using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace testhttpclient
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string result = MakeCall().Result;
            Console.WriteLine(result);
            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        public static async Task<string> MakeCall()
        {
            string result = String.Empty;
            HttpRequestMessage request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "http://www.example.com/"); //"http://www.icanhazip.com/");

            using (HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient())
            {
                using (HttpResponseMessage response = await httpClient.SendAsync(request))
                {
                    if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode == true) // Takes approximately 22-23 seconds to reach this line
                    {
                        result = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();  // Returns result quickly at this point
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        result = "Failure";
                    }
                }
            }
            return result;

        }
    }
}