Back in 2007 when I read Eat Pray Love I did a post about one word associations with cities we know. At the time I wrote, "... one of the things that intrigued me (about the book) was a concept the author introduced in the "eat" section, while she was in Rome. Her friend tells her you cannot live in a city if you are not in sync with it's "word." He tells her that each city has one word that describes it. He claims Rome's is the big s-e-x; she defines New York by 'achieve.'"
With the release of the movie, and now that I have more than twelve readers, I thought it might be fun to play again. In 2007 I chose "tradition" for Kansas City; you can see other folks feedback here. I'll post your words tomorrow.
Image from the movie Eat Pray Love; Production Design by Bill Groom with Set Decoration by Andrew Baseman, Raffaella Giovannetti and Letizia Santucci.
Philadelphia- strive and, if I may, Venice- shimmer
ReplyDeleteI think tradition is good for KC --
ReplyDeleteFor my little town on the prairie -- Fort Scott
I chose "History"
Here's one for my hometown:
ReplyDeleteBoston - History
Washington DC - childish or unimaginative
ReplyDeleteMy natal city, Geneva - irenic anomaly
ReplyDeleteAustin -- hippie
ReplyDeleteSan Francisco -- progressive
New York -- assertive
London -- eccentric
Paris -- grumpy
-- Your 13th reader
How about this for my hometown:
ReplyDeleteSan francisco - Weird
I guess is could be a little more PC and say "Alternative"
Pittsburgh-ritual
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I'll think of one I like better at 3 am.
Is "self-conscious" one word or two? Regardless, it sums up Toronto.
ReplyDeleteIndianapolis - bland
ReplyDeleteI'm not trying to be negative, but I've been wanting someone to ask me this very question.
Savannah---------yummy
ReplyDeletethe whole place is just edible
From Lawrence, Kansas: couldn't decide whether it's basketball or hotmess (slight cheat, but here we always make up our own rules).
ReplyDeletemelange for Kansas City...
ReplyDeletehome for the little town of Marceline where I grew up.
Charleston (SC) - Hospitable
ReplyDeleteFor my money - Kansas City = Home
ReplyDeleteAnn
My favorite Eat, Pray, Love item also!
ReplyDeleteSalt Lake City - industrious
Portland, OR - progressive
Philadelphia - History (although I really like Strive)....
ReplyDeleteI am fairly new to Minnesota--Winter of '08--but I honestly think that Minneapolis requires two words.
ReplyDelete6 months - Vibrant
6 months - Glacial
Bickie
washington dc -- ambition
ReplyDeleteSacramento (CA) - endearing
ReplyDeleteCleveland: Proud; Clevelanders are always defending our city and we are proud of our city.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte=HOT!
ReplyDeleteI second Boxwood for Boston: "History"
ReplyDeleteKansas City = solid
ReplyDeleteAs an Atlantan, I think that the person who came up with "reinvention" for Atlanta is spot on.
North Carolina- green
ReplyDeleteBoston - historic
ReplyDeleteFrom Lawrence, Kansas: basketball. Or hotmess (I know I'm cheating here. But we're kooky here and make our own rules).
ReplyDeleteNew York was actually "ambition".
ReplyDeleteNew Orleans is "pleasure".
Saw the movie last night, and liked it very much. It wasn't too long for me at all.
xo xo
Little Rock - "Natural"
ReplyDeleteLove the question posed, what brain exercise!
ReplyDeleteKansas City=authenticity
Love this! Jacksonville - Comfort.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful fun idea! For Chicago I chose Neighborhood. And I think you are dead on with tradition, Kansas City still lives with me in that way. One more, for a place that used to feel like home, Aspen. Crisp.
ReplyDeleteMinneapolis=do
ReplyDeleteMy apologies for posting some of these so late - my day kind of got away from me. I'll post the whole list tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteQueens: hope. (I suppose it's not a city, but it has 2.3 million people from all over the world, so it gets its own word.)
ReplyDeleteSan Francisco: self-righteous. (Sorry, I live here and love it here, but it's true. We are self-righteous!)
New York City=Go
ReplyDeleteChicago - "corrupt"....ouch
ReplyDeleteCharlotte - "wannabe"
ReplyDeleteI was on vacation and missed this but think Charlotte is much better than wannabe! I love living here, Emom is right though, it is hot.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading your Tribune piece. Congrats!
I think Oklahoma City should be described as generous
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