Maybe they have a lot in common with other big cities, but I'm not sure it's accounting for more than other factors. Anecdotal example: When talking to people

Maybe they have a lot in common with other big cities, but I'm not sure it's accounting for more than other factors. Anecdotal example: When talking to people from other countries (but same professional background and income bracket, tech conferences for me specifically) the differences are often very visible and also major than talking to someone from the countryside. Sure, there's always stuff that's different (and the ribbing under friends and colleagues of "quality of life/size of your house" versus "only 30mins to work instad of 60+/small apartment" never gets old - at least here in Germany) So yes - for exactly the topics mentioned: transportation, housing, etc it's absolutely true - but not necessarily for most aspects of life.