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I 🙃 Philadelphia
May. 16th, 2024 05:27 amWas anyone going to tell me that Philadelphia is a World Heritage City, or was I going to have to learn that by talking with some random stranger at a beer garden in the Schwarzwald. Like, damn. For real?
The World Heritage City Project scored its first success in 2015 with the selection of Philadelphia as America’s first World Heritage City. The title recognizes that our city’s rich history has global importance. Our city is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Independence Hall. The Organization of World Heritage Cities hosts cities all over the world with at least one World Heritage Site. In 2015, we were invited to join the Organization of World Heritage Cities, making Philadelphia the first World Heritage City in the nation. (source)
I guess the mountains of garbage in the street are indeed "historic," as are our gigantic potholes and sprawling open-air drug markets. We have many traditions in this great city, such as spitting on the street, shitting on the street, driving down the wrong side of the street, stealing orange emergency cones to create private driveways on the street, and overturning parked cars. In the summer, we have ongoing festivals such as rolling down the neighborhood with your subwoofers set to eleven, racing ATVs on public thoroughfares at rush hour, shutting down public transportation with flash mobs, and setting trash cans on fire.
I can't imagine coming to Philadelphia as a tourist. Why would you do that.
Anyway it's good to be back. Being in Europe is always so pleasant, but it's nice to live in a densely populated American city with thriving street fashion, bold graffiti art, and good food from all over the world. I'm looking forward to wearing flip-flops and smoking weed and saying "fuck" without anyone looking at me like I'm crazy.
The World Heritage City Project scored its first success in 2015 with the selection of Philadelphia as America’s first World Heritage City. The title recognizes that our city’s rich history has global importance. Our city is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Independence Hall. The Organization of World Heritage Cities hosts cities all over the world with at least one World Heritage Site. In 2015, we were invited to join the Organization of World Heritage Cities, making Philadelphia the first World Heritage City in the nation. (source)
I guess the mountains of garbage in the street are indeed "historic," as are our gigantic potholes and sprawling open-air drug markets. We have many traditions in this great city, such as spitting on the street, shitting on the street, driving down the wrong side of the street, stealing orange emergency cones to create private driveways on the street, and overturning parked cars. In the summer, we have ongoing festivals such as rolling down the neighborhood with your subwoofers set to eleven, racing ATVs on public thoroughfares at rush hour, shutting down public transportation with flash mobs, and setting trash cans on fire.
I can't imagine coming to Philadelphia as a tourist. Why would you do that.
Anyway it's good to be back. Being in Europe is always so pleasant, but it's nice to live in a densely populated American city with thriving street fashion, bold graffiti art, and good food from all over the world. I'm looking forward to wearing flip-flops and smoking weed and saying "fuck" without anyone looking at me like I'm crazy.
