You know you’re becoming a New Yorker when…
22Jul08
- You can walk three-and-a-half blocks to the subway, take three stops on a packed local train and walk through the middle of Times Square… without looking a single person in the eye.
- You think $6 for a pint is “cheap” and $12 for a highball is “reasonable”.
- You send more clothes to the dry cleaners than you do to the laundry machine.
- You walk on the street when its 32 deg C outside with your suit on… and its “not so hot”.
- You cut someone off in the subway and they think it’s their fault.
- You wait for the crosswalk light to change by standing 3 feet into the street… ’cause the delivery van will protect you from oncoming traffic.
- You are comfortable paying $2,000 a month for 250 sq. ft. of floor.
- You consider taking a cab to travel 10 blocks.
- Your fridge looks like the depressed bachelor/bachelorette’s fridge in a romantic comedy… filled with Chinese take-out boxes.
- You can walk through Times Square without being approached by tour salespeople.
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Nice. I like #1 and #5… so true. a friend once said to me, “ahhh, the New York subway. the world’s greatest equalizer,” because you could see a fashion model standing next to a homeless person (who happens to be listening to his iPod)
True story: you know you’re becoming a New Yorker, when strange people on subway (ie. weird woman furiously bobbing up & down to some strange music playing on her ipod nano) stand in front of you and you simply ignore them to read your book/newspaper/watch your video on your iPod Touch – as if they were perfectly normal…
Lol. I’m a native of the Big Apple, and that pretty much sums me up (except being comfy paying $2000 for 250sq ft). Ha, I survive on Chinese Food, and who needs jackets? They’re such a burden to carry around. Well, people make eye contact while commuting, but nobody speaks, so it’s just like not making eye contact. Yeah, cabs r great, but the metro sys. is better…however, it would be better less crowded…
I lived in New York for 4 years. So far, the best four years of my life. I loved every single moment. I never felt as a foreigner in New York. The very first day I arrived I felt at home.
I found New Yorkers to be very open and warm. It is a very vibrant, very active city, thus many people are quite busy and often in a rush. Nevertheless, in four years, whenever I needed help, as an example with directions, I never came across a person who would not stop look me in the eyes and give their best to explain how to get to the desired location. After a few months I no longer needed much help with directions, but I always had these feeling that New Yorkers are always ready to help. There are certain stereotypes that are actually quite far from the truth. People do look at each other. Sometimes people even start up conversations on the bus or on the train. Of course it does not happen often, but than again, where does it happen often?. It is normal that people mind their own business. They say that you either love or you hate New York. I have not met a single person who did not miss their life in New York after they left.