Which Cities Have "Pedigree", and why?

[hauntedheadnc]

Originally Posted by JManc

Perhaps I grew up in the 80's (Cold War) but I still have a dated view of Berlin. I envision it as well worn, depressed but eclectic and in stark contrast to the flashy more modern but sterile Frankfurt.

I was supposed to be in Cologne/ Bonn this weekend. Thanks coronavirus!

I always had the impression of Berlin as a hard, mean sort of place -- a sort of brutalist Gotham City.

Meanwhile, my husband thoughtfully reminded me this morning that today was the day our hike up Mt. Vesuvius had been scheduled. Then my phone, ever vigilant, started peppering my Facebook feed with ads for some museum replica store that is supposed to be the official purveyor of replicas of relics from Pompeii. Thanks coronavirus!

[stevanford1]

Originally Posted by JManc

(metropolitan) Toronto gave us Rush. Toronto for the win.

And whichever Canadian city(ies) gave us Nickleback and Justin Bieber, fuck those places....

Hannah Alberta (dead as hell) and Stratford (actually quite nice) respectively!

[hauntedheadnc]

Originally Posted by stevanford1

Hannah Alberta (dead as hell) and Stratford (actually quite nice) respectively!

Speaking of Alberta, apparently Vancouver's pedigree is that it supplies the world with the ubiquitous "girlfriend who lives in Canada"... Including Alberta:

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[stevanford1]

Originally Posted by hauntedheadnc

Speaking of Alberta, apparently Vancouver's pedigree is that it supplies the world with the ubiquitous "girlfriend who lives in Canada"... Including Alberta:

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[chris08876]

Leicestershire, England has pedigree!

Pedigree Foods! Low quality meat in canned dog food.

[stevanford1]

Originally Posted by chris08876

Leicestershire, England has pedigree!

Pedigree Foods! Low quality meat in canned dog food.

Toronto has Pedigree Mews RD (which is hideous btw ).
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.7242...7i16384!8i8192

See Acajack, we have pedigree

[woodrow]

It's interesting reading the comments on Berlin. Basically you could cut and paste them from something written in a non-Berlin newspaper at any period. To the best of my knowledge Berlin has always been a bit of an outlier in Germany. It must be because of some resentment/irritation/frustration(?) with the Prussians being the "winners" in unification. It's like team Wittelsbach (and others) are still pissed at team Hohenzollern 150 years later.

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by woodrow

It's interesting reading the comments on Berlin. Basically you could cut and paste them from something written in a non-Berlin newspaper at any period. To the best of my knowledge Berlin has always been a bit of an outlier in Germany. It must be because of some resentment/irritation/frustration(?) with the Prussians being the "winners" in unification. It's like team Wittelsbach (and others) are still pissed at team Hohenzollern 150 years later.

Kind of, yeah.

Modern-day Germany doesn't really have Prussian roots, but Berlin does. Remember that Germany didn't "reunify", rather (non-Prussian) West Germany absorbed (Prussian) East Germany.

It feels like another country. And the Cold War division widened the cultural gap. But I don't think Germans are "pissed" at Berlin, they just don't identify with it. I have elderly German relatives that have never been to Berlin, but they've been to Paris countless times.

[Yuri]

This Berlin hype has been going for at least 10 years or so. I admit I found it a bit annoying when I came across with it on SSC, SSP or elsewhere.

However, when I finally visited, the city is indeed doing great. Edgy, creative, lots of things to do and see. One of the most interesting and vibrant urban centres in the world.

[pj3000]

Originally Posted by yuriandrade

Edgy, creative, lots of things to do and see. One of the most interesting and vibrant urban centres in the world.

Speaking of edgy and creative... I think the highlight of my first visit to Berlin was wandering into a pub-type bar and unexpectedly discovering two naked chicks on stage, boning each other doggy-style with a double-ended dildo, while a band played American classic folk-rock songs like the "Mighty Quinn" and "Leavin' on a Jet Plane"... and only about half the people in the place were even paying any attention to the spectacle.

[JManc]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Kind of, yeah.

Modern-day Germany doesn't really have Prussian roots, but Berlin does. Remember that Germany didn't "reunify", rather (non-Prussian) West Germany absorbed (Prussian) East Germany.

It feels like another country. And the Cold War division widened the cultural gap. But I don't think Germans are "pissed" at Berlin, they just don't identify with it. I have elderly German relatives that have never been to Berlin, but they've been to Paris countless times.

What about Potsdam? My great-grandparents were 'Prussian' or so we think and emigrated from that area. It's fairly close enough to Berlin. I know very little about them or that part of Germany. They died when my gran was young. We think they might have been Jewish who converted to Catholicism but who knows...

[MolsonExport]

Maple Creek, Saskatchewan has pedigree. Beachfront property, tropical weather, beautiful mountains,...

[MolsonExport]

I've been to Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Berlin (plus a bunch of smaller German cities).

I loved them all, but Berlin really stood out as one of the coolest places I have ever been, in my many travels around the world.

[stevanford1]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Maple Creek, Saskatchewan has pedigree. Beachfront property, tropical weather, beautiful mountains,...

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So does Okotoks on account of it's number of things to do surpassing any city on this planet. So does North Battleford (just not in a good way)!

[MolsonExport]

North Bottlefart is too special to list on this website.

[stevanford1]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

North Bottlefart is too special to list on this website.

Your right, how will the other cities stand a chance?

[llamaorama]

Originally Posted by stevanford1

Hannah Alberta (dead as hell)!

Was that Disney's name for the Canadian version of Hannah Montana?

[stevanford1]

Originally Posted by llamaorama

Was that Disney's name for the Canadian version of Hannah Montana?

No, but it did produce another (in)famous singer.


In the top ten worst songs of all time for me. AYOAYOAYO I CAN'T SING SO I JUST YELL AYO!!
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[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by stevanford1

No, but it did produce another (in)famous singer.


In the top ten worst songs of all time for me. AYOAYOAYO I CAN'T SING SO I JUST YELL AYO!!
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That might just be the worst song of all time. "AYOAYOAYOA...my asshole's blocked and I'm constipated!!"

[Razor]

I think Detroit has it going on, if anything for being the birthplace of that Motown sound, and that entire soul music scene of the 60's and 70's..Stax records.
Original 6 NHL team city as well, if that means anything..Just having a large identifiable music scene and sound, which wasn't even their primary industry, gives that city some pedigree IMO.

I agree about Montreal..It just has that some something, something vibe going on with it..It has a strong local culture.Extra points for having a signature (Montreal smoked meat) sandwich associated with the city..I suppose all those Habs dynasties adds to it's identity.It's also the largest Francophone city outside of Paris. Just being a large francophone presence in North America makes it unique. What I've always noticed on our visits to Montreal was how well dressed the people were. The elderly people milling about downtown always seemed dressed to the nines just to go shopping. I love Toronto, but I've always found that Montreal has a stronger local culture. It's also a very friendly, laid back, and open city.At least from our experiences.