Your favorite city, and why.
 

What is your favorite city in the USA, and provide reasons as to why it is your favorite.

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Chicago. The winters suck. But in the spring/summer time it's awesome. Downtown is always lively but never (to me) feels overcrowded. You can take in a day game at Wrigley Field. People have that midwestern charm (whatever that means) and I love deep dish pizza

To me, Chi-town is the best city in the U.S.

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I love Chicago too. I still go there every year to visit my grandparents who live in Hyde Park. I also love New York. But the number one city in America is Gettysburg PA, screw outsiders.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;318143]Chicago. The winters suck. But in the spring/summer time it's awesome. Downtown is always lively but never (to me) feels overcrowded. You can take in a day game at Wrigley Field. People have that midwestern charm (whatever that means) and I love deep dish pizza

To me, Chi-town is the best city in the U.S.[/QUOTE]

I love Chicago too. Lots of things to do.

Being from Boston, I will not say that one since it would be a hometown favorite. (nothing like a Red Sox game BTW)

My vote goes to Denver. The greatest skiing in the country, great climate in all 4 seasons, all 4 sports, one of the best water parks in the entire country, one of the cleanest cities in the country, and quite frankly, the scenery is unmatched.

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[QUOTE=djnemo65;318145]I love Chicago too. I still go there every year to visit my grandparents who live in Hyde Park. I also love New York. But the number one city in America is Gettysburg PA, screw outsiders.[/QUOTE]

why gettysburg?

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I went to New Orleans about a year and a half before Katrina and I got to say it was pretty cool. I mean beyond the partying, there's just a lot of cool history to the place. It was nice taking a tour of the French Quarter, and we went on a "Haunted Tour" of New Orleans.

It's an intense city though, non-stop partying. I don't know how people manage to actually get any work done down there. NYC is starting to grow on me the more time I spend there

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;318151]I went to New Orleans about a year and a half before Katrina and I got to say it was pretty cool. I mean beyond the partying, there's just a lot of cool history to the place. It was nice taking a tour of the French Quarter, and we went on a "Haunted Tour" of New Orleans.

It's an intense city though, non-stop partying. I don't know how people manage to actually get any work done down there. NYC is starting to grow on me the more time I spend there[/QUOTE]

I can see the lure of NYC, but not New Orleans pre katrina. It was such a dirty city...it smelt like piss and I saw several people on the corners just peeing away. In fact, i would rank New Orleans as one of the worst cities I have ever been to, and I have been to quite a few considering I've been to 41 states.

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I'm biased, but Washington D.C. is the greatest city. I've lived in L.A., lived in San Diego, travelled abroad and there's no place like home.

D.C. has everything. Character, history, musuems, diversity, politics, sports, and yes, even crime! Adams Morgan, Georgetown, Cleveland Park, Dupont Circle, The Hill, Spring Valley, Uptown and Downtown.

I love the creeps on the Metro that refuse to stand to the right, I love Cherry Blossoms in the spring, and even those muggy August summer days.

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[QUOTE=12thMan;318163]I'm biased, but Washington D.C. is the greatest city. I've lived in L.A., lived in San Diego, travelled abroad and there's no place like home.

D.C. has everything. Character, history, musuems, diversity, politics, sports, and yes, even crime! Adams Morgan, Georgetown, Cleveland Park, Dupont Circle, The Hill, Spring Valley, Uptown and Downtown.

I love the creeps on the Metro that refuse to stand to the right, I love Cherry Blossoms in the spring, and even those muggy August summer days.[/QUOTE]

I appreciate DC more now that I'm away, but I needed a change from there.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;318175]I appreciate DC more now that I'm away, but I needed a change from there.[/QUOTE]

why is that?

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[QUOTE=jsarno;318147]why gettysburg?[/QUOTE]

That was a joke. Gotta rep your home though.

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[QUOTE=jsarno;318176]why is that?[/QUOTE]

Why do I appreciate more, or why did I need a change?

Re: Your favorite city, and why.
 

Big Santa Monica fan...it was just the most beautiful place I've ever been, I loved it there.

I'm also a huge Tampa guy, that is a really small city for as "big" as it is nationally. I mean the whole city itself I feel like I could walk through in an hour, just a real nice place, lots of sports.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;318181]Why do I appreciate more, or why did I need a change?[/QUOTE]

Why you needed the change.

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[QUOTE=jsarno;318187]Why you needed the change.[/QUOTE]

Well, at the time I moved I had some personal shit going on that I kind of wanted to get away from.

But mainly I just like change. I mean like I'll never buy the same cereal two times in a row, or toothpaste, soap, what have you. It's a quirk of mine. I'm loyal to a lot of things (football, family, friends), but in other cases I just get bored too easily with the same old same old.

I think it's done me good to be somewhere new for the past year.

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;318191]Well, at the time I moved I had some personal shit going on that I kind of wanted to get away from.

But mainly I just like change. I mean like I'll never buy the same cereal two times in a row, or toothpaste, soap, what have you. It's a quirk of mine. I'm loyal to a lot of things (football, family, friends), but in other cases I just get bored too easily with the same old same old.

I think it's done me good to be somewhere new for the past year.[/QUOTE]

That's interesting. Are you getting the itch to move away from conn?
Are there enough soaps / toothpaste / cereal to go around where you don't have to buy one you have already had?

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[QUOTE=jsarno;318195]That's interesting. Are you getting the itch to move away from conn?
Are there enough soaps / toothpaste / cereal to go around where you don't have to buy one you have already had?[/QUOTE]

Haha, I like it here. My girlfriend not so much. I get the peace and quiet of Conn but I'm just an hour and a half from NYC. And 2 hours from Boston

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Frankfurt Gemany! REDLIGHT, BEER, BEAUTIFUL and SMART( had to say that so LB doesnt get bent outta shape) WOMEN, LEGAL MARY JANE, and you get to use the AUTOBAHN to travel around it.

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[QUOTE=angryssg;318203]Frankfurt Gemany! REDLIGHT, BEER, BEAUTIFUL and SMART( had to say that so LB doesnt get bent outta shape) WOMEN, LEGAL MARY JANE, and you get to use the AUTOBAHN to travel around it.[/QUOTE]

Cool. But how about in the US?

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[quote=SmootSmack;318207]Cool. But how about in the US?[/quote]
I live there! There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home.

Re: Your favorite city, and why.
 

Vegas... whatever happens there, stays there. NYC is a close second b/c of the food.

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If I had to be in a city for 1 day, It would be Las Vegas.

If I had to live in a city the rest of my life, I would stay in san diego!

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My favorite city is one that I haven't been to :)

If I had to pick a city though I would have to go with Paris. I love the food and the laid back atmosphere. Oh and there are endless things you can do there. Viva la France!

Honorable Mentions:
Tokyo
Genoa
Nice/Monte Carlo

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[quote=saden1;318226]My favorite city is one that I haven't been to :)

If I had to pick a city though I would have to go with Paris. I love the food and the laid back atmosphere. Oh and there are endless things you can do there. Viva la France!

Honorable Mentions:
Tokyo
Genoa
Nice/Monte Carlo[/quote]

While I like Paris, the people are far more pro America up in Normandy.

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live in/10minutes outside DC, been to NYC, Denver, philly, new orleans, atlanta, pittsburgh and boston. By far my favorite two cities are Boston and Pittsburgh, the best sports atmoshpheres ive ever been in. Very down to earth people and overall excellent places.

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If we're going outside of the U.S., then Vancouver is awesome.

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New York: Food, Theatre, Music, Sports, Clubs, Culture, History, Hot Women...I could go on.

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This is tough for me. On one hand I LOVED everything about both Chicago and Pittsburgh. Chicago has a ton of culture and I just love the place. Pittsburgh is cheap and fun. A great place to raise a child with the school system. The problem with both of those places is harsh winters. I'm looking to move out of VA after I finish school to go out and see some of the world. So I love this thread, especially because I'm looking for ideas.

I got offered a chance to go teach English in Japan and I'm really thinking about that. I probably wouldn't end up coming back like the two other people I know that went to Japan.

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Viva Las Vegas. Obvious reasons.

Re: Your favorite city, and why.
 

Vegas without a doubt.

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Favorite city that I've lived in: Colorado Springs, very cool place if you like the outdoors.

I've had several great trips to Chicago recently.

All that being said, I would not want to move away from Roanoke. Nice, easy living down here. Of course, one time it took me an extra 3 minutes to get from one side of town to the other. Stupid rush hour.

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I do like D.C. too though. It's not an overwhelming city with huge skyscrapers, and there's so much history and it just has an aura of importance. And of course growing up a Skins fan in NY, going to D.C. is always such a treat. It's cool to see people walking around with Skins gear, and stores in the mall have tons of Skins stuff vs. the usual Giants/Jets/Bills/Patriots stuff I see here.

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New Orleans. Hands down. Nothing else comes close. It's completely different from every other city I've ever been to. The music, the food, the bars, the scenery in the Garden District. That place is amazing.

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San Diego. Just a great place overall. Very clean city that you feel totally safe in and close to some REALLY nice beaches. Got engaged there as well!

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[quote=724Skinsfan;318274]Favorite city that I've lived in: Colorado Springs, very cool place if you like the outdoors.

I've had several great trips to Chicago recently.

All that being said, I would not want to move away from Roanoke. Nice, easy living down here. Of course, one time it took me an extra 3 minutes to get from one side of town to the other. Stupid rush hour.[/quote]

Are you talking the hospital exit? I was down there getting the wife's name changed last Friday and DAMN it was nuts. It was around 4PM.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;318282]San Diego. Just a great place overall. Very clean city that you feel totally safe in and close to some REALLY nice beaches. Got engaged there as well![/quote]

I was stationed in San Diego for 4 years and lived there another four.

I have to tell you guys that have never been there, I don't think there were more than...oh, five or six ugly chicks in the entire town!

Amazing weather, great beaches, did I mention the girls are nice looking?

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By and far, Key West. It's like being in the middle of the Caribbean without needing a passport. Great bars, great little shops, great food, the beach, spectacular sunsets. Can't ask for more.

Savannah is another great city. I want to go for St. Patty's Day one year...

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[quote=Daseal;318257]This is tough for me. On one hand I LOVED everything about both Chicago and Pittsburgh. Chicago has a ton of culture and I just love the place. Pittsburgh is cheap and fun. A great place to raise a child with the school system. The problem with both of those places is harsh winters. I'm looking to move out of VA after I finish school to go out and see some of the world. So I love this thread, especially because I'm looking for ideas.

I got offered a chance to go teach English in Japan and I'm really thinking about that. I probably wouldn't end up coming back like the two other people I know that went to Japan.[/quote]

Teaching English in Japan would be a great experience. You should do it! Did the people you know not like?

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[QUOTE=Daseal;318257]This is tough for me. On one hand I LOVED everything about both Chicago and Pittsburgh. Chicago has a ton of culture and I just love the place. Pittsburgh is cheap and fun. A great place to raise a child with the school system. The problem with both of those places is harsh winters. I'm looking to move out of VA after I finish school to go out and see some of the world. So I love this thread, especially because I'm looking for ideas.

I got offered a chance to go teach English in Japan and I'm really thinking about that. I probably wouldn't end up coming back like the two other people I know that went to Japan.[/QUOTE]

Have you talked to djnemo about teaching English in Japan?

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[quote=BDBohnzie;318301]By and far, Key West. It's like being in the middle of the Caribbean without needing a passport. Great bars, great little shops, great food, the beach, spectacular sunsets. Can't ask for more.

Savannah is another great city. I want to go for St. Patty's Day one year...[/quote]

Can't believe I didn't say Key West. The wife would be pissed! Yeah, I love it because it's so down-to-earth. Most friendly town I've ever been in by far. And I love that no one works, all they do is drink and play music.