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Two places I've been to many times and both are actually quite unpleasant by most peoples' standards (the people who don't live there, that is). So if Dubuque wants to be the "Paris of Iowa" or the "Bronx of the Midwest" let them. Though they'd be much better off being the "Geneva of Iowa" or the "Hamptons of the Midwest".
I was making a kind of joke. Like how one guy joked about Boise being overrated on an "overrated cities" thread. The Bronx part was to make it more obviously goofy as I don't know of a place that would hype itself as "The Bronx" of anywhere. (No offense to the Bronx meant, I just mean it's not a place people really compare themselves to)
I don't know that I've actually seen anyone from Dubuque post here.
I think we should clarify something here. Are we talking about:
1) C-D posters from such cities
2) Regular people from such cities
3) City officials
or some combination of the three? Because I get a feeling that some people are taking their exchanges and interactions with a couple of people from certain cities here on C-D and making that seem like that's the attitude of the whole city when in reality it can be far different. By its very nature, these boards are going to attract those who have more pride in their cities than the average Joe, so people need to take that into account.
charlotte is a boom town its not too big for its britches. it however is trying to catch up on its infristruture to keep up w/ growth, in a bad economy folks are still flocking to this city w/o jobs even it has 9 fortune 500 companies are headquarters there its the second largest banking center in the united states behind nyc, and the largest energy electric (duke energy) and the largest bank (bank of america) have their headquarters there. also it has the second busiest airport on the east coast which is the seventh busiest in america, and is one of the largest transportation hubs on the east coast.
My take on it: When people have to justify WHY a city should be considered big, as in the above post, then the city is not really all that big. The TRULY big cities will automatically be apparent --without anyone needing to point them out and say "this city is big because....".
And I'd like to add Atlanta to the list. Between Coca-Cola and Ted Turner, Atlanta tends to overreach itself (the sterling hosting job they did during the Olympic Games rather proves the point). And despite its stubborn insistence on wanting to be considered a major league city, attendance in the various pro sports indicates that Atlantans just don't care.
20 or 30 years ago, I would have agreed with you about Atlantans being tiresome blowhards. However, Atlanta has now grown into a metropolis of 5.6 million people. Its airport is the World's busiest (having overtaken Chicago) and it has the studios of CNN which broadcasts worldwide, and the World's large aquarium. Quite an accomplishment considering that Atlanta is not on a major body of water or other logical strategic location. The city played simply on its being the geographic center of the southeast region, therefore it was chosen as the regional headquarters for many companies, Federal agencies, and business conventions. Its subway system could stand some expansion.
My take on it: When people have to justify WHY a city should be considered big, as in the above post, then the city is not really all that big. The TRULY big cities will automatically be apparent --without anyone needing to point them out and say "this city is big because....".
It's a boom town. It hasn't been that big or important for much of its history so many ignorant people (much of them right here on CD) discredit the city for what it is. And there are many people who make it seem better than what it is as well.
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