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I've been in a lot of places all over the US. I've been to 40 cities. And I think it's finally dawn on me that all towns look the same. I mean seriously. If I disregard the weather and the architectural landmarks, I would not be able to tell one town apart from another if you just drop me at a street corner next to a strip mall. There are only two exceptions. One is NYC, and the other is San Francisco.
The thing about San Francisco is the really the hills. On most spots in the city you are either looking up or looking down. I've never been to any city quite like that. The thing about NYC is that you look around in any direction and you see nothing but high-rises. It's like you are in the middle of a rain forest and you're trapped and you absolutely cannot see beyond the trees all around you.
I think your statement is somewhat of an exaggeration, but holds some truth. A lot of suburbia is somewhat interchangable. But there are other cities with a unique sense of place, like New Orleans.
I think there is a lot of truth in what you say EXCEPT for the cities. It's the suburbs that look the same as most cities in the U.S. have fairly distinctive looks...especially older ones. Boston,Philadelphia,D.C., Chicago , New Orleans ? I have no problem distinguishing them .
There are only two exceptions. One is NYC, and the other is San Francisco.
no. Newport RI, Savannah GA, Charleston SC, & St. Augustine, FL, are some really neat looking unique small towns. Los Angeles has a "look". As I'm sure Phoenix, Santa Fe, Colorado Springs, and Vegas look completely different from a lot of towns. There are plenty of blah places but I don't think NYC and San Fran are the only two interesting places.
I'd also say San Francisco and New York are two of the most unique cities in the US. Because I can clearly picture what San Francisco and New York are like in my head, but cities like Chicago and LA, can't really picture them in my head. I understand that cities like Boston and Philadelphia have some really interesting history, but as far as how they look today, I'm really not sure.
The thing about NYC is that you look around in any direction and you see nothing but high-rises. It's like you are in the middle of a rain forest and you're trapped and you absolutely cannot see beyond the trees all around you.
That's true in Manhattan's "Canyonlands." But certainly not everywhere in the city. My neighborhood in Brooklyn, for instance, looks more like parts of Nassau County than anything else!
I've been in a lot of places all over the US. I've been to 40 cities. And I think it's finally dawn on me that all towns look the same. I mean seriously. If I disregard the weather and the architectural landmarks, I would not be able to tell one town apart from another if you just drop me at a street corner next to a strip mall. There are only two exceptions. One is NYC, and the other is San Francisco.
The thing about San Francisco is the really the hills. On most spots in the city you are either looking up or looking down. I've never been to any city quite like that. The thing about NYC is that you look around in any direction and you see nothing but high-rises. It's like you are in the middle of a rain forest and you're trapped and you absolutely cannot see beyond the trees all around you.
No, it's just you! You think than San Diego and Seattle look alike? Phoenix an Cinnci? Miami and Portland?.... My hometown of Pittsburgh to Tampa?
The 'region' the city is located in, will deterime how similiar the other cities are in that same region. Like Chicago and Milwaukee being somewhat similiar. Pittsburgh and Philly. Portland and Seattle. Las Vegas and Phoenix. San Antonio and Austin, etc etc.
I can't believe after you visiting 40 cities, thinking that ONLY that San Fran and NYC are unique.
I mean how can you think that a city located in the desert looks like one located in the Northeast or Pacific Northwest?.....
American cities do look alike (or look boring?) IMO, with the exception of SF and NYC (specifically Manhattan)
All bland looking.
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My hometown of Pittsburgh to Tampa?
