re: Name a city that you appreciate that others tend to look down on...

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Balitimore is the first cousin. Shipping, old port, crime infested, blue collar, grimmy

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I've never been to Baltimore but I imagine it being very much like N.O. After I watched the Wire I thought to myself "Yep all this definitely happens in N.O." New Orleans has an added layer of color, culture influence, and appreciation for arts.