Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Sorry Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East and South Pacific... I'd get to you when I get to you...But... If you're from one and haven't been to the other, this thread could be for you.I've been to both, now, am from Europe, and Europe pretty much looks the same but London is a metro and... Just seems to be Shard and all and damn it that's home to me done work on The Shard and all.... Anyway... (The Shard to date being the EU's tallest building)...It's like...Europe... The NL... Could so easily be Croydon, UK but it's not, it's Amsterdam.and...North America, Route 611, Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA (A nice enough neighborhood).I haven't been to Canada yet... but I have seen TV set in America filmed in Canada...Mexico, IDK hombre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Shut up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Take away his pipe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Kind of like Europe in North America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) I have no idea what you're talking about Snakes, what, London looks a bit like the rest of Europe? I aint been nowhere really but i can tell you with a degree of certainty that most major cities have similarities Snakes, in the way most suburbs do too, this is why they are placed in the same cat-e-gor-y Edited October 28, 2015 by Len B'stard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I think I'm actually leaving this thread less intelligent than when I arrived in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 You've outdone yourself Snakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 This just in, skyscrapers look a bit like each other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 I have no idea what you're talking about Snakes, what, London looks a bit like the rest of Europe? I aint been nowhere really but i can tell you with a degree of certainty that most major cities have similarities Snakes, in the way most suburbs do too, this is why they are placed in the same cat-e-gor-y North America and Europe's infrastructure were built to slightly different specifications, so this is a 'compare that stuff' thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 What were the specifications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Many cities in the US have been planned from the getgo, most cities in Europe has evolved over many centuries. You don't get that grid-like structure so common in USA when you have to work with a city that dates back 1000 years. Unless you raze it all (or it gets burned down), and you get a new chance to plan out the cityscape according to more modern needs.Personally, I like old cities, their random streets and mixed-in old houses -- it's vestiges of distant, different times and always makes me ponder history. On the other hand, modern US cities are much easier to navigate As a pedestrian, I also find many US cities frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Many cities in the US have been planned from the getgo, most cities in Europe has evolved over many centuries. You don't get that grid-like structure so common in USA when you have to work with a city that dates back 1000 years. Unless you raze it all (or it gets burned down), and you get a new chance to plan out the cityscape according to more modern needs.Personally, I like old cities, their random streets and mixed-in old houses -- it's vestiges of distant, different times and always makes me ponder history. On the other hand, modern US cities are much easier to navigate As a pedestrian, I also find many US cities frustrating. MK is a preplanned city and it is a hole, so probably better that European cities are not preplanned 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I guess Americans wouldn't be the greatest people in the world if they'd accommodate for walking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Many cities in the US have been planned from the getgo, most cities in Europe has evolved over many centuries. You don't get that grid-like structure so common in USA when you have to work with a city that dates back 1000 years. Unless you raze it all (or it gets burned down), and you get a new chance to plan out the cityscape according to more modern needs.Personally, I like old cities, their random streets and mixed-in old houses -- it's vestiges of distant, different times and always makes me ponder history. On the other hand, modern US cities are much easier to navigate As a pedestrian, I also find many US cities frustrating. MK is a preplanned city and it is a hole, so probably better that European cities are not preplannedWell Boston, MA (never been) is a nightmare because the road planning there date back to horse & cart and were laid with that in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Sir Christopher Wren wanted to redesign London after The Great Fire, replacing London's medieval streets with geometric boulevards. He envisioned a big boulevard from (his rebuilt) St Paul's to the Stock Exchange, uniting the twin pillars of Britishness, Anglicanism and Commerce. Charles II took one look at the cost, and the fact that the city would be effectively on standstill while the medieval warren was replaced, and vetoed the idea. Wren merely got St Paul's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) Sir Christopher Wren wanted to redesign London after The Great Fire, replacing London's medieval streets with geometric boulevards. He envisioned a big boulevard from (his rebuilt) St Paul's to the Stock Exchange, uniting the twin pillars of Britishness, Anglicanism and Commerce. Charles II took one look at the cost, and the fact that the city would be effectively on standstill while the medieval warren was replaced, and vetoed the idea. Wren merely got St Paul's. Urban regeneration in the United States of America was modeled on the Blitz... London was demolished and rebuilt but it was a little less planned thus mixing old with the new...One telltale bombsite is a gap and something new in an otherwise Edwardian street... Edited October 28, 2015 by Snake-Pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Sir Christopher Wren wanted to redesign London after The Great Fire, replacing London's medieval streets with geometric boulevards. He envisioned a big boulevard from (his rebuilt) St Paul's to the Stock Exchange, uniting the twin pillars of Britishness, Anglicanism and Commerce. Charles II took one look at the cost, and the fact that the city would be effectively on standstill while the medieval warren was replaced, and vetoed the idea. Wren merely got St Paul's. Napoleon the third was much more forward thinking and got Baron Hausmann to knock everything down and rebuild Paris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron MikeyJ Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I don't really know the point of this thread, but since he mentioned Canada, I'll say this; it looks pretty much the same as most of the US. That is why a lot of shows and movies are filmed there, you can't really tell them a part much. I have been to Canada many times and honestly the only way you can tell you are in a different country is because they use the metric system. But other than that, pretty much identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 This just in, skyscrapers look a bit like each other! Get right fucked, will you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake-Pit Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) Okay, if Britain left the EU, Britain compared to the US wouldn't make as much sense as Britain in the the EU compared to the US and enjoying a trade deal with America and vice versa for America with Europe. Edited April 26, 2016 by Snake-Pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.