In all the world which cities do you feel an attachment too. or an affinity for
whether or not you have visited them?
mine are
New York City
Seattle (the only one on this list i've spent time in)
Paris
New Orleans *sad sigh*
Fallyn posted on Nov 18, 2007
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rupert7 said on Nov 18, 2007....
I have been all over England,Scotland,part of France,part of Italy and several parts of Australia,for me the city I am attrachted to strange people so perhaps it is fitting that my choice of preferred city might be regarded so. It is Adelaide South Australia.
check the link (hope it works!)
http://www.southaustralia.com/Adelaide.aspx
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rupert7 said on Nov 18, 2007....
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beyondtheveil said on Nov 18, 2007....
fallyn- I feel an affinity to Florence, Italy; Paris, France; London, England; and New York City. I've never been to any of these.
I feel an attachment to (other than my home town) St. Louis, Missouri.
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evil_twin said on Nov 18, 2007....
I really like my city, despite the craziness of it. But I have a fondness for New York City too, even if I've only visited there once. I love Seattle and if I had to move, it would probably be there. And I liked Orlando Florida because that's where Disneyworld is, and I spent many summers there with my family.
-evil_twin LA
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lfbno7 said on Nov 18, 2007....
New York City is my home town, whether it is Brooklyn, Queens, or Manhattan. Didn't spend so much time in the other two boroughs. In their own way, each one is the world in microcosm. For example, you drive through Brooklyn, you go a few blocks and the writing on the stores changes from Turkish to Hebrew to Spanish to Russian to What The Hell Is That. Seems that every country on Earth has a solid presence in Brooklyn. And as for Manhattan, every country on Earth is represented by a restaurant, which is great.
I like the Pennsylvania Dutch area, and New Orleans, but I can't say I feel any affinity for them. They make me feel like an outsider but I like it there. I guess the only places I'd feel totally at home now, considering that my childhood neighborhoods are unrecognizable, are midtown Manhattan, the Village, my current shitty little town in Jersey, and my prior home of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Anywhere else, I'd feel like a visitor. -
Fallyn said on Nov 18, 2007....
rupert thanks. i've never been but that looks awesome.
beyond if i chose a city in italy it would be Milan......or Naples...(my family came from a village close by)
ET seattle is so awesome......people laugh at me...cause it reminds me of the jetsons cartoon.
iff you've got a good point there....if you feel like a visitor then it's not your city,. that makes sense to me.
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silverwhisper said on Nov 18, 2007....
i think most folks have an affinity or connection to NYC, myself. i know i do. :>
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Cussane said on Nov 18, 2007....
Toronto- Lived there, hated itVancouver- Lived there- Loved ItEdmonton- Lived there- Hated itMontreal- Lived there, was ok except for the whole french thingyOrlando, Miami, New Orleans- Visted, would go back in a heart beatBogota- worked there, was great (bullets, kidnappings etc excepted)Belfast- Born and Raised there, greatest city on EarthCussane -
lampshade said on Nov 18, 2007....
I grew up halfway between boston and new york. I've only been to each one a few times and I can't say I feel that connected to either one. new york seems to full of itself, like its the most important city in the world. I like boston but its such a pain to get to/from/around, I never go. I used to like new orleans, and then I went there. The french quarter was nice but so touristy. Outside of that area, I saw a poor crime-ridden city with less of the culture I was expecting. Don't take offense if I bashed your city, I'm really just not a city person at all.
I guess the only cities I like, that I could ever see myself living in, are Burlington, VT or Portland, OR. My brother lives in burlington and my cousin in portland. I've been to both and they are very earthy, hippie, cities. I could see myself ending up in one some day.
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destinydiva said on Nov 18, 2007....
florence~italy
and austria
:-) xx
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destinydiva said on Nov 18, 2007....
beyond I just read the comments...have you watched while you were sleeping?? :-) that is where i get my connection to florence i think :-) -
rmuxagirl said on Nov 18, 2007....
NYC I simply loved it there
San Diego again loved it
Anywhere in Ireland
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katie_2u said on Nov 18, 2007....
Madrid
Chicago
Buenos Aires
Avilés (Spain)
Edinburgh
Amsterdam
Springfield (Illinois)
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Fallyn said on Nov 18, 2007....
lampshade...portland is an absolutely beautiful city.....or did you mean maine. -
CreativeWoman said on Nov 18, 2007....
I can't really say that I have a love of one particular city. I find several interesting, but not enough to go out of my way to learn about them. I'm not very well traveled.
CW
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Fallyn said on Nov 18, 2007....
CW....do you love where you live? -
sweetsoul said on Nov 18, 2007....
Excluding my home town a couple of my favourite cities are:
Istanbul, Turkey - absolutely love it
San Francisco, US
Paris, France
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Fallyn said on Nov 18, 2007....
sweetsoul.....curiosity here......why istanbul....what is it about that city? -
sweetsoul said on Nov 18, 2007....
It's beautiful with the eastern influence. The mosques particularly...also Topkapi Palace, Haigha Sofia, the Blue Mosque. It's on the Bospherous River. The only city that's in Europe and Asia.It's alive, has wonderful history, friendly people, great food. -
TinSoldier said on Nov 18, 2007....
I hate cities. I'm a country boy.
However, they are apparently a necessary evil and I would be lying if I didn't say that some had an effect on my life.
Portland, OR, of course. I was born there, although I hate visiting. There are still things there that I simply must see one of these days.
Everett, WA. That town just has a feel to it that I love. It feels to me the way that Portland should feel. I can't really put it into words though.
Otherwise, there are cities that I would eventually like to visit such as Washington, DC, New York, Philadelphia, Paris, London, Amsterdam, and maybe some others.
But I wouldn't want to live there.
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gingersoul said on Nov 18, 2007....
Sweet Soul........Instabul is on my list too...go figure....:-)
I feel an instictual attraction to Lisboa, Vienna, Prague, Dublin, Barcelona, Wittenberg, Marrakesh, Athens, Bejin.
I left my heart in Rome, Florence, Milan, Sperlonga, Positano, Lucca, Venice, Gallura....well, all over Italy....:-)
I have a strong affinity with Paris, London, New York.....in each of these cities i have been at least twice....
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Fallyn said on Nov 18, 2007....
sweetsoul...i see why now.
gingersoul....you are italian correct?
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lfbno7 said on Nov 18, 2007....
San Diego has awesome weather. Coronado island is a cool place in SD to spend time. -
TinSoldier said on Nov 18, 2007....
So is Oceanside or Del Mar. -
lioneljay said on Nov 18, 2007....
I feel a real affinity for Boston as it was the first really "big" city that I ever knew. Never been to Paris but feel an affinity for it as French is my second language. Other places that I have enjoyed are San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon.
Places on my list that might draw me in are London, almost any city in Scotland, Rome, and Paris.
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moonriver said on Nov 18, 2007....
city A -- the city of my youthful dreams, the city where i raised a family
city B -- the city that fed my intellectual hunger, and where i hope to grow old and die
(sorry i couldn't be more specific)
plus... guangzhou, geneve, praha, berkeley, new york city
fallyn -- ah. so. me say hhmmm when you say rainforest island setting... :-)
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Fallyn said on Nov 19, 2007....
from my window moonriver.........i can see ocean, i can see rainforest, i can see mountains, i can see islands. and it snows here during the winter. where am i. only place like it in the world. -
moonriver said on Nov 19, 2007....
in or around olympia. or hawaii.
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moonriver said on Nov 19, 2007....
i haven't really told much about what i know, have i? i'm top gun at world geography... most of it from the top of my head even before i fire up google... *wink*
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Fallyn said on Nov 19, 2007....
:P
good luck with that. *grin*
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MissMimi said on Nov 19, 2007....
Cleveland, Ohio -- now stop laughing... I grew up there.
Nashville, Tennessee -- for many reasons, among them, I feel an affinity with a lot of cities in the south although I am a northerner, I'm interested in the history of country music, and the Grand Ol' Opry is there. A great deal of history, not just of country music, but of the south, is associated with Nashville.
Never much cared about NYC, but I would love to visit the UK, especially London. Now if they just had an accessible bathroom on a transatlantic flight, I'd be there in a flash. Since they don't, I doubt I will ever see it.
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Fallyn said on Nov 19, 2007....
that seriously sucks....but have you thought of a cruise? -
MissMimi said on Nov 19, 2007....
I've never seriously considered it because of the time commitment, but when my husband retires (Oh jeez, did I say that? Let's hope not for a while.), that might be an option. -
lfbno7 said on Nov 19, 2007....
Anthony Bourdain did a food show from Cleveland. He described it as a working man's town, a town that saw brighter days a number of decades ago, but then lost a ton of steel jobs and is never getting them back. It seemed to me like a rough and ready kind of town a bit like Chicago. Make that the south side of Chicago, the part where Bad Bad Leroy Brown came from. Seemed like a town with lots of blacks and lots of Poles eating sausages. I like pierogies but not sausages. Too greasy. -
MissMimi said on Nov 19, 2007....
You're right, 7. Pierogis = food of the gods. Mmmmmm -
dailyachesandpains said on Nov 19, 2007....
Mimi and LF: I make my Grandmother's Pirogies when I'm not in pain. Then, after I make them, I'm hurting for weeks!
My Long List:
Boston
Scottsdale
Newport, VT
Newport, RI
San Diego
Vegas
Denver
London
Dublin
La Joya
Marina del Rey
LA
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more2methanthat said on Nov 19, 2007....
Hmmm...
Definitely Seattle, lived just outside of it for 3 years, and it is still very *Home* to me
The town I grew up in just outside of LA and many of the surrounding communities (LA, Hollywood, etc)
Its not a city...but I am definitely drawn to Jamaica as well
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justxinxtime said on Nov 19, 2007....
I like smaller cities, Seattle is great but i like the warmth of Olympia, Jackson Hole, Steamboat Springs, Bozeman and yes New Orleans. Dead Wood.Thanks
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TinSoldier said on Nov 19, 2007....
*sigh*
I used to want to go to New Orleans. Now -- not so much.
I was there in 2005. It was hot and humid and dead. Yuck. Have you ever seen a dead city? It's probably one of the most depressing sights ever. I kept waiting for the zombies to come out, but this wasn't a movie. It was real.
I don't know if I'll ever want to go back. The idea of a big party and good music and food appeals to me. Weather and crowds do not.
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gingersoul said on Nov 19, 2007....
Fallyn.....100% Italian.....i was born in Roma and raised in Italy. I moved here in Texas 11 years ago. All my family is there. I am all alone here....*sigh sigh*...
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Fallyn said on Nov 19, 2007....
ginger......my great grandmother was born in a little village called Muro Lucano just outside of Napoli. sadly i've never been able to visit.
being american i'm made up of about 50 different nationalities.....but i've always felt italian....those were the foods and the culture i grew up with.