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Calling Vegas a "global city" is a bit of a stretch. It's more like a weird theme park surrounded by a whole lot of suburban sprawl. NYC is something like 17x m

by ragona 6y ago

Calling Vegas a "global city" is a bit of a stretch. It's more like a weird theme park surrounded by a whole lot of suburban sprawl. NYC is something like 17x more dense.

qeternity 6y ago
Maybe in terms of average density but that's not what matters. In Vegas, the vast majority of people are packed near the strip and density there is much higher than the average for the metro area.
nostromo 6y ago
Of American cities it's third highest by international arrivals, at least by one measure. It's behind only New York and Miami in the US, and has more international arrivals than LA, Berlin, Moscow, or Athens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_international_visitors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_internationa...
- ragona 6y ago
  Sure, but they're all tourists, and they're certainly not coming now. It's a very different flow of humans than the other places you listed.
  - addison-lee 6y ago
    That was their point, they are all tourists.
    - AtlasLion 6y ago
      But those tourists are long back home so their numbers are not showing up in the stats of Vegas itself.
      - iso947 6y ago
        Increases the chance of bringing covid in earlier and thus passing to residents
grogenaut 6y ago
Look ragona not everything is about new York and now matter how much you (personally) shave your head and wear black clothes all day, it still won't be about NYC. However, fuel your brain with these bits: if lots of transmissions happened in Vegas then they likely counted against another states numbers when those folks went home. I guess what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas.
- ragona 6y ago
  Wait, I actually DO shave my head and wear black clothes all day. Maybe I should visit NYC, I've... actually never been. And yeah, I really wonder how many transmissions were marked in other locations but picked up in Vegas. edit: Also, I misssss you. Hope you're well. <3

by ragona 6y ago

Calling Vegas a "global city" is a bit of a stretch. It's more like a weird theme park surrounded by a whole lot of suburban sprawl. NYC is something like 17x more dense.

qeternity 6y ago

Maybe in terms of average density but that's not what matters. In Vegas, the vast majority of people are packed near the strip and density there is much higher than the average for the metro area.

nostromo 6y ago

Of American cities it's third highest by international arrivals, at least by one measure. It's behind only New York and Miami in the US, and has more international arrivals than LA, Berlin, Moscow, or Athens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_international_visitors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_by_internationa...

ragona 6y ago
Sure, but they're all tourists, and they're certainly not coming now. It's a very different flow of humans than the other places you listed.
- addison-lee 6y ago
  That was their point, they are all tourists.
  - AtlasLion 6y ago
    But those tourists are long back home so their numbers are not showing up in the stats of Vegas itself.
    - iso947 6y ago
      Increases the chance of bringing covid in earlier and thus passing to residents

grogenaut 6y ago

Look ragona not everything is about new York and now matter how much you (personally) shave your head and wear black clothes all day, it still won't be about NYC. However, fuel your brain with these bits: if lots of transmissions happened in Vegas then they likely counted against another states numbers when those folks went home. I guess what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas.

ragona 6y ago
Wait, I actually DO shave my head and wear black clothes all day. Maybe I should visit NYC, I've... actually never been. And yeah, I really wonder how many transmissions were marked in other locations but picked up in Vegas. edit: Also, I misssss you. Hope you're well. <3