Per MouseRocks'
thread over in off-topic, if you woke up on the streets of a city... what things would you see to automatically know that you're in Metropolis....
-- If your hometown paper is the Daily Planet, then you live in Metropolis.
-- If you're familiar with the names of reporters from your local paper (see above) because they appear in headlines as often as your crooked politicians, then you live in Metropolis.
-- If you aren't phased by a man flying overhead in blue and red, then you live in Metropolis.
-- If you're more likely to scream "Help, Superman!" than "Fire!" or "Police!" when in trouble, then you live in Metropolis.
-- If there's a disaster on the horizon, either man-made caused by an evil villain or an asteroid from space, and the whole city has once more put on alert, then it must be Tuesday in Metropolis.
-- If you blame all the problems in the city on one person (either good or bad), then you probably live in Metropolis.
What else can you think of?