![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In case you don't recognize it, the rise of the United States and the rise of New York paralleled each other rather nicely. In a world where the power center has shifted from the North Atlantic to that enormous swath of land from Asia to Europe, the world's true core, we come across comically here in the US as we argue over which one of our cities is the biggest or the best or the most this or the most that. Where do you get with an approximate 280 miles ride outside of New York? Buffalo. Yet Europe can put two global cities, London and Paris, a mere 280 miles apart. LA, our second greatest, is 3000 miles away and only New York is in the same league as London, Tokyo, and Paris. What a great country we are! New York is our only global city. My guess is that a lot of people in London, Tokyo, and Paris think so about a nation that clearly has lost its mind. #1 King of the Hill, Top of the Heap (which is how its largest city sees itself, too) that is an incredible third in size for both population and area spread over 3000 miles with 330,000,000 folks, must be some kind of a backwater place with only one truly global city.Īnd maybe we are a backwater. I would say the nation that likes to see itself as the A No. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |