[OT] Best and Worst American Cities according to Europeans

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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 speak for only myself. I have never taking such ratings seriously.
What does "best" mean? What "standards" do Europeans have that are so
much better than those of Americans? What is a "standard" anyway in
the area of deciding which American city one enjoys visiting?

I have been to Miami, San Diego (briefly), NYC (many times), San
Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Las
Vegas. In fact, tomorrow morning, three friends and I depart from
Philadelphia on a one week visit to Las Vegas.

Of the cities I have been to on that list, I have had a great time on
each visit. Probably my least favorite is New Orleans, but I still
enjoyed my one visit there about ten years ago.

I think its possible ot enjoy visiting any city; its just a matter of
finding something unique and interesting to do on your visit. Saying
one city is better than another is silly because we all have our own
taste and interests. I have been to Las Vegas many times and I
definitely don't think its overrated. If some people consider my taste
sub-par. So be it. I couldn't care less.


When my wife spent some time in Paris in the late '70s, she described it
as "a dirty town with dog **** all over the streets."

Americans are known to be the MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE on the planet for a
reason, matter of fact.

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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

Do Americans agree?

no

Looking at how popular fashion designers from Italy and France are around
the World (US included), I would say so.


No wonder you like Miami!

Miami is the best city in the US exactly because it has nothing to do with
the rest of the country.

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Wait about 50 years, native Europeans are breeding (or not
breeding) themselves into extinction. The people who are
left will make the most backward fundementalist portion of
Alabama look like Amsterdam during a gay pride parade.


Uh, who's this Amsterdam fella?

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Quiet, Shawn Hirn -- I'm transmitting rage.

In article ,
"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 speak for only myself. I have never taking such ratings seriously.
What does "best" mean? What "standards" do Europeans have that are
so much better than those of Americans? What is a "standard" anyway
in the area of deciding which American city one enjoys visiting?

I have been to Miami, San Diego (briefly), NYC (many times), San
Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Las
Vegas. In fact, tomorrow morning, three friends and I depart from
Philadelphia on a one week visit to Las Vegas.

Of the cities I have been to on that list, I have had a great time
on each visit. Probably my least favorite is New Orleans, but I
still enjoyed my one visit there about ten years ago.

I think its possible ot enjoy visiting any city; its just a matter
of finding something unique and interesting to do on your visit.
Saying one city is better than another is silly because we all have
our own taste and interests. I have been to Las Vegas many times and
I definitely don't think its overrated. If some people consider my
taste sub-par. So be it. I couldn't care less.


When my wife spent some time in Paris in the late '70s, she described
it as "a dirty town with dog **** all over the streets."

Americans are known to be the MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE on the planet for a
reason, matter of fact.




We are smrat enough to pick up our dog poop from the streets, and not
allow unassimilated immigrants hostile to our way of life create no-go
zones in our major cities.



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wrote in part:

Wait about 50 years, native Europeans are breeding (or not
breeding) themselves into extinction. The people who are
left will make the most backward fundementalist portion of
Alabama look like Amsterdam during a gay pride parade.

Uh, who's this Amsterdam fella?

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-Tom Enright


--
It Came From Corry Lee Smith's Unclaimed Mysteries.
http://www.unclaimedmysteries.net

"Being an Auburn fan explains a lot about what is wrong with you,
Unclaimed ... You didn't chose to address any of my post except this
last little piece where I ridiculing you for being an idiot." - "Altie"
on rec.sport.football.college, 2006

[striker )]
[Sat, 6 Jan 2007 21:27:40 -0800]

Americans are known to be the MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE on the planet for a
reason, matter of fact.

Actually, in my experience so far since leaving America, I have learned
that most people seem to regard Americans in general as the most
generous of spirit in all the world.

Don't confuse "the American people" with "the American government". We
don't like our government either, by and large.

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Onyx_Hokie

"To those who have fought for it,
freedom has a flavor the protected will never know."

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In article ,
says...
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):

San Diego
Disagree. I've been there a LOT and it's dullsville.

My point indeed. San Diego loses big time as a beach town to Miami because
it's boring (clubs close at 1.30 am). Miami instead is like a little NYC
in the warm weather.


Then again, San Diego has surf and lacks the hot man on man action that
South Beach has.

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"James Schrumpf" wrote in message
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Quiet, Shawn Hirn -- I'm transmitting rage.

In article ,
"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 speak for only myself. I have never taking such ratings seriously.
What does "best" mean? What "standards" do Europeans have that are so
much better than those of Americans? What is a "standard" anyway in
the area of deciding which American city one enjoys visiting?

I have been to Miami, San Diego (briefly), NYC (many times), San
Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Las
Vegas. In fact, tomorrow morning, three friends and I depart from
Philadelphia on a one week visit to Las Vegas.

Of the cities I have been to on that list, I have had a great time on
each visit. Probably my least favorite is New Orleans, but I still
enjoyed my one visit there about ten years ago.

I think its possible ot enjoy visiting any city; its just a matter of
finding something unique and interesting to do on your visit. Saying
one city is better than another is silly because we all have our own
taste and interests. I have been to Las Vegas many times and I
definitely don't think its overrated. If some people consider my taste
sub-par. So be it. I couldn't care less.


When my wife spent some time in Paris in the late '70s, she described it
as "a dirty town with dog **** all over the streets."

Americans are known to be the MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE on the planet for a
reason, matter of fact.


Is that because Americans fought Hitler, while the French and the Italians
supported him?

--
http://www.ohiostatesucks.org

http://www.notredamesucks.org

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wrote in message
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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

Do Americans agree?

no

Looking at how popular fashion designers from Italy and France are
around the World (US included), I would say so.


No wonder you like Miami!

Miami is the best city in the US exactly because it has nothing to do with
the rest of the country.


Fashion designers have nothing to do with the rest of the world, either,
including Miami.

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http://www.notredamesucks.org

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"James Schrumpf" wrote in
message . 97.142...
Quiet, Shawn Hirn -- I'm transmitting rage.

In article ,
"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 speak for only myself. I have never taking such ratings seriously.
What does "best" mean? What "standards" do Europeans have that are so
much better than those of Americans? What is a "standard" anyway in
the area of deciding which American city one enjoys visiting?

I have been to Miami, San Diego (briefly), NYC (many times), San
Francisco, Boston, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Las
Vegas. In fact, tomorrow morning, three friends and I depart from
Philadelphia on a one week visit to Las Vegas.

Of the cities I have been to on that list, I have had a great time on
each visit. Probably my least favorite is New Orleans, but I still
enjoyed my one visit there about ten years ago.

I think its possible ot enjoy visiting any city; its just a matter of
finding something unique and interesting to do on your visit. Saying
one city is better than another is silly because we all have our own
taste and interests. I have been to Las Vegas many times and I
definitely don't think its overrated. If some people consider my taste
sub-par. So be it. I couldn't care less.


When my wife spent some time in Paris in the late '70s, she described it
as "a dirty town with dog **** all over the streets."

Americans are known to be the MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE on the planet for a
reason, matter of fact.


Is that because Americans fought Hitler, while the French and the Italians
supported him?

Oh really? The French supported him?!?!

My point indeed:

Americans are known to be the MOST IGNORANT PEOPLE on the planet.