<p>i’m typing this really fast but i have to get this out…</p>
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<p>okay i go to high school literally 2 minutes away from swarthmore and i spend a lot of time on the campus and the surrounding area. i am so SICK of people putting philadelphia down. it is a fun city once you get to know it. what are people talking about that there is not a lot of restaurants in philly??? there’s TONS of every type (classy, ethnic, etc.) including a great and really delicious dutch vegan/vegetarian shop (the FIRST of its kind to open in america…and it opened in philadelphia)</p>
<p>yearly i attend the international philadelphia film festival where often times movies make their national or north american premiere. sometimes it attracts respectable directors and actors. beyond the two week long film festival, there are a bunch of independent film theaters that offer a variety of interesting arthouse/documentary/mainstream flicks.</p>
<p>god there’s the kimmel center where world famous musicians, authors, international leaders come to speak/play on a regular basis. yet at the same time the city is littered with cozy concert venues (that i frequent all the time) that attract good modern rock bands. at these shows individuals have the opportunity to interact with the many college students that populate the philadelphia area.</p>
<p>there’s the art museum, first fridays, festivals at rittenhouse square, live 8 (which was lots of fun by the way), musicals/plays at the merriam theater, even a renaissance fair…the list goes on</p>
<p>okay so its not as big as new york. so it’s gross sometimes; but that is to be found in any big city. I know people who live in New York and hate it there. There is more than plenty to do in Philly. Most people who say that philadelphia is boring (like some of my friends) have not truly seen what the city has to offer.</p>
<p>but that’s my opinion and i’m not going to attempt to force it upon anyone in this forum. (like some people have the tendency of doing…)</p>