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rossdowdell t1_ivvwy2o wrote

Seattle. Not a grid. Not flat. Not intense. Not humid as we know it. Sports fans are OK, but somehow aloof.

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SPACEC0YOTE t1_ivwayhz wrote

I agree with this one. As far as overall vibe of the people goes Seattle and Philly are night and day, respectively.

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RoverTheMonster t1_ivwkgf0 wrote

Was just there last weekend and totally agree. Plus, the racial demographics are very loosely flipped (Philly is ~40% white, Seattle is ~68% white)

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SamShephardsMustache t1_ivvwbla wrote

Dallas. in every fucking way. Shit sports, right wing, shit food....

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dtcstylez10 t1_ivw3rud wrote

Dallas is not right wing...at least not compared to the rest of Texas...

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sctthghs OP t1_ivw4iof wrote

That's a pretty big caveat

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PhillyPanda t1_ivxvgrg wrote

Dallas has a democratic mayor and voted 65% Biden in the last election

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redjonley t1_ivwan3p wrote

Dallas IMMEDIATELY came to my mind.

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DrJawn t1_ivw4yqa wrote

LA.

Can't walk anywhere, always nice outside, everyone is fake, no culture

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TreeMac12 t1_ivxz052 wrote

>no culture

Los Angeles was founded by Spanish explorers in 1542.

It produces almost all the movies, music and TV shows you consume. It has a population of 4 million, where 1 in 6 people work in a creative field.

It has a downtown, beaches and a subway. The Getty Museum. The largest port and manufacturing center in America. The sports teams have won an embarrassing amount of championships at every level: more NCAA champions, more Super Bowls, more Stanley Cups, more World Series, more NBA championships and MLS cups than Philly.

But sure, no culture.

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DrJawn t1_ivy079x wrote

I lived there 2 years, whatever they are passing as culture is plastic fantastic bullshit unless you're in Koreatown or a Mexican neighborhood

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TreeMac12 t1_ivy0cy3 wrote

> Mexican neighborhood

That's most of Los Angeles.

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DrJawn t1_ivy1b1p wrote

Yeah but it's not LA culture, it's Mexican culture. LA is a mix of American Graffiti, Guns and Roses, and Requiem for a Dream

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Aromat_Junkie t1_ivy3mdb wrote

being a xenophile, you must realize that to foreign xenophiles, they find the oddities of our culture just as fascinating and interesting

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DrJawn t1_ivy68sk wrote

Question was which city is the opposite of Philly, I stick by my story

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TreeMac12 t1_ivy5kyp wrote

Los Angeles was part of Mexico, how can it not be part of the culture?

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DrJawn t1_ivy5pfm wrote

The same way the Lenape culture is not part of eating cheesesteaks, throwing batteries at Santa, and climbing greased poles

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TreeMac12 t1_ivyeggr wrote

If you've ever eaten corn or turkey, drank a pumpkin spice latte, or smoked tobacco, you can thank a Lenape

https://historicfairhill.com/2015/11/26/thanksgiving-lenni-lenape-food/

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DrJawn t1_ivygmhv wrote

None of that is Philadelphia culture

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TreeMac12 t1_ivyifnd wrote

Climbing greased poles is Italian culture, Santa is German culture. I'm still missing your point.

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DrJawn t1_ivykz46 wrote

We throw batteries at German culture

I'm not talking about the 9th Stret shit, Im talking about championship riots

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TreeMac12 t1_ivylthf wrote

>We throw batteries at German culture

while drinking Kolsch beer from PBC

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verdantx t1_ivyzh7k wrote

Did you really just brag about the Port of Los Angeles? The least efficient port in the entire world?

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531to1234 t1_ivvzag2 wrote

Carmel-by-the-Sea

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PurpleWhiteOut t1_ivw0cfs wrote

Phoenix and other nonwalkable sprawling Sunbelt cities

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TheFAPnetwork t1_ivw3lvw wrote

From my experience Sacramento.

Food sucks, deli selection anywhere is minimal at best, except Corti Bros.

Bike friendly and even laws in place that really protect cyclists, hit a cyclist and that's your ass

It's dry af and the sun shines 10xs brighter.

Unaffordable

Natives are entitled and were raised very sheltered

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ChannelZ28 t1_ivx1n5f wrote

I came here to say Sac all the way. I grew up in Philly and have in lived in Sac for 10+ years. I could no longer handle Philly winters. Now I get upset when it's below 60 in December. But what I would give for a real soft pretzel...

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cielorossa t1_ivxumt8 wrote

I was on that Miami thread. IMHO, Miami is the opposite of Philly. I miss being able to walk and having conveniences down the block. I miss just the general sense of normalcy without being flashy.

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South-Philly-Metal t1_ivvw63a wrote

All of them?

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sctthghs OP t1_ivvwfuv wrote

i appreciate the uniqueness of philly but that's not what opposite means

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HelloEverybody94 t1_ivvze3k wrote

https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/slideshows/safest-cities-in-america

Probably one of those

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sctthghs OP t1_ivw39z4 wrote

Weak effort but thanks for playing

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LFKhael t1_ivwnxxj wrote

Philly ain't even top ten in any of the violent crime categories, but that doesn't stop the Keeley brigade from claiming this city is a smoldering crater.

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