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Of merchants and mariners: two cities: Lyons and Marseilles. (rival French cities)
The Economist (US)
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October 10, 1992
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They gave France its national anthem. But in every other way the Marseillais have been falling behind in their perennial rivalry with Lyons
AT LEAST Marseilles and Lyons have one thing in common: they both hate Paris. United by the desire to stop the capital meddling in their affairs, the two proud and independent French cities are divided by just about everything else, including their role in Europe. While Lyons has become the model of a modern European metropolis, Marseilles has found itself increasingly isolated on Europe's periphery.
Lyons means business. ...
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