Recent questions tagged cities

Description : I get confused with Kyiv and Kiev are they the same city?

Last Answer : Yes, it’s the same city. The Ukrainian language translation is Kyiv, pronounced keev. Kiev is the translation of the name of the city from Russian. It is pronounced kee-ehv.

Description : What is the strangest name of a town, or city that you have visited in North America?

Last Answer : My wife was born in Flat Lick, Kentucky.

Description : Does it seem fair that the city forces you to have a sidewalk running through your property?

Last Answer : Yes, it seems right. Usually, the sidewalk is on city property. It may look like your property, but where does your property really end?? (I have no sidewalk or curb and five feet of lawn out by the street that isn’t my property!)

Description : Why aren't roads made of concrete instead of asphalte?

Last Answer : Expense, I think. is the only reason There used to be concrete streets and concrete highways. Even they got in bad condition and were often paved over with asphalt I could be wrong but I ... the cracks in any highway which will inevitably develop have to be repaired with tar and asphalt anyway.

Description : How do people who don't like crowds solve the problem when taking the subway/metro during rush hour etc.?

Last Answer : I look down at my smart phone and avoid direct eye contact. Also you can avoid the crowd by leaving early when everyone else is sleeping. You can pick a seat away from every one. Or stand in the back looking at the advertisements.

Description : What do you call it when the flow is much less than a water main break level?

Last Answer : Excessive leakage.

Description : Why are cities like Detroit and Baltimore majority black and economically downtrodden?

Last Answer : Well, the word “cycle” says a lot. It’s how they were raised to view the world. It’s how they were raised to think. Maybe they think that’s all that there is.

Description : Are the streets and avenues reversed where you live?

Last Answer : Nope, no rhyme or reason to it here. Avenues and streets seem to come up randomly. Sometimes it seems like more major roads are called avenue , but even that doesn't explain all of them. I was ... designation, like 6700 W. I live at 15200 6700 W. That must be a fun address to tell people.

Description : Have you ever confused Pensacola with pepsi-cola?

Last Answer : No. But there is a town in Kansas called Chetopa. Now, when you ask my 3 year old grand daughter what the capitol of Kansas is she says, “CheTOPAHHHHH!” (It’s Topeka.) She used to call it, “TopikaCHU!!!” (Pikachu…)

Description : What is the difference between the flashing red, and the flashing yellow traffic lights?

Last Answer : Flashing red means to treat it as a Stop Sign. Flashing yellow is “proceed with caution”.

Description : Do stores get their signs (name of store) off the day they move out, ordinarily?

Last Answer : It really depends on the store. There was an ice cream shop near me (mom & pop) that closed probably five years ago. The sign is still on the building; it has never been rented since then. Toys R Us is ... how long it will take down the signs. My guess is that they'll be down in a week or two.

Description : When is leaving the lights (for example) on better than turning off and on every day?

Last Answer : I was told to keep florescent bulbs on and incandescent bulbs to turn off when not in use.

Description : Are you surprised by any of the cities on the US most dangerous cities list?

Last Answer : I think it's a rather strange list. Appleton Wisconsin is on the same list with Detroit? Kingsport, TN is on the same list as Miami? Get real. Worse yet, the pictures don't in any way ... is no useful information in the presentation, and their criteria for including a suspect, to say the least.

Description : Where do they get the "land" for landfills?

Last Answer : Landfill is rubbish, waste garbage. All the stuff you’re not going to recycle. You dig a big hole in the ground and put rubish in it, then you put the top soil back.

Description : How long DID it take to build Rome ?

Last Answer : The original Latin village was probably founded in the 9th century BCE, but may have been an outpost as early as the 10th century BCE. So it's likely to have been built gradually over the course ... than the dates proposed by ancient Roman historians (who believed the city was founded in 753 BCE).

Description : Is it possible that the crossing street is named exactly as the address street?

Last Answer : If you visit Atlanta GA you’ll find that there are numerous less than 71 thoroughfares in that city named “Peachtree”, resulting in several intersections where one Peachtree crosses another.

Description : Is there any traffic signal that causes confusion/conflict between drivers and and pedistrians?

Last Answer : Please explain further.

Description : Can you abandon your city life for farm life?

Last Answer : Easily, I'll grow weed and raise designer puppies to sell to high end clients. I'll also grow hops and have a small microbrew setup. Perhaps even a distillery. I'll put up a few rental cabins on the ... bed and breakfast too. If it ever becomes legal here in my state I may very well do just that

Description : How does a streets suffix get selected?

Last Answer : answer:Usually when the developer submits plans for the area to the planning department of the government entity, or the city makes plans to put in streets. There are style guides but they are not ... pretty residential street that is called a boulevard in my town, (see Moraga Blvd, Lafayette CA).

Description : Why are big cities more dangerous at night?

Last Answer : Drug dealers come out at night. Gang members come out at night.

Description : Why do they have right turn on red light in a lot of cities?

Last Answer : If properly executed, it eases up a LOT on traffic congestion.

Description : What's the difference between the red, the yellow, and blue hydrants?

Last Answer : The location of the Fire Department.

Description : I'm trying to locate a (protest?) song from 60s/70s.

Last Answer : You’re going to have to be a lot more specific than that. It could be anything from Johnny Cash’s I’ve Been Everywhere to The Beach Boys’ Surfin’ USA.

Description : How is distance measured when there is no straight line?

Last Answer : answer:In my experience, saying that “It’s 10 miles to the restaurant” means that you will be traveling approximately 10 miles when to get to that restaurant if you are traveling the common route. Is this what you’re asking?

Description : How do we differentiate the size of communities in the US?

Last Answer : answer:How many stop lights? How many uninhabited acres? How many shopping malls? How often do you have to stop to wait for the freight train to pass through? Are three Suvs, a truck loaded with logs and two ... least 3 acres of land? How many people per square mile in your county? (99.4 in mine).

Description : I met a British person for the first time where I live, and it made me wish my city was more culturally diverse. What about your city?

Last Answer : answer:Memphis, TN, USA here. No, it's not culturally diverse. It's been almost 30 years since living in Washington, DC, and that place is a plethora of cultural diversity. I still miss ... and probably a few other countries. We had a blast working together and learning about each others' cultures.

Description : What is wrong with Detroit?

Last Answer : inb4 “libruls”

Description : Any opinions on the Derinkuyu Underground City in Turkey?

Last Answer : I got a 404 error message on each of your links.

Description : Do you see that Mayor Rob Ford's latest is like Iraq attacking Kuwait?

Last Answer : That’s… more than a little hyperbolic. But yeah, he continues to be a train wreck.

Description : What is your house like?

Last Answer : The 5 of us share a single family, 1200 sq ft, 3 bedroom, 1 bath on .25 acres. Fairly-quiet street (not much traffic).

Description : What should happen if your neighbor doesn't mow the lawn?

Last Answer : Ask the neighbor if they would like you to mow their lawn. Maybe there is a reason they aren’t able to do it themselves.

Description : When in a new town is it o.k. to stay inside and taste test the local food delivery options first?

Last Answer : answer:Congratulations on making this big transition. You don't need anyone's permission, @talljasperman, if you feel like you need to ease slowly into your new situation. But it's my opinion that you would do ... , a cafe or even a supermarket-and just go there. Come back and tell us how it went.

Description : Why do the French call Germany "Allemagne"?

Last Answer : answer:RAISES HAND OOH, I KNOW THIS ONE. It derives from the Alamannis, a Germanic tribe. They were the closest Germanic tribe to the French (and eventually conquered by Clovis), so the name stuck as a term for Germanic people… Man I love this stuff…

Description : Which American city would you recommend to a European?

Last Answer : If I understand correctly you want a big city recommended. Do you want a city where a car is not necessary? Then I say New York city, possibly Chicago. Does climate matter? If you want ... looking for. Which European cities would fit the bill? Then we can come up with something comparable maybe.

Description : Are all cities overpopulated?

Last Answer : One determination is based upon whether the housing is affordable ? Are the prices for small apartments that would barely qualify as sufficient by HUD Section 8 standards, more than 4 times the yearly ... inhabitants' income? If yes, then there is not enough competition and the city is too crowded.

Description : If climate change is real is it better to be in the city or in the countryside?

Last Answer : Probably where I live, in the mountains away from the coast line. I don't get tornadoes, hurricanes and floods where I live. I do have to deal with heatwaves, which probably aren't as bad as ... . I have to deal with snowstorms, but the winters have been getting wimpier around here lately as well.

Description : What will happen to San Bernardino upon filing for bankruptcy?

Last Answer : Bankruptcy would mean that the city can stop servicing its debt and can focus on paying for services. The city has already laid off some 20 percent of its workforce and cut salaries. It is a wakeup call and a lesson for all of the US.

Description : What cities are unfairly coupled?

Last Answer : Do they have to be geographically close?

Description : Could this city/forest urban landscape design I visualize ever become workable?

Last Answer : answer:Hmm. You want to build an underground transport system way below the level of the tree roots. Just what do you think that would do to the ecosystem and most particularly, the rain forest?

Description : You're new to an area, how do you go about meeting people (with similar interests)

Last Answer : Start by saying hello to the immediate neighbors.

Description : What are your thoughts or feelings concerning this video about Grand Rapids, MI?

Last Answer : Good for them, and may the Midwest rise again… Honest, hardworking people will always come out on top, but it may take a while before we all realize that again.

Description : What cities have an interestingly mixed skyline?

Last Answer : Nashville has the old and the new with the AT&T “Batman” buidlding.

Description : Is gentrification a good or bad thing?

Last Answer : Obviously, it’s good for the gentrifiers (who tend to be young, upwardly-mobile and white) but has terrible consequences for those whose communities they destroy.

Description : Whats the most feared city?

Last Answer : Like what city are you most afraid of going to? The one that isn’t actually a city…

Description : Why is apartment living often assiociated with less wealth?

Last Answer : answer:I don't know if it really is. It is dependent, like everything, on ones perspective. There are crappy apartment buildings and crappy neighborhoods and nice ones as well. When I think of ... cracked up to be and is often NOT the best investment of ones money, especially in this economy.

Description : Do cities ruin the earth?

Last Answer : Do termite colonies ruin the Earth? If we go, I’m taking termites with me.

Description : What makes a "beautiful city"?

Last Answer : Cities All suck and the people trapped in them that say otherwise are either mentally poisoned or just plain deficient (or greedy). Why people continue to flock together like sheep in a pen whilst the gate ... blindly, over the edge of a cliff it thats where the media (and money) tells them is Cool

Description : What city's skyline do you think is the coolest?

Last Answer : Seattle.

Description : How has your home town changed?

Last Answer : answer:It used to be a field by the sea with a rocky shore. now it has an artificial beach and has been turned in to a kind of giant tourist trap, with streets that are basically hote, hotel, bar, hotel, bar bar, suveneir shop, hotel, bar bar bar, arcade. my town now days (cant find any old pics)

Description : How many of y'all consider yourself country folks but still live in the city?

Last Answer : I’m not sure that I necessarily consider myself “country folk” but semi-rural maybe? I work in the city because I have to. That’s where the money is. If I could work in the country and live there too, I’d be happier.