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| Population | City |
|---|---|
20,610,000 | |
14,775,000 | |
9,185,000 | |
8,580,000 | |
5,900,000 | |
5,620,000 | |
5,550,000 | |
5,320,000 | |
4,935,000 |
| Population | City |
|---|---|
4,815,000 | |
4,625,000 | |
4,510,000 | |
3,985,000 | |
3,880,000 | |
3,740,000 | |
3,485,000 | |
3,040,000 | |
2,880,000 |
| Population | City |
|---|---|
2,650,000 | |
2,425,000 | |
2,390,000 | |
2,335,000 | |
2,290,000 | |
2,240,000 | |
2,200,000 | |
2,200,000 | |
2,100,000 |
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Quizmaster
Redid this quiz to fix some errors.
Jun 21, 2011 delete reply
Quizmaster
The reason that Miami isn't included: In Miami proper more people speak Spanish:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami#Languages
Jun 21, 2011 delete reply
OrangePanda28
People speak spanish in miami?!
Oct 23, 2012 delete reply
sharastarr1
Duh.. I forgot about the cities in Texas.
Jun 27, 2011 delete reply
yocoy
Regardless of more people speaking Spanish in Miami, the official language is English; it's an American city; therefore, IMHO, it should be included in this quiz..
Aug 1, 2011 delete reply
kalbahamut
the official language is NOT English, same as every other American city. and regardless of whether or not it's official it doesn't make the language more widely spoken.
Mar 1, 2013 delete reply
thirdeyeyes
That's correct. There is no official language or religion of the good 'ol USA
May 12, 2013 delete
ivyhooligan
english is an official language in many, many places. not the language of the people, but the language of business.
Sep 18, 2011 delete reply
ivyhooligan
also, no official language in the US
Nov 9, 2011 delete reply
redwingsofdetroit
English isn't the official language of the US. The US has no official language.
Dec 4, 2011 delete reply
lauraj
I think it is a huge oversight not to include Delhi. First, English is an official language of India and the majority of people in Delhi, a city of at least 17 million, speak English.
Dec 31, 2011 delete reply
kalbahamut
but is it more commonly spoken than Hindi?
Mar 1, 2013 delete reply
tommywaits
its sad cause theres only three english cities :'(
Jan 6, 2012 delete reply
kalbahamut
Most people in the UK have convinced themselves that they're the reason that English is the most commonly spoken language in the world. Holding on to this worldview, actual facts can be quite distressing.
Mar 1, 2013 delete reply
B1Bomber
I didn't bother to guess Miami after living in South Florida. You can't even shop at the mall if you don't speak a little Spanish...half the employees don't or won't speak English even to customers.
Jan 8, 2012 delete reply
TheGambler
got 23. ill take it.
Jan 21, 2012 delete reply
RudeAwakening
I got 25... can't believe I forgot Detroit. I live in Michigan.
Jan 27, 2012 delete reply
bgb113
Michigan! Never been there.I live in Tennessee
Aug 29, 2012 delete reply
meilankev
I got 23 (missed 4). But I missed Tampa, and I actually live in the Tampa Bay region (about 5 miles north of Tampa city limits)!!! That's pitiful. I also should not have missed Birmingham (tried Leeds and Liverpool). I actually don't mind missing Dubai and Minneapolis - those were tougher. It's funny, I guessed MIlwaukee, Indianapolis, Kansas City, and even Memphis - but no Minneapolis. Oh well...
Feb 3, 2012 delete reply
Copper
Dubai is not an English speaking city. In fact can anyone there speak English? Most of the normal residents probably cant, and most of the immigrant workers cant, so that just leaves a few of the super rich, and the tourists. If so, the same can be said for pretty much any major city in the world.
Feb 24, 2012 delete reply
kalbahamut
I was also surprised to see Dubai, but, having actually been there (I'm guessing from your comment you have not), it does make sense. One might think that Arabic is more commonly spoken, but, fewer than 18% of the residents of Dubai are actually Emirati. The rest are foreigners. The majority of those foreigners are from India but there are also many from Bangladesh, Pakistan, the USA, the UK, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc etc. Guess what language all of those people use when they need to speak to one another? You're wrong that the immigrant workers cannot speak English. Actually sometimes I find that the Bengali floor sweepers speak English better than my Saudi students (I teach English in Saudi). And for Indians and Filipinos... almost all of them learn English in school in their home countries. The Arabs there adopt English because it really is more practical to speak English in Dubai than Arabic.
Mar 1, 2013 delete reply
Bhenn10
jeez. I missed 4, including Tampa. AND I LIVE IN TAMPA.
Mar 15, 2012 delete reply
marcopolo1
Why does the game include Dubai and not Hong Kong, Singapore or Mumbai?
Apr 17, 2012 delete reply
Quizmaster
Hong Kong = Cantonese, Mumbai = Marathi, Singapore = Malay
Apr 19, 2012 delete reply
indiavoyager
There does not seem to be a consistent logic to this quiz..
how do you define 'english speaking' city... official language / business language / popularly spoken language ...
who is included -- residents / expats / tourists...
Many cities in Asia will make the cut, depending on how you define 'english speaking'.
Jul 6, 2012 delete reply
Quizmaster
The logic of the quiz is simple. If a plurality of the residents speak English, the city is listed.
Jul 8, 2012 delete reply
lush
i was thinking j-burg or cape town might be on the list
Aug 6, 2012 delete reply
theLAYTshow
I thought the same
Sep 11, 2012 delete reply
Fantomas666
Zulu, Afrikaans and Xhosa make up the largest part, in SA only around 8-9% of the population has English as their first language.
Sep 23, 2012 delete
kalbahamut
I tried a few South African cities as well but wasn't surprised to see them not included given the huge variety of languages spoken in South Africa.
Mar 1, 2013 delete reply
marloki
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the population of Washington, D.C. was 632,323 on July 1, 2012.
Also, I have lived in Dubai and I can tell you that it is a lot less English-speaking than the big South African cities (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, where I have also lived). These cities are also bigger than Dubai. So, I think they should be in there, although I cannot point you to a census offhand. I'm sure the info isn't difficult to find.
Mar 20, 2013 delete reply
MCookies21
Dubai dosent speak Arabic? And I though Tampa was smaller
Apr 29, 2013 delete reply
4321
Totally forgot about Australian Cities
May 20, 2013 delete reply
dubz
23/27 not bad for an english person when most answers are american cities
May 21, 2013 delete reply
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