Omaha vs Lincoln

[kevost]

“Haha that city sucks cuz it’s just a bunch of chain restaurants, shitty infrastructure and nothing but white people suburbia.”

Omaha/Lincoln

PS: compare both to similar sized cities in the region.

Omaha > Wichita, Des Moines or Springfield MO

Lincoln > Topeka, Cedar Rapids/Cockeye City or Columbia/Jeff City

I hate when people compare Lincoln and Omaha to cities that have more people than the entire state of Nebraska.
(Ex: Austin/Denver/KC/etc.)


I can’t believe you made me stick up for Swimtown and Lincoln.
Fuck you for making me do that.

308 >>>> those shitholes

Springfield is smaller than Lincoln, so is Columbia and Jeff city. You'd have to combine all 3 to even get close to Lincolns population. I get the point you're making and don't disagree, just not great comps in my opinion.


I'm with you on the 308. Move outside of both cities and call it good. I grew up an hour south of Lincoln across the border. I'd take the sticks over either (any) city.

 

[HCFord1]

Live in Elkhorn, anything west of 120th, Omaha is superior. Places east are fine for a visit. OPS is ass.

You mean all of the parts of the city that have things to do?

 

[BIGSTICK67]

it’s amazing how often this article has felt relevant on this board:

Rural Nebraskan Not Sure He Could Handle Frantic Pace Of Omaha

NORTH PLATTE, NE–Lifelong North Platte resident Fred Linder, 46, revealed Monday that he doesn’t think he could cope with the fast-paced hustle and bustle of Omaha, the Cornhusker State’s largest city.

www.theonion.com

Ha ha - how true.

Having grown up in a tiny town and now in Omaha, I find this hilarious.

 

[BIGSTICK67]

If you're still in Lincoln after college sorry, but you're a dweeb. Lincoln is a college town. And its infrastructure is a joke. Anyone calling Omaha mini-Chicago is probably from western Nebraska or has never actually been to Chicago.

Right. People forget that Omaha is about 1/10th the size of Chicago, about 1/3 the size of Denver, etc., etc., etc.

People in Nebraska think it's this huge city. The hate in Nebraska would really be strong if Omaha was 5 million people.

 

[YankeesJunkie]

You mean all of the parts of the city that have things to do?

I do not claim to live a very exciting life

 

[Herbie]

I remember going there and being able to get soooooo much fucking candy for basically no money.

And Omaha can’t provide that

 

[Jim14510]

You mean all of the parts of the city that have things to do?

You can go there to do things but only losers live there.

 

[Huskers4420]

You can go there to do things but only losers live there.

Despite being surrounded by the village libiots, I very much enjoy living in the Midtown/Blackstone area

 

[God is a Husker]

Springfield is smaller than Lincoln, so is Columbia and Jeff city. You'd have to combine all 3 to even get close to Lincolns population. I get the point you're making and don't disagree, just not great comps in my opinion.


I'm with you on the 308. Move outside of both cities and call it good. I grew up an hour south of Lincoln across the border. I'd take the sticks over either (any) city.

When I say “Springfield” I’m including Nixa/Ozark/etc. the metro area of Springfield is over 400,000.

I used Jeff City/Columbia as a combined example because they are so close (20 mins drive) to each other and the capital + college town.


As an aside it always amazes me when I go to neighboring states that they didn’t put their flagship University or land grant university in their capital city. Examples: Topeka would be so much better if KU or KSU were there. Jeff City would be so much better if MU was there. Des Moines would be better if ISU was there. (Only ISU tho cuz fuck Cockeye) Pierre SD would be better if USD or SDSU were there. Cheyenne would be better if UW was there.

 

[LoudHogRider]

I can’t believe you made me stick up for Swimtown and Lincoln.

 

[kevost]

When I say “Springfield” I’m including Nixa/Ozark/etc. the metro area of Springfield is over 400,000.

I used Jeff City/Columbia as a combined example because they are so close (20 mins drive) to each other and the capital + college town.


As an aside it always amazes me when I go to neighboring states that they didn’t put their flagship University or land grant university in their capital city. Examples: Topeka would be so much better if KU or KSU were there. Jeff City would be so much better if MU was there. Des Moines would be better if ISU was there. (Only ISU tho cuz fuck Cockeye) Pierre SD would be better if USD or SDSU were there. Cheyenne would be better if UW was there.

Having lived in Topeka, Lawrence, and Columbia, I agree with this 100%. Topeka can't hold a candle to Lawrence as far as being a "nice" town. But then again Lawrence is basically one big "suburban" town. Lots of commuters to KC/Topeka and tons of families there. Still a great town that I prefer over Columbia.

 

[NEHusker54]

Bunch of dummies ITT. The answer is obviously Grand Island.

 

[Frogsker30]

Bunch of dummies ITT. The answer is obviously Grand Island.

Bunch of dummies ITT. The answer is obviously Grand Island.

Thats methed up

 

[Jim14510]

Despite being surrounded by the village libiots, I very much enjoy living in the Midtown/Blackstone area

Do you have a beard and wear skinny jeans?

 

[Kaladin]

Do you have a beard and wear skinny jeans?

he enjoys going to the local wine bar and having tasteful conversations with his avacodo toast eating neighbors

 

[Jim14510]

he enjoys going to the local wine bar and having tasteful conversations with his avacodo toast eating neighbors

I bet he fancies quaint little coffee shops too.

 

[Kaladin]

I bet he fancies quaint little coffee shops too.

 

[Kaladin]

not gonna lie, i love coffee shops and the best coffee shops are run by dorky looking hipsters in skinny jeans

 

[HCFord1]

You can go there to do things but only losers live there.

You’re just mad you couldn’t afford to live in Fairacres

 

[HCFord1]

not gonna lie, i love coffee shops and the best coffee shops are run by dorky looking hipsters in skinny jeans

Blue Line in Dundee has communist propaganda all over it but they have very good coffee