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Don't be ridiculous. You can totally compare it to ANY other city in the U.S. People do it all the time.
New York has MORE of everything. So if having more of everything is your only criteria.. then sure.. NYC blows everyone out of the water. But there is more to a city than just having more "stuff" than another city. What if Philly has the best Cat food in the country, but NYC has the MOST cat food in the country. Like who really cares? I don't.
NYC would have a larger selection of cat food than Philly, that would range from very expensive to very cheap. Not just more of the same cat food. Though I can find really cheap cat food, maybe around the holidays I want to spoil my cat and buy the best.
Maybe. But what I want to know is what you found in NYC that you can't find anywhere else on earth.
So you went from comparing NYC to other US cities to now comparing it to the rest of earth within just one thread page. I guess you got your answer pretty quickly.
NYC would have a larger selection of cat food than Philly, that would range from very expensive to very cheap. Not just more of the same cat food. Though I can find really cheap cat food, maybe around the holidays I want to spoil my cat and buy the best.
Probably in NY you can find a company that will meet with your cat, speak with his vet, observe him play, sleep, walk and interact with humans, and then develop a special-formula cat food that will enhance his cat life, and be delivered daily to your door.
So you went from comparing NYC to other US cities to now comparing it to the rest of earth within just one thread page. I guess you got your answer pretty quickly.
No that poster made the claim that there are so many things you can find in NYC that you can't find other places. I asked for an example and he/she had nothing to give me.
If this exaggerated idea that NYC has so many things you can't find other places IT SHOULD BE EASY TO LIST EXAMPLES. Don't ya think?
Maybe. But what I want to know is what you found in NYC that you can't find anywhere else on earth.
Tons of restaurants and bars for one. I've read it would take almost 23 years to eat at every establishment in NYC assuming you eat out three meals per day. If you are single then NYC will have plenty of other people like you. I've lived in some of the "growth" cities like Orlando and Denver. As a single guy above 30 NYC is a bit unique because everyone I would meet out in places like Denver was already married and usually settled down with the house/kids routine.
I think almost every city has some charm that makes it slightly unique. Well expect Cincinnati perhaps. I think the real NYC charm is the ability to potentially spend my whole life in the area as a happy bachelor.
Don't get me wrong, there's many reasons the city sucks and yes New Yorkers tend to b*tch about everything. But you can't compare it to any other city in the US. New York is in a class of its own. And as far as NYC's sister cities around the globe go, only a select few make that list - London, Shanghai, and Tokyo IMO.
What about Sao Paulo, Rio De Janeiro, Medellin, Sydney, Nairobi, Berlin, Paris, Bangkok, Rome, so on and so forth?
Whether the city is being praised or trashed.. its almost always an exaggeration. Its like something about NYC makes people more dramatic than they would normally be.
Seriously... I agree its a large and exciting city. However, its not as over the top as everyone makes it out to be. its not THAT dirty. Its not THAT expensive. Its not THAT amazing. Its not a mind blowing place or anything. Its really just a larger version of most other U.S. cities. Sure it has its unique "only in New York" things.. but so does every other city. NYC just has more of everything.. but not necessarily higher quality everything.
I disagree with what you're saying as it applies to Manhattan in particular. It is definitely amazing, mind-blowing and expensive compared to the rest of the U.S. and most cities in the world.
If you're not a multi-millionaire, then realistically you're not even in the running to live in Manhattan over the long term with a family and all that.
I disagree with what you're saying as it applies to Manhattan in particular. It is definitely amazing, mind-blowing and expensive compared to the rest of the U.S. and most cities in the world.
If you're not a multi-millionaire, then realistically you're not even in the running to live in Manhattan over the long term with a family and all that.
You can't fully enjoy the city without being rich? Hmmm... that doesn't sound very "amazing" and "mind blowing" to me.
The way I see it.. every city and every part of the world is more amazing when you have the money to enjoy it. NYC is no different.
Is NYC amazing for someone making $45,000 a year? Probably much less amazing that it would be if they made the same salary in another city. Ironically.
NYC is amazing like designer clothes are amazing. Being "exclusive" is not the same as being amazing.
Also, just to remind everyone that I'm not trashing NYC. I think the city is awesome. I'm just tried of all the exaggerations about it. Both good and bad.
Tons of restaurants and bars for one. I've read it would take almost 23 years to eat at every establishment in NYC assuming you eat out three meals per day. If you are single then NYC will have plenty of other people like you. I've lived in some of the "growth" cities like Orlando and Denver. As a single guy above 30 NYC is a bit unique because everyone I would meet out in places like Denver was already married and usually settled down with the house/kids routine.
I think almost every city has some charm that makes it slightly unique. Well expect Cincinnati perhaps. I think the real NYC charm is the ability to potentially spend my whole life in the area as a happy bachelor.
And how many of those bars and restaurants are even worth visiting?
This goes back to my earlier point.. about quality over quantity. NYC is obsessed with quantity and ignores quality. More doesn't mean better. NYC might have more cat food varieties than any other city in the country. But if Philly, LA and DC all have less options.. yet the few they have are superior.. then it becomes a moot point.
Take the BEST of everything in NYC and compare it to the BEST of another city. Then you can really see how it measures up.
I have a real life example. NYC has 4 times more subway stations than DC. But compare NYC's best subway station to DC's best subway station and DC wins.
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