I agree. I think the urban areas in much of Europe are a much better reflection of their surrounding areas than those in the U.S. Atlanta for example really is different than surrounding Georgia. But I wouldn't say that Atlanta feels anything like Minneapolis for example.

Also many of the European cities have such a different flavor than U.S. ones, how they're laid out for example, that going from Munich to Paris is a tremendously different experience. More than Atlanta to Minneapolis? Yeah I think so. But likewise Paris to Tokyo is even more of a difference than any other comparison above.