London: Filthy, expensive, rude .. and beloved by visitors

A new TripAdvisor survey highlights the love-it-hate-it paradox of megacity tourism. Should we believe it or not?

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Unfriendly, dirty, terrible value. That, according to the results of a recent TripAdvisor survey, pretty much sums up London's reputation among travelers.

So with all the griping, how is it that London was also voted the best city in the world in the same TripAdvisor 2012 Travellers Choice Awards?

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