I agree about NY, and Chicago, and London, and multiple other cities I’ve had the privilege of spending time in. However, having lived in cities, and having spent time on mountain tops and in the wilderness, I have to say that ‘culture’ is what is in your soul. I’ve had the same feeling listening to a bird sing as I’ve had listening to Vivaldi being played by a major urban orchestra.
I get nervous on mountaintops and in the wilderness. Cement is in my soul, lol!