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Originally Posted by megadude
Great points. Didn't know about the GDP thing.
Language point reminds me of Switzerland now that I think about it. Between Bern, Zurich and Geneva, etc., no city dominates that country.
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Statistically I am sure Zurich dominates as much or more than Toronto does in Canada, and in this way it's kind of similar to our situation.
When you're in French-speaking Switzerland, the "big city" is most definitely Geneva, not Zurich. (Even if Zurich isn't even that far away.) And after Geneva, Paris likely occupies a significant part of the "metropolis role" for the francophone Swiss.
Likewise, while the main Italian speaking Swiss city Lugano is quite small, for most people in that part of the country the big city for a lot of functions would be Milan.