CreamyGoodness
Well-Known Member
Living in New York, for as short a time as a single year, makes one kind of weird. A lot of people cant hack it, and a lot of people (like myself) cant fathom living anywhere else. I figured maybe sharing some truisms about what happens to all residents of New York City could shed some light on why we (read: why Creamy) is/are so odd.
* You purchase a granny cart.
* You have the number to a laundromat, liquor store, 24 hour diner and grocery store that deliver directly to your apartment.
* You know what the Vendy Award is.
* If you live long enough, you will run into everyone you have ever met a second time.
* When traveling, someone has asked you "oh you're from New York! Do you know this guy Bill I know?"
* Shoes come in one color. Black. No other colors.
* You actively enjoy seeing huge rats on the subway tracks. You watch them as if they are entertainment. If the same said rat gets up on the platform, you will be an active participant in the panic that breaks out.
* You spend more time than one would expect explaining that the murder your friends or family saw on the national news actually happened quite far away from you, and you are currently as safe as you have ever been.
* Drag Queens and Transvestites are so commonly seen that you dont even notice half the time. On at least one occassion such a person has rung up your purchase at the register, and you have had at least one drunken conversation with another.
* You develope a new label for people you meet. "Harmless Crazy". The lady that chatted you up on the grocery store line with the live parrot on her shoulder was in no way frightening... she was just harmless crazy.
* You know at least one homeless person by name, and have given him either change or returnable bottles on a number of occassions. You decline to shake his hand, however.
* A dog not on a leash with no owner to be seen has the potential of causing a panic.
* The idea of a TGI Fridays opening up near you pisses you off. The idea of a Starbucks opening near you makes you rejoice.
* You werent thrilled to pay $9 for a Becks that one time... but you did it.
* You have spent upwards of a month NOT driving a motor vehicle. In fact, you might not have driven one in 10 years.
* Every single man in NYC, despite the smell of rotting garbage, counts the summer as his favorite season.
* You have absolutely no idea where you can get a can of Fixaflat.
* You or someone you know has paid >$400 for a pair of sunglasses
* You have never seen a police officer pull over a motorist in the 5 boroughs ever.
* Movie filmings are an annoyance. You have heard yourself say "If you get between me and the door to my apartment one more time because you are filming, I am going to kick your ass". You meant it.
* You know what Ethiopian, Cypriot, Columbian, Dominican, Egyptian, Syrian, Korean, and Vietnamese food taste like. In fact, you have a favorite restaurant for each.
* You still cant believe California and even... sigh... Texas have better Mexican food.
* You purchase a granny cart.
* You have the number to a laundromat, liquor store, 24 hour diner and grocery store that deliver directly to your apartment.
* You know what the Vendy Award is.
* If you live long enough, you will run into everyone you have ever met a second time.
* When traveling, someone has asked you "oh you're from New York! Do you know this guy Bill I know?"
* Shoes come in one color. Black. No other colors.
* You actively enjoy seeing huge rats on the subway tracks. You watch them as if they are entertainment. If the same said rat gets up on the platform, you will be an active participant in the panic that breaks out.
* You spend more time than one would expect explaining that the murder your friends or family saw on the national news actually happened quite far away from you, and you are currently as safe as you have ever been.
* Drag Queens and Transvestites are so commonly seen that you dont even notice half the time. On at least one occassion such a person has rung up your purchase at the register, and you have had at least one drunken conversation with another.
* You develope a new label for people you meet. "Harmless Crazy". The lady that chatted you up on the grocery store line with the live parrot on her shoulder was in no way frightening... she was just harmless crazy.
* You know at least one homeless person by name, and have given him either change or returnable bottles on a number of occassions. You decline to shake his hand, however.
* A dog not on a leash with no owner to be seen has the potential of causing a panic.
* The idea of a TGI Fridays opening up near you pisses you off. The idea of a Starbucks opening near you makes you rejoice.
* You werent thrilled to pay $9 for a Becks that one time... but you did it.
* You have spent upwards of a month NOT driving a motor vehicle. In fact, you might not have driven one in 10 years.
* Every single man in NYC, despite the smell of rotting garbage, counts the summer as his favorite season.
* You have absolutely no idea where you can get a can of Fixaflat.
* You or someone you know has paid >$400 for a pair of sunglasses
* You have never seen a police officer pull over a motorist in the 5 boroughs ever.
* Movie filmings are an annoyance. You have heard yourself say "If you get between me and the door to my apartment one more time because you are filming, I am going to kick your ass". You meant it.
* You know what Ethiopian, Cypriot, Columbian, Dominican, Egyptian, Syrian, Korean, and Vietnamese food taste like. In fact, you have a favorite restaurant for each.
* You still cant believe California and even... sigh... Texas have better Mexican food.