Philly Loves It When You Call It Big Poppa

You might remember, a while back, that none other than PW’s own Liz Spikol reported that Ell Decor has compared Philadelphia, favorably, to Madrid. “Madrid on the Delaware River,” the article said, and bully to that, even if I don’t really get how that works.

Then again, I’ve never been to Madrid. The article was actually kind of old when Liz wrote about it, but an article in today’s Daily Pennsylvanian decides to ask Penn kids is Philadelphia just like Madrid?

The shocking answer, of course, is no, and the several students interviewed just give banal answers probably accopmanied by a blank stare. Well, except for one student studying abroad in Madrid, who gave his opinion via e-mail:

“The night life and women are beyond compare,” [Cameron] Smalls said. “Even the hottest girl in Philadelphia’s best and most exclusive club doesn’t compare to any one of the 12 girls in my Mergers and Acquisitions class in Madrid.”

That makes sense, you know, because Madrid is also well known for its hot merging and acquisitions.

Screw the sixth borough. Philadelphia is the next Madrid. [The Trouble With Spikol]
Is Philadelphia ‘a new Madrid’? [DP]
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