yep, those holes in the ground that smell like someone who hasn't taken a shower for a year and was then urinated on is what defines what is and is not a city.
Why must you degrade public transportation because your town does not have it? I think public transportation provides a great service to the residents of a city and also helps with traffic congestion. I wish all American cities had excellent public transportation.
I think its a bit ridiculous that a city has to have a subway in order to be considered a real city.
It seems as if people are just saying anything to "disqualify" cities they don't like for whatever reason.
I just assumed that those posts were made tongue-in-cheek because like I said earlier in this thread, using those qualifications, Seattle hasn't been a real city up until this past year when they started operating light rail in the downtown bus tunnel...and even that isn't a true subway, it's light rail.
I just assumed that those posts were made tongue-in-cheek because like I said earlier in this thread, using those qualifications, Seattle hasn't been a real city up until this past year when they started operating light rail in the downtown bus tunnel...and even that isn't a true subway, it's light rail.
Also by that logic, Atlanta has been a "real city" just as long as San Francisco and Washington D.C. I'm sure whoever made the subway comment didn't mean to include Atlanta in the "real city" category.
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I think its a bit ridiculous that a city has to have a subway in order to be considered a real city.
It seems as if people are just saying anything to "disqualify" cities they don't like for whatever reason.
I didn't do that purposely. When I go to a city, I get the real city feel if I'm underground waiting for the train. I don't get that big city feel if I'm waiting above ground for their "metro" when it feels like a commuter train to me (like the LIRR).
I didn't do that purposely. When I go to a city, I get the real city feel if I'm underground waiting for the train. I don't get that big city feel if I'm waiting above ground for their "metro" when it feels like a commuter train to me (like the LIRR).
That's understandable but there's also other elements such as a skyline, a dense core (even if its small), etc. but maybe that's just me. Even when I see the Atlantic City skyline I'm breaking my neck looking around in amazement.
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I prefer the LIRR over the subway lol. Its way faster & down the street.
Why must you degrade public transportation because your town does not have it? I think public transportation provides a great service to the residents of a city and also helps with traffic congestion. I wish all American cities had excellent public transportation.
Speaking the truth is not degrading something.
The NYC subway has always smelled like a sewer especially in the summer time.
Some people would rather ride in comfort in their own car rather than be crushed in like a sardine, sometimes next to someone who has not showered.
Some people would rather ride in comfort in their own car rather than be crushed in like a sardine, sometimes next to someone who has not showered.
Some people have no choice but to ride in the "comfort" of their own car, because they live in cities that have not invested appropriately in transit. Myself, I haven't driven my car to work for two years, and I couldn't be happier. Oh, I live in DC, and our subway is neither smelly nor overcrowded. My 10 minute subway commute (replete with Ipod and newspaper) beats the heck out of fighting with other drivers on the freeway, filling up with gas, finding/paying for parking, and generally stressing myself out.
Although I can see why some people would enjoy that.
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