Overrated and underrated cities?

[Gracious Warrior]

What cities do you think are under or overrated?

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Overrated - Dubai

Underrated - Osaka

 

[Cole train]

Overrated-anything outside my home

Underrated-moms basement

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Overrated - Dubai

Underrated - Osaka

Osaka seems cool. I wanna go there, Kyoto and Tokyo. Also want to go to Okinawa, the land of Karate. Karate Island I think is the English name for it.

 

[The Big Yin]

Over rated - San Francisco
under rated - Auckland

 

[SmoothPies]

Overrated - Dubai
Underrated - Montreal

 

[Tone C]

Overrated- Paris.

 

[Swiftie]

Overrated - New York City

Underrated - San Antonio

 

[Simian Raticus]

Haven't been to a ton of different places, but the ones that have struck me as great spots that don't get a lot shine are Freemantle, Chiang Mai and Melaka.

Any big Asian metropolis that I've been to has been chaotic and stinky. It's an experience, but it gets old quick. I'm thinking Bangkok and KL in particular. I was at Batu Caves recently, which looks amazing on the Gram, but in reality is disgustingly filthy.

 

[Belaya Smert]

Overrated- Looking at you Cawker,Kansas
Your (Worlds largest) 20,000 pound ball of twine doesn’t impress me.

Underrated- Nokomis, Florida

 

[Thepostersuperb]

Overrated - @Cole train ’s moms basement

 

[Fluffernutter]

Overrated - Mitchell, SD

Underrated - Wall, SD

 

[preppypyro]

I don't know about under rated, but I found Vancouver and Toronto to be very over rated.

 

[TheNinja]

I find San Francisco severely overrated. Good for a few iconic tourist stops but other than that either pay $$$ for everything or run into homeless every 10 feet.

Salt Lake City seems underrated.

 

[TeTe]

Underrated - Osaka

Hope you're right. I'll be there in March.

 

[I Am Legion]

I will give a shout out to:
KC: Fun city, good BBQ, good bars, easy women.
Charleston, SC: Charming, good food, nice people.
Scottsdale AZ-Best looking amazon women in the country.
Colorado Ski Cities (Breckenridge, Aspen, Keystone etc)-God's country
Thumbs down to:
Miami-No longer feels like the U.S, looks like 1 big rap/reggaeton video (add a star if that is your thing) over priced. The difference between when I was first there in 1990 and now is incredible.
SF: I don't need to detail the issues, we all know.
Portland: Keeping it "weird" and liberal made it dangerous and a haven for drug addicted homeless. Although I read the citizens have had enough and are working to change the government and its wacky laws to take the city back. 15 years ago it was very unique and cool.

 

[I Am Legion]

I don't know about under rated, but I found Vancouver and Toronto to be very over rated.

I agree with Toronto, but never been to Vancouver. I would like to see a Canucks game.

 

[danny23]

Overrated - New York
Underrated - Vienna

 

[fingercuffs]

What cities do you think are under or overrated?

You first? Why make a thread with no anecdote?

 

[fingercuffs]

Haven't been to a ton of different places, but the ones that have struck me as great spots that don't get a lot shine are Freemantle, Chiang Mai and Melaka.

Any big Asian metropolis that I've been to has been chaotic and stinky. It's an experience, but it gets old quick. I'm thinking Bangkok and KL in particular. I was at Batu Caves recently, which looks amazing on the Gram, but in reality is disgustingly filthy.

Chaing Mai, emotionally and spiritually I needed at a point in my life that was full of grief. It gave me a fortnight of love. And plucked me out of what wasn't a pleasant reality.