Best and Worst American City

[Will Lavender]

My favorite: San Francisco, CA

Honorable Mention: Oxford, MS; Lexington, KY

My least favorite: New York City

[Littlemeyer]

Best: Chicago, IL (just barely beats out Marion, KY)

Worst: Jacksonville, FL...I'm sure it could be better, we just had a bad experience there.

[Buddah]

Best: San Franisco , Key West Florida

Best International : Bordeaux France

Worst: any place in new jersey except vineland, where the palace of depression once stood

Honorable Mention: alot of lovely towns in the deep south.. i love bilouxi miss, and charleston and florence south carliona

[ukfanman]

Best: Savannah, Georgia

Worst: New York City

[Mr. Peanut]

I found myself in Toad Suck, Arakansas after being rejected by Jeopardy... I'll call that the worst.

Lots of "bests".

[heatwave13]

Hey buddah, good to see you again.....

I've been to nearly every state, so this will be very difficult to decide with so many variables:

Best--Charleston, SC, Nashville, TN, Tallahassee, Fla.

Worst--Gary, Indiana

I know I'm leaving out many worthy places.

[UK78ALUM]

Best US :thumbup - (large) New York City.

Best US :thumbup - (small) Bar Harbor Maine.

Worst US :thumbdown - Anywhere in Arkansas. Honorable mention to Mississippi.

Best Intl :thumbup - London. Honorable mention to Edinburgh, Copenhagen and Barcelona

Worst Intl:thumbdown - Lisbon. Honorable mention to the entire country of France.

Favorite city in the world :thumbup:thumbup:thumbup - New York. Close second - London.

Dave

[Will Lavender]

Mr. Peanut wrote: I found myself in Toad Suck, Arakansas after being rejected by Jeopardy... I'll call that the worst.

Wha?

That's a story I'd like to hear. :D

[Buddah]

UK78ALUM wrote:

Worst Intl:thumbdown - Lisbon. Honorable mention to the entire country of France.




why so many people have such a bad experience with the french ? not you in particualar dave, i just seen this and was wondering. i was just there not a month ago... everyone was very nice, welcoming, and had alot of patience even my french was not good. oh w ell. probably alot of it has to do with pre concieved notions and some people just look for something to label how rude the french were.

[Mr. Peanut]

Will Lavender wrote: Mr. Peanut wrote: I found myself in Toad Suck, Arakansas after being rejected by Jeopardy... I'll call that the worst.

Wha?

That's a story I'd like to hear. :D

:DThere's really no story there, although it sounds like it ought to be a good one...

[Dwight Schrute]

Hmm...given my love affair with the lowcountry of south carolina, I'll give my favorites:

Best: Charleston, SC; Savannah, GA; and Beaufort, SC;

Honorable mention: Chicago, Il

Worst: Little Rock, Arkansas, Minneapolis, MN (the city wasn't bad, it was just colder than crap and the Marquette Fans that day were rude. So for this, I lump Minneapolis as a bad city).

Honorable Mention: Nashville, TN. Once again, the actual city isn't bad, I just hate driving through. Worst interstates ever.

[RP_McMurphy]

Worst City- Hands down Louisville!!!!!!!! Need I say more.

Best City-Hmmm big city was probably Chicago for it's many varied things to do.

Best Small City-Conway, New Hampshire- Gateway to the Presidential range......very small quaint New England town.

[HOMEYCAT]

Favorite big towns: San Francisco, Chicago

Worst big towns: no doubt...Brooklyn, The Bronx

Town with undeserved bad press: Pittsburgh

Most surprising Art Museum: Toledo

Friendliest Women: Birmingham

Most awe inspiring: Anchorage

Most to do: Manhattan

Easiest place to make a living: Los Angeles

Place I feel most at home: Cincinnati

[WildcatRick]

Favorites - Seattle, Lexington, Denver, New Orleansand Cincinnati

Worst - El Paso, Albuquerque, Tulsa, Knoxville and Nashville

[Ralph Cramden]

Favorite: Chicago, Illinois Least Favorite: New York City, NY ( I was flashed in Times Square) :P

[Jeff Craddock]

My favorite US cities: NYC, San Francisco, Seattle.

Honorable mentions: Charleston (SC), Boston, DC--with all our problems, DC has much to offer.

Least favorite US cities: None.

Favorite small towns/cities: Burlington (VT), Lexington (I still think of Lex as a medium to small city, but I haven't been there in years.), Boulder, Berkeley, Sante Fe.

Favorite international cities: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Seoul (but I only spent a couple days there, but it left me wanting more), Mumbai (Bombay)--the whole gamut, from the ugly to the sublime. Some hate it, but I love it. Copenhagen--the cleanest city I've ever experienced.

Least favorite international city: Paris, but that's not really fair, as I've only been once--thirty-five years ago--and fled after one bad day of rude shopkeepers and clerks. It was the anti-Amsterdam and I was floored by the rudeness. But friends swear by it, so I need to go back for a second look.

[VirginiaBlue]

Nice large cities in US: Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Phoenix

Nice small cities in US: Asheville, NC; Vicksburg, MS; Charlottesville, VA

Prettiest city I've ever been in: Ottawa, Canada

[CATHYnKY]

RP_McMurphy wrote: Worst City- Hands down Louisville!!!!!!!! Need I say more.

Best City-Hmmm big city was probably Chicago for it's many varied things to do.

Best Small City-Conway, New Hampshire- Gateway to the Presidential range......very small quaint New England town.

Surely you are being sarcastic, right McMurphy?

[Coldstream]

Best Large City: Boston (lots of history, museums, parks, Boston Celtics/Bruins/Red Sox)
Best All-Around Town: Boulder, CO (shop, go ski, bike friendly roads, 300+ days of sunshine, etc.)
Best Small Town: Missoula, MT (a smart town, more Ph.D's working here as waiters than anywhere else, set perfectly in western MT among the Rockies)


Worse Large City: NYC (ppl are rude, hurried and nerves frayed, traffic)
Worse Small Town: Toss-up b/n Raywick, KY or Ward, CO (both known for unfriendly ppl)

[MercerTitan]

Best - San Diego

Worst (tie) - Detroit / East St. Louis, IL

[ukbob]

Many to choose from. But from a visited perspective:

BEST: Colorado Springs, San Diego, Chicago, NY, San Francisco, Phoenix. (ButI mostly like small towns in America. Too many to mention, but each is interesting and truly Americana)

WORSE: East St Louis (little Beirut), El Paso,

International....haven't been to many but the absolute best place is LONDON. The worse is Juarez followed by Geneva (stuck up and unfriendlyFrenchies).

[sardiscat]

I challenge anybody who has ever been to Pine Bluff, Ark. to name a U.S. city that is worse.

Washington D. C. is heaven if you're the type who likes museums. (I am).

[BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN]

One of the worst American cities that I've seen is: Little Rock, AR

I have several favorites to include: Charleston, SC; Nashville, TN; and of course Lexington, KY.

[Ralph Cramden]

Coldstream wrote:
Worse Small Town: Toss-up b/n Raywick, KY or Ward, CO (both known for unfriendly ppl)


Ward, Colorado??!! LOL! You must admit its a great place to shop for your next used car. :ggrin:

[BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN]

Ralph Cramden wrote: Coldstream wrote:
Worse Small Town: Toss-up b/n Raywick, KY or Ward, CO (both known for unfriendly ppl)


Ward, Colorado??!! LOL! You must admit its a great place to shop for your next used car. :ggrin:
After looking in Radcliff first :D

[fanaticfan]

Best-----Savannah, Georgia

Worst------Detroit, MI







Lots of very good places in between!

[jaspcat]

sardiscat wrote: I challenge anybody who has ever been to Pine Bluff, Ark. to name a U.S. city that is worse.

Washington D. C. is heaven if you're the type who likes museums. (I am).


With all due lack of respect for Pine Bluff - there is no worse place to live, visit or fly over than Charleston, WV.

Best city - DC.

[NC Cat]

Can't pick a best. There are lots I like, including San Diego, San Francisco, DC, New York, Minneapolis, etc. Smaller cities/towns I like are Whitefish, Bozeman, Dillon and Missoula in MT...Spearfish, Sturgis, and Hill City in SD...Jackson Hole and Sheridan in WY, Asheville, NC and Sun Valley in Idaho.

Worst city, big or small, is East St. Louis, no contest.

[capcat]

My favorites areSeattle, Lexington and Austin.
I don't really have aworst citypick.

[Terry L. Wildcat]

:cool:Being a Newport boy the worst is a slam dunk: Cincinnasti, Ohio...they still think Playboy is porn :rolleyes:

The best is hard but I go with my heart: Lexington, Kentucky and Boulder/Louisville, Colorado.

[Backrate]

Best - little rock-car broke down and a guy fixed it for free
- San diego -almost perfect weather and i hit a pick 6 at del mar
worst -new orleans-RUDE people and nasty food

[RP_McMurphy]

Uhhhhhhhh no. To many Birds in that town for my tastes.

CATHYnKY wrote:
RP_McMurphy wrote: Worst City- Hands down Louisville!!!!!!!! Need I say more.

Best City-Hmmm big city was probably Chicago for it's many varied things to do.

Best Small City-Conway, New Hampshire- Gateway to the Presidential range......very small quaint New England town.

Surely you are being sarcastic, right McMurphy?

[CATHYnKY]

RP_McMurphy wrote: Uhhhhhhhh no. To many Birds in that town for my tastes.

CATHYnKY wrote:
RP_McMurphy wrote: Worst City- Hands down Louisville!!!!!!!! Need I say more.

Best City-Hmmm big city was probably Chicago for it's many varied things to do.

Best Small City-Conway, New Hampshire- Gateway to the Presidential range......very small quaint New England town.

Surely you are being sarcastic, right McMurphy?
It does get rough. Especially this time of year. I work with mostly birds too. They've pretty much learned to BACK OFF. I am not bashful, nor tackful when it comes to the Cats!

[capitolkatnorm]

Thanks for all the DC votes-- I agree

worst- anything in West Texas- Odessa, Midland, El Paso or if you are in the Army and stationed in Louisiana- Leesville

[rickdacatkilla]

Best: BrisbaneAustralia
Worst: Detroit

[BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN]

Among my favorite small towns are: Georgtown, SC; Augusta, GA; Bardstown, KY; Versailles, KY and Danville, KY.

[Jeff Craddock]

BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN wrote: Among my favorite small towns are: Georgtown, SC; Augusta, GA; Bardstown, KY; Versailles, KY and Danville, KY.
I worked in Georgetown, SC, for seventeen years. Lovely town, when the winds are right. When the winds carry north, the stench from the paper mill can be daunting, to say the least. Sometimes you can smell the mill all the way up in Myrtle Beach.

But Front Street is a treasure and Kudzu Bakery has the best pecan pie I've ever tasted, which is huge praise, since I've made a career of searching for the perfect pie. I worked in the historical district, where there were houses from the 18th century that were still private homes and were in pristine condition.

[BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN]

Jeff Craddock wrote: BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN wrote: Among my favorite small towns are: Georgtown, SC; Augusta, GA; Bardstown, KY; Versailles, KY and Danville, KY.
I worked in Georgetown, SC, for seventeen years. Lovely town, when the winds are right. When the winds carry north, the stench from the paper mill can be daunting, to say the least. Sometimes you can smell the mill all the way up in Myrtle Beach.

But Front Street is a treasure and Kudzu Bakery has the best pecan pie I've ever tasted, which is huge praise, since I've made a career of searching for the perfect pie. I worked in the historical district, where there were houses from the 18th century that were still private homes and were in pristine condition.

I came across Georgetown, SC just by chance one day while driving up 17 from Charleston, my wife and I ate dinner at The River Room (incredible Shrimp and Grits) and stayed at a BB calledthe Harbor House.

[ukbob]

I forgot to mention my 2nd worse(after E. St. Louis)...NEW ORLEANS. Filthy, disgusting dogpile of a city loaded with homeless people sleeping and urinating on the streets everywhere, tranvestities dancing in bars andoverpriced booze. If I never go back it will be too soon. :thumbdown

[hoosierhateruklover]

Favorites... Lexington, Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Nashville,Milwaukee minus Marquette.

Worst.....Bloomington, West Lafeyette, Indianapolis, Terre (Terrible) Haute, Evansville, Gary

[Jeff Craddock]

BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN wrote: Jeff Craddock wrote: BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN wrote: Among my favorite small towns are: Georgtown, SC; Augusta, GA; Bardstown, KY; Versailles, KY and Danville, KY.
I worked in Georgetown, SC, for seventeen years. Lovely town, when the winds are right. When the winds carry north, the stench from the paper mill can be daunting, to say the least. Sometimes you can smell the mill all the way up in Myrtle Beach.

But Front Street is a treasure and Kudzu Bakery has the best pecan pie I've ever tasted, which is huge praise, since I've made a career of searching for the perfect pie. I worked in the historical district, where there were houses from the 18th century that were still private homes and were in pristine condition.

I came across Georgetown, SC just by chance one day while driving up 17 from Charleston, my wife and I ate dinner at The River Room (incredible Shrimp and Grits) and stayed at a BB calledthe Harbor House.
I used to eat lunch at The River Room (on Front Street, facing Winyah Bay) one or two times a week. :thumbup Great fish sandwiches, soft-shell crabs, etc. Whenever I get back there, I make it a point to go there, then over to Kudzu to buy a pie or two.

[Buddah]

I forgot to add Memphis to my best list, and cincy to my worst list.

[MercerTitan]

Buddah wrote: I forgot to add Memphis to my best list, and cincy to my worst list.
Ididn't add Cincinnasty to my list but should have, along with Charleston, WV.

[Wildcat Larry]

hoosierhateruklover wrote: Favorites... Lexington, Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Nashville,Milwaukee minus Marquette.

Worst.....Bloomington, West Lafeyette, Indianapolis, Terre (Terrible) Haute, Evansville, Gary

There seems to be a pattern there in the "worst" catagory! :ggrin:

[HOMEYCAT]

MercerTitan wrote: Buddah wrote: I forgot to add Memphis to my best list, and cincy to my worst list.
Ididn't add Cincinnasty to my list but should have, along with Charleston, WV.

Cinti. is having a bad go of it. I went to school here in the late 60's and early 70's then stayed on quite a while. In those days , it was a wonderful place. Now, everyone has moved but those who can't afford to, it seems. It is a shadow of it's former self.

There is still much culture and and delight. Views and good museums, the Playhouse and such.However, Northern Kentucky, Newport, Covington, Bellvue, etc. have outdone Cinti. in every conceivable way in the last few years. Still City Hall lags and fusses.

[Terry L. Wildcat]

HOMEYCAT wrote: MercerTitan wrote: Buddah wrote: I forgot to add Memphis to my best list, and cincy to my worst list.
Ididn't add Cincinnasty to my list but should have, along with Charleston, WV.

Cinti. is having a bad go of it. I went to school here in the late 60's and early 70's then stayed on quite a while. In those days , it was a wonderful place. Now, everyone has moved but those who can't afford to, it seems. It is a shadow of it's former self.

There is still much culture and and delight. Views and good museums, the Playhouse and such.However, Northern Kentucky, Newport, Covington, Bellvue, etc. have outdone Cinti. in every conceivable way in the last few years. Still City Hall lags and fusses.

:cool:We passed them by decades ago by having the airport...this is just my opinion and nothing more...having worked in Cincinnati in the 60's and 70's I thought it was quite a racist town and way too conservative for my liking...however, I have fond memories of Cincinnati such as the downtown department stores, Coney Island and Crosley Field.

[Old Blue]

Problem is most people count northern Kentucky as Cincy. Even people from northern Kentucky often say they live in Cincy when asked if they are in far off other parts of the country. Anyway, I would not put Cincy on my worst list. I would put Memphis on there along with Detroit, Cleveland and Philly in the large city category. Charleston, W.Va., Gary, IN, and Wheeling, W.Va. make my worst smaller cities list. On my favorite big cities list, I'll put San Francisco, Chicago, and NYC. Favorite medium sized cities would be New Orleans (back when it still existed), Austin, and San Antonio. Favorite little cities include Savannah, Asheville, NC and Charleston, SC. Favorite college towns would be Madison, WI., Charlottesville, Va., Oxford, MS., Athens, GA., Lexington and Bloomington, IN. Worst would be Starkville, MS., which is perhaps in a league of its own. And my final category of best and worst places on "the other side of the river": best is northern Kentucky; worst is East St. Louis. Again, East St. Louis may be in a league of its own. I can't imagine (and wouldn't want to) that hell hole having any rivals in this category.

[Sir Richard F. Burton]

Portland, Oregon Best
Dallas Tx, Worst.

After living here for 15 years I still like DC.

[sardiscat]

"East St. Louis may be in a league of its own. I can't imagine (and wouldn't want to) that hell hole having any rivals in this category."

Pine Bluff, Arkansas is East St. Louis, except a lot more run down and with an overwhelming stench from local pulp mills thatpermeates every roomof every building in town. East St. Louis is a little piece of paradise compared to Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

[BOURBON TOWN CAT FAN]

Some of the worst small towns in Kentucky would include Shepherdsville, Radcliff, Shively, and Salyersville.

[Old Blue]

That could be a very large list. I'd like to nominate Jackson, Inez, Campton and McKee.

[Stucat]

My favorite cities that I have been to are Portland, Maine(but only in the summer), Phoenix-Scottsdale area, Flagler Beach, Florida, Lexington, Kentucky, and Charleston, South Carolina(beautiful old city with friendly people. Charleston is what I think of when they talk about southern charm. Charlestonhas the best of the New South and Old South rolled into one with a certain Italian Renaissance look about it.



Cities that I have been to but did not especially like: Erie, Pennsylvania, Cleveland, Ohio, Worchester, Massachusetts(although I loved Massachusetts overall), New Orleans, Louisiana. An old city with a lot of historical sites but a certain "pick pocket" way of life. I bet a person could meet more con artists in New Orleans in one daythan they could meet in most American cities in a year.

[Spanish Moss]

My Worst list: (Five)

Camden (The Most Dangerous City in The USA), New Jersey
Gary, Indiana
Detroit, Michigan
East St. Louis, Illinois
New Orleans, LA

New Orleans is a city without pride. It is filthy, obscene and corrupt. I've seen people urinating on the street while a police officer (I use the term loosely) looked on and didn't make a move. Drunks and druggies falling over each other. People throwing beer cans in the street, throwing garbage into the back alley and no one lifts a finger to stop it. If you get off of the beaten path you could die real quck. The mayor and the city deserve each other.

My Best List: (Five)

Tallahassee, Florida
Charleston, South Carolina
St. Augustine (America's Oldest City), Florida
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Tuscon, Arizona ( I like it hot)