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‘Just Ask the Locals,' City Is Telling Tourists

Submitted by Warren Hughes Ret., Aug 30, 2007 17:39

Okay, so the Big Apple may have lost some of it's polish since 911, however, at it's core the people still maintained a decidedly admiral demeanor, when you consider what they've gone through since 2001. I'd like to see how other major cities around the world would be dealing, diplomatically wise, had their lives been so catastrophically impacted upon? So, unless you' ve walked a mile in our enviable shoes, cut us a little slack foreign visitors to our home town, and rather concentrate on enjoying the many wonderfully unique sights NYC has to offer.


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