What comes to mind when you think of these cities?

[tijlover]

San Francisco? San Fran-Nimby-o!

Las Vegas? Sin-less City!

Los Angeles? Horizontal New York City!

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by KoNgFooCj

I'm trying to find what people around the world think of the major cities of the United States. What are the first 2 or 3 things that come to mind when you think of these cities?

I'll try some of them but warning: I don't like cities very much anyway and I know I'll get some wrong.

New York City - tall buildings, smelly, great museums

Los Angeles - freeways, aspiring actors, fake people

Chicago - windy, Great Lakes

San Francisco - the very, very rich and the homeless. a bridge. fog.

Las Vegas - desert, casinos, prostitutes

Washington DC - hot in summer. Beautiful buildings

Miami - Art Deco architecture

Boston - rich people, high tech, culture, educated

Philadelphia - brownstones

Houston ?

Dallas - a tv show

Seattle - rainy with coffee drinkers

Minneapolis - cold winters

Denver - John Denver?

Pittsburgh - steel workers?

New Orleans - Mardi Gras, floods

Detroit - former car capitol, now the dregs

Phoenix - hot but dry with lizards

Portland, OR - liberal place

San Diego - crowded city

Indianapolis-?

Columbus - ?

Baltimore - dangerous

Charlotte -?

Nashville -?

Austin - ?

San Antonio - The Alamo?

Cleveland - ?

St Louis - ?

Reno - fake marriage chapels

Milwaukee -?

Kansas City - ?

Cincinnati - ?

Jacksonville - high crime

Orlando - used to be pretty, now just touristy and crowded, fake

Providence - used to be Mafia headquarters

Hartford - run down

Buffalo - SNOW

Raleigh, NC -?

Oklahoma City - ?

Newark - ?

Madison, WI -?

Boise, ID - ?

New Haven - Yale. but it's dangerous

Rochester, NY - ?

Syracuse - extremely COLD

Richmond, VA - Rich people


See? I don't know but I hope you enjoyed my semi educated impressions.

[Fabio SBA]

New York City - Capital of the world
Los Angeles - Holywood
Chicago - Skyscrapers
San Francisco - Gay
Las Vegas - Casinos
Washington DC - Trump
Miami - Succursal of Latin America
Boston - A close friend of mine is living there
Philadelphia - Obesity
Houston - Nothing
Dallas - Nothing
Seattle - Microsoft
Minneapolis - Nothing
Denver - Nothing
Pittsburgh - University
New Orleans - Black culture
Detroit - Car industry
Phoenix - Dry
Portland, OR - Nothing
San Diego - Beaches
Indianapolis - Indy 500
Columbus - Nothing
Baltimore - Nothing
Charlotte - Nothing
Nashville - Country music
Austin - Weird
San Antonio - Nothing
Cleveland - Nothing
St Louis - Olympics in 1904
Reno - River in Germany
Milwaukee - Milk (?)
Kansas City - Hurricanes
Cincinnati - Nothing
Jacksonville - Nothing
Orlando - Disney World
Providence - Nothing
Hartford - Nothing
Buffalo - A giant mammal
Raleigh, NC - Nothing
Oklahoma City - Tornados
Newark - Nothing
Madison, WI - Nothing
Boise, ID - Nothing
New Haven - Nothing
Rochester, NY - Nothing
Syracuse - Same name of a city in Italy
Richmond, VA - Nothing

[Gentoo]

This should be in the US forum as it's all American cities.

[popka]

Originally Posted by Gentoo

This should be in the US forum as it's all American cities.

Maybe they want to know what people from around the world think of these cities?

[BMI]

Originally Posted by KoNgFooCj

I'm trying to find what people around the world think of the major cities of the United States. What are the first 2 or 3 things that come to mind when you think of these cities?

Only the ones I've been to...


New York City ….crazy busy

Los Angeles ….too spread out

Chicago ….windy...tall buildings

San Francisco....Golden Gate Bridge...weird people

Las Vegas....fake ...very hot

Washington DC....nice buildings/monuments

Miami ….hot and humid...art deco hotels

Boston ….not much...Fenway Park

Philadelphia ….also not much...rough neighborhoods

Houston ….giant Texas sized roaches...super humid

Dallas ….hot and humid ...big Texas sized houses and lots

Seattle ….green....Mount Rainier

Minneapolis....cold winters...

Denver...not much....close to the Rockies

Pittsburgh …steel...nice and hilly

New Orleans ...very humid...French Quarter

Detroit ...urban decay....rough neighborhoods

Phoenix....too spread out....too hot

Portland, OR....Mount Hood

San Diego....beautiful...perfect weather...too close to Mexico

Baltimore ...rough tough place

Charlotte...fast growing sun belt city

Nashville ….country music...recording studios

Austin....fantastic homes on hills overlooking Lake Travis

San Antonio....River Walk ...The Alamo

Cleveland ….Rock and Roll....Drew Carey

St Louis ...The Gateway Arch

Reno...poor man's Vegas

Milwaukee....beer...Happy Days / Laverne & Shirley

Cincinnati.....WKRP

Jacksonville...poor man's Miami or Tampa

Orlando....Disney...theme parks

Buffalo....Wings...Niagara Falls

Oklahoma City....tornados...wild weather...hot summers

Newark....rough looking...with tough talking people

New Haven....Jim Morrison was arrested there once ...December 1967

Rochester, NY....Kodak

Syracuse....snowy.....very snowy

Richmond, VA....nice old architecture

Only the cities I have been to...

[kent_moore]

New York City - best skyscrapers, expensive, bustling, vibrant, smelly, walkable, traffic, broadway shows. One of the cities I should visit before I die.

Los Angeles - modern city, multi-racial, hollywood, overrated

Chicago - like NYC on a smaller scale

San Francisco - I love it here, multi-racial, good weather, nice scenery, trams, hills

Las Vegas - party, casino

Washington DC - no idea

Miami - port city, humid, spanish speaking people

Boston - college city

Philadelphia - no idea

Houston - flooding

Dallas - boring but growing

Seattle - i love to visit this city, i heard its dirty and full of homeless but i don't care

Minneapolis - no idea

Denver - very white for me but the city is nice with full of outdoor activities

Pittsburgh - no idea

New Orleans - based on the movies, there are full of galas

Detroit - decaying city

Phoenix - modern city, super hot, a bit boring

Portland, OR - rains everyday

San Diego - perfect weather

Indianapolis - no idea

Columbus - no idea

Baltimore - heard this city is crime infested

Charlotte - i've been to their airport

Nashville - no idea, i heard there are many singers are from this city

Austin - artsy

San Antonio - no idea

Cleveland - no idea

St Louis - no idea

Reno - no idea but heard its becoming Vegas

Milwaukee - no idea

Kansas City - What state are we talking about here? Anyway, looks like a rural city to me.

Cincinnati - no idea

Jacksonville - no idea

Orlando - no idea

Providence - saw a one TV show shot here, the place looks perfect

Hartford - no idea

Buffalo - no idea

Raleigh, NC - growing tech industry

Oklahoma City - no idea

Newark - no idea

Madison, WI - no idea

Boise, ID - no idea

New Haven - no idea

Rochester, NY - no idea

Syracuse - no idea

Richmond, VA - no idea