Sheffield's twin city?

[26b-6 16]

Pittsburgh is assumed to be Sheffield's twin city?   A hilly, green and former steel city in the US state of Pennsylvania.  It has many fantastic bridges - 446 to be precise!  And has built many more metaphorical bridges to help it prosper, where Sheffielders generally prefer to shun new arrivals and entrepreneurial enterprise which has seen it demise.   I've never been to Pittsburgh but the more I research the  more apparent it becomes how much Sheffield planners and it's residents xenophobic approach to various problems are holding it back.

 

 

Edited November 21, 2018 by 26b-6

[byeo 10]

According to Wikipedia, "The "Sheffield International Linking Committee" promotes Sheffield overseas, especially with five other cities:"

Chengdu, China

Anshan, China

Bochum, Germany

Donetsk, Ukraine

Esteli, Nicaragua

A further four cities have a "Friendship Agreement" with Sheffield:

Kawasaki, Japan

Kitwe, Zambia

Kotli, Kashmir

Pittsburgh, United States of America

[Kidorry 189]

1 hour ago, byeo said:

According to Wikipedia, "The "Sheffield International Linking Committee" promotes Sheffield overseas, especially with five other cities:"

Chengdu, China

Anshan, China

Bochum, Germany

Donetsk, Ukraine

Esteli, Nicaragua

A further four cities have a "Friendship Agreement" with Sheffield:

Kawasaki, Japan

Kitwe, Zambia

Kotli, Kashmir

Pittsburgh, United States of America

The Sheffield International Linking committee is no longer. It folded a few years ago. Donetsk is no longer twinned with Sheffield. I think the only really active one left is Esteli.

[byeo 10]

24 minutes ago, Kidorry said:

The Sheffield International Linking committee is no longer. It folded a few years ago. Donetsk is no longer twinned with Sheffield. I think the only really active one left is Esteli.

That's interesting to know.

[woodview 10]

9 hours ago, 26b-6 said:

Pittsburgh is assumed to be Sheffield's twin city?   A hilly, green and former steel city in the US state of Pennsylvania.  It has many fantastic bridges - 446 to be precise!  And has built many more metaphorical bridges to help it prosper, where Sheffielders generally prefer to shun new arrivals and entrepreneurial enterprise which has seen it demise.   I've never been to Pittsburgh but the more I research the  more apparent it becomes how much Sheffield planners and it's residents xenophobic approach to various problems are holding it back.

 

 

So having never been to Pittsburgh, you assume its residents aren't as xenophobic as those in Sheffield? That's an interesting conclusion to come to especially against your fellow city residents. Have you excluded the recent massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue by a racist low-life from your musings?

[Jim Hardie 527]

2 hours ago, Kidorry said:

The Sheffield International Linking committee is no longer. It folded a few years ago. Donetsk is no longer twinned with Sheffield. I think the only really active one left is Esteli.

Not to worry. The councillors will have had their fact finding beanfeasts by now.

[dutch 68]

Bridgetown Barbados with the old abandoned buildings made it look a little like Sheffield. There are few people begging asking for change while most people have jobs. Architecture looks little English it used to be UK colony. There is even an area called Yorkshire nearby.

Only big difference it's 30 celcius here in Barbados today.

Edited November 21, 2018 by dutch

[philyyy 10]

Can the OP please take his/her pointless negativity elsehwere?

[Unisol 12]

Having looked up Esteli on Wikipedia I’m struggling to find any similarities whatsoever?!?

 

[Kidorry 189]

24 minutes ago, Unisol said:

Having looked up Esteli on Wikipedia I’m struggling to find any similarities whatsoever?!?

 

Is this any good? https://sheffieldestelisociety.org.uk

[abbeyedges 83]

Must admit I can't quite understand the OP negative comment but anyway ......

 

With the withdrawal from Europe possibly some 4 months away it maybe an idea for cities to resurrect the twinning idea with a view to trade deals. 

 

Our local Chamber of Commerce ought to consider the thought.