>Didn't know about the 10 mil. inhabitants that is a surprise. That could make it one of biggest cities worldwide with Tokyo, New York, Cairo and Mexico city.
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> Its appeal though as a city because a lot of cultures and peoples can relate to it whether Turks, Arabs, Europeans or Greeks and it's beleieved to be the next romantic city after Paris.
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>JFK, Jr had his honeymoon there I believe.
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>It it makes you feel any better, you should come to NYC sometime where tracffic is worse, people are hostile and city is more crowded.

I guess you've heard the old joke: How many quiet, polite New Yorkers does it take to screw in a light-bulb?

Answer: both of them.

To be honest, when I was in New York (twice), I loved it.

Alan