Singapore and Hong Kong aren't Western cities, even if they may have a bit of western influence, I would replace one of those with Chicago and maybe Barcelona or Berlin
Top 10 Western cities.
Here is an interesting post. What are the most prominent Western cities in the World. The criteria has to be the following, European in cultural background, language and religion (Christianity). Ok
here is my list. 1, New York (no argument). 2, London (capital of all things British and the centre of former British empire). 3, Paris (cultural capital of Europe). 4, Los Angelous (hollywood,pioneer of the suburb). 4, Sydney (mmm, could be a bit bias there, but Sydney does represent Australia and its huge economy). 5, Hong Kong (Economic powerhouse, British colony). 6, Singapore (another British colony and massive influence over Asia). 7, Rio (Brazil's most famous city). 8, Toronto (Huge city, but shadowed by the USA). 9, Berlin (Germany's largest city but undersized for such an important country). 10, Rome ( Historic centre of Christianity, Roman Empire and all things Western)
here is my list. 1, New York (no argument). 2, London (capital of all things British and the centre of former British empire). 3, Paris (cultural capital of Europe). 4, Los Angelous (hollywood,pioneer of the suburb). 4, Sydney (mmm, could be a bit bias there, but Sydney does represent Australia and its huge economy). 5, Hong Kong (Economic powerhouse, British colony). 6, Singapore (another British colony and massive influence over Asia). 7, Rio (Brazil's most famous city). 8, Toronto (Huge city, but shadowed by the USA). 9, Berlin (Germany's largest city but undersized for such an important country). 10, Rome ( Historic centre of Christianity, Roman Empire and all things Western)
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if you are ranking Sydney by its economic importance, i would place Toronto above it. Toronto is home to some of the largest banks on the planet, as well as being the economic capital of a country with 1.5 times as much GDP as Australia. Though mind you, Sydney deserves to be on the list IMO due to it's cultural importance. (I am NOT meaning to turn this in a city vs. city ok? no harsh feelings meant)
my list;
1 New York (duh)
2 London (another duh)
3 Hong Kong (western world's portal to asia)
4. Chicago (major economic, rail, air, and population centre of NA)
5. Singapore (major economic hub for asia)
6. Toronto (major city which holds strong cultural and economic hold over Canada, other than for oil, which belongs to Calgary)
7. Berlin (capital of largest European economy, though low on the list due to the fact that it is not the de-facto city of the country like Toronto and even more so London)
8.Sydney (cultural and Economic capital of australia)
9. Rio de Janeiro(economic and cultural of brazil, which despite having a large population, it is still a relatively poor country)
10. Rome (large cultural significance, as almost all of western culture is traced back to here)
my list;
1 New York (duh)
2 London (another duh)
3 Hong Kong (western world's portal to asia)
4. Chicago (major economic, rail, air, and population centre of NA)
5. Singapore (major economic hub for asia)
6. Toronto (major city which holds strong cultural and economic hold over Canada, other than for oil, which belongs to Calgary)
7. Berlin (capital of largest European economy, though low on the list due to the fact that it is not the de-facto city of the country like Toronto and even more so London)
8.Sydney (cultural and Economic capital of australia)
9. Rio de Janeiro(economic and cultural of brazil, which despite having a large population, it is still a relatively poor country)
10. Rome (large cultural significance, as almost all of western culture is traced back to here)
Much better Madrid or Barcelona ( Spanish empire, the first global empire and the largest in the world )here is my list. 1, New York (no argument). 2, London (capital of all things British and the centre of former British empire). 3, Paris (cultural capital of Europe). 4, Los Angelous (hollywood,pioneer of the suburb). 4, Sydney (mmm, could be a bit bias there, but Sydney does represent Australia and its huge economy). 5, Hong Kong (Economic powerhouse, British colony). 6, Singapore (another British colony and massive influence over Asia). 7, Rio (Brazil's most famous city). 8, Toronto (Huge city, but shadowed by the USA). 9, Berlin (Germany's largest city but undersized for such an important country). 10, Rome ( Historic centre of Christianity, Roman Empire and all things Western)
4. ¿¿ Sydney ?? :lol::lol: Very funny thread, Australia was nothing 200 years back. Some indigenes maybe.
7, Rio ..... ¿?¿?¿ ( maybe you like favelas )
Toronto > Sydney and Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Mexico city > Rio.
Tier 1-
New York
London
Paris
Los Angeles
Chicago
*Moscow (not sure whether to consider it western or not...)
Tier 2-
Toronto
Mexico city
Sao Paulo
San Francisco
Washington DC
Rhine-Ruhr
Randstad
Tier 3-
Sydney
Madrid
Rome
Berlin
Melbourne
Seattle
Boston
Brussels
Miami
Frankfurt
Montreal
Philadelphia
Dallas
Houston
Barcelona
Rio
Atlanta
Manchester
I'm sure I missed some other fairly important cities.
P.s. I'll shuffle them some more later. Thats just my quick rough draft.
Tier 1-
New York
London
Paris
Los Angeles
Chicago
*Moscow (not sure whether to consider it western or not...)
Tier 2-
Toronto
Mexico city
Sao Paulo
San Francisco
Washington DC
Rhine-Ruhr
Randstad
Tier 3-
Sydney
Madrid
Rome
Berlin
Melbourne
Seattle
Boston
Brussels
Miami
Frankfurt
Montreal
Philadelphia
Dallas
Houston
Barcelona
Rio
Atlanta
Manchester
I'm sure I missed some other fairly important cities.
P.s. I'll shuffle them some more later. Thats just my quick rough draft.
Oh, my kind of thread:
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LMAO :nuts:Rome
Paris
London
Madrid
New York
Berlin
Sao paulo
Buenos aires
Los Angeles
Lisboa
WHAT ??LMAO :nuts:
London
Paris
Rome
Athens
Berlin
Madrid
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Vienna
Pahrump
Paris
Rome
Athens
Berlin
Madrid
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Vienna
Pahrump
Especially with dumb posts like #10 and 14.
Don't forget #1Especially with dumb posts like #10 and 14.
alright guys, better in now before I move this thread. 
Haha yeah theres plenty to debate! But I've never met anyone that considered HK and Singapore to be western.Don't forget #1
Why is mine stupid? :?Especially with dumb posts like #10 and 14.
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