Capital of the World

[b etor]

new york city. i'd never been in such an awesome hello kitty store before

[Adalbertus]

Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
I also don't think you can see Frankfurt's strength in this study as independent from the fact it houses the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the European Central Bank and one of Europe's biggest airports.

You can't see Munich's strength without noticing that it has by far the highest concentration of Germany's biggest companies. Frankfurt rates average in this respect (including financial services). But this is totally neglected in the study.

New York without finance: still Alpha City
Frankfurt without finance: average European city with about half a million inhabitants.

[Peter Triggs]

Originally posted by notyoueither
Shhhhh!

You're not supposed to mention Winnipeg.

Damn right! We want to keep the riff-raff out.

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by cronos_qc
1: Montréal
2: Longueuil
3: Laval
4: Mecca
5: New York City
6: Montréal
7: Beloeil
8: Montréal

You forgot Malbork and Marseilles and Montreux

[Perfection]

Originally posted by Odin


Teh GLORIOUS City of Lakes:

And more importantly, Perfipants!

Minneapolis is a tech powerhouse and the centerpiece of one of the nation's richest metro areas.

[Kuciwalker]

Minneapolis is nothing compared to Silicon Valley or NoVA

[Lancer]

Magnitogorsk

It has the advantage of being roughly on the opposite side of the planet from me. Advantage to me that is, government sucks.

[Kuciwalker]

OTOH, living near the government has distinct benefits.

[Lancer]

Like?

[Perfection]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Minneapolis is nothing compared to Silicon Valley or NoVA

The computer business isn't the entirity of the tech sector. Minneapolis certainly has its role there with quite a few multinationals with facilities there but Minneapolis is huge in the chemical industry and medical device industry with 3M and Medtronic.

[FrostyBoy]

I voted London, it is the backbone, brain and heart of civilized progress. So naturally, it deserves its place as the capital. If Rome had not collapsed, I would have voted Rome.

America, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and all other countries - eventually catching up by adopting western (european) methods - are all built on European ways - especially that of the British.

[The Vagabond]

Originally posted by Lancer
Magnitogorsk

It has the advantage of being roughly on the opposite side of the planet from me. Advantage to me that is, government sucks.

I don't remember this city was mentioned in "Dr Strangelove". Perhaps you mean Omsk?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Minneapolis is nothing compared to Silicon Valley or NoVA

Minneapolis is gorgeous, hip, and full of people who are not only really smart but also really nice. I've never been to Silicon Valley, but I know that makes it better than the wasteland that is NoVa.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Perfection
The computer business isn't the entirity of the tech sector. Minneapolis certainly has its role there with quite a few multinationals with facilities there but Minneapolis is huge in the chemical industry and medical device industry with 3M and Medtronic.

NoVA is pretty big in biotech, too. Remember, pretty much anyone who does business with the federal government is here.

[Sirotnikov]

Originally posted by Colonâ„¢
Jerusalem = utterly and completely irrelevant to 3 billion Asians

The ~0.7 Billion muslim Asians would disagree.