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Most New Yorkers have a superiority complex and look down on the rest of the world. Read some of the posts on this thread you will see what I mean. I'm not saying that NYC is not a global city or that its not diverse. I'm simply saying that NYC is not the best at everything and even if you agree I'm sure there are many things that you think NYC is the best at when in reality there are other cities that beat NYC in many different categories.
Do you realize that NYC doesn't have to be the best at anything and can still be the #1 city overall?
Do you realize that NYC doesn't have to be the best at anything and can still be the #1 city overall?
Yeah...it's like boiling everything down to minutia... They make the best sharp cheddar cheese in Vermont, you have your own cheddar, but it is inferior to ours!... HA HA HA New York, we showed you now!!!
New York City is presumably the best city for you and congrats on that. But it's silly to think NYC or Barcelona or Vienna or Vancouver or Honolulu or Provo are the "best city" in some inarguable way. It just depends on what you want, what you measure, and so forth.
Full Sail's not a film school? Wow thats crazy...I guess all my teachers and classes have been off topic for a looooong time lol
But your right its not JUST a film school, its also recording arts, computer animation, design, etc...want to know something funny? Do you know where New York Film Academy sends all their students? Full Sail University!
And yes I have met a Haitian...I live in Florida...I know lots of Haitians actually...probably more then you lol
full sail still isn't a "film school" einstein. and if u live in florida why are u in a ny thread hyping up l.a... lol enjoy that wonderful armpit humid weather in florida weirdo
I have only read up to page 5 but I have to comment. NYC has plenty of competitors. To put down Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo is absurd and foolish. FYI, NYC along with London and Tokyo are the financial capitals/centers of the world. That's a fact. NYC IS a VERY important city but it isn't the best to everyone. London? Paris? Hong Kong? Tokyo? Shanghai? All of them can compete with NYC. And that's not even all of them.
Ok. I finished. There's so much to say but I just can't. Do you guys not realize that some people don't like NYC? I don't find NYC to be overrated or underrated but it definitely isn't the best to everyone. Just accept the fact!
If New York City is over-rated then every city is over-rated. That is the way I look at it. If you can find bad things to say about New York City then you should be able to find plenty of bad things to say about every city. No place is perfect.
I have only read up to page 5 but I have to comment. NYC has plenty of competitors. To put down Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo is absurd and foolish. FYI, NYC along with London and Tokyo are the financial capitals/centers of the world. That's a fact. NYC IS a VERY important city but it isn't the best to everyone. London? Paris? Hong Kong? Tokyo? Shanghai? All of them can compete with NYC. And that's not even all of them.
Exactly! NYC isn't the best large city..i'm sure. This isn't to say NYC isn't great, but some people from there seem to think that they themselve are superior to other places. Alot of them don't know how to deal with the fact that they aren't the center of the world.
I know, but to me saying any city is "proven as the best city of the world" is silly and arrogant. Liking you can prove such a thing by a magazine poll or even a study. That's what I was responding to there.
I could see saying NYC is the most significant global-city in the world, but saying it or any city is "proven best" just rubs me wrong. It would have been better to say "Time-Out magazine calls it the best city" because that's true and doesn't claim a magazine's opinion as fact. You could even add that Atlantic deal, or others that put NYC as number one, and state "These sources claim NYC as the best city." That's perfectly claim. Acting like opinions are inarguable or facts is unfair and silly.
And I have never really lived in a town or city of more than a 1000, plus I'd never claim any town I lived in as "best." The town I live in now isn't even that great, but it was better than it was I think. Anyway I state all that to make it clear I'm not saying these things to be a partisan for some other city or any city. If someone said the "proven best" line of Seattle, Denver, Oklahoma City, Colorado Springs, Toronto, Paris, Tokyo, or Sydney I'd find that weird as well.
Now in my experience of City v City it's mostly just been New Yorkers, or former New Yorkers, to do the "My high opinion about the city is a fact and must not be disagreed with" thing. So on that basis my opinion is that NYC is overrated here on City v City. In America in general I don't know.
Going by one study I could see saying that in the generalized US NYC might be a bit underrated. According to one study Americans place NYC below Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Francisco, Tampa, and Washington DC as a place to live. While they have it essentially tied with Chicago, Dallas, and Philadelphia. Americans, in general, do not place NYC very high then. Many might still have an unfair image of NYC as it was during the "Summer of Sam" or "Crack Wars" type era. Or as a place full of annoying Woody Allen wannabes. So maybe that explains some of the over-defensive/over-compensated reaction some New Yorkers have about this subject. I do think it's likely a pretty good city even if I have virtually no interest in it.
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