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0 pointsSohcahtoa824y ago0 comments

I've heard Denver is extremely popular because you have all the amenities of a big city (They even have a Six Flags!), yet is right next to beautiful mountains and nature. Some parts even still have a small town feel.

Of course, I've also heard that a significant fraction of those moving in are single men, to the point where the city has gotten the nickname "Menver".

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eunoia4y ago

Some random local context: Menver was a running joke 10/15 years ago, probably even before that too.

jasonladuke03114y ago

According to this [0], Denver metro area - 1.626M males and 1.641M females.

[0] https://www.metrodenver.org/regional-data/data-central?categ...

Sohcahtoa82OP4y ago

I guess the "Menver" meme is outdated and no longer accurate.

Someone else had mentioned that the meme started at least 10-15 years ago.

bitexploder4y ago

We love in Golden. Beautiful small town area. 25-30 from most of down town. 25-30 from myriad nature access. A couple hours gets you almost anywhere. We are in the suburbs so I don’t know about the. Menver meme

onlyrealcuzzo4y ago

Aside from Six Flags, how is this different from the west of the US?

bombcar4y ago

Denver has an international airport of some prominence, and since that became "active" it has become a bit of a westish-coast city.

Some areas around it had a very "Portland" or "Seattle" feel a few decades ago, and for a time they were a "well-kept secret". Not so much now, so the next big city may be somewhere else soon.

onlyrealcuzzo4y ago

So does Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Albuquerque, too.

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eunoia4y ago

Some random local context: Menver was a running joke 10/15 years ago, probably even before that too.

jasonladuke03114y ago

According to this [0], Denver metro area - 1.626M males and 1.641M females.

[0] https://www.metrodenver.org/regional-data/data-central?categ...

Sohcahtoa82OP4y ago

I guess the "Menver" meme is outdated and no longer accurate.

Someone else had mentioned that the meme started at least 10-15 years ago.

bitexploder4y ago

onlyrealcuzzo4y ago

Aside from Six Flags, how is this different from the west of the US?

bombcar4y ago

Denver has an international airport of some prominence, and since that became "active" it has become a bit of a westish-coast city.

Some areas around it had a very "Portland" or "Seattle" feel a few decades ago, and for a time they were a "well-kept secret". Not so much now, so the next big city may be somewhere else soon.

onlyrealcuzzo4y ago

So does Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Albuquerque, too.

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