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Old 11-09-2013, 06:16 PM
 
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Australia: Melbourne
Austria: Innsbruck
Ukraine: Odessa
USA: Chicago
UK: Birmingham
Russia: Sochi
PH: Quezon City
Brazil: Rio
Mexico: Monterey
Poland: Gdansk
SA: Cape Town
China: Shanghai
Japan: Osaka
Canada: Montreal
France: Nice
Spain: Barcelona
Germany: Frankfurt
Greece: ?
Turkey: Ankara
India: Mumbai
Colombia: ?
Venezuela: ?
Egypt: Alexandria
Pakistan: Lahore
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Old 11-10-2013, 03:38 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Surprised to see Tijuana so many times. Didn't know it was that well known which is cool. I live only a few miles from it.
I only know it because it's so close to San Diego and you see it a lot in crime movies.
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Old 11-10-2013, 06:20 AM
 
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Someone made this topic in the States section (What's the 2ND city you think of when you hear these states), so I thought this could be also done counting the whole world

Australia: = Melbourne

Austria: = none

Ukraine:= none

USA: = los angeles

United Kingdom: = birmingham

Russia: = st petersburg

Philippines: = none

Brazil:= rio

Mexico = none

Poland:= none

South Africa:= cape town

China: = bejing

Japan: = Osaka

Canada: = Vancouver

France: = none

Spain: = Barcelona

Germany: = munich

Greece: = none

Turkey: none

India: = delhi

Colombia: none

Venezuela: none

Egypt: none

Pakistan: Karachi

Spoiler
Australia: Sydney

Austria: Salzburg

Ukraine: Dnepropetrovsk

USA: NYC (San Francisco was the first)

United Kingdom: Aberdeen

Russia: St. Petersburg

Philippines: Luzon

Brazil: Copacabana

Mexico: Puebla

Poland: Krakow

South Africa: Johannesburg

China: Tianjin

Japan: Kyoto

Canada: Quebec

France: Calais

Spain: Tovar

Germany: Munich

Greece: Thessaloniki

Turkey: Ankara

India: Bangalore

Colombia: Barranquilla

Venezuela: Merida

Egypt: Alexandria

Pakistan: Islamabad (Karachi was first)

Australia = Melbourne
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Old 11-12-2013, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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Australia: Melbourne

Austria: Salzburg

Ukraine: Odessa

USA: Chicago

United Kingdom: Manchester

Russia: St Petersburg

Philippines: Quezon

Brazil: Sao Paulo

Mexico: Guadalajara

Poland: Gdansk

South Africa: Cape Town

China: Shanghai

Japan: Yokohama

Canada: NA

France: Lyon

Spain: Madrid

Germany: Munich

Greece: Thessaloniki

Turkey: Ankara

India: Calcutta

Colombia: Medellin

Venezuela: Maracaibo?

Egypt: Alexandria

Pakistan: Islamabad
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Old 11-12-2013, 09:11 AM
 
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Australia: Melbourne

Austria: Salzburg

Ukraine: Odessa

Russia: St. Petersburg

Brazil: Brasilia

Mexico: Tijuana

Poland: Krakow

South Africa: Pretoria

China:Shanghai

Japan: Kyoto

Canada: Montreal

France: Marseille

Spain: Barcelona

Germany: Hamburg

Greece: Thessaloniki

Turkey: Ankara

India: Mumbai

Colombia: Medellin

Egypt: Alexandria

Pakistan: Karachi
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Old 11-12-2013, 09:35 AM
 
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Australia: Melbourne

Austria: Salzburg

Ukraine: Lviv

USA: LA

United Kingdom: Birmingham

Russia: St Petersburg

Philippines: Cebu

Brazil: Rio

Mexico: Monterrey

Poland: Krakow

South Africa: Johannesburg

China: Shanghai

Japan: Osaka

Canada: Montreal

France: Lyon

Spain: Barcelona

Germany: Munich

Greece: Can't think of one

Turkey: Ankara

India: Mumbai

Colombia: Can't think of one

Venezuela: Can't think of one

Egypt: Alexandria

Pakistan: Lahore
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Old 11-12-2013, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Australia: 1st Sydney, 2nd Melbourne, 3rd Brisbane, 4th Perth
Austria: 1st Vienna, 2nd Salzburg, 3rd Innsbruck, 4th Graz
Ukraine: 1st Kiev, 2nd Odesa, 3rd Donetsk, 4th Kharkiv
USA: 1st New York City, 2nd Los Angeles, 3rd San Francisco, 4th Chicago
United Kingdom: 1st London, 2nd Manchester, 3rd Liverpool, 4th Birmingham
Russia: 1st Moscow, 2nd St Petersburg, 3rd Kazan, 4th Rostov
Philippines: 1st Manila, 2nd Angeles City, 3rd Cebu City
Brazil: 1st Sao Paulo, 2nd Rio de Janeiro, 3rd Salvador, 4th Fortaleza
Mexico: 1st Mexico City, 2nd Tijuana, 3rd Cancun, 4th Acapulco
Poland: 1st Krakow, 2nd Warsaw, 3rd Poznan, 4th Gdansk
South Africa: 1st Kaapstad, 2nd Johannesburg, 3rd Durban, 4th Pretoria
China: 1st Shanghai, 2nd Beijing, 3rd Tianjin, 4th Chongqing
Japan: 1st Tokyo, 2nd Osaka, 3rd Kyoto, 4th Yokohama
Canada: 1st Toronto, 2nd Vancouver, 3rd Montreal, 4th Quebec City
France: 1st Paris, 2nd Marseille, 3rd Lyon, 4th Nice
Spain: 1st Barcelona, 2nd Madrid, 3rd Valencia, 4th Seville,
Germany: 1st Berlin, 2nd Hamburg, 3rd Frankfurt, 4th Munich,
Greece: 1st Athens, 2nd Thessaloniki, 3rd Mykonos, 4th Rhodes
Turkey: 1st Istanbul, 2nd Ankara, 3rd Antalya, 4th Alanya
India: 1st Delhi, 2nd Mumbai, 3rd Calcutta, 4th Bangalore
Colombia: 1st Bogota, 2nd Medellin, 3rd Cartagena, 4th Cali
Venezuela: 1st Caracas, 2nd Maracaibo, ?, ?
Egypt: 1st Cairo, 2nd Alexandria, 3rd Sharm el-Sheikh, 4th Luxor
Pakistan: 1st Karachi, 2nd Islamabad, 3rd Abottabad, 4th Lahore
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Old 11-12-2013, 04:08 PM
 
Location: Bremerhaven, NW Germany
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Australia: Melbourne

Austria: Salzburg

Ukraine: Lwiw

USA: Los Angles

United Kingdom: Manchester

Russia: St. Petersburg

Philippines: Quezon City (but only because i heard the name somewhere) lol

Brazil: Sao Paulo

Mexico: Guadalajara

Poland: Gdansk

South Africa: Cape Town

China: Shanghai

Japan: Sapporo

Canada: Vancouver

France: Marseille

Spain: Barcelona

Germany: I leave this out, since i actually live in Germany..

Greece: Thessaloniki

Turkey: Antalya

India: (New) Delhi

Colombia: Medellin

Venezuela: Maracaibo

Egypt: Alexandria

Pakistan: Lahore
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Old 11-13-2013, 05:31 PM
 
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Italy: Napoli
Portugal: Coimbra
The Netherlands: Utrecht
Sweden: Göteborg
Norway: Bergen
Croatia: Dubrovnik
Romania: Iași
Israel: Haifa
Syria: Damascus
Morrocco: Rabat
Nigeria: Abuja
Saudi Arabia: Mecca
Kazakhstan: Astana
S. Korea: Busan
Vietnam: Hanoi
New Zealand: Wilmington
Peru: Cuzco
Chile: Valparaíso
Argentina: Rosario
Cuba: Santiago
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Old 11-13-2013, 06:05 PM
 
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Not sure why everybody thinks Chernobyl is the name of any community. It's called Pripyat.
You're right that the larger city next to the power plant is/was called Pripyat, but a village called Chernobyl actually did exist -- about 5-10 kms SE from the power plant.

As for list #2 -- template for C&P:

Italy:
Portugal:
The Netherlands:
Sweden:
Norway:
Croatia:
Romania:
Israel:
Syria:
Morrocco:
Nigeria:
Saudi Arabia:
Kazakhstan:
S. Korea:
Vietnam:
New Zealand:
Peru:
Chile:
Argentina:
Cuba:

My answers --

Italy: Venice
Portugal: Porto
The Netherlands: Rotterdam
Sweden: Goteborg
Norway: Bergen
Croatia: Split
Romania: Timisoara
Israel: Tel-Aviv
Syria: Aleppo
Morrocco: Marrakech
Nigeria: Ibadan
Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
Kazakhstan: good question
S. Korea: Pusan
Vietnam: Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City
New Zealand: Wellington
Peru: Cuzco
Chile: Valparaiso
Argentina: Mendoza
Cuba: Santiago
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