Seattle WA is pretty cool.
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Scrolled until I saw my city! Moved here from the south and haven’t regretted a single second. NYC is too stuck up because they make you dress up just to go to a mid-cocktail bar. I’ll go to a cocktail bar after work in my ripped jeans and graphic tshirt here, most of the time with my dog. It’s super chill.
Yeahs same. I moved here about ten years ago from Central Florida.
Philadelphia, easy.
Belgrade Serbia. It's the perfect size, not crowded but always busy, big enough that it has everything you could want small enough you can get anywhere in under an hour on free public transportation. The food is great and cheap and there's plenty of places open all night. Lots of green space and a couple huge parks. I live as a nomad but if i had to pick a city to settle in Beograd is the easy choice.
Thanks for including the "why" part of the answer.
Clearly it's Best. That's why they named it that.
Clearly it's Best. That's why they named it that.
That's not what the OP asked. "Greatest" in what capacity, I dunno.
"Best" and "greatest" are synonyms. Also I couldn't find any city named "Greatest." 🤷♂️
Not quite. Greatest also means "largest" or "biggest" - whether that means most land area, most residents, biggest buildings, biggest crime rate, etc. is all up to context.
Oslo
New York, NY USA
I really don't like cities, but the cities I have disliked the least (in order) are: Singapore, Istanbul, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, Quebec City, Granada Spain, New York, Montreal, Cartagena, Cuenca Ecuador, Washington D.C.(although it was many years ago I was there), Ottawa.
Istanbul, although maybe not anymore since Erdogan is doing his best to ruin it.
The food is amazing, it (was) an open and tolerant city and its several thousand years of settlement mean there's fascinating history no matter where you look.
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Not anything in the US, since you know, then you'd be in the US and that's a big no-no. It's mine, obviously.
I want to say another city to be cool, but New York City, New York State always makes me proud. I live in Rochester lol.
Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
They have the least authoritarian government and the most amount of food available for the non-elite class.
Depends a lot how you interpret "great". My personal favorites are, without picking a winner:
Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Edinburgh, Brno
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastellorizo
The island's official name, Megisti (Μεγίστη) means "biggest" or "greatest".
Purpee Oregon
An affordable and walkable one, with every corner a third place and lots of trees.
Los Angeles. In spite of all the anti-homeless initiatives, it's still the least wlrst place in the world for someone to be on the streets.
NY.
Because Voldemort was a great wizard.
Wakanda, easy.
Thats a country