Facts About Your City

[Nordica 179]

I reside in Bergen with 250k other people.

 

- It's the second largest city in Norway.

 

- Freakin' mountains everywhere!

 

- It rains all the time (gives me an excuse to be on the computer <3)

 

- Everyone hates our accent, but screw them! We totally have the coolest one!

 

- Mother f'ing Edvard Grieg yeah!!!

Edited August 4, 2012 by Nordica

[TessHM 15]

I live in Miami (is that big enough?), we have a population of 408,750, we are the 42nd largest city in the US, and we probably have more Cubans than Cuba does.

[Shiki 5,853]

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I know, for a fact, was voted "#1 Most Livable City" in 2011. Not sure about any other years, though. To be quite honest, I hate it here, compared to many other places.

[Espeon 338]

I live in Westfield, Massachusetts. Think of Massachusetts for a second. You probably thought of the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics, Patriots (sports in general, I guess), big cities, and basically a pretty nice place.

 

Westfield is not that. What you thought of was eastern Mass, where people think western Mass is filled with farmers and hicks, when it's actually just people who aren't godly at sports and who don't live in massive cities. Westfield is technically a city, but it's really a suburb of Springfield, which was in the Top 20 Most Dangerous Cities in the US several years ago. Oh, the other things we're known for are making whips and Columbia bikes. Yes, whips. We don't make them anymore, but it was a pretty big deal a couple hundred years ago.

 

Moose doesn't even post anymore, so let me (or, rather, Cleveland resident Mike Polk) tell you about Cleveland:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM&feature=relmfu

[Teh Boi 113]

My city was founded by Spanish conquistadores, hundreds of years ago.

I am talking about Lima of course, Lima the Peruvian capitol.

[spaghettinoodles 297]

New York City. A metropolis of over 8 million people. The weather is generally awful, but everything else is great. I'd rather live in California or Florida, but it's still a million times better than living in some small town.

Edited August 4, 2012 by spaghettinoodles

[moneyshredderofdeath 414]

Only real interesting tidbit I know about where I live is that a writer for The Simpsons was also born there.

[TessHM 15]

New York City. A metropolis of over 8 million people. The weather is generally awful, but everything else is great. I'd rather live in California or Florida, but it's still a million times better than living in some small town.

 

You don't want to live in Florida. The weather is only good on the beach, and that's it. It's either oppressively hot, raining a ton, or raining while it's oppressively hot.

 

I don't know how it works either.

 

If you want to live in South Florida, you'll pretty much have to learn Spanish as a second language.

In North Florida, it's pretty much an extension of Georgia. Which is Florida without Cubans and rain.

 

But if you can afford to live on the beach, then hey! Welcome!

[MrMeep 264]

York, United Kingdom

• Renowned as the most haunted location on the planet.
• There still exists a law which allows residents to kill a Scottish man inside the city walls with a bow and arrow.
• Is the birth place of Guy Fawkes.
• Is the closest city to Patrick Stewart's home.
• Used to be the capital city of England.
• Was occupied by the Romans as 'Ebvoracum' and the Vikings, as 'Jorvik'.

[spaghettinoodles 297]

You don't want to live in Florida. The weather is only good on the beach, and that's it. It's either oppressively hot, raining a ton, or raining while it's oppressively hot.

It's a bit strange, but I like hot weather. I don't sweat at all, and it feels comfortable to me. I just don't want to be cold.

[Charming Knight 56]

Albuquerque, New Mexico NPH came from this city the TV show cops is Banned from filiming due to it was giving our city a bed reputaion. Maryilyn Manson is banned from performing in my city, and we where rated for number 1 for the worst city due to our drug and crime rates for 2 years i do believe so.

[Sommar 1,289]

Facts about my town:

 

~The first potato to ever be grown in the U.S. was in my town in 1719.

~The first alarm clock was invented in my town in 1787.

~My town has one of the best education systems in the state.

~My town's high school has one of the best marching bands in the state.

~It has a population of a little over 23,000.

[Snow Frostflame 3,567]

- bees are a greater threat here than any other pest since majority or our bee population are Africanized those fuckers will kill you with no remorse then sting your corpse for hours......

 

- you can tell someone isn't around from here when they wear shorts and short sleeves/ tank tops in the summer to keep cool.... the outdoor maybe hell in summer but the indoors are very cold, you could freeze.... well not to death but it would make you very uncomfortable...

 

- no one really complains about the heat unless it gets hotter than 110 F.... but everyone complains about the cold when its below 70 F

 

- if you aren't driving always bring water if your distance is more than a mile.....

 

- it is illegal to refuse someone water.....

 

- our city is only 66 years old

 

- it is illegal to kill a criminal unless your weapon is on equal grounds to his/hers...... unless you're Police of Sheriff's Department

 

- Any misdemeanor committed while wearing a red mask is considered a felony.

 

- never cut down or injure a cactus... they're kinda sacred for some reason.... and if you do cut one down you could spend 25 years in jail...

 

- and this one is the most important.... it is illegal to hunt camels..... because we all know camels live in America.... they're just hiding...

[Katie Fire 158]

I live in a town but a fact I find interesting is that King Charles used our port to escape angry civilians

 

(may have got the king wrong, I found that out a few years ago so a bit rusty on info)

[Venomous 18,813]

Manhattan was incorporated in 1886. It is an old and established community. Due to railroad construction in the mid-19th century, many immigrants, especially Irish, moved to the area. It was eventually incorporated to obtain a saloon license. Having its roots in farming, the village has grown over the last ten years to accommodate over 6,071 people. Its forebears of German and Irish heritage give expression in the early spring festival Irish Fest.

[Discordian 6,013]

My city was originally known as Slaughter and had a famous hotel called the Slaughterhouse.

[iceestarz 5,752]

-the only thing to do around my town is go to Walmart or the movies.

 

That's basically a fact.

[Wicked Funky 2,955]

The man who invented dynamite was born and lived here he also invented the Nobel price, Alfred Nobel of course

[Shadow Beam 1,179]

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.

 

-It's an autonomous province, even if it's only 203 square kilometres large.

-Often called the "Paris" of South America, dut to its europeanized culture, which reflects not only among its architecture, but its people and traditions as well.

-Known as the "Capital mundial del tango/World capital of tango"

-It's a breathtaking city seen from the bigger picture, although there're some mayor issues around. (Many illegal settlements called "villas" been growing lately. Plus, people around here doesn't really care if they litter the streets.)

-Crime grows day-a-day. I've suffered 3 theft attempts in 8 months.

-Our pizza=Best pizza.

-Our subways may give the idea of being designed by a newborn, but they do the trick.

-And last, but not least: Countless amounts of brainwashed political good-for-nothing militants. Not only between the regular citizens, they actually achieved strong economic and political positions.

[Pastel 7,627]

Louis XIV lived in the Château de Vincennes when he was a child.

Although they're called "Zoo de Paris" and "Parc Floral de Paris", both of them are in Vincennes, not Paris.

[MLPFanatic34 3,234]

Facts about Richmond, Virginia:

 - the current population is 1.3 million

 - the Richmond region has more than 18,000 hotel rooms and 900 restaurants with prices to fit every budget

 - there are more than 80 attractions in the Richmond region

- Richmond was ranked one of the nation's "100 Best Bang-For-The-Buck Cities" in 2009

[Honsou 399]

Not from a big city, but this is a fact that a lot of little children learn about in American History.

 

My hometown is where Sacagawea (No J, and no it is not pronounced suh cog a way, it is pronounced Sack uh Juh Wee Uh) was born. Also named after the fish Salmon because during the summer the river turns pink from all the salmon. 

[CC_Maud_Pie 6,431]

San Pablo, California:

- Part of the Bay Area (East Bay)

- Part of Contra Costa County

- Has a casino called San Pablo Lytton Casino

- Incorporated April 27, 1948

- Originally occupied by the Cuchiyun band of the Ohlone indigenous people

[Lucky Bolt 34,914]

My city literally must be the most boring city on the face of the planet. A population of damn near 100,000 and yet everything here is centered towards old people.

[Partialgeek514 4,920]

Fact: There are more humans in my city than ponies. I'd rather live in a city of ponies.