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Originally posted by monolith94
Actually listing Chicago twice is a GREAT way to undermine its chances for success! He split the vote!
I'm really really really hoping that instead of the second chucago you really meant to put Boston because we CERTAINLY have more culture than chicago and atlanta COMBINED! |
yes
the zero vote is split
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Bereta_Eder
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does L.A. has so many votes because of Hollywood?
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The Mad Monk
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of Ice Cream
Mar 2000
time: 23:22
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Paiktis, what current Greek music, costume, literature, dance, archetecture (current!), slang, food, theatre, philosophy, ceremony or games are being copied the world over?
Forget Athens.
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monolith94
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New England
Jan 1970
time: 00:22
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The Case for Boston -
Boston was the VERY first place where original American culture originated. American portrait artists originated in new england to cater to successful merchants. A thriving craftsmen class created silvers and furniture that, although not at the level of intricacy as European designs, certainly had merit in its originality. New Amsterdam at this time did have more art than Boston, but this does not count as this art was primarily imported from Europe, and was not of original creation. In addition, literary culture primarily began in New England as well. Thoreau, Emerson, all the greats who believed that American authors had to seperate their style from the Europeans and become originators and innovators. Robert Frost, one of the most respected poets of all time, grew up and lived in New England, and his poetry has that distinctive New England flavor. Emily Dickinson is another great New England writer who actually lived on a college campus in Amherst.
Speaking of colleges - did you know that Boston has the highest proportion of college students to population of a city than anywhere in the world? This helps us keep up with the production of modern culture by being a mecca for artists and intellectuals of all sorts. College bands, college artists, college writers… they all have found their home in Boston!
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Bereta_Eder
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Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Paiktis, what current Greek music, costume, literature, dance, archetecture (current!), slang, food, theatre, philosophy, ceremony or games are being copied the world over?
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well you can say that about every country really.
mass culture is dominated by america but is considered trash.
all others DO get exchanged between countries but you dont notice.
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Bereta_Eder
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there are many modern "loans" from greece and yes architecture included (neoclassical buildings for example) but you'll excuse me if i really am bored to explain or decribe it to you.
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Bereta_Eder
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constantinople was also greek. we sh!t culture.
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Traianvs
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Belgium, land of plenty (corruption)
Jan 2000
time: 06:22
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not constantinople, but Byzantium was greek, which isn't quite the same thing but well...
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Paiktis, what current Greek music, costume, literature, dance, archetecture (current!), slang, food, theatre, philosophy, ceremony or games are being copied the world over? |
food? slang? custume? dance? err.. is that what defines culture?
culture is based both on past and present!! my vote goes for Rome, but it might be some asian city as well, but i know nothing of those so...
i'm not sure what LA has to do with culture except hollywood.. some **** movies, and every once in a while a very nice movie but that's about it 
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13-10-2002 00:36
). Only culture from New York is that the "Friends" live there.
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