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Originally Posted by Obadno
No he is saying Sandelton looks like Boise or Tempe, and I agree
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It really doesn't look like either, tbh. There are some similarities to Tempe but still far different in feel and urban form. And is probably more important by almost any metric.
OP admitted the thread was a dumb premise, which everyone agreed on. So it's kind of strange some people are getting so uptight about it. Most threads on here are beyond pedantic but still an opportunity for interesting discussion.
Joburg is a city which tends to run under people's radar, but maybe it shouldn't. As was pointed out it is indeed one of the largest English speaking cities in the world*. It's also the economic hub (and arguably cultural) of Sub-Saharan Africa - of which Sandton is the richest node.
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Originally Posted by iheartthed
By your criteria, Nigeria and Pakistan are more English-speaking than South Africa.
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Even if major cities in those countries were included, Johannesburg would still rank in the top 10 largest cities in the English speaking world. However, it's interesting to note that Joburg has always been the epicentre for English speaking South Africa, in stark contrast to heavily Afrikaaner Pretoria just to the North (now arguably part of the metro, but not included in the 10.5mil figure). There's an interesting history here intertwined with the city's role as financial capital, of course.