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Birmingham - large city in UK; cloudy, industrial, boring
Kiev - capital of Ukraine; developing; Russian influences are still strong; brutal winters
Naples - always hear it spoken of as a resort town in Italy; popular tourist destination
Marseille - major city in French; popular tourist destination
Gdansk - port city; kind of an atypical Polish city; mild climate compared to the rest of Poland
Brussels - home of the EU; most "international" city in Europe; very diverse by European standards; illegal immigration is consider a major issue by natives
Seville - another popular tourist destination, this time in Spain
Sarajevo - war torn city; still rebuilding/recovering
Frankfurt - business capital of Germany; international hub; airport needs renovating (I know that first hand); I consider it the most American of European cities -- at least in my experience -- due to more modern architecture
Come on then Americans, there's a thread as to how much we know about cities in your country so how much do you know about these European cities?
Stockholm-Beautiful Swedish city built on islands and canals. Probably where Ikea was founded...Looks very similar to other large Northern European capitals.
Birmingham-Industrial city, where Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath came out of in the late 60s and a bunch of reggae and ska bands in the late 70s. The people there speak with a distinct English accent.
Kiev-Biggest Ukrainian city--some old churches and buildings. Lots of beautiful blond Ukrainian women.
Naples-Big densely packed Neapolitan city. The birthplace of pizza and the home of the Camorra(Neapolitan mob). Feels much different than Northern Italy and the dialect is different as well.
Marseille-Has a huge Arab/Muslim population. Has a much more Mediterannean feel than other French cities, and has an exotic feel and look in the old port area. Where bouilibasse was invented.
Gdansk-Basically where World War II started when the Germans invaded the Free State of Danzig --was formelly known as Danzig during it's years of German rule(was a major port in the Hanseatic League) Was mostly destroyed and rebuilt after World War II. Was the birthplace of the Solidarity movement during the Communist period in Poland. Biggest shipping port in Poland.
Brussels-The Grand Place is one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. Great Belgian beer and chocolates. Home of the EU headquarters buildings, making it basically the capital of the European Union. One of the biggest tourist photo ops is a statue of small boy peeing...
Seville-Southern Andalusian city with a lot of old Moorish buildings. Built on a river, and the port is where Columbus and many other Spanish explorers/conquistadors sailed from.
Sarajevo-Mostly Muslim Bosnian city surrounded by mountains, with an old Turkish district at it's core and nice old Austrian architecture beyond that. Still has a lot of war damage and to the east of town is still divided into Serb territory, but has been improving since the war in the 90s.
Frankfurt-The most American of German cities, has one of the biggest skylines in Europe and is a major financial center.
Since World War I, Birmingham has historically been considered the second city of the United Kingdom, but recent polls and media references have indicated that Manchester is regarded as the second city.
Wow, it looks like I really underestimated what people would know, well done! I thought it was a bit hard putting in Gdansk, Birmingham and Marseilles but all of those answers above are pretty much spot on, and I know more about Sarajevo now than when I asked! Birmingham is England's second city in terms of population but few would say it was in terms of importance. I personally would call Manchester the second city.
Yes, I've never been to either Manchester or Birmingham, but if you asked me what was the 2nd city of England, I'd probably say Manchester. I suppose with Manchester United and the music scene of Manchester in the 80s and 90s, it makes sense that it might have more of a cultural imprint throughout the world.
All the folks replying here so far seem to know a good deal more than I do about these cities (I haven't really been outside Canada or the US). I didn't know anything about Gdansk and Seville, and for Sarajevo, I remember it mainly from the history lesson about how WWI started with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Right, you've impressed me with how much you know about the first set of cities, so here are some more:
Munich
Madrid
Rotterdam
Athens
Cardiff
Sofia
Lviv
Lisbon
Minsk
Luxembourg
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