But those xenophobic sentiments are disappearing in a new society of young city-dwellers hunting for jobs all over Europe.
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There's the young city worker, with his tie always at half-mast as if to emphasise how "dreadfully busy" he is, even though he's been standing on the platform for at least 15 minutes.
Dubai, a small and young city-state of less than 2 million people, is now considered a safe-haven for many families across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that are facing political instability on their home turf.
In the meantime, there's his nutritional company to run, and young athletes to mentor, not to mention another year of Street Athletics, the project he runs with his former coach Linford Christie to give young city kids the chance to try sprinting.
Regardless of how it happened, the devastation of the Great Chicago Fire quickly turned into one of the young city's great blessings, as the moment in history and the location at the heart of a growing industrial nation ensured that Chicago would not merely be rebuilt.
The rising young Manchester City keeper has been tipped to start against France next month - less than two years after he was playing for Town in League Two.
The first-half double saw the young Manchester City striker double his international goal tally -- having scored just once coming in to Euro 2012 Balotelli is now the tournament's joint leading goalscorer on three.
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Upstart teams like Chicago and Oklahoma City with young stars and a go-for-broke mentality.
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The young woman loves this city, even the prefabricated concrete structures and, of course, Hoyerswerda's natural surroundings.
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Patricia Alireza began her science career later in life, having started a family at a young age in Mexico City.
'It is something that I would have thought the young people of our city had left in the past.
And before we knew it, we had a following of young people in the city of Los Angeles that was amazing.
All over the city are young men pushing supermarket trolleys going through the garbage looking for strips of metal they can trade.
Moscow's powerful mayor, Yuri Luzhkov, makes sure that young men from his city serve either locally or on Russia's balmy Black Sea coast.
Dan McCroskrie, speaking on behalf of the young people who support the scheme, said it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which would help attract more young people into the city.
Paris (CNN) -- Seventeen police officers were injured in violent clashes with young people in the city of Amiens in northern France overnight, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Tuesday.
So let me tell you, when it comes to ensuring the health and development and success of young people in this city, for me, this is my passion, it is my mission.
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When I shared my photos, plus images and videos that young residents of the city had given to me to spread through the internet, I was contacted by journalists and people from all over the world.
The line, which boasted merchandise from 24 upscale designers such as Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta and Tracy Reese, was priced too high, was ill-timed within the holiday season, and the retailer overestimated product demand, Joshua Thomas, a Target spokesman, told Forbes, during a preview of a spring fashion collection from celebrity stylist Kate Young in New York City this week.
What might not seem natural is exposing young professional athletes to the city's temptations right after they cash their first paychecks.
Demonstrating its commitment in the local entrepreneurial scene, New York City appointed a young entrepreneur, Rachel Sterne, as its first Chief Digital Officer.
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I'm surrounded by the bounty of the South and reach back to my roots and to my experiences as a young chef in New York City.
That kind of policy creates undesirable divisions in the life of the city and its young residents, inhibiting their ability to grow together as one community.
Jones is tracking 22 potential transfer targets and has been linked with Manchester City's young Wales striker Ched Evans and Republic of Ireland midfielder Liam Miller.
That gave the visitors further encouragement but they could still not find a way past City's young keeper, who produced two more fine saves before the end.
"While the load of its ageing population is weighing down Sweden, our city has a young population that is in itself an investment in future welfare, " he says.
Two weeks ago, tens of thousands of young Serbs converged on the city of Novi Sad for the Exit music festival, where big-name bands from all of Europe play.
Chief responsibility for the spotlight now shining Copenhagen's way lies with the city's young chefs, many of who have apprenticed with some of the most influential chefs in the world.
Atlantic City once had Young's Million-Dollar Pier, which became Hamid's Million-Dollar Pier: although gambling was never allowed there, the name encapsulated both brassy new entertainment and the off-chance of getting rich.
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