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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ann Arbor can’t be both dreary deindustrialized Rust Belt, cold and grey most of the school year and one of the “best” college towns. Those lists are literally for sale to the highest bidder. I mean even locally, you really think Ann Arbor is prettier than Georgetown / NW DC or Charlottesville? Hell no it’s not.

The best college towns have warm climate, obviously.[/quote]

Ann Arbor is beautiful. What are you talking about? Here's that psycho Rust Belt babbler again, lol.[/quote]

Yes, I really thing Michigan is prettier than Georgetown. [/quote]

Ann Arbor is not prettier than Georgetown, DC. You sound ridiculous. Again, "college town" lists are literally for sale. Ann Arbor has crumbling roads, strip malls and a dozen new hideous 10 to 20 story builder-grade apartments surrounding campus. It's an ugly Rust Belt town. Fittingly, all of the post cards from Ann Arbor feature the football stadium. Because that is the shrine you worship, an marvel and the center of attraction in a dreary and grey Rust Belt college town.

Off the top of my head, the best college towns include Cambridge (MA), Boulder, Austin, Athens (GA), Chapel Hill, Santa Barbara, Burlington, Oxford (MS), Georgetown...[/quote]

Tell me you've never been to Ann Arbor without telling me you've never been to Ann Arbor. Also, what is with your weird obsession with the term Rust Belt? Was your father from the Midwest, and did he leave you at a young age? Do you have an ex from the Midwest who dumped you and broke your heart? Every time you bring up the Midwest here on DCUM you always disparage it as "the Rust Belt" with such vitriol and disdain. It feels personal.

Anyways, Ann Arbor is great. It's beautiful. No, postcards don't all show the football stadium. They show the main street and the other picturesque landmarks about town, including the university. It's a really fun place to be as a student. I don't have any connections to the school, but think of it fondly and have a lot of respect for the institution. Ann Arbor is popularly known as one of the best college towns in America, and I'm not talking about some dumb list that no one's ever heard of.[/quote]

Plus it has Zingerman's. That alone would make Ann Arbor a great college town. Ashley's is one of the best beer bars in the country, much less in college towns. And when you add Krazy Jim's and chipati sauce on top of all that, it's a slam dunk.  :D [/quote]

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