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Istanbul, although maybe not anymore since Erdogan is doing his best to ruin it.
The food is amazing, it (was) an open and tolerant city and its several thousand years of settlement mean there’s fascinating history no matter where you look.
Atlantis. It’s so exclusive that nobody knows how to find it.
Came here to say this :)
Not without a charged zed-pee-em.
its in another galaxy, thats why.
New York, NY USA
New Amsterdam
(because it became New York)
And because fuck Old Amsterdam!
Even Old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can’t say. People just liked it better that way.
SO
take me back to Constantinople!
No, you can’t go back to Constantinople
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
Why did Constantinople get the works?
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks.
Purpee Oregon
Ecologically speaking, it must me Singapore.
Been there. It’s hard to pick a “greatest” city, but Singapore is definitely up there. Amazing place.
I’m intrigued, please clarify what you mean by ecologically speaking?
Im refering to the city’s garden/forest project. I dont think there is another large city anywhere alse quite like it. There are some good youtube vids if you want to see.
probably the biodiversity is high in singapore, as being a tropical region.
If you don’t mind being executed for smoking weed.
I want to say another city to be cool, but New York City, New York State always makes me proud. I live in Rochester lol.
TL;DR: Seoul, Korea. I loved living there.
I’ve not seen many cities on Earth. But, in making my choices, I’ll share what Im considering.
Caveat: I’ve never been to any place on the African continent. This is an admitted blind spot. I’ve also been to only three European cities.
Not New York, Toronto, San Fransisco, Ottawa, Portland, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Miami, Québec, Atlanta, or Halifax (sorry Nova Scotia, we love you!)
Not London (UK). Not Frankfurt. Not Sydney (Aus). Not Beijing. Not Kathmandu. Not KL, KK, Bangkok, or Singapore. Not Dubai. Not Colombo, Male, Kuwait, Doha, or Muscat (sorry Oman, we love you!)
No La Habana, ni Santiago de Chile, Cali, Arequipa, Cusco, y no á ciudad de Guatemala (disculpame mis hermanos de Guate!)
I think that the greatest cities on Earth have DEEP histories, offer diversity, and have been at the crossroads of the human condition.
Of the cities I’ve spent at least a week in (in no particular order):
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La ciudad de México, México. (Pyramids, gardens, art, and food)
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Istanbul, Türkiye (Hagia Sofia, Bosphorus, history)
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Seoul, Korea (functionality, history, food, mountains, music)
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Cartagena, Colombia (music, seaside, fortress, art)
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Beirut, Lebanon [at least, when (2012) and how (with well-connected locals) I was there. Certainly, it’s faced repeated harms in the past 7 years.]
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Berlin, Germany (architecture, functionality, history, walking tour, art, festivals)
Ones I’ve not been to, but might list if I had:
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Tehran, Iran (history)
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Barcelona, Spain (Al-Analous)
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Mumbai, India
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Hong Kong
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Tokyo, Japan
I like Seoul, but I liked Tokyo just a bit more. I recommend it if you get a chance. But like any city that big, your mileage may vary based on what you actually do and see.
I didn’t live in Tokyo, but I did live near it for a little while. It was beautiful, but I’m a bit glad I wasn’t in the city all the time. Just too much going on for my tempo.
Tokyo isn’t a city though. It’s a prefecture. Yokohama is technically the largest city in Japan.
Thank you for the in-depth answer.
I think that the greatest cities on Earth have DEEP histories, offer diversity, and have been at the crossroads of the human condition.
Not sure how you can say all that, exclude London and then put Montreal on there… place is less then 400 years old!
Montreal was a late addition.
It’s not that old, I’d agree. But, of Canadian cities that I could see as among the greatest in the world, it’s Canada’s nearest option.
Québec is older, over 400 years. But, Montreal is more of a world city.
Calgary is solid too, other than the fact that it’s in Alberta.
Vancouver is beautiful but in my experience it generally smells like garbage.
Good buddy of mine spent 5 years in Calgary and has only good things to saw. The Tarsands really pushed things in that province out of joint.
I’d like to spend some time in Van. I was in Victoria for a few days and Nanaimo for a few more. But Van and Tofino were bridges too far on that trip.
Portland was the West Coast city that was outstanding to me. Victoria was cute. Seattle was excessive.
Serious question, how do you afford that much travel, or am I just that poor?
The first bit, living in Seoul, was youth and low cost of living in Seoul. I had debt, but my Thailand, China, and Australia trips were done on the cheap.
The next bit, living in Kuwait, was making oil money, zeroing out my debts, and having no mortgage and no kids. It was pretty sweet. But, still, I lived in the desert.
The next bit, living in Guate, was still no mortgage and no debt. My eldest was around for my last two years there. But, again, low cost of living and flying was a boon.
Since returning to Canada, I have only been to cities to which I can drive. I still pretty new to having a mortgage.
That said, I’m not planning any trips until sometime after 2037. If, yknow, there’s still a world then.
I’d love to go back to Cartagena. I proposed to my wife there and we had an absolutely amazing trip
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NY.
Because Voldemort was a great wizard.
New York, obviously, and fuck you
I’ll ask you kindly to reconsider those remarks
Back off, Boston
HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK HONK
Yeah, yeah. Ya got your hockey and your Harvard. And some nice bridges and schools and hospitals.
Just be glad you’re not Philly. Lol
Said like a typical rat yorker who has never been anywhere else. You know, places that are not full of rats and roaches, piss soaked train cars, endless honking and streets full of garbage.
Spoken like someone who’s never been to New York, and who’s only conceptualization of the city is from some crappy 70s movie
You gave yourself away
Worked there for years.
Try going to another city and comparing. Maybe be brave enough to try one outside of the USA.
I have lived in several different cities in my life, including outside of the United States.
Of course you would blame someone else rather than just admit you were wrong.
Am I talking to Trump? Lol.
And you’re blocked.
This is the most authentic answer
Bed-Stuy
QGTM!
Belgrade Serbia. It’s the perfect size, not crowded but always busy, big enough that it has everything you could want small enough you can get anywhere in under an hour on free public transportation. The food is great and cheap and there’s plenty of places open all night. Lots of green space and a couple huge parks. I live as a nomad but if i had to pick a city to settle in Beograd is the easy choice.
Thanks for including the “why” part of the answer.
Depends a lot how you interpret “great”. My personal favorites are, without picking a winner:
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Edinburgh, BrnoAn affordable and walkable one, with every corner a third place and lots of trees.
Clearly it’s Best. That’s why they named it that.
Clearly it’s Best. That’s why they named it that.
That’s not what the OP asked. “Greatest” in what capacity, I dunno.
“Best” and “greatest” are synonyms. Also I couldn’t find any city named “Greatest.” 🤷♂️
Not quite. Greatest also means “largest” or “biggest” - whether that means most land area, most residents, biggest buildings, biggest crime rate, etc. is all up to context.
Los Angeles. In spite of all the anti-homeless initiatives, it’s still the least wlrst place in the world for someone to be on the streets.
