Living the American Teen Dream ; Gritty, Urban, Ironic and Cool - No Wonder Teenagers Are Drawn to the Buzz of the Big Apple

Evening Standard - London › August 26, 2005

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IS THERE a teenager in London who wouldn't love to go to New York? The set of so many famous movies, such great shopping, buildings reaching for the sky - honestly, there's just no quicker way to get on the right side of a youngster.

When my 16-year-old daughter, Lilia, found herself bombing along the Long Island Expressway in a cab for the first time, she squealed with excitement as the gleaming skyscrapers of Manhattan came into view. Her 13-year-old brother, Louis, was equally awe-struck as familiar images turned to gritty reality. The Chrysler Building, Brooklyn Bridge, neon-lit delis and cops chewing gum.

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Living the American Teen Dream ; Gritty, Urban, Ironic and Cool - No Wonder Teenagers Are Drawn to the Buzz of the Big Apple

In this 24-hour, high-energy city you learn fast. Like don't get caught in the tourist bubble. We hated the Gray Line sightseeing bus tours so much we got off after 30 minutes. It's better to walk, use the subway and jump in cabs - b...

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