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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 12:57 AM
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Poll question: The REAL favourite city poll - London or Sydney Or Paris Or Berlin?
Edited on Mon Sep-18-06 12:59 AM by Random_Australian
So, who's city reigns supreme?
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 12:59 AM
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1. Hey, R_A, did you see that! Someone voted London! What a weirdo!
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:01 AM
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3. So.............
I'm a weirdo, am I? :cry:

Nah, I know you're kidding me, sweetie.......:hug:
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:08 AM
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7. Of course I was kidding!
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Or was I? :P
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:00 AM
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2. My dear Random_Australian!
London does it for me.....

The history at every step.....

The language......

I felt so comfortable there.........

Not to say that Paris isn't wonderful too.........it is....

I'm pretty nearly evenly divided between the two, really.......

Haven't been to Sydney, though......

:hug:
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:03 AM
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4. Where's New York City, Dublin & Florence?
Those are my favorite cities.
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:07 AM
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5. Where's NY, Dublin & Florence?

New York is in America, Dublin is in Irelend, Florence is in Italy.


:)

Paris = Capital of France, Berlin = Capital of Germany, London = Capital of the UK, (This is if my limited geographical knowledge has not failed me), and of course Sydney = Capital of New South Wales.


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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:08 AM
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6. You know what I meant.
:P
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:11 AM
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8. Yup, that is why I added "Paris = Capital of France,
Berlin = Capital of Germany, London = Capital of the UK, (This is if my limited geographical knowledge has not failed me), and of course Sydney = Capital of New South Wales."

Oh who am I kidding! The real answer to your question was "No, that is just frost on my moustache"
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:28 AM
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9. San Francisco!
Those other places all lack garlic fries, to say nothing of american football, the palace of fine arts and vegan mock duck. There's no great view of any of those other cities from the marin headlands, either. Oh, and I can drive to San Francisco for the day, have a great time, and be home in time to sleep in my own bed. I just did it today.
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 01:56 AM
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10. They lack garlic 'fries' huh?
What makes you so damn sure? The café on the corner sells CHIPS will garlic aoli, so there! (And there would be garlic 'fries' around somewhere too)

"to say nothing of american football" - saying nothing of wusses ball is the way I prefer it. :) :P

(Ok, the meanness in that was just me kidding around. Don't take it seriously... well, except for the football thing. It is rather wussy, from what I've seen of it)

Palace of fine arts? Elitist! (Ok I am getting really silly here) Who needs a 'palace'? We salt-of-the-earth types require only an ordinary place of fine arts! :rofl:

Sounds good.

Vegan mock duck? I dunno, but it should be here soon. Actually, stay that thought. With the kind of food standards we have, we've not had a rise in a-carnivorism like you guys.

But really, great views? You just can't talk to an Aussie about great views. Seriously - we chopped ancient Tasmanian hardwood forests that were simply a wonder to behold. We have that much natural scenery.

And I can't refute the driving there thing.

How's about you vote for sydney anyway?
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 09:33 AM
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23. Real garlic fries are a regional thing
You really can't get proper ones once you go over the Bay Bridge. They're fries covered in not-quite raw garlic and parsley. They smell, but they taste wonderful. They're stadium food and go great with beer.

The palece of fine arts: The really cool thing is that even though it's the most beautiful spot in the city, it's not overrun with tourists. It's also next to the Exploratorium, the coolest museum EVAR!!!

But tell you what, you fly me down to Sydney and I'll vote for it anyhow.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:26 AM
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11. london is more fun right now --
london rocks night and day --

having said that --

paris is heart achingly beautiful -- it just makes you wanna be there.
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:41 AM
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14. Vote for Sydney!
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:45 AM
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16. well sydney gets HUGE bonus points for all it's
cute boys!
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:47 AM
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17. Speaking of which, I just posted a new photo of myself.
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:51 AM
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18. you're not going to tell me where?
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:54 AM
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19. I was thinking, should I start a poll on whether I ought to put up more
photos, and then post one for each 10 posts that people write in the poll?

What do you think?

And here is the pic:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5635233&mesg_id=5637036
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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 09:23 AM
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22. lol -- you are so cute!
the hat is great -- i have one like it that i love.
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:27 AM
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12. I have to go with Berlin..
I have never been to Sydney..
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:41 AM
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15. You should vote for Sydney then!
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 06:35 AM
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13. Paris
Yep, yes, word. :D
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 09:09 AM
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20. NEWARK!!
:silly:
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Broken_Hero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:19 PM
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27. ..........
:rofl: I spit on my keyboard...seriously...:hi:
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 04:10 PM
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32. It's an exciting place!
Nothing says adventure like getting lost in a non-gentrified part of Newark!
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 09:10 AM
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21. I've never been to any of those places, so I really can't say.
:cry:
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 12:16 PM
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24. Sydney
With Paris a close second.
London never did anything for me.
I've hitched and trained all around Deutschland (pre-unification era), but never reached Berlin.
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Tyo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 12:45 PM
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25. Berlin!
Love those German guys!
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:11 PM
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26. I have never been to any of those cities.
So I'll have to reserve judgment. I'd love to visit them all!
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querelle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 02:24 PM
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28. I Adore London
Which is rather ironic, because I was born in Paris. My dad is English and ma mere is from France. They married in Paris and started their family before moving to Montreal.

Truth be told, I can't stand Paris. The people, the rush, the whole city. Even though I consider myself to be French, London remains one of my favourite places on this planet.

Q
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NJ Democrats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 03:58 PM
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29. Other: NYC
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KurtNYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 04:05 PM
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30. Aussie Aussie Aussie - Oy Oy Oy
Oy'm voting for NYC also.
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cwydro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-18-06 04:08 PM
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31. MUNICH
is a wonderful place..
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