I know someone who once said that San Francisco ought to be in Canada or Denmark. I'll leave it you to decipher the reasoning behind that.

Anyway, the only city I can think of that should be placed elsewhere is Boston, which would work wonders as a French metropolis.

Boston is pure English imo ;)

New Orleans could be French... Curitiba could be Swiss (not because of the skyscrapers) as an exchage for Lugano to Brazil :cheers:

much of the district of columbia strikes me as something other than american ... dont know where it looks like it should be ... but it looks very little like most american cities ... and im referring to the DISTRICT not to the metro area

Boston is Irish

Jew York City is Israeli.

And Miami is Central American.

miami in australia & san diego

miami in australia & san diego

Oi you nicked my Banana ;)

In the UK probably Birmingham because its the most American like city, but really I would rather it stay in Britain.

Toronto is American, Boston English, Portland Canadian.

Many cities in western poland have strong german look, while polish influence is visible in cities of Lithuania, western Belarus and western Ukraine

The cities and villages in French Flanders and Zeeuws Vlaanderen (don't know in English :-s) belong to Flanders, Wallonia belongs to France and the Alsace belongs to Germany.

New York City has nothing to do with America, which is part of the reason that most Americans (outside of the Northeast) despise it.

Strasbourg could be german

A no-brainer....Montreal should be in France! :lol:

/\ haha.. thats so true

Vancouver should be in southern America .. it seems like a very southern city .. it doesnt belong all the way up here in the north ;)

Milton Keynes should be in America.

Strasbourg WAS German :)

And Mulhouse was Swiss...

the blue cities of the usa
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Milton Keynes should be in America.

ew no way

I would like to see Cape Town in Australia or in France (The French Riviera)

I want Rio in Wales!!! :lol:

The cities and villages in French Flanders and Zeeuws Vlaanderen (don't know in English :-s) belong to Flanders, Wallonia belongs to France and the Alsace belongs to Germany.

Yes, but know they are also in flanders, but not in belgium.

I want Rio in Wales!!! :lol:


And I wan't Hong kong in Normandie ;)

Why, you have already MinasTirith!! ;)

Okay that's Bretagne, but anyway :cheers:

Los Angeles should be in Mexico

melbourne in the u.k.

montreal in france

toronto in the united states

adelaide in the u.k.

barcelona in france

buenos aires in spain

montevideo in spain

miami in brazil

johannesburg in the united states

christchurch new zealand, in the u.k.

dunedin new zealand, in the u.k.

wellington in the u.k.

and...me.....in france :)

quebec in france, definitely

']melbourne in the u.k.

montreal in france

toronto in the united states

adelaide in the u.k.

barcelona in france

buenos aires in spain

montevideo in spain

miami in brazil

johannesburg in the united states

christchurch new zealand, in the u.k.

dunedin new zealand, in the u.k.

wellington in the u.k.

and...me.....in france :)


Barcelona in France????

If Barcelona was in France it would be another kind of Marseille, that, with all my respect, doesn´t reach the level of Barcelona.

Barcelona is a Catalan, purely Iberian, and maybe not Spanish, but at least Hispanic city.

Barcelona in France????

If Barcelona was in France it would be another kind of Marseille, that, with all my respect, doesn´t reach the level of Barcelona.

Barcelona is a Catalan, purely Iberian, and maybe not Spanish, but at least Hispanic city.

but barcelon is like the italian-french mediterranian cities.....its not like benidorm etc.

barcelona is more french-bounded than to spain

btw. marseille is so elegant........my ancestor are from marseille...wish i could go there. and yes....for the pics, marseille is more like barcelona than barcelona to benidorm

Everywhen: Isn't Miami already Brazilian (not only immigration but the shopping paradise of the Paulistanos and Caricas)? :lol:

Everywhen: Isn't Miami already Brazilian (not only immigration but the shopping paradise of the Paulistanos and Caricas)? :lol:
is Cariocas!!

NY belongs to the world :)

Jerusalem should belong to the world. :)

is Cariocas!!
Sorry typo - can happen when writing fast in different threads :(
:cheers:

London should be in Ontario ... oh wait .. it already is ;)

I think Malmø (Southern Sweden) should be a part of Denmark (again) :D

hehe, dream on ;) :D ;)
http://www.armen.mil.se/images/local/lavett97.jpg

Lille could be in Belgium, or England maybe, the whole of Corsica should be in Italy

Everywhen: Isn't Miami already Brazilian (not only immigration but the shopping paradise of the Paulistanos and Caricas)? :lol:

actually......miami should be cuba......remember that famous phrase "guantanamo bay will belong to cuba again, the day castro returns miami to the states"

Jew York City is Israeli.

heheheheheheh i liked it:))

cities in Israel:

Netanya to France
Ashdod to Russia(70% of people there from Russia)
Ramat Gan -Iraq:))

hehe, dream on ;) :D ;)
come onnnn ... you guys dont need it ;)

ew no way

If you've ever been to MK you'll know that it's nothing like a British city and very much like a US large town with it's grid roads and the fact it was based on LA if I remember rightly.

My cousins in Kobe think that Tokyo is more like the United States than Japan.

NY belongs to the world :)

I agree...

It's certainly not American.

Many cities in western poland have strong german look, while polish influence is visible in cities of Lithuania, western Belarus and western Ukraine


which Lithuanian cities do you consider as "polish influenced"?

']but barcelon is like the italian-french mediterranian cities.....its not like benidorm etc.

barcelona is more french-bounded than to spain

btw. marseille is so elegant........my ancestor are from marseille...wish i could go there. and yes....for the pics, marseille is more like barcelona than barcelona to benidorm


well, benidorm is not a standard spanish city.even it isn't a standard spanish coast city. barcelona is closer to madrid or valencia than to marseille

Most of Quebec should go back to France.

Detriot to Canada.

Singapore to China.

Hong Kong to the US, looks like a good addtion to the SF Chinatown ;)

LAs Vegas to UAE, looks like Dubai's twin brother.

I think NYC is VERY American. The go-go capitalism and dog eat dog world of Wall Street is uniquely American. Keep in mind, NYC voted a billionaire capitalist to become its Mayor.

In Brazil I think that Porto Alegre could be uruguayan or argentinian. Florianópolis could be portuguese.

If Barcelona was in France it would be another kind of Marseille, that, with all my respect, doesn´t reach the level of Barcelona.

Barcelona is a Catalan, purely Iberian, and maybe not Spanish, but at least Hispanic city.

Barcelona, in terms of "purity", has more points to be considered purely Mediterranean than purely Iberian, therefore its closer to Marseille than to most of the big cities of Spain (except Valencia)...

So, claiming that Barcelona (and most catalan maritime towns) could be in France has a lot of sense ... actually it has to do more with french, italian and even greek coastal cities than with the atlantic and inland spanish cities...

Macau is a portuguese city in china
Manila is a hispanic metro in philippines with american influence

Macau should be located in Brazil
Manila should be in Mexico or Puerto Rico

Barcelona, in terms of "purity", has more points to be considered purely Mediterranean than purely Iberian, therefore its closer to Marseille than to most of the big cities of Spain (except Valencia)...

So, claiming that Barcelona (and most catalan maritime towns) could be in France has a lot of sense ... actually it has to do more with french, italian and even greek coastal cities than with the atlantic and inland spanish cities...

ok, but why couldn´t any other city be in France then? There's also an Atlantic charm and "personality" that certain Spanish cities share with French or Portuguese ones more than any other Mediterranean or inland Spanish city.

anyway what i meant is that in Marseille you can see what a real centralist state does to their peripherial cities so that nowadays Marseille is not even the shadow of Barcelona.

Detriot to Canada.

ewwwwwwwww.....!!! :mad2:

BUt honestly, Detroit is quintessentially American. It's the birthplace of the automobile, has a strong African-American culture, it's suburb and freeway oriented & it has a patriotic populace.

Hong Kong to the US, looks like a good addtion to the SF Chinatown ;)

Classic Chinatowns belong in the US, not modern ones, lol.

New York City has nothing to do with America, which is part of the reason that most Americans (outside of the Northeast) despise it.

That's not true. People all around the country love NYC. Just because they wouldn't want to live there doesn't mean they don't like it. I'd love to live there, maybe someday.

I would say San Antonio could be a City in Mexico because of the strong hispanic traditions and influence.

Cool thread.

MALMÖ is originally a danish city, and it still has a mentality a lot like Denmark and continental Europe. But I am swedish and want my city to be swedish too. :)

Cool thread.

MALMÖ is originally a danish city, and it still has a mentality a lot like Denmark and continental Europe. But I am swedish and want my city to be swedish too. :)
How about we share it :D We get whatever side the TT is on, and you get the rest ;)

Also the island of Bornholm (Denmark) thats located right under Sweden should be a swedish island ... thank god it isnt though :D Or else the danish landscape would have litterally nothing to be proud of...

My cousins in Kobe think that Tokyo is more like the United States than Japan.

What!?

--------------------------------------------------------KANJI, AHO BAJO

And Cairo should be in USA..............

Québec is so different from France now. It's like Brazil going back to Portugal!
Cairo is nothing like the US! I think Minneapolis and Seattle and Portland could be in Canada, along with much of New England. Southern Ontario could be in the US, and not really miss a beat (though they'd be amongst the most liberal of the US).

That's not true. People all around the country love NYC. Just because they wouldn't want to live there doesn't mean they don't like it. I'd love to live there, maybe someday.

I would say San Antonio could be a City in Mexico because of the strong hispanic traditions and influence.

Anti-NYC sentiment is prevalent in the US. New Yorkers (and people from Pa, NJ, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island) have different ethinicities than the rest of the US (e.g., many Italians, Jews, and Puerto Ricans), and non-Northeasterners are often xenophobic against these groups. After 9/11, New York congressmen had to fight tooth and nail against ciongressman from outside of the Northeast who vehemently opposed assisting NY. While you (and people on this board who tend to be liberal and better informed than most Americans) might like NY, most Americans do not.

Hong Kong, New York City,Tokyo,Paris,Los Angeles, and Shanghai all belong in INDIA

I agree with San Antonio w/Mexico

By the way MikeHunt, I remember when the twin towers were hit, here in Houston I had never seen so many American Flags. There was large banner that hung from one of our freeways that read; "We Love U NY". I don't think anti NY sentiment is a wide spread as you think.

San Francisco, Seattle, & Boston could fit well in Canada.

People don't hate NYC, Mikehunt! Everyone I know thinks it a really cool city.

Nikosia to Northern Republic of Turkish Cyprus... ,)

Funny that so many think Boston would fit in Canada when it was the site of the beginning of the USA, and without it there would be no USA as we know it now.

Funny that so many think Boston would fit in Canada when it was the site of the beginning of the USA, and without it there would be no USA as we know it now.

Yeah, I think Boston is too connected to U.S history to fit into Canada. I say Seattle (Portland as well) is the best candidate for a major U.S city fitting well into the Canadian fabric - it seems laid back, safe and very clean. Toronto would easily be the best bet for a Canadian city fitting well into the U.S because of economic importance and faster paced lifestyle (relative to other Cdn cities).

How about we share it :D We get whatever side the TT is on, and you get the rest ;)
TT belongs to me! :cheers:


Also the island of Bornholm (Denmark) thats located right under Sweden should be a swedish island ... thank god it isnt though :D Or else the danish landscape would have litterally nothing to be proud of...
You're right, it's kind of strange that the post-Danish areas of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge became Swedish in the 17th century, but Bornholm didn't. Though, imo Denmark has many beautiful areas apart from Bornholm, what about Lökken and Skagen for example?

TT belongs to me! :cheers:
Ahh come on!! Be nice ;)

You're right, it's kind of strange that the post-Danish areas of Skåne, Halland and Blekinge became Swedish in the 17th century, but Bornholm didn't. Though, imo Denmark has many beautiful areas apart from Bornholm, what about Lökken and Skagen for example?
Skagen has a very boring landscape ... I dont know about Løkken... I've never heard of that city before.. any pictures?

Toronto is American, Seattle is Canadian, Boston...Philadelphia and Washington DC could pass as English cities, Chicago is American, New Orleans and Miami are Caribbean, LA is part of Mexico, SF could be a Mediterranean city whitewashed and all. San Antonio is Mexico, Vancouver looks Russian, Latin American or Asian. I can't picture NYC anywhere but America although it feels so un-American in a strange way. It is like its own republic.

Vancouver as a Russian city? Interesting.

I could maybe see Seattle in Canada but not Boston.

Russian in look, not spirit. I was talking more about the block housing and landscape than anything. The spirit of "V1" is Western.

Montreal seems subtly Catalonian not Normandy or Brittany and certainly not Parisian.

Most of these scenarios are a result of areas a few square kms of distinction in each city.

Ive been to ALOT and the problem with NA cities new and old is that really outside those few square miles....its all the same with a very slight regional twist.

Playing the game.

Calgary in USA
Portland in Canada
Montreal in Scotland
Toronto in former E. Germany

"Ive been to ALOT and the problem with NA cities new and old is that really outside those few square miles....its all the same with a very slight regional twist."

I almost disagree but think I know what you mean.There are old world NA cities and new world NA cities.

Charlotte could never pass for New Orleans and Vancouver could never pass for Montreal. Parts of Y'bor city in Tampa could pass for New Orleans though.

Los Angeles to Latin America!! Consedring the fact over 50% of pop. is from there.
Buenos Aires to Spain or France because its people and culture

Panama City could fit in China

Panama City could fit in China
porque dices eso??

Frankfurt could be american

Everywhen: Isn't Miami already Brazilian (not only immigration but the shopping paradise of the Paulistanos and Caricas)? :lol:

there is nothing brazilian about miami, 80% of miami's population is of cuban origin, and the owners of the biggest industries in the city are also cubans

if something miami should be cuba.

Los Angeles to Latin America!! Consedring the fact over 50% of pop. is from there.
Buenos Aires to Spain or France because its people and culture


latin america is a vague term

los angeles is nothing like south america, los angeles probably would be in mejico or el salvador

I'll swap America Birmingham and Milton Keynes for New York, how about that ;)

Blumenau could be a poorer German city :D

Sao Paulo could be a messier Italian or some Japanese city.

Porto Alegre could be in Uruguay or Argentina :D

Los Angeles should be in Mexico

OH!!! You bastard, you... :D
Los Angeles is staying right where it is. ;)

Actually, Los angeles was in Mexico before

Los Angeles feels more like Mexico than San Diego and San Diego is merely miles from the border. Why is that?

^Higher concentration of Mexicans? I don't think LA feels too Mexican, some clusters, but not in general.

Most of these scenarios are a result of areas a few square kms of distinction in each city.

Ive been to ALOT and the problem with NA cities new and old is that really outside those few square miles....its all the same with a very slight regional twist.

Playing the game.

Calgary in USA
Portland in Canada
Montreal in Scotland
Toronto in former E. Germany

Toronto in former East Germany? Huh?:)

LA doesnt feel mexican to me at all, and I have lived in LA all my life and taken trips to mexico. The only part that feels mexican to me Olvera Street.

this thread is lol

I edit...

While I havn't read any replies before posting this, I can't imagine it being original: Los Angeles belongs (right next to Mexico City, where together they become twin cities) in Mexico. Need I explain?

Panama City (Panama) would fit very nicely in any of the these South American countries: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia or Venezuela. Not only is it out of character in Panama, but in all of Central America. As a SkyscraperCity, it sticks out like a sore thumb in the region...
:tiasd:

']melbourne in the u.k.

montreal in france

toronto in the united states

adelaide in the u.k.

barcelona in france

buenos aires in spain

montevideo in spain

miami in brazil

johannesburg in the united states

christchurch new zealand, in the u.k.

dunedin new zealand, in the u.k.

wellington in the u.k.

and...me.....in france :)


Hahaha so true. I have a group of friends who thought Toronto was a city in the Northeastern US.

Barcelone does belong in France and it would if the Catalonians had it their way.

Miami is so South Americanized its creepy...

Los Angeles belongs in Mexico. Mexico City belongs in southern France.

^^ when does the catalonians have said they want to belong to France?¿?¿?¿??¿?¿?

some of them want to be independent.just that

in adittion barcelone is more like madrid or valencia than you think.

aniway, Mexico city in southern france?¿??¿??¿ :weirdo:

']but barcelon is like the italian-french mediterranian cities.....its not like benidorm etc.

barcelona is more french-bounded than to spain

btw. marseille is so elegant........my ancestor are from marseille...wish i could go there. and yes....for the pics, marseille is more like barcelona than barcelona to benidorm

pffff, you're talking nonsense mate! :lol: :lol:

You say Barcelona is more French because it's more like Marseille than like Benidorm. ??? Benidorm is not the only Mediterranean city in Spain mate, and it's mainly a resort town, not a city where most of the people in there live there all year round. It's absurd to do that comparison. You have forgotten cities like Girona, Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, much more similar to Barcelona.

And you even say they'd like to be French??? :lol: :lol: :lol:

It would be more appropriate to say Perpignan belongs to Catalonia, and Biarritz + Bayonne belong to the Basque Country, because of the language and culture.

Catalonia has never claimed they wanted to be with France historically, as Catalonia has always been in Spain on the wars against France.

The truth about this is that independentist Catalans want the independence from Spain, but they also want their Catalan territory in France, Perpignan, not to belong to France. Many people like to turn into truth some absurd suppositions born in their imaginative minds. :|

there is nothing brazilian about miami, 80% of miami's population is of cuban origin, and the owners of the biggest industries in the city are also cubans

if something miami should be cuba.


umm, the first part of your statement is not true. metro miami (nor the city of Miami) is not 80% cuban, it's not even 80% hispanic. but you aren't that off: the metro area (Miami-Dade County only) is 60% hispanic...cubans are about 25 percent of the metro

and this does not even include the Broward County or Palm Beach County portion of the *whole* Miami region, those areas are *alot* more white/other races!

Just FYI

All of southern Texas should belong to Mexico....there are small towns near the border where the mayors can barely speak English (broken English)