Interesting. Also interesting to speculate as to what possible chain of events could make that more than a hypothetical question.
First, I'll say Toronto and Boston, both fine cities, but mostly because so many of my favorite people are there. NYC, a dull choice probably, but L & I have had many great times there, and there's almost nothing you can't do or get there so putting it on the list takes a lot of pressure off my other choices. San Francisco, which admittedly I haven't been to since the days of the Dot Com Gold Rush, but I lived there in the summer of 1998, a perfect thrilling time to be there, and completely fell in love. Finally, Tokyo, which I've never been to, but it's at the top of my list of cities I need to see someday, because, man, Tokyo!
4/5 of those are in North America, so maybe I'm kind of provincial, but here's the thing: I've got nothing against world travel, but America is bottomless. You could spend several lifetime heres and not come close to being done with the place. (I'm assuming that I'm free to visit any non-urban areas between cities. Because I have to be able to go to Wolf Lake, that's non-negotiable, and if the 5 cities needed to fulfil my non-urban access to nature needs I'd have to totally rethink them.)
Your question: you can change your birth date to any year in the 20th century other than the one in which you were born ('75?). Assume roughly similar socio-economic status and all that. What era would you like to have grown up in?
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First, I'll say Toronto and Boston, both fine cities, but mostly because so many of my favorite people are there. NYC, a dull choice probably, but L & I have had many great times there, and there's almost nothing you can't do or get there so putting it on the list takes a lot of pressure off my other choices. San Francisco, which admittedly I haven't been to since the days of the Dot Com Gold Rush, but I lived there in the summer of 1998, a perfect thrilling time to be there, and completely fell in love. Finally, Tokyo, which I've never been to, but it's at the top of my list of cities I need to see someday, because, man, Tokyo!
4/5 of those are in North America, so maybe I'm kind of provincial, but here's the thing: I've got nothing against world travel, but America is bottomless. You could spend several lifetime heres and not come close to being done with the place. (I'm assuming that I'm free to visit any non-urban areas between cities. Because I have to be able to go to Wolf Lake, that's non-negotiable, and if the 5 cities needed to fulfil my non-urban access to nature needs I'd have to totally rethink them.)
Your question: you can change your birth date to any year in the 20th century other than the one in which you were born ('75?). Assume roughly similar socio-economic status and all that. What era would you like to have grown up in?