First word that comes to mind when you hear the names of these city? (hotel, house)

[FrankCostello]

1. Toronto - Buildings
2. Los Angeles - Movies
3. San Francisco - Apple
4. Chicago - Poles
5. Miami - Fun
6. New York City - Big
7. Mexico City - Hot
8. Rio de Janiero - Carnival
9. São Paulo - Brazil
10. Buenos Aires - Air?
11. Barcelona - Catalonia
12. Milan - Fashion
13. Frankfurt - Airport
14. Paris - Wine
15. London - Multicultural
16. Berlin - Communism
17. Rome - Pope
18. Sydney - Friends
19. Tokyo - Competitive
20. Shanghai - Money
21. Mumbai - Overcrowded
22. Madrid - Nightlife
23. Beijing - Dictatorship
24. Montreal - Moose
25. Seoul - Annoying (people)

[BIMBAM]

Montreal - Moose? Lol

[Neuling]

1. Toronto - Tower
2. Los Angeles - LAX
3. San Francisco - Bridge
4. Chicago - Skyscrapers
5. Miami - CSI
6. New York City - Skyscrapers
7. Mexico City - Nothing
8. Rio de Janiero - Cariocas
9. São Paulo - Sprawl
10. Buenos Aires - Tango
11. Barcelona - Nothing
12. Milan - Nothing
13. Frankfurt - Goethe
14. Paris - Eiffel
15. London - Filth
16. Berlin - Boring
17. Rome - Ruins
18. Sydney - Opera
19. Tokyo - Godzilla
20. Shanghai - Shiny
21. Mumbai - Chaos
22. Madrid - Nothing
23. Beijing - Nothing
24. Montreal - Nothing
25. Seoul - Boom

[Cornerguy1]

Mod Note:

This is one of those topics which can easily become a mish-mash of members arguing back and forth.

So long as members stick to the list format specified in the OP, we'll let the thread run; if it degrades to a bunch of arguments or off topic comments, the thread may be closed.

[lndigo]

1. Toronto - Overrated
2. Los Angeles - Hollywood
3. San Francisco - Tourists
4. Chicago - Underrated
5. Miami - Latinos
6. New York City- Capital of the World
7. Mexico City - Beautiful
8. Rio de Janiero - Mila
9. São Paulo - Prudes
10. Buenos Aires - Meat
11. Barcelona - Esoteric
12. Milan - Fashion
13. Frankfurt -Capitalism
14. Paris - Aesthetics
15. London - Chavs
16. Berlin - Bohemia
17. Rome - Ancient
18. Sydney - =)
19. Tokyo - Expensive
20. Shanghai - Money
21. Mumbai - Ew
22. Madrid - Yay
23. Beijing - Forbiden City
24. Montreal - French North America
25. Seoul - Nothing

[Chris82]

1. Toronto - cold
2. Los Angeles -Hollywood
3. San Franciscov - trams
4. Chicago - skyscrapers
5. Miami - the Dolphins!
6. New York City - brash
7. Mexico City - congested
8. Rio de Janiero - energy
9. São Paulo - sprawling
10. Buenos Aires - steak
11. Barcelona - pickpockets
12. Milan - fashion
13. Frankfurt - finance
14. Paris - beauty
15. London - culture
16. Berlin - electronica
17. Rome - history
18. Sydney - overrated
19. Tokyo- technology
20. Shanghai - the future
21. Mumbai - see above
22. Madrid - vibrancy
23. Beijing - the same as Shanghai
24. Montreal - festivals
25. Seoul - BBQ

[tvdxer]

1. Toronto CityTV
2. Los Angeles Cars
3. San Francisco Gays
4. Chicago Buildings
5. Miami Resorts
6. New York City Skyscrapers
7. Mexico City Crime
8. Rio de Janiero Ipanema
9. São Paulo Dull
10. Buenos Aires Big
11. Barcelona Beautiful
12. Milan Fashion
13. Frankfurt German
14. Paris Stuck-up
15. London Queen
16. Berlin Loveparade
17. Rome Empire
18. Sydney Aussie
19. Tokyo Radio
20. Shanghai Giant
21. Mumbai Slums
22. Madrid Arrogant
23. Beijing Commies
24. Montreal Standoffish
25. Seoul Chingchang

[SophieLL]

Great idea for a thread!

I will do it like the OP said, so it will be only one word and the first thing that come to mind, fast. So my answers might be kind of stupid.



1. Toronto: cold
2. Los Angeles: highway
3. San Francisco: bridge
4. Chicago: wind
5. Miami: beach
6. New York City: coffee
7. Mexico City: crowded
8. Rio de Janiero: caipirinha
9. São Paulo: buildings
10. Buenos Aires: Home
11. Barcelona: Dalí
12. Milan: fashion
13. Frankfurt: sausages
14. Paris: beautiful
15. London: cosmopolitan
16. Berlin: beer
17. Rome: fountain
18. Sydney: australia
19. Tokyo: lights
20. Shanghai: Welles
21. Mumbai:india
22. Madrid: Sabina
23. Beijing: humidity (?)
24. Montreal: snow
25. Seoul: olimpic

[Kobber]

1. Toronto Unexciting
2. Los Angeles Smog
3. San Francisco Cable-cars
4. Chicago Blues
5. Miami Retirees
6. New York City Exciting
7. Mexico City Polluted
8. Rio de Janiero Carnivale
9. São Paulo (no immediate thought)
10. Buenos Aires Bikinis
11. Barcelona Manuel (from Fawlty Towers)
12. Milan Fashion
13. Frankfurt Book fair
14. Paris Romantic
15. London Grey
16. Berlin Wall
17. Rome Colosseum
18. Sydney Home
19. Tokyo Crowded
20. Shanghai Ultra-modern
21. Mumbai Over-crowded
22. Madrid Prado
23. Beijing Olympics
24. Montreal Place D'Armes
25. Seoul Great airport

Couldn't quite stick with just one word for all of them, but I tried!

[kevxu]

Here are mine, though some of my word reactions are based on impressions from many years ago, and even though I know these places have changed, my reaction is still to my old experience. I have given these possibly "dated" impressions an asterisk.

1. Toronto - clean*
2. Los Angeles - endless
3. San Francisco - bay
4. Chicago - fun*
5. Miami - Cuban
6. New York City - plastic/trendoid
7. Mexico City - crowded
8. Rio de Janiero - maravilhosa
9. São Paulo - huge
10. Buenos Aires - haughty
11. Barcelona - beautiful
12. Milan - money
13. Frankfurt - (awful) airport
14. Paris - romantic
15. London - coarse
16. Berlin - sharp
17. Rome - fast
18. Sydney - drunks
19. Tokyo - modern
20. Shanghai - modernizing
21. Mumbai - bloodshed
22. Madrid - regal
23. Beijing - pollution
24. Montreal - COLD
25. Seoul - co-workers*