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Old 06-14-2015, 01:23 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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One thing is for sure. People do not like suburban in nature cities. Or I should say, people find suburban oriented cities boring which is understanding because actual suburban cities (especially those after post world war 2) are boring in itself.

 
Old 06-14-2015, 02:09 PM
 
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan, NYC
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One thing is for sure. People do not like suburban in nature cities. Or I should say, people find suburban oriented cities boring which is understanding because actual suburban cities (especially those after post world war 2) are boring in itself.
For the most part they are - there's obvious exceptions out there. They either have a lot to do or they have a lot of outdoor activities. I personally have no problem going to a caribbean island with not many people on it as long as it has stuff to do, even if I have to drive to every beach or whatever.
 
Old 06-15-2015, 09:31 AM
 
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One thing is for sure. People do not like suburban in nature cities. Or I should say, people find suburban oriented cities boring which is understanding because actual suburban cities (especially those after post world war 2) are boring in itself.
From a tourist perspective, there's some merit to that but it can be (and often is) a completely different story as places to live.
 
Old 06-15-2015, 12:26 PM
 
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One thing is for sure. People do not like suburban in nature cities. Or I should say, people find suburban oriented cities boring which is understanding because actual suburban cities (especially those after post world war 2) are boring in itself.
People on City Data are not a representative sample bear in mind.
 
Old 06-15-2015, 02:26 PM
 
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Default Chicago boring?

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I guess so. I like NYC and LA, but not Chicago.
It amazes me that anyone from Tampa could find Chicago boring. Tampa has to be one of the most boring places around.
 
Old 06-15-2015, 02:29 PM
 
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I think we can all agree that, properly funded, the sheer volume of "fun" things to do in NYC is without parallel.

Most boring? St. Louis is consistently awful in my book - unless you are a slack-jawed baseball fan from the Midwest, the city is simply lacking in stuff to do (and the food is bad, in spite of the myopia of the residents).
 
Old 06-15-2015, 02:29 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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It amazes me that anyone from Tampa could find Chicago boring. Tampa has to be one of the most boring places around.
I've never been to Tampa, but Chicago is one of the most fun cities ever!
 
Old 06-15-2015, 02:40 PM
 
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Most fun: NYC

Most boring: San Francisco
 
Old 06-15-2015, 05:04 PM
 
Location: New York NY
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Aside from my hometown,

Most fun:
Chicago
Seattle
New Orleans
Baltimore (highly underrated IMO)
Asheville (smallish city, but it punches way above its weight)

w/honorable mention to one close, but non-US city: Montreal

Most boring:
Little Rock Ark
Albany NY
Harrisburg PA
Charleston SC

(you can debate though whether you consider these "major" cities)

Last edited by citylove101; 06-15-2015 at 06:11 PM..
 
Old 06-16-2015, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Des Moines, IA
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Most fun - New Orleans, Chicago, San Antonio
Least fun - Oklahoma City, Wichita, Omaha

OKC left me with a weird taste in my mouth, figuratively of course. I walked around the CBD for a couple of hours and saw about 20 people on a Friday night. Half the CBD was under construction, but I still only saw about two shops/restaurants. I saw a sign for the "historic arts district" in the middle of about 4 empty lots. Bricktown was a little more interesting, but for a city of OKC's size, still disappointing. Now I was only in OKC for a short amount of time, and I would like to hear from people in the area on what you think about my opinion. I may have just been in the wrong places, or expecting the wrong things.
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