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A historic place like the French Quarter or North End of Boston seems really cool and unique in the US--in Europe or Latin America they have entire cities similar to those areas. There's maybe a handful of cities in the US that have really consistently urban neighborhoods--then you have a lot of other cities with either interesting cores or other neighborhoods, but then much of what's outside of that just feels sort of suburban and bland. A lot of times there's nothing really that bad about those places--and some of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in some US cities are in fairly boring looking areas in terms of aesthetics. And I'm probably not moving from the US anytime soon--though at the same time when I come back from foreign trips I always notice how sort of boring a lot of American cities look. A lot of them are just sort of victims of their times considering the autocentric trends of development post-World War II.
Interesting perspective. One that has me thinking a bit now.
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Canada
I like our selection of cities
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Ottawa
Calgary
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Quebec City
Halifax
Hamilton
Victoria
Saskatoon
Kelowna
St. John's
and the USA is good too
I highly doubt international travelers have Winnipeg, Hamilton, or Saskatoon on their bucket list. How many Canadians themselves would be itching to see Saskatoon? Only Canadian cities worthy of a discussion for international travelers.......
I highly doubt international travelers have Winnipeg, Hamilton, or Saskatoon on their bucket list. How many Canadians themselves would be itching to see Saskatoon? Only Canadian cities worthy of a discussion for international travelers.......
Montreal
Quebec City
Toronto
Vancouver
To a lesser extent I'd add Victoria, BC and Ottawa to that list(though they're visited usually in conjunction with other cities). A lot of people visit Calgary since it's the gateway city to the Canadian Rockies(and there's a ton of foreign visitors who go to the Rockies)--though Calgary itself isn't as popular as a standalone destination.
I would say the US should win this hands down. Too many highly developed cities with too many variations from urban, coastal, tropical, and desert landscapes. You would definitely need size and population to compete here so the US has a massive advantage as well from the get go. Perhaps continent-to-continent would be more fair like N. America vs. S. America vs. Europe vs. Asia.
As it stands, only a few places come to mind like France, UK, Germany, Japan, China and Brazil that have big selection of cities. If I go for a number two, I'd would personally go with France, even though I haven't traveled to too many places within the country (yet). You have Paris as the big city, arguably the worlds best wine regions in the middle like Bordeaux, the gastronomy capital of Lyon, and then awesome coastal cities like Marseille and Nice. The cities offer a lot: architecture, urbanity, wine country, food, culture, history, beaches, tradition within a fun, sophisticated, laid back atmosphere.
I highly doubt international travelers have Winnipeg, Hamilton, or Saskatoon on their bucket list. How many Canadians themselves would be itching to see Saskatoon? Only Canadian cities worthy of a discussion for international travelers.......
Montreal
Quebec City
Toronto
Vancouver
IDK ...Saskatoon is kinda nice, it's been sometimes called "Paris of the Prairies"
How many of these so called "international travelers" are itching to see US cities
like Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, or even St. Louis or Detroit?
Anyway, I really like Canada's second tier smaller cities, they have their charms too.
Cities like, Victoria, Halifax, St. john's, and even fast growing Kelowna
IDK ...Saskatoon is kinda nice, it's been sometimes called "Paris of the Prairies"
How many of these so called "international travelers" are itching to see US cities
like Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, or even St. Louis or Detroit?
Anyway, I really like Canada's second tier smaller cities, they have their charms too.
Cities like, Victoria, Halifax, St. john's, and even fast growing Kelowna
Canadas largest cities Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal don't even come close to the largest cities in China and the United States.
Toronto is usually compared to Chicago, and some people rank Chicago the number 3 city in the United States.
Canadas largest cities Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal don't even come close to the largest cities in China and the United States.
Toronto is usually compared to Chicago, and some people rank Chicago the number 3 city in the United States.
Saskatoon is comparable to Omaha.
Well, in terms of sheer size, generally no country will be comparable to the cities of India and China--those countries simply have much larger populations and with many more cities of enormous size. There's simply no comparison size-wise.
I think Canada does well for its population and really puts a lot more concentration on its cities rather than its suburbs. I think if the US hadn't gone on its destructive path in its inner cities from the mid 20th century onwards (looking at old pictures of how bustling city neighborhoods of Buffalo, St. Louis, and others used to be is enlightening), and only recently starting to reverse course, then the US would have a really solid number one ranking.
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