Can We Guess Which City Matches Your Personality?

By: Olivia Cantor
Estimated Completion Time
7 min
Can We Guess Which City Matches Your Personality?
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About This Quiz

As humans, we have no control over many things right before our birth. You can never choose who your father or mother is going to be, you can never choose the family you will grow up in, and you definitely can't choose the city, country or culture where you will be born. While most of us may have a certain rootedness factor in the places where we hail from, sometimes there is a tendency of wondering about wandering. Some attribute this to wanderlust, but some go beyond just that. It's not really a longing to leave, but it's more of a longing to find out if you belong somewhere else.

Many factors can contribute to such feelings. Whether you have been influenced by the media you're exposed to or not, the longing and desire to go out and discover the world is an innate thing, something that goes beyond mere "travel influencing." You know it's something deeper, something within you, and you know that something calls you out there, to visit or even to stay. Where? That's the beauty of it - the "where" is sometimes a mystery! 

So why not take a peek at this fun travel-oriented personality quiz, and see if you belong to another city. It doesn't matter if you've been there or not, and it could also be just an ideal representation of a kind of city you should be in. What matters is that you can assess if your personality might be a good fit in that place, somewhere else. Go on and explore, then. Happy trails!

Do you prefer driving your own vehicle or taking public transportation?
I'm a subway kind of person. Or the bus.
Public transport. Or walking!
If public transportation is cheap and efficient enough, I'd prefer that!
I love driving!

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Would you like to have the greatest art works of the world within your reach?
I'd like to know that they're around, housed in some museum, so I can visit them maybe later.
Oooh, yes! Love spending time at galleries.
I prefer innovative local and indigenous art to be within my reach.
Not such an art person all the time. It's okay not to be within reach of it.

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Are you partial to eating spicy food?
I don't think I'm up for that!
I prefer sweet stuff more. Maybe cheesy ones, too.
I only eat spicy food! Nothing less!
Sure, I can spice it up from time to time!

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Is hanging out at the beach an activity you enjoy?
Nah, I'm more of a park person.
I like hanging out at street cafes more.
Yeah, from time to time, I do that.
Yes! Now that is THE life!

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Are you a Catholic or Christian, or do you appreciate these faiths?
I'm still undecided if a god really exists, so...
Sure, I pray, but not in a huge church-religious way, you know?
No, but I respect it, as I am respectful of all faiths.
Yup! I honor it.

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Are you open to eating strange things like stewed snails or fried insects?
The cronut is already strange to me. Those things? No!
I can have those snails! No fried insects, though.
Oh sure, I can eat both of them! I'm adventurous like that!
Maybe, I can try that, on a dare, or when I'm drunk enough...

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Do you feel like you belong in Europe?
Well, I feel that in my past life, I was European! But not anymore! So no.
Somehow, yes! It calls me!
Not really belong, but maybe I can visit.
South America is more my destination, honey!

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Is winter a season you'd love to have in the city where you live?
I can live with it, sure.
Well, the cold can give you an excuse to cuddle, no?
No way! I think I'd die!
Ugh, no, because I hate winter wear! Summer wear is my thing.

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Do you have overactive sweat glands?
Only if you take me to a very, very hot place!
Yeah, but it's fine. Everybody suffers.
No, I acclimatize very well.
It's just okay, I guess...

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Can you consider yourself a fan of fruits of different kinds?
Maybe cherries, or whatever's canned and bottled in the grocery.
Maybe some berries, peaches, whatever's in the market.
Definitely! Fresh fruits only, though, nothing processed!
Yup! The more tropical, the better!

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Are you a fast walker?
Brisk walking is my normal pace. So yes.
Fast enough to catch the metro, yeah. Otherwise, just relaxed.
No. Just right pacing, that's me.
Nah. I walk like I'm strutting on the sand of the beach, so just sashay, shantay...

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Would you feel at ease in a place where strangers smile at you?
Creepy! That's creepy! No!
Well, if they're lost tourists, I don't mind.
Yeah, why not? That sounds like a less stressful place.
Oh yes, darling, a smile and a wink can go an extra mile.

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Are you more of a wine person or a cocktails person?
Beer. Give me beer.
Wine, please. Red, preferably.
How about sweet fruit wines? I'm down with that!
Cocktails are the best! Happy hour time!

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Could you live on eating bread as your only main carbs supply?
I think I'll be looking for potatoes from time to time.
Sure! I love bread!
Just for breakfast, and some snacks. But a full meal? Nope.
Just one of them. I love other kinds of carbs!

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Would you mind living in a place where English is not their first language?
I think I'll mind, but I'll try not to.
Yes! It could be French, or Spanish, or Italian!
Of course not! Non-English languages should also be promoted, you know.
Sure, but it could be taught later on, to meet new people, ya?

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Do you get upset by the sight of people living in poverty?
Well, I'm wary of loitering homeless people sometimes. Sorry if that sounds bad.
I'm more upset that the government is not doing something about poverty in the country!
No. It's a sad reality, though.
No. Just because people are poor doesn't mean they're unhappy, you know.

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Is Buddhism a faith you can appreciate?
Not really deeply into any religious stuff
I appreciate it, sure.
Yes. I live by its tenets.
I respect Buddhists, of course!

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Will you be happy living in a place full of annual festive events?
Ugh, too many people squished in one area all the time? Not really for me, pass.
Sure, as long as people are well-behaved!
All the time! We can happily play with water guns or solemnly float lanterns on the rivers, take your pick.
Of course! I want an all-year-round carnival fest if possible! Par-tay!

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Do you feel like you belong in Asia?
No. America, just America.
Sometimes, I get that. But not all the time.
Actually, yeah. I'd like to explore that!
I have a Latin American type of vibe.

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Are you okay with watching foreign films with subtitles?
Too taxing sometimes
Yes, I love foreign films! Especially those in international festivals.
Can they just dub it to English?
Yes, it's fine!

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Would you be open to learn a new language other than English?
Might be easier if everyone just spoke English, actually. But I respect others who speak another language.
Ugh, it's English I can't stand from time to time! I'd love to learn more romance languages.
Sure! I'm even open to learning a new alphabet that comes with a new language.
Oooh, as long as the new language sounds sexy, why not?

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Do you like to watch a lot of theater productions and stage plays?
Very much so! I'm a huge theater fan!
It's okay, but I prefer going to the cinema more.
It's okay. I like a mix of everything art-related, so I'm flexible.
I love watching live musical performances more. Samba! Bossa!

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Rice dishes: Yay or nay?
I try it in one of those fusion restaurants from time to time...
I don't like it a bit.
I love love love rice! Yes!
Well, sometimes, yes...

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Can you consider yourself a kind of fashionista, or someone who follows fashion trends?
Too busy to get caught up in things like that
Definitely! I love fashion!
It's not a huge concern for me.
I have an eye and an ear on it, from time to time...

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Do you like "new age" stuff like yoga, meditation, and stuff like that?
Isn't that kind of... ugh, I dunno, new age-y?
I can appreciate it, but I don't get too involved much.
I am partial to meditative kind of activities, yes.
Sure, I can do that, too...

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Are you comfy with living in a place that has some rate of recorded crimes?
Story of my life, dude! Don't get mugged!
Ah, depends on where you get caught at night, no? You can't really say where is safe.
I prefer a place where people are generally peaceful. No crimes, please!
Well, we have to understand that crimes are sometimes poverty-related, so the government should do something about it. Just be careful on the streets, OK?

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Does cynicism describe you to a T?
Hah! What do you think?
It depends on the situation at hand.
Be at peace with your own self, and release cynicism as a bad vibe.
Life's too short to be cynical. Let's just par-tay!

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When considering a place to settle down, is a highly multicultural space an attractive element for you to live your life?
That's how the world will end up anyway, so might as well live with it.
I guess so, as long as there are no arrogant people around me.
I'm great with that reality!
Sure, but I'd like to hang out with my hometown homies once in a while, just us.

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Do you prefer sampling local cafes or multinational brands like Starbucks?
I think I prefer a brand I know is safe, so go multinational, why not? Venti soy mocha, please.
Ugh, I hate Starbucks and others like it!
We can sample the multinationals sometimes, but we always go back to the local ones after.
Local is always great! Cheaper, too!

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Are you open to living in a place with a low cost of living?
Low cost means low quality sometimes, right? Not sure I'd want that.
It's ideal, but that's also idealistic if you want the finer things in life.
Definitely! I want to be in a very economically accessible place.
Maybe not that low, but not that high, too. Some places are that extreme! And I'm okay with that.

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