Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Industrial New Urban vs Large Cosmopolitan Urban

Blogger is not allowing me to post pictures for now, so I will have to type.

While London is a vast cosmopolitan urban city, Manchester city is a mix of older industrial buildings and recently build (within 5 years) new styled sky rises, industrial new urban.
Smaller in size to London, but is undergoing massive civil reconstruction and it shows. It is attracting business and now has become the second largest city after London. The city has played second fiddle to London and has it eye on bringing itself to compete. Manchester has a lot of potential. Watch out London, you've got your little sister Manchester growing up.
Analogy;
London is the sexy elegant established girl you've had a crush on for the longest time. Then you meet the younger sister, Manchester. She is young, tough with a bit of attitude since she has been under your shadow all these years. Well she's hitting her second puberty now (industrial revolution was her first puberty). Although she's currently still petite in size compared to older sister London, younger sister Manchester is growing fast and she has a unique style of her own. Which is also sexy...in her own way.
London, don't be upset at me for having a crush on Manchester. I've had a crush you for soo long and I just finally was able to meet you. Your younger sister, Manchester is younger and has a lot of spunk. Sexy, just like you, but different in her own way. Your cosmopolitan elegance has the entire world crushing you also. Don't be upset. I'm just one of billions of admirers you already have. I shouldn't mention, my other crush on Paris. I met her first.

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