SG in one word: Concrete

If I were to define St. Gallen in one word, I would definitely say: concrete. "Concrete" not in a figurative meaning or in slang (as Romanian teens used it), but in its basic meaning of "construction material".
Why?
Consider a day in the life of a student here: he/she has the rare and great opportunity to study in a university building made of CONCRETE.

If he/she chooses to do a sport, the sport halls are as well made of CONCRETE.

Furthermore, if one he/she feels the need for a cultural activity, then he/she will go to the theater, which is made of....you're guess is right......CONCRETE.


One doesn't need to be a specialist in architecture to figure out that these guys just love minimalism and CONCRETE buildings.
However, if I hadn't been here, I couldn't have noticed this "insight" about life in SG.