Hmm...strikes me that knowing a city intimately is like following celebrity gossip closely. Both types of people annoy me in the same way.
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except that knowing a city intimately can actually be useful.
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So can knowing celeb gossip intimately, a la Perez Hilton.
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hardly a fair comparison. Much more context specific and higher bar. Takes a lot less work to learn shortcuts and good holeinthewalls
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