Why should we come visit YOUR Country / City?

I would say come to Buffalo, New York….birthplace of the chicken wing!

Hmmm… Good old Knox Vegas, Tennessee.

We have great food, great musical traditions, and beautiful mountains, and many of the country people here would give the shirts off their backs to a stranger if they asked or needed it.

Come to Lisbon!

Weather, food, people.. everything is great!

You should not. Please stay away. Far too many visitors have come here and chosen to stay.

Kentucky—the land of beautiful horses, fast women, and bourbon.

EDIT: And, as one site proclaimed, The state with 5 million people, 15 last names. teeheehee

I live in Washington, DC. According to every movie ever made about DC, everyone here is in the CIA and if you come here you will get in a car chase around the white house and the capitol, somehow missing all the streets in between. The only places that exist are K Street, which is full of powerful, morally bankrupt lawyers and lobbyists, and Capitol Hill, home of corrupt, jaded senators and fresh-faced, green, soon to be corrupt senators.

Actually, the city has gone through a huge amount of gentrification and development recently. This means we’ve got some pretty bitchin eats and nightlife now. 14th and U is the most fun area. It’s full of hipster bars, live music venues, jazz clubs, and live music venues. Our late night pizza really sucks. Jumbo Slice is everywhere, and you pay $5 for a thin slice of cheeze or pepperoni pizzas that is bigger than most regular pizzas. It’s so big it comes in it’s own box. When you hold it up, it just flops over and drips grease. There’s a lot of history in this neighborhood, though. DC basically had it’s own Harlem Renaissance, with U st as the epicenter. I like Penn Quarter, too. Everything’s new, trendy, and expensive, but lots of fun.

We’ve also got the Smithsonian, which is free and awesome. You haven’t lived til you’ve been to the Air and Space museum and had astronaut ice cream. (freeze dried powdery chalk-like substance in neapolitan stripes.) The National Gallery is the bomb. We have the Cherry Blossom Festival, which is a lot of fun except that massive droves of tourists descend on the mall every year and you can’t really get to the natural beauty. We have Eden Center in Falls Church, home of at least 50 very authentic and delicious Vietnamese restaurants. DC is cold and wet during the winter, and hot and swampy during the summer. Nights during the summer, however, are perfect. And just outside DC is Arlington,, where you can learn what it is to be a real motherfuckin’ G.

So that’s what DC’s like. Equal parts lame and awesome, so you kind of have to have a sense of humor about it. But oh yeah- we’ve got Obama! ZING!

I am not from Sweden but lived there for a few years; I would say visit it. It’s beautiful with the architecture, art, etc. Quite chilly, but breathtaking. Also London. I was born there and spent the first 18 years of my life there.

Los Angeles, California…..magnificent weather, sunshine and palm trees, fruit and nut trees, just minutes to beaches, mountains, deserts, valleys, canyons, Hollywood, Disneyland, Universal City, Beverly Hills, Venice Beach, home of the stars, music capital of the world, great clubs/nightlife, museums, cultural events, diverse population, outstanding cuisine, laid back and progressive…..to name a few.
See ya…..Gary/wtf

Because I live in Taunton, MA, aka The Christmas City. For 95 years the city has had a lighting of the city green and a Christmas parade to celebrate the birth of Jesus. No ACLU fanfare, no dissention, just a celebration of Christmas and its meaning.

I live in Australia, and it’s wonderful. Fed up with the cold? It’s summer here, and Christmas time will be HOT. There’s nothing better than having a beach party on Christmas day, which would be kind of difficult if you’re in the northern hemisphere.

Also, we’re mostly pretty friendly, we have a good sense of humour, and I’ve heard from others that our accents are interesting.

Canada? Ah, c’mon. We welcome you all. Such a gorgeous country from coast to coast. Pretty beavers :), maple syrup, gay marriage, and Neil Young.

It really is a beautiful place.

@scotsbloke Scotland is one of the places I’ve always wanted to visit most. The countryside looks beautiful, and I’ve once heard Glasgow described as an industrial city that was starting to develop great arts and culture. I went to art school in Richmond, VA, which was an industrial city with great arts and culture, only with sort of a southern gothic feel to it. (When you step off the bus it’s humid and there’s a loud sound of cicadas buzzing everywhere, and everything has a bit of a down at the heels, gritty feel to it. Lots of gravel roads and victorian buildings, things like that.) I had a wonderful time there, and I’ve wondered if Glasgow might in any way have a similar vibe to Richmond. I also have a really active imagination. :)

@Haleth I’m live further West than Glasgow – About 30 miles away but know the city pretty Well. There is definately a buzz in the city, at the weekends the city centre of glasgow is a hive of people rushing about, the sounds of the street traders, The smell of coffe shops and Chips (french Fries) in the air, Glasgow is indeed a city of culture and they are regenerating the older parts of the city as we speak. (like most cities there are some bad spots but in general a very interesting place) Definately a place to stop and visit, make sure you visit the local galleries and museums as they are generally free and packed with history and info, I’d also recommend Edinburgh – theres so much to do there and the walk along Princess street will live with you for along time! Find some of the smaller alleys and streets and you can imagine life 100 years ago too!
I’s love to come over and see America, Maybe if I win the lottery….............lol

I’d do the civicly responsible thing and invite you here like the visitor’s bureau is doing, but I’m afraid you would like it and stay, and while I’m sure you would make a very nice addition to the community, far too many people would just not get it, and then our community would lose it’s feel, not unlike what happened to AnswerBag.

Because I’m here.

Can I get you something to drink?

My town’s got all that, even the deep fried Mars bars (the haggis I’ll get back to you on)! And I was at a party last night in the city where several gents from Albion were in attendance.

But, gee, I have no idea why anyone would want to come to New York City. None at all.~

Oh, wait, we’ve got the underground train tracks tour. Over by the Trader Joe’s on Atlantic Avenue and Court Street in Brooklyn Heights, a guy gives tours for $15 where you go under the street through a manhole and underneath is a huge railway where the ships that came to Brooklyn in the late 1800s would be unloaded and everything sent out via this underground passage. Every Saturday when I do my shopping, I see lines around the block of jaded Brooklynites headed down there.

Dude must be making serious bank.

@Blondesjon A nice hot cup of tea, Nato style please buddy!

Because I am having a meet up for all Fluther in April. I have a motel in Sacramento lined up, but due to popular request, I will be looking at possible locations in San Francisco when I go to visit the King Tut exhibit on the 29th of December. Watch for updates in January on the YARNLADYIS BACK Fluther meet up group.

Come to Hartford, Connecticut if you want to participate in target shooting… as targets.