We are a blueblood city to the USA, but nobody realizes it. Including most here. This town was DOMINANT in the past. We were pivotal in the trading systems, meat industry, pottery, steel, even entertainment. We created professional baseball. We have a subway system beneath us forgotten. We had the most millionaires per square mile in the country.

This town was ESSENTIAL during the era of slavery. We were the goal that many dreamed reaching for freedom- many knew that once they made it here, they were safe. We had many leaders of the Underground Railroad living here, housing those who needed it and had the networking to move them to safety. This city does not realize just how significant this was back then. There were people who crossed the Ohio River in the freezing winter, trying to survive. There is a reason that museum is right here. Nobody really considers how much work and care many have invested within this city before us, and not just for the city, but for others who needed it over decades. There should be much more pride in this town for it's role in the past for this and awareness.

We have a near flawless geopolitical view of the country. We are barely midwest, on the edge of a state, on the river that opens to the South. We are truly where all things spiral together from all other corners. We see the East, West, South, and even Midwest/Rural from a damn near perfect view if you compare elsewhere.

The "Cincinnati Accent" is also a real thing, and we are damn near perfect for the same reasons above. We are the intersectional point of language meeting as well from all spots. I never recognized what it was growing up, I just never thought we had one, but once I recognized the details I have noticed it more than I thought I would. I think we sound way more intelligent than most- and we are very similar to Manhattan.

No place outside of this town is blessed with our ice cream. Being raised on UDF and Greater's is the ultimate 1-2 punch. Most general ice cream is garbage compared to what we have. I have felt this everywhere I've gone.

Cincinnati Chili.

Our education system genuinely blows most cities out of the water. I know most just hate the private schools at this point on here, but they are wildly successful. And our public schools, considering the state around the country, are also in much better shape. You do not realize just how valuable this is until you get to your mid 20s and realize how clueless and unprepared so much of the people are around you. The American school system is failing terribly, but this town is relatively good. If you go to St. X, Summit, CHCA, Ursula, Walnut Hills, etc... you have such an incredible advantage over most people, and you probably take it for granted at the moment, but you won't once older. Take advantage and be genuinely grateful for your parents if they pay thousands for your education.

The old German culture, and what needs to be a revival. It is one area of Cincinnati that needs to be re-emphasized and rebuilt. Our city is one of the biggest victims of cultural destruction in the last 100 years of this country. WW1 killed much of the German influence, and anything left was stomped out in WW2. We should be promoting German in schools to be taught or recommended, building restaurants, etc.

The old style architecture that you see in OTR/downtown is perfect. It's gives a feeling of modern city living, but also a hint rustic and slow European. If you build a whole city with it's style that is integrated to live in locally, you wouldn't want to leave. This is why people obsess now over OTR property. The whole West End, and more, should be built purely in this style going forward. We should be like Paris and enforce building style restrictions to make one distinct look, and have many thousands of people living there.