Интересное сравнение:
«When I described my love of Moscow to a Canadian woman, she practically dismissed me in saying “Of course, you love it. You are from New York.” “Isn’t the difference between Moscow and St. Petersburg almost like that of New York and San Francisco. New York is the financial and international capital and is filled with energy all the time. San Francisco is more internal looking; people keep to themselves but generally fancy themselves as the cultural and intellectual heart of the country.”»
А вообще мне всегда очень интересно читать/слушать мнение иностранцев, посетивших Россию
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А теперь не по теме, но всё-таки: