What are some character traits of your city?

Question

Some of the qualities that, in your opinion, define your city, or the people in it.

PITTSBURGH -

1. People in Pittsburgh, when giving directions, use landmarks rather than street names. But oddly enough, they like to use landmarks that USED to be there over ones that are there. For example, I live near a site that used to be a Burger King (which was closed down over a decade ago) and now has a Rite-Aid in that spot. But people never say turn at the Rite-Aid. They say turn where the old Burger King used to be. It's funny because it makes no sense. I'm pretty sure anyone who actually needs directions to navigate surely won't know where something USED to be years ago.

2. People in Pittsburgh take local professional sports teams (Steelers Football, Pirates Baseball, and Penguins Hockey) to a level of fanaticism that's downright scary.

3. Pittsburgh has one of the lowest percentages of licensed drivers in relationship to adult population in the country, due to the fact that we have the highest DUI rate in the country (lots of revoked/suspended licenses) and a good public transit system so many people never get one in the first place.

4. Pittsburgh's road system is defined by one way streets. No matter where you're going, it's a safe bet you won't be able to go back the way you came because of how you most likely took one way streets to get there.

5. The local Pittsburgh cuisine has the greasiest, most unhealthy foods you can imagine, mostly Polish-inspired.

6. Pittsburgh's women tend to look androgynous and the men tend to be obese. I moved up here from South Florida and, I don't know, maybe people who live in beach front cities tend to take better care of themselves, but when I moved up here I was shocked by how few attractive people there were compared to Florida. Seriously, a LOT of women look like men and a LOT of men look like they're about to keel over and have a heart attack. It's pretty appalling.

6. People with birth defects - Pittsburgh used to be one of the industrial centers of the country. Because of that, it had the worst air pollution you can imagine for generations, leading to a shockingly high number of people born with birth defects such as dwarfism, down syndrome, hairlip, etc. You can't get on a city bus without seeing at least two people like what I just mentioned.

Your turn.

irykiryk · Accepted Answer

The city is cut in half, so a quarter of the population is on the other side. The people on this side are on average rather full of themselves. Half the cars on the road are either Mercedes Benz or BMWs. They pay attention to their style and looks a bit too much, they all congregate in the same cafes even though the coffee in this city is one of the highest priced in the world. That's why you see Starbucks the size of restaurants.

People here seem to forget how to drive the minUte they get their licence. They expect their parents to dole out cash for them whenever they need it and buy them expensive gifts when they do something good. When they get a job, they get one that pays well or they act as though they are payed well. Everybody knows somebody with a position in power, which in my opinion cancels everybody's advantage.

The younger crowd drives very fast and just seems to be in a hurry to get home to log onto their beloved Facebook.

When they get their car at the age of 18 they will never again set foot in a bus or any form of public transportation meaning we have the lowest per capita use of public transport in Europe and that people rely on their car a lot to get everywhere. In the areas where immigrants moved in, for some reason, native have moved out. There are exceptions of course.

Many property owners will let old property downgrade and fall apart on purpose so they can save a bit on rebuilding and selling.

Tax evasion is high, event though we have some of the lowest tax rates in Europe.

You can be sure that there's an illegally parked car on every street and avenue in the city.

But all in all, these people have a very good sense of humour, most of them aren't scared of much and the rest are scared of their own shadow, their is lots of freedom, and kids seem to mature faster and differently than in other countries.

NothingGoldCanStay · Accepted Answer

Newcastle i.e. Geordieville

1. Famous or should I say infamous for the night life. There is something going on everyday of the week. On weekends you will see on average at least 3 or 4 stag and hen parties while you walk around town. Women have no concept of cold or no concept of jeans because they wear mini skirts all year round including when it snows. link Also they seem to lose all civility, it is quite normal to see women just passed out pissed on the street next to the local 24 hr McDonalds.

2. Has amazingly beautiful women despite being in the UK. Women tend to be quite thin, have long hair, and very cute faces and mostly blue eyed.

3. Men are characterized by being extra rugged and hardened (in the olden days was mostly a coal mining and ship building city, and full of biker gangs) but at the same they are all extremely nice and gentle and always smile and joke around. It is normal to walk around the city and see men you would normally associate with dangerous gangster, with large tattoos on their arm, etc carrying their kids around. I would say about 50% of the adult male population has tattoos.

In general great place, with great people.

bungalowbill · Accepted Answer

New York

The people are unbelievably rude and always in a rush, leaving a lot of tourists getting shoved for being in the way.

The people are also very well dressed, sitting in incredibly dirty subways where every train (an exaggeration of course) has someone singing, dancing, playing an instrument or giving a speech asking for money.

You don't mess with yankee fans, especially right after a game, they can get crazy. Its really quite amusing to be on the train when a game finished and everyone is heading home...their expressions show how it ended and the carts are full of white and blue.

We've only shut down once...meaning stores closed, trains off...during the recent hurricane.

We are very diverse...the main reason I love new york...you can find people from all walks of life here...rich, poor, christian, atheist, from tajikistan to canada.

We have amazing buildings but also beautiful parks.

The cops on times square look better then the cops anywhere else. I'm pretty sure they purposely assign them there to attract the tourists. Just my theory.

The majority of our beaches are filthy.

You can randomly run into celebrities...even on the train. For those who care enough.

There is ALWAYS something filming because so many shows and movies are nyc based, and it gets irritating because they close off streets and just get in the way.

New yorkers love new york.

brunettebelle · Accepted Answer

1. A lot of people I realize have their own way of talking yet they all lack to speak properly, I feel they think it is uncool.

2. People are so hung up in their own lives it is as if they are writing on their wall or sending a tweet with the first sentence that comes out of their mouth.

3. People are obsessed to be thin, many don't like to eat - I will admit I tend to suffer from this problem.

4. We are VERY dependent on cars - I wish we could have an underground subway similar to many other states and countries but due to California's earthquakes, the subway system would be closed for construction.

5. We are very liberal, we are lenient on many issues.

6. It is easy to get weed - getting a medical card is the easiest thing. Many people want to legalize it, but if they want to legalize it. The lazy young adults should get off their asses and register to vote then vote. I don't care for such things as drugs because I think they are a waste of time and plus I love to see all of the stupid things people do when they are drunk and high.

7. There are a lot of fat people too and it can be gross to see people wearing a two piece bathing suit!

To your number 5 I think Louisiana is super bad - deep fried everything! but I haven't been to the East Coast so I can't say.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Dover, Delaware - Capital of "The First State"

I'm truly convinced that during an evacuation we'll be screwed. We're in the middle of the state, which is part of a peninsula. Our major evacuation route is one route heading to the state north of us. This route is mostly congested lately due to increased population. The other route is to cross a bridge to the state west of us. They closed this bridge during the recent hurricane evacuation. Therefore, we're probably doomed.

There are tons and tons of hotels just for a major event, which runs twice a year: Nascar Racing at Dover Downs. During these events, many take all roads possible to avoid the fans.

1 to 2 inches to the locals are considered a snowstorm. More than likely, the stores will be wiped out of bread, water, and other essentials... and the schools will be closed or delayed for a couple of days.

People think the left lane is the leisurely drive lane. People think the right lane is the leisurely drive lane. Once you hit Dover from a northern city of Delaware, you can expect to go 5 miles below the speed limit, and you'll be forced to pass on the right.

And generally throughout the state, have no sales tax :)

Red_Raconteur · Answer

Boston is full of people aged 18-22 because of the high amounts of colleges. It's a very young town, full of a lot of life and diversity (part of the reason I love it here).

When you move here, you are automatically a Sox fan. No exceptions, no excuses. You just are. Bruins, Celtics, and Patriots are optional.

We walk everywhere because the roads were not made for driving. The city was designed around cattle, not cars. Public transportation FTW.

Most of the people I see out and about are pretty fit (or at least not fat) and fairly attractive. That's probably due to the high amount of youth. There's a lot of diversification of beauty, which I like, because the college students who move here come from all over. It's not like in Las Vegas where most of the beautiful girls were super tanned, bleach blond, and fake boobed.

ketfoen · Answer

Paramaribo / Suriname

1- they call it the city of smiles, maybe because they smile at you before they mug you, joke it's not that bad here, crime that is.

2-we have a lot of historical wooden building and one of the biggest in the Northern hemisphere

3-we can drink the water right from the tap

4-it's always hot or raining

5-our roads can't support the onslaught of cars here and we drive on the left side

6-for a small city like ours, the death ratio in traffic accidents is very high

7-I live here, beat that sucka

okenel · Answer

colorado springs:

1) a lot of hippies, a lot of rednecks, and unfortunately white trash and beaners. not too many blacks

2) highly dependent on cars

3) becoming very crowded. use to be nicer 14 years ago. got a lot of california people moving in

4) clubs suck. have to go to denver for nice ones

5) nice nature/scenery, but everything is becoming very touristy. its crowded here in the summer

6) army base here, so see a lot of GIs driving nice cars and their fat wives

7) a lot of hipsters here

8) very dry here doesn't rain a lot

9) forest fires destroyed a lof of really nice houses situated in the mountains :(

joshuadwa · Answer

Houston.

1. Fattest city in the fattest country several years running. Everything is bigger in Texas.

2. Lots of illegal immigrants. One of the few cities I know of where you can be white and a minority.

3. Lots of chemical/power plants. You walk outside at night when all the plants are burning stuff off and you can smell it, from MILES away.

Everything else here I think is a common trait with all outher southern cities.

cjwright79 · Answer

Vancouver city-dwellers strike me as pretentious, sentimental, self-satisfied consumers.

Anonymous · Answer

Adelaide is a small city. The best thing about it is how green it is.

When compared on google earth it is very green (lots of trees) compared to all big American cities which seem to only have a couple of tiny parks. I value clean air so this is good for me.

The_Supid_Genius · Answer

I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.   Much like Pittsburgh, it is referred to as Steel City.  It's pretty much Pittsburgh in Canada and exactly like where you live.

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