World's 10 Most Loved Cities - Page 3

The Cake On BBQ · June 25th, 2012, 01:38 PM

Too bad Petra isn't a real city.

jefferson2 · June 25th, 2012, 03:36 PM

i agree with most of the list, but i think nashville should be on it, because of country music.

isakres · June 25th, 2012, 03:50 PM

Nashville is nice but it still has a low profile globally .... I was thinking in other big / famous cities as Istanbul, Rio, St Petersburg, Marrakech.....

jefferson2 · June 25th, 2012, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by isakres

Nashville is nice but it still has a low profile globally .... I was thinking in other big / famous cities as Istanbul, Rio, St Petersburg, Marrakech.....

i would probably put three of your four cities on my list, i dont know too much about marrakech, but it seems popular also

i too was expecting too see more familiar names. I wonder what a more realistic list would look like? Surely Paris and New York should still be on it.

isaidso · June 25th, 2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jefferson2

i agree with most of the list, but i think nashville should be on it, because of country music.

On the loved or hated list? Besides, most countries have their own folk/country music so only view Nashville as the US version of that genre.

George W. Bush · June 25th, 2012, 08:01 PM

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WeimieLvr · June 25th, 2012, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by isaidso

On the loved or hated list? Besides, most countries have their own folk/country music so only view Nashville as the US version of that genre.

and Canadian, don't forget. Country music is very popular in Canada.

pesto · June 25th, 2012, 09:11 PM

I think we're getting a bandwagon rolling for Nashville....

btw, Sydney and Melbourne are 2 cities; not even close to each other. Like LA/SF or NY/Boston.

As for LA, that's how I think of it: sort of mixing the cultural isolation of Timbuktu with the ethnicity of Peru (OK, Mexico, but close enough).

pesto · June 25th, 2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by The Cake On BBQ

Too bad Petra isn't a real city.

If Petra is in, then maybe Disneyland qualifies. Oh, wait, that's a Kingdom.

mhays · June 25th, 2012, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jefferson2

i agree with most of the list, but i think nashville should be on it, because of country music.

In some of the central US country music is popular, but this is a world discussion. Nashville doesn't have much of a profile even on the US coasts.

WeimieLvr · June 26th, 2012, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mhays

In some of the central US country music is popular, but this is a world discussion. Nashville doesn't have much of a profile even on the US coasts.

That's not really true...Kenny Chesney played in front of 55,000 at the Meadowlands recently. Keith Urban and Taylor Swift are playing to a sold-out crowd at TD Garden in a couple of weeks. The list could go on and on, but you get the idea. Country music is very popular in all parts of the U.S. and Canada, whether you and I listen to it or not.

I do agree that Nashville wouldn't come close to being on a "World's Top 10 List". Maybe an American Top 25.

isaidso · June 26th, 2012, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by WeimieLvr

and Canadian, don't forget. Country music is very popular in Canada.

It is, but we have a domestic country music industry that runs parallel to the US one. Historically, Canadian country came from the Maritimes and later Ontario/Alberta.

Wapper · June 26th, 2012, 10:56 AM

I think that Nashville is totaly unknown outside the USA. Clearly, this is an american list.

jefferson2 · June 26th, 2012, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Wapper

I think that Nashville is totaly unknown outside the USA. Clearly, this is an american list.

clearly

WeimieLvr · June 26th, 2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wapper

I think that Nashville is totaly unknown outside the USA. Clearly, this is an american list.

I don't think the person that mentioned Nashville was serious...I think he was just being funny.

***Jonesy55*** · June 26th, 2012, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Wapper

I think that Nashville is totaly unknown outside the USA. Clearly, this is an american list.

It's well-known to people outside the US I think as the home of country music over there, even to people who don't listen to US country music like myself.

But as for the city itself I don't think many people could name any streets, landmarks, etc or anything other than country music that goes on there....

They probably make whiskey around there I guess!

WeimieLvr · June 26th, 2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonesy55

It's well-known to people outside the US I think as the home of country music over there, even to people who don't listen to US country music like myself.

But as for the city itself I don't think many people could name any streets, landmarks, etc or anything other than country music that goes on there....

They probably make whiskey around there I guess!

Vanderbilt University is fairly well-known, but I can't imagine Nashville being known to the average person outside of North America.

mw123 · June 26th, 2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonesy55

It's well-known to people outside the US I think as the home of country music over there, even to people who don't listen to US country music like myself.

But as for the city itself I don't think many people could name any streets, landmarks, etc or anything other than country music that goes on there....

They probably make whiskey around there I guess!

I agree and I don't listen to country music either. Perhaps it is well-known in English speaking countries?

pesto · June 27th, 2012, 05:16 PM

I would guess the truth is in between. For sure Nashville is known in Europe among the reasonably well educated or musically literate; I've seen country music fests in Germany.

But it's certainly not like NY or Hollywood, etc., among the general population.

samba_man · June 27th, 2012, 05:31 PM

Shame on you CNN. Póvoa de Varzim should be at the top spot of the list.

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June 25th, 2012, 03:36 PM	#42
jefferson2 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 649 Likes (Received): 0	i agree with most of the list, but i think nashville should be on it, because of country music.

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pesto Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,159 Likes (Received): 26	I think we're getting a bandwagon rolling for Nashville.... btw, Sydney and Melbourne are 2 cities; not even close to each other. Like LA/SF or NY/Boston. As for LA, that's how I think of it: sort of mixing the cultural isolation of Timbuktu with the ethnicity of Peru (OK, Mexico, but close enough).

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pesto Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,159 Likes (Received): 26	I would guess the truth is in between. For sure Nashville is known in Europe among the reasonably well educated or musically literate; I've seen country music fests in Germany. But it's certainly not like NY or Hollywood, etc., among the general population.