[OT] Best and Worst American Cities according to Europeans

Europeans, particularly Italians and French, besides living in two of the
most beautiful countries in the world, are known for their good taste when
it comes to quality of life (food, clothes, cars, night life, weather,
women, etc). According to a recent poll these are the impressions of
Europeans about American cities.

5 Best (the least American cities):

Miami
San Diego
NYC
San Francisco
Boston

5 Worst (typical American cities):

Houston
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland

Most Overrated (these cities are not necessarily bad, just plain overrated
by Americans who have no standards):

New Orleans
Austin
Los Angeles
Chicago
Las Vegas



Do Americans agree?

striker wrote:
Europeans, particularly Italians and French, besides living in two of the
most beautiful countries in the world, are known for their good taste when
it comes to quality of life (food, clothes, cars, night life, weather,
women, etc). According to a recent poll these are the impressions of
Europeans about American cities.

5 Best (the least American cities):

Miami
San Diego
NYC
San Francisco
Boston

5 Worst (typical American cities):

Houston
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland

Most Overrated (these cities are not necessarily bad, just plain overrated
by Americans who have no standards):

New Orleans
Austin
Los Angeles
Chicago
Las Vegas



Do Americans agree?

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.

Las Vegas is a complete waste of time.

Chicago IS over-rated, but then I'm from NYC area so it seemed never
that great to begin with.

You expect L.A. to be bad, so I don;t see that as "over-rated".

Do Americans agree?

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.

Philadelphia is one of the few US cities with a significant history,
and has some great museums. And it does have good restaurants - do you
think a cheese steak sandwich is the only thing you can get there?

Las Vegas is a complete waste of time.

It is the best place in the world for gambling. If you don't gamble,
then don't bother going there.

Chicago IS over-rated, but then I'm from NYC area so it seemed never
that great to begin with.

It is an interesting city architecturally, and has a thriving cultural
scene, and is good for live music also. I wouldn't make it my first
choice of US cities to visit, but I can see visiting if you are in the
general area, have a multiple-flight airpass or are making a
cross-country trip.

You expect L.A. to be bad, so I don;t see that as "over-rated".

It's possible to have a rewarding trip to LA. The famous places
(Hollywood, Beverly Hills, etc.) are disappointing, but if you have a
car and know where to go there are some worthwhile places, for example
interesting immigrant neighborhoods.

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"slas" wrote:

striker wrote:
Europeans, particularly Italians and French, besides living in two of the
most beautiful countries in the world, are known for their good taste when
it comes to quality of life (food, clothes, cars, night life, weather,
women, etc). According to a recent poll these are the impressions of
Europeans about American cities.

5 Best (the least American cities):

Miami
San Diego
NYC
San Francisco
Boston

5 Worst (typical American cities):

Houston
Dallas
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland

Most Overrated (these cities are not necessarily bad, just plain overrated
by Americans who have no standards):

New Orleans
Austin
Los Angeles
Chicago
Las Vegas



Do Americans agree?

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.

Las Vegas is a complete waste of time.

I couldn't disagree more about Philadelphia and Las Vegas. Like anything
else, its a matter of personal taste, but anyone who can't find
enjoyable food in Philadelphia is simply not looking. Philly has some of
the most well respected restaurants in the country such as Le Bec Fin
and Sussanah Foo's. My favorite restaurant in Philly is Ralph's which is
the oldest family owned Italian restaurant in the country. The food
there is fantastic and prices are reasonable.

As for Las Vegas, its definitely a unique city, but to say its a waste
of time is silly. If anything, Las Vegas makes a great base of
operations to explore the national and state parks in that area such as
Valley of Fire, Red Rock Canyon, as well as Hoover Dam and the Lake
Meade area and the Grand Canyon.

"slas" wrote in message
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but then I'm from NYC area

Your opinions instantly flushed as irrelevant.

--
Chris H. of Portland, Oregon
Konichiwa, Bitches!
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slas wrote:
striker wrote:

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.

If all you know about Philly is cheesesteaks then you don't anything
about Philly.

slas wrote:
striker wrote:

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.

If all you know about Philly is cheesesteaks, then you don't know
anything about Philly.

zorba wrote:

slas wrote:

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.

If all you know about Philly is cheesesteaks, then you don't know
anything about Philly.

Compared to European cities? You think Rome, Paris or
Athens has better air quality than Philidelphia?

-Tom Enright

wrote:
zorba wrote:

slas wrote:

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
food and sickening air quality alone.

If all you know about Philly is cheesesteaks, then you don't know
anything about Philly.

Compared to European cities? You think Rome, Paris or
Athens has better air quality than Philidelphia?

-Tom Enright

By far. Philly's air is beyond polluted. It's just not reported, so
you don't know about it.

In article .com,
slas wrote:
striker wrote:
Europeans, particularly Italians and French, besides living in two of the
most beautiful countries in the world, are known for their good taste when
it comes to quality of life (food, clothes, cars, night life, weather,
women, etc). According to a recent poll these are the impressions of
Europeans about American cities.

Those are strange adjectives. Each of those countries has similar
immigration problems as other European countries.


Most Overrated (these cities are not necessarily bad, just plain overrated
by Americans who have no standards):

New Orleans
Austin
Los Angeles
Chicago
Las Vegas

Do Americans agree?

I agree. I would add Philadelphia to "worst"-- just for the horrible
I will find out in 2 months.
food and sickening air quality alone.

Las Vegas is a complete waste of time.

I would not say that. And it's not that I care for LV.
It's not longer a matter of gambling. It is the major growth area in
the USA. Even outside the CES, you can see more open technology right
now in LV that the Santa Clara Valley.


Chicago IS over-rated, but then I'm from NYC area so it seemed never
Agreed.
that great to begin with.

You expect L.A. to be bad, so I don;t see that as "over-rated".

LA was a nicer place years ago. There are still nice places,
but it has changed a lot.
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