Which city do you think is the most rounded in the world. What I mean by rounded is that there is a mix of Old and New, combines density and sprawl, fast life as opposed to slow paced, a city with diverse ethnicities and backgrounds, and a dense CBD with headquarters sprawled everywhere. Which city combines these and makes this city special?

My pick: Chicago

Chicago has a really dense downtown, where there is so much to do. Chicago also has its fair share of sprawl, which I believes makes Chicago a great place because if you don't want to live in a dense, livable downtown, you can move to the suburbs.

Definately London or Paris. They blend the old and the new the best. Between London and Paris I prefer London. It is more cosmopolitan and is very dnse. Plus, there is no experience like walking through London's streets.

Why did you start two of THE SAME EXACT THING

You know you can add a poll to the first one.

Sorry, it didn't have a poll, so I just did it over again.

^^ He wanted to add a poll

I pick London (Beijing should be there too)

^^ He wanted to add a poll

I pick London (Beijing should be there too)

I actually had Beijing, but forgot about the S. American Cities.

err, London's wjfox claims London has so many open spaces and 'excels' in a.o. 'environment' :laugh:

This Londonmania is quite entertaining
I guess you're not serious?

Madrid, Hong Kong, Chicago, Paris

Yeah, but if you click on thread tools, it will let you add a poll if you forgot one.

What about Montreal?

There is a choice for "other" you know.

I know. I wasnt asking why wasn'nt Montreal up there, I'm asking other peoples opinions.

Oh ok. I certainly wouldn't pick it as the best, but I think it is a pretty well-rounded city.

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i think London :)

I also go for Chicago. It has a mix of everything. Extremely livable city (ignoring the hellish weather).

London is the most rounded city in the world.Just ask any Londoner :hahaha:

From this list, Chicago. London's too expensive for the commoner. I would say Toronto is really well-rounded as well.

NYC, I would've thought.

I'd say...Madrid!

London, Paris or Madrid for this poll

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I chose Other. San Francisco is my choice. Though, all of the cities listed are top-notch. :cheers:

Cheers!!

TORONTO.
Clean, tolerant, good public transit, high quality of life, multicultural

oops ...there is something missing here...istanbul : the mainland of three empires...
i think "other cities" is not a sufficient choice to describe "istanbul"...

chicago

Anybody else??

Out of probable cities that I've been to:

NY, Chicago, (Montreal), (Toronto), London, (Boston), and Los Angeles...I'd most definitely pick Montreal. It is a a city that offers the "best of both worlds" (modern North America and historic Europe). It is French and English and then some. It has big-city amenities in a smaller-sized city. It has a dense CBD and a sprawling metro...

Chicago or San Francisco started growing some 100 years ago, I wouldn't call that "mixture of old and new", maybe it's for the Americans, but it's a bit of a short-termed history...

- London is for sure a very good example: dense center with mixture of old and new, suburban sprawl with all the new towns and the green belt.
- Paris is also a good example in Europe or Berlin
- Bangkok would be my Asian choice

chicago for me too. My reasons are the same as the orginal poster.

Houston...i heard its the most rounded city in the world. :D

Houston...i heard its the most rounded city in the world. :D

lol, yeah. its the fattest city in america ;)

London. Then probably HK or Paris

Montreal should be on the list but Id say either NYC or London as the best