Starbucks, dogs, ipod joggers...

we need more boutique shopping and retail though!

The number of FAILED sneaker boutiques is also indicative of the "success" of an area.

A few more thoughts on this...

I couldn't help but notice that #26 is Manhattan (and Now Brooklyn Too -- which makes sense now that they have an IKEA in Red Hook).

And the City of Portland (the new home of Jersey City's very own Janam Tea -- Tea is #13) just made it into his White People in the News column.

With Manhattan, Brooklyn AND Portland on Christian Lander's mind, do you think Jersey City and Hoboken (gasp!) are safely off this guy's radar?

Between our location in New Jersey (a state that can elicit obnoxious opinions from Americans near and far) and our close proximity to NYC (note that San Francisco is #91 but Oakland is missing), I think we may be able to quietly slip through the cracks.

But then again that may somehow just be what puts Jersey City right under his microscope!

Or worse yet, it could be #73 -- Gentrification!

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This JCList thread and Christian Lander's StuffWhitePeopleLike.com blog had me howling with laughter this morning (and, as a guy of Eastern European descent, I guess that makes me pretty darn white in most circles!).

It looks like his new book, "The Definitive Guide to Stuff White People Like: The Unique Taste of Millions" finally made its way into stores just this week.

What's even funnier is that Amazon has the book "bundled" in a special sale with a David Sedaris book. Why is that humorous? David Sedaris is #25 on Lander's "Stuff White People Like" list OF COURSE!

For the uninitiated, I've cut and pasted Lander's full list below for your giggling pleasure, but if you really want to have some fun, click here to see where the Canadian-turned-Californian blogger describes why each of the following made his list.

103. Sweaters
102. Children?s Games as Adults
101. Being Offended
100. Bumper Stickers
99. Grammar
98. The Ivy League
97. Scarves
96. New Balance Shoes
95. Rugby
94. Free Healthcare
93. Music Piracy
92. Book Deals
91. San Francisco
90. Dinner Parties
89. St. Patrick?s Day
88. Having Gay Friends
87. Outdoor Performance Clothes
86. Shorts
85. The Wire
84. T-Shirts
83. Bad Memories of High School
82. Hating Corporations
81. Graduate School
80. The Idea of Soccer
79. Modern Furniture
78. Multilingual Children
77. Musical Comedy
76. Bottles of Water
75. Threatening to Move to Canada
74. Oscar Parties
73. Gentrification
72. Study Abroad
71. Being the Only White Person Around
70. Difficult Breakups
69. Mos Def
68. Michel Gondry
67. Standing Still at Concerts
66. Divorce
65. Co-Ed Sports
64. Recycling
63. Expensive Sandwiches
62. Knowing What?s Best for Poor People
61. Bicycles
60. Toyota Prius
59. Natural Medicine
58. Japan
57. Juno
56. Lawyers
55. Apologies
54. Kitchen Gadgets
53. Dogs
52. Sarah Silverman
51. Living by the Water
50. Irony
49. Vintage
48. Whole Foods and Grocery Co-Ops
47. Arts Degrees
46. The Sunday New York Times
45. Asian Fusion Food
44. Public Radio
43. Plays
42. Sushi
41. Indie Music
40. Apple Products
39. Netflix
38. Arrested Development
37. Renovations
36. Breakfast Places
35. The Daily Show/Colbert Report
34. Architecture
33. Marijuana
32. Vegan/Vegetarianism
31. Snowboarding
30. Wrigley Field
29. 80s Night
28. Not Having a TV
27. Marathons
26. Manhattan (now Brooklyn too!)
25. David Sedaris
24. Wine
23. Microbreweries
22. Having Two Last Names
21. Writers Workshops
20. Being an Expert on YOUR Culture
19. Traveling
18. Awareness
17. Hating Their Parents
16. Gifted Children
15. Yoga
14. Having Black Friends
13. Tea
12. Non-Profit Organizations
11. Asian Girls
10. Wes Anderson Movies
9. Making You Feel Bad About Not Going Outside
8. Barack Obama
7. Diversity
6. Organic Food
5. Farmer?s Markets
4. Assists
3. Film Festivals
2. Religions Their Parents Don?t Belong To
1. Coffee

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You might want to check it out again today. They have a nice link to a New York Times article about Brooklyn and San Francisco called "Sisters in Idiosyncrasy."

The article manages to mentioned 16 of their "Things White People Like" -- a new record!

* San Francisco
* Architecture
* Manhattan Now Brooklyn Too!
* Writers Workshops
* Non profit organizations
* Diversity
* Plays
* T-shirts
* Graduate School
* Bicycles
* Microbreweries
* Having gay friends
* Gentrification
* Toyota Prius
* Living by the Water
* The Sunday New York Times

Article Link

Speaking of Barcelona Chairs...
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/


That's a pretty funny site, I'm laughing my ass off at work. Thanks.

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And perfect for keeping house guests from getting too comfortable and loitering.

Once, we start seeing the tall, skinny models with their toy-dog accessories, then we will know that the downtown has finally arrived.

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Speaking of Barcelona Chairs...
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/

ok you convinced me , no .

but

barcelona chairs are nifty and uncomfortable.......

i do take my sneaker style seriously ;) but i don't think the success of a sneaker boutique will increase the success of JC... it would take more than that, higher boutiques in general as well as a good selection of bars, restaurants, lounges, etc... it seems that JC is on the move towards that and has been so for the past few years...

you also have to keep in mind that these sneaker boutiques can cause an increase in crime... the more people who rock high end sneakers, more towards the $250+ side, can cause jealousy to thugs who roam around JC and can rob you for those sneakers in a heart beat...

yes

and can the success of a sneaker boutique be measured by the number of barcelona chairs?