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I'm not from Boston, but I visited it recently and it struck me as very bohemian and sophisticated -- more like Amsterdam or San Francisco than, say, Philadelphia (which I also love, but which I found to have a different atmosphere.)
Honestly, I went to Boston thinking potentially Rust Belt (although I'd heard that Boston had done a 180 over the past 30 years.) I left Boston feeling like it was right on par with my former hometowns, San Francisco and Chicago . The streets were bustling and exuberant... At least half of the town seemed to be under 35 years old!
I'm somewhat surprised that you found it boring... Do you not like culture or history? Beautiful architecture or parks? Professional sports or nightlife or live music or shopping or diverse neighborhoods..?
As to racism: from what I understand, Boston had race problems a generation ago, but now--maybe as a direct result of those troubles--it's supposedly one of the most tolerant cities in the U.S. Maybe America's most liberal metropolis next to SF.
You have to remember, over 100k college students stream into that city each year (more into the metro, I believe.) That influx of new ideas combined with university professors--and maybe all of the "high culture" there--seem to shape that city in a positive way.
Dallas and Ft Worth are fine cities. I've genuinely enjoyed my visits there, (the food was especially memorable! The culture there is unique.) I'm not sure that comparing DFW with Boston is fair... Boston has had several hundred more years to work on itself.
+1. Thanks for a well thought out and subjective analysis.
Boston, because Dallas shares its metro with Fort Worth...
I personally think thats a good thing. Fort Worth offers a really nice contrast to Dallas since (even though they are the same metro area), they are nothing alike. Its actually a huge reason why I like this area. If you want a big city and all that it entails, you have that in Dallas. If you want a smaller city thats more laid back, has more charm, and is more unique, you have that in Fort Worth.
I personally think thats a good thing. Fort Worth offers a really nice contrast to Dallas since (even though they are the same metro area), they are nothing alike. Its actually a huge reason why I like this area. If you want a big city and all that it entails, you have that in Dallas. If you want a smaller city thats more laid back, has more charm, and is more unique, you have that in Fort Worth.
I've heard the same thing actually. Granted, a lot of this has come from ESPN Radio this past week haha, but it sounds like Ft. Worth has more of a "Western" vibe...I actually think I may be more interested in Ft. Worth than Dallas...Dallas just doesn't interest me as a city.
I've heard the same thing actually. Granted, a lot of this has come from ESPN Radio this past week haha, but it sounds like Ft. Worth has more of a "Western" vibe...I actually think I may be more interested in Ft. Worth than Dallas...Dallas just doesn't interest me as a city.
Fort Worth feels very western. The city would fit well around Reno, Carson City, or Colorado. Dallas feels Like it should be on the eastern side of the Mississippi like in the Midwest. Here not only do they call Dallas where the east ends and Fort Worth where the west begins but you can also clearly see it and feel it by Fort Worth's cowtown and cowbpy culture and Dallas' modernism and architecture.
I've also heard a similar statement about the Twin Cities:
St. Paul: Last City of the East
Minneapolis: Beginning of the West
Wow, I never knew the Twin Cities have had that same slogan. Sometimes it's easy to forget how far West within the midwest Minnesota is. It's hard to determine where the West begins up there. Would it be Chicago, Milwaukee, Indiana?
Fort Worth feels very western. The city would fit well around Reno, Carson City, or Colorado. Dallas feels Like it should be on the eastern side of the Mississippi like in the Midwest. Here not only do they call Dallas where the east ends and Fort Worth where the west begins but you can also clearly see it and feel it by Fort Worth's cowtown and cowbpy culture and Dallas' modernism and architecture.
You really can feel it. You can see it also in the natural surroundings, especially around weatherford. It FEELS different.
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