USA v. Europe City Comparison | Boston v. Barcelona | 10 Criteria That Makes a City Great

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USA v. Europe City Comparison: Boston v. Barcelona
As a total nerd for everything about cities, I thought it would be fun to compare American cities to European Cities with a similar population. Just to see the stark contrast or maybe even surprising similarities.
I have curated what I believe to be the 10 most important aspects or criteria that makes a city great, so who will win?
Boston or Barcelona?
Here are the criteria we will be looking at to determine which city is “better”.
Density
GDP per Capita
Diversity
Education
Fixed Transit Miles
Crime
Weather
Architecture
Food
Public Green Space
This was a close contest. If you prefer colder weather then Boston could secure the tie.
Boston is one of my favorite cities in the world but I must say Barcelona is something special, especially the gothic quarter getting lost in those narrow streets.
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@onlyoneamong300 10 ай бұрын

I love Boston's seafood! However, food wise, you totally missed it! Barcelona is known worldwide as a food paradise which would be almost impossible to beat!

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

I’m not a huge tapas or paella guy. But I will admit that my choice was controversial, I had to help make it a closer competition 😇

@CapitulationTrader 10 ай бұрын

Here’s three suggestions. I travel for work. Amsterdam vs San Francisco or Seattle Chicago vs Berlin or other German metropolitan area Denver or Salt Lake vs Zurich Why these? I don’t know. They’re just the ones I thought of with little thought. Cheers amigo. I like your channel

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

Feedback appreciated. You’re not the only one that suggested Amsterdam v SF - must be something there. Thanks my guy.

@Anonymous-ju9bg 10 ай бұрын

Does a city *have* to be diverse to be great? When you look at the great cities throughout history, they weren’t exactly what you’d call “diverse.” Diversity may just be incidental to a city’s greatness, and less of a causation of such.

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

They don’t have to be but it’s 2023, if a city isn’t attracting every type of person then something isn’t right. It simply gives a city more dynamism and cultural significance. But as you said, it’s not a requirement. The diversity category was to help out the American cities seem somewhat competitive against European cities.

@Anonymous-ju9bg 10 ай бұрын

@@cities4ppl⁠ I see what you’re saying, although at the same time I think a city’s priority should be serving its citizens to the best of its ability rather than outsourcing them. This also helps preserve the unique identities of each region rather than a cultural hodgepodge that is indistinguishable from all the rest.

@coyotelong4349 10 ай бұрын

@@Anonymous-ju9bg I think great cities have a unique that anyone can partake in, no matter what their background is So I’m other words, I don’t believe that a city’s character is diminished in any way by diversity For example London is one of the most diverse major cities in the world, but it hasn’t lost the things that make it quintessentially British, like pubs, cafes serving high tea, its architecture, etc

@onlyoneamong300 10 ай бұрын

Totally agree with you! Diversity is a new requirement for a city to be catalogued as "ideal and advanced!" But before the 20th, and 21th century there were grand cities that were pretty homogeneous! For instance Quebec, Mexico City, Quito, Lima, Seville, Milan, Bruges, Cologne, Prague, Cracow, Kiev, Moscow, etc, etc, etc! The idea of diversity is more akin to countries with a history racial tensions!

@onlyoneamong300 10 ай бұрын

@@Anonymous-ju9bgA pretty good insight!

@bobnas 10 ай бұрын

Great Video Idea. I guessed pretty much the outcome of your criteria, even the food! Haha. Comparison Video Suggestions: London v. NYC Seattle v. Frankfurt/Hamburg San Francisco v. Amsterdam New Orleans v. Athens Portland v. Copenhagen Philadelphia v. Berlin DC v. Brussels Chicago v. Paris Kansas City v. Manchester St Louis v. Glasgow Miami v. Lisbon Baltimore v. Vienna Denver v. Dublin San Diego v. Lisbon Los Angeles v. Istanbul

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

You’re the only one thus far - everyone else says Barcelona > Boston for food 🤷🏼‍♂️ Awesome suggestions! Thank you very much.

@pcongre 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant video, love the format!! < 3 (...and, at the risk of sounding way more critical than I really am : ) 1. would you please consider also using metric everytime you talk of temperatures, etc? 2. you did do a good job with the pronunciation! but i still think it would've helped you to check out how to pronounce the placenames for free in e g Forvo 3. good thing you gave the food category to Boston! it is very hard to find genuine local food in my old hometown Bcn - paella is from Valencia, tapas mostly from elsewhere in Spain ...cava is as local as it gets, though!)

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Johan. 1. As an ignorant American, I didn’t even think about using metric but you’re right I definitely should. 2. Castilian Spanish & Catalan is much different than the Spanish we use in America. I gave it my best shot. Thanks for the suggestion. 3. I wasn’t in love w the food in Barna when we were there but still had a great time of course. Salud!

@jazzcatjohn 10 ай бұрын

He's from the U.S. Why would he use metric?

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

I think it’s a valid point especially if Europeans or people from other countries will be watching. Doesn’t take much effort 😎

@JGMGamer07 10 ай бұрын

I was raised in Boston in the late 2000's

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

Go Astros!

@notmyname9625 10 ай бұрын

@@cities4pplwhat?

@coyotelong4349 10 ай бұрын

Bostelona

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

City mashups could be an interesting video idea!

@conteberengario7314 10 ай бұрын

Barcelona lost on food aainst Boston?!?!?! Are you kidding me?????

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

Controversial choice. Not a tapas or Paella guy!

@JGMGamer07 10 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter Barcelona won

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

Right?!?

@jamesmcgarry1229 10 ай бұрын

Barcelona 💯 … architecture, bohemian vibe, food, weather, beach etc

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

Tough to beat, my friend.

@linuxman7777 4 ай бұрын

Culturally, no matter how good the urbanism is in Europe, I feel much more comfortable in the US or Japan. Spain is probably one of the worst options as wages are bad, I don't understand or want to understand the language, and have no interest in the culture. I am fine in my walkable small town in Pennsylvania and visiting other walkable towns in Japan every year. I personally would take Boston over Barcelona any day, but that is because I am American.

@juvvalan1654 10 ай бұрын

Rule of law?

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

That’s why I used the crime category.

@no9031 10 ай бұрын

Food is wayyyyy better in Barcelona

@rsnankivell1962 10 ай бұрын

In Spain overall

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

I had to help along Boston a little bit 😉. I’m not a huge Paella or Tapas guy. But you could easily make the argument the Barna has better food.

@rsnankivell1962 10 ай бұрын

@@cities4ppl Spanish food has an infinitely higher variety than tapas, which are just an appetizer, and paella, which is just one of many recipes and ways of cooking rice that exist in Spain. Only taking home cooking into account, in Spain there are hundreds and hundreds of recipes in addition to tapas and paella and stews with all kinds of meat, fish, seafood, vegetables, rice, legumes, noodles, sauces, creams, doughs, desserts , etc. Greetings from Spain.

@echochamber1234 10 ай бұрын

@@rsnankivell1962 but what if you want non Spanish food? I think Boston wins for variety.

@cities4ppl 10 ай бұрын

Exactly!