I don't know if it's because I grew up an hour away from New York City, or if everyone does this:  I compare every city I travel to with New York City, and no city quite compares.  No city seems as big, or has as many tall buildings, or has as many flashing lights, or is as active around the clock, or has an many cool things as New York.  I wonder if people from Philadelphia or Boston or Los Angeles compare other cities to their own, only to find that their city doesn't quite measure up.  I feel like New York is at the top, and everyone else is competing for second place.  Again, this could be because of my geographical proximity.  But I'm not even a city person.  I would feel this way whether I lived an hour away or a world away. #travel