# Which of the largest 15 metro areas have you been to? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 10, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200 "2014-08-10T00:47:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/21 "2014-08-10T05:45:39Z")
New York, LA, Beijing, and Shanghai. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/22 "2014-08-10T06:26:39Z")
I’ve been to the ones in the U.S. and China (same as **chizzuk** ). That’s not counting switching planes at Narita airport. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/23 "2014-08-10T13:27:28Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > NYC, Beijing, and L.A. This. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/24 "2014-08-10T13:38:09Z")
On the 15 largest list, just NYC. From the longer Wiki list, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, NYC, Washington DC - which means all of the American ones except LA and Philadelphia. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/25 "2014-08-10T16:00:18Z")
It wasn’t clear that whether you actually had to be in the center city or somewhere in the conurbation. I changed planes in LA once and spent an afternoon in Pasadena and counted LA. I spend several days in Tokyo and also in Kyoto. I lived for two years in NYC. So four, if you include LA. ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/26 "2014-08-10T16:06:51Z")
From the poll, just NYC. ---
**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/27 "2014-08-10T16:25:20Z")
NYC and Moscow only. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/28 "2014-08-10T16:32:21Z")
NYC, LA, Mumbai, Delhi, Moscow. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/29 "2014-08-10T18:49:50Z")
Five of them. But I live in one of them, so I’ve only traveled to four. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/30 "2014-08-10T19:05:18Z")
Just LA for me. A long time ago. And I have never even heard of Kolkata. ETA: Ah, looked it up. Calcutta. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/31 "2014-08-10T21:31:19Z")
One trip to Japan ticked of Tokyo and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto (which feels a bit of cheat as I only stayed in Kyoto and thought the other two were separate cities). I’ve never been further East than Samoa or West than Dubai (from my perspective) so all the North American and European cities are out of my travel experience. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/32 "2014-08-11T00:21:32Z")
Only three for me. NYC, LA and Tokyo, and Tokyo was only achieved this year. I’ve had a refuelling stop in Mumbai, but the OP asked for transits not to be included. Slightly off topic, but I’m a little surprised that Moscow has a larger population than London. I guess it all depends how you define Metropolitan Area. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/33 "2014-08-11T00:23:41Z")
New York City Los Angeles Mexico City ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/34 "2014-08-11T00:51:36Z")
> [@lisiate](#): > > One trip to Japan ticked of Tokyo and Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto (which feels a bit of cheat as I only stayed in Kyoto and thought the other two were separate cities). I’ve stayed in hotels in both Osaka and Kyoto, and visited Kobe for a short time on the same trip. They are the same metropolitan area because the built-up parts of the three cities run into each other, with little or no countryside between them. I suspect that the reason why the metro area was given the triple name was because the three cities are all important in their own right – and you could probably add Nara to the name, but that might be a bit excessive. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/35 "2014-08-11T01:18:33Z")
Tokyo Mumbai Beijing New York Los Angeles ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/36 "2014-08-11T01:26:39Z")
Only New York and LA for me. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/37 "2014-08-11T03:08:57Z")
Nyc & la. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/38 "2014-08-11T03:28:34Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > I’ve stayed in hotels in both Osaka and Kyoto, and visited Kobe for a short time on the same trip. They are the same metropolitan area because the built-up parts of the three cities run into each other, with little or no countryside between them. I suspect that the reason why the metro area was given the triple name was because the three cities are all important in their own right – and you could probably add Nara to the name, but that might be a bit excessive. Yeah, I looked at the satellite image on google maps and O-K-K-(N) really is just one big city. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/39 "2014-08-11T04:07:59Z")
Bogata should be on the list. They don’t count their very large homeless population. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200/40 "2014-08-11T15:41:17Z")
NYC, LA (people tell me I was born there, but I really don’t remember), and Moscow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-largest-15-metro-areas-have-you-been-to/695200.md?page=3)