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wavetossed WayToRussified Joined: 27 Jun 2004 Posts: 339	Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 10:46 pm    Post subject: I live in London England now but I grew up in Canada. I've been to Russia 3 times now, to Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, and towns in the south Urals (Zlatoust, Satka, Mezhevoy). Also to Zyuratkul national park. Oh, and on my 3rd trip I spent 4 days in Moscow since I was getting tired of explaining how I had never seen anything in Moscow even though I had spent weeks in Russia. For my next trip I'm thinking of the Mari-El republic or perhaps Volgograd (Stalingrad).
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5_Zvehzda Just Starting Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 1	Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 11:08 pm    Post subject: What area of London do you live in? I also spent a year and a half in the UK and Dublin, Ireland many years ago. Been living in Mesa, Arizona for 12 years now and grew up in Chicago and Milwaukee. Making plans to travel to Russia and maybe eastern Europe this year. Last edited by 5_Zvehzda on Thu May 05, 2005 1:16 am; edited 1 time in total
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cyndy22 Lounge Wizard Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 1076 Location: massachusetts	Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:28 am    Post subject: Wavetossed,You are an interesting guy. What brought you btw to visit Russia 3X? and since I am nosy, why do you choose to live in England? Not that England is the land of evil or anything, but it certainly would not be my place to settle down! I'd rather go home to Canada!!!
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Jutrzenkapolska VIP Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 534	Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 3:47 am    Post subject: The best city in the world. New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Katyara Lounge Lizard Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 124 Location: Russia, Sakhalin island, Korsakov!	Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:58 am    Post subject: Quote: Katyara: you said you're on a island? yep... that's right! sakhalin - the island in the very far east of russia! come visit!
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Vic Talk Show Host Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 298 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation	Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:02 pm    Post subject: Jutrzenkapolska wrote: The best city in the world. New York, New York, U.S.A. Beg to differ Either St.Petersburg or Sukhum, Abkhazia Quote: yep... that's right! sakhalin - the island in the very far east of russia! come visit! Южно-Сахалинск?
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e VIP Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 654	Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 4:37 am    Post subject: Quote: yep... that's right! sakhalin - the island in the very far east of russia! come visit! That is just right across the water from me. I'll be sure to stowaway on the next cargo ship heading for Vladivostok just to do that! Quote: New York, New York, U.S.A. NYC is nice but London, Paris, Warsaw, Prague, Nice, Capetown, St. Petersberg, Sydney, Barcelona is nicer
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Mei-Nu Frequent Guest Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 42	Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:17 am    Post subject: I live in China, but am from Belgium. been in Russia 3 times to study. but that`s already a while ago. this summer I`m going back to Russia taking the train from Beijing to Moscow with some stops. yihaaa!!
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blaked Lounge Lizard Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Posts: 180 Location: Moscow	Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:03 pm    Post subject: Jutrzenkapolska wrote: The best city in the world. New York, New York, U.S.A. WTF? Ok Manhattan less Harlem and about 25% of Brooklyn (Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Greenpoint, Boerum Hill, parts of Williamsburg) are ok. The rest is just ass, and an unholy mixture of socialist rent control legislation and city housing projects keep the city as dirty as it is expensive. And here we're not talking seedy-dirty, the Giuliani-Bloomberg gestapo made sure that there aren't any hookers or good clubs where you can do ecstasy anymore. We're talking full-of-homeless-people that piss everywhere dirty. New York is a dystopia where you work as hard as you can to make enough money to live 50 meters from welfare recipients. I live near the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
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Vic Talk Show Host Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Posts: 298 Location: Moscow, Russian Federation	Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:23 pm    Post subject: I agree about NYC. I ventured into Harlem with a friend. I was very amused with the McDonalds there...same as in any place but with a "secured" counter where the cash registers are. We also had some "homies" have a "chat" with us about why "us white boys" are in their "hood". After they found out that we were Russian, they were "cool wit it". Interesting anyways though. To the people that live inside the Garden Ring in Moscow: Is it any good? I live pretty close to the center (Dynamo) but there are still parks here and it is a pretty good neighbourhood. In the center do you experience any problems with the lack of "produkti" stores? (grocery) Vic
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 11:01 pm    Post subject: I was born in Leningrad (now St Petersburg), Russia I live in New York City, USA I somewhat disagree with the 2 previous comments about New York. First of all, the city has gooten better over the last 5-6 years. Secondly, there are very nice and clean areas in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. For example, Bay Ridge in Brooklyn is nice. And Forest Hills in Queens is cute. Someone mentioned Cobble Hill - there are some really nice and inexpensive restaurants there. Not to mention Manhattan - certainly feels like the capital of the world... I love Manhattan.
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cyndy22 Lounge Wizard Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 1076 Location: massachusetts	Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 12:19 am    Post subject: Ilove Manhattan too. It is just so diverse and alive. And contrary to what people say, New Yorkers are not all cold and uncaring. For example just yesterday I met a very nice African American Photo Journalist who works for Associated Press WHO WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO COME AND SPEAK WITH aLEX AND mYSELF OUTSIDE OF SOME TEXTILE MUSEUM. I also met people walking their dogs and vendors on our walk and in the restaurant a man approached me to ask me very nicely information about my wheelchair. People were very nice all around, except for drivers and that is only because it is very stressful to drive in and out of the city. But I do love Manhattan!
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e VIP Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 654	Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 12:30 am    Post subject: Quote: Not to mention Manhattan - certainly feels like the capital of the world... I love Manhattan Yep you're a New Yorker all right: you think the city is the center of the known universe. Parisians, Muscovites, and people here in SF and LA feel the same way I like London & Paris better than New York. Its much more diverse and a lot less segregated.
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Jutrzenkapolska VIP Joined: 16 Sep 2004 Posts: 534	Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 5:10 am    Post subject: ...at least at this moment. OK, you are about the third person on this forum to say London and Paris is more diverse than New York.I've been to both places and it didn't seem that way.Does anyone here have a 2005 world almanac?!And can look up the minority populations of all three cities? We gotta settle this once and for all. I disagree about segregated.In Queens I was one of the only white kids on my block .
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Keoki Lounge Lizard Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 117 Location: Moscow	Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 7:30 am    Post subject: e wrote: Quote: Not to mention Manhattan - certainly feels like the capital of the world... I love Manhattan Yep you're a New Yorker all right: you think the city is the center of the known universe. Parisians, Muscovites, and people here in SF and LA feel the same way There's something to be said for that. A former mayor of NYC once called the capital of the world, and not without reason - as the seat of the UN and the NY Stock Exchange, it certainly has more influence on world affairs than any other city in the world today.
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