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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

very green city, beautiful trees everywhere.

I just got to Panama City, Panama yesterday, buses are a flat $0.25 regardless of distance and the Metro is a flat $0.50 regardless of distance.

took the train for ~8 mi into town to get to my hotel for $0.50.

ate at a Korean BBQ buffet and saw a bunch of mapaches(raccoons) that apparently live along the Pacific Coast here.

with all the fashionable dress, performing arts theaters and bodegas around, it feels a lot like a casual New York City, moreso than any other central city I've been in abroad so far.

it has that "yeah, we're killing it" vibe.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

moving forward, you should clarify the NOT florida panama city

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

lots for me to think about here, thanks.

I didn't even know there was a floridian Panama City until yesterday.

I definitely don't know what it's famous for or how culturally relevant it is, do you think anyone outside of US Americans would think of PC Florida before the Panamanian Panama City?

I do mention the Pacific Ocean, which feels like a solid identifier.

you know what, I don't think I like writing the word Panama twice so close to each other, it feels like I'm making a mistake.

since that's a bad reason not to be more clear, I added a Panama in the body paragraph for clarification.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

I’m an American and well aware of Florida. I knew immediately that you were talking about the city in Panama.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

got it, thanks.

is the one in Florida known for anything in particular?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Not sure if the initial poster is joking but "foreigner" here and there's no chance anyone would think of the American version before the original, for that very reason.

Now, if someone said "Boston" I'm in the UK so would think we're referring to the original town in the UK but would assume pretty much every other non-American would think of Boston, Mass.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

thanks, I appreciate your input.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Thats a crazy ask

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