Thanks, Going Boeing, for correcting me on that point. However if you want to split hairs, it was always my impression that the fuselage was manufactured in Wichita, whilst the final assembly was at Renton in Seattle. And whilst their HQ may be in Chicago, for me Seattle has always been Boeing Town.
Fair point also about the seemingly unfair comparison between a Boeing narrow vs Airbus widebody type, but I'm afraid they're the only two jets I have any practical knowledge of. I've never had the pleasure of flying any of Boeing's widebodies, but I know they are well loved by most/all who fly them. With that in mind, my post was directed specifically to FlyBoy737-800, because his implication is that his namesake is a better aeroplane than the one being pissed on in this thread - which would be fine if he's qualified to comment on both, but I suspect he's not. On the other hand, I am.