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Discussion: Your top five overrated cities
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NYC, at first it was pretty magical because FFS it was New York.
But the second time I noticed it was so busy, if you want to run instead of walk then NYC is the place to be.
However, let me tell you that Philadelphia is the tea.
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1. London
2. London
3. London
4. London
5. London
The weather is always miserable, and the people were rude.
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Been there:
- London 
- Rio de Janeiro
Probably:
- Los Angeles
- Barcelona
- Venice
I don't get the hate for Paris. It's the best city in the world. 
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I heard Paris was beautiful.
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From where I've been? New York. Looks great from a distance, not so great close-up.
Haven't been anywhere else that I would call overrated though... maybe Warsaw, since it's the capital of Poland, but not as nice as other big Polish cities.
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LA sucks. Not how they make it seem in movies.
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I find San Francisco hugely overrated, but I do like it. LA is overrated too, generally if you haven't already been there.
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Originally posted by stereo.love
 THIS! Both the American AND the Canadian side are a downright MESS. Especially the American side, you think people would take the hint when it only has 50% of the population it used to have. And the Canadian side is a consumer hungry commercial disaster. |
Wait, I really like Niagara Falls... that iconic street with the attractions  The haunted houses  And the view of the falls itself! The US side was a mess though, I went once, and you can barely see any of the falls (unless you paid to get on the platform, or walk down to the falls Why would I pay for something that was made by nature?) and there weren't really any attractions at all, plus it was dirtier.
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Paris: Only Eiffel Tower and Louvre area area nice, tbh the city is very dirty and feels dangerous, cops running around arresting people all the time, people are very rude
Prague: The city is beautiful but has the most rude people in the world, also horrible food
Milan: nothing to do there besides buying pricey clothes in fashion stores
On the other hand, cities that actually live up to expectations: London, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Rome
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Originally posted by myself1981
Paris: Only Eiffel Tower and Louvre area area nice, tbh the city is very dirty and feels dangerous, cops running around arresting people all the time, people are very rude
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I agree, especially at night it's very unsettling and intimidating, even at hot spots like the Eiffel Tower there are dozens of people beginning for money and for you to buy key rings, souvenirs etc. and most won't take no for an answer.
Also, everyone (or so it seems) smokes.
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Originally posted by chjw
I agree, especially at night it's very unsettling and intimidating, even at hot spots like the Eiffel Tower there are dozens of people beginning for money and for you to buy key rings, souvenirs etc. and most won't take no for an answer.
Also, everyone (or so it seems) smokes.
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This.
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No one mentioning Tokyo  such an amazing city
I would say Philadelphia, Toronto, Barcelona, London, Prague, Athens, Milan, Istanbul, Dubai and Cairo.
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Originally posted by myself1981
Paris: Only Eiffel Tower and Louvre area area nice, tbh the city is very dirty and feels dangerous, cops running around arresting people all the time, people are very rude
Prague: The city is beautiful but has the most rude people in the world, also horrible food
Milan: nothing to do there besides buying pricey clothes in fashion stores
On the other hand, cities that actually live up to expectations: London, Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Rome
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I agree with everything you said. 
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Originally posted by Magniterrain
No one mentioning Tokyo such an amazing city
I would say Philadelphia, Toronto, Barcelona, London, Prague, Athens, Milan, Istanbul, Dubai and Cairo. |
No-one goes to Tokyo though, the flights are so damn expensive. 
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Originally posted by Hollywood.
1. London
2. London
3. London
4. London
5. London
The weather is always miserable, and the people were rude.
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Originally posted by brndksk
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It's the sunniest city in all of Canada. It just gets stupidly cold in the winter.
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Also, Toronto is pretty overrated too.
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New York, Liverpool, LOS ANGELES....
ugh, i dislike LA so much
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Rome and London are so overrated
Rome is actually one of the worst places I've ever been to
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London, Barcelona, Paris, La, Key West.
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Originally posted by johnsuxx
Rome and London are so overrated
Rome is actually one of the worst places I've ever been to
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How? It's beautiful.
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