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Personally, I think that the stereotype of rude New Yorker is totally off-base, but I saw something particularly endearing. An elderly woman crossing midtown Madison in a wheelchair apparently had dropped her coin-purse. Four or five people, including a Con Ed guy working at the corner, were squatting in the middle of the street picking up coins for her while cars detoured around them.
Personally, I think that the stereotype of rude New Yorker is totally off-base, but I saw something particularly endearing. An elderly woman crossing midtown Madison in a wheelchair apparently had dropped her coin-purse. Four or five people, including a Con Ed guy working at the corner, were squatting in the middle of the street picking up coins for her while cars detoured around them.
Personally, I think that the stereotype of rude New Yorker is totally off-base, but I saw something particularly endearing. An elderly woman crossing midtown Madison in a wheelchair apparently had dropped her coin-purse. Four or five people, including a Con Ed guy working at the corner, were squatting in the middle of the street picking up coins for her while cars detoured around them.
personally i think the stereotype comes more from the various accents and swearing and crowded walking spaces than actual lack of kindness
i think the constant close interaction makes us more likely to reach out to strangers, including being nice or helpful
the stereotype is ten million people who won't look each other in the eye... but try getting someone's attention in the suburbs. you can't. everyone is in a car! much more isolated
so we might have some rough edges but i find it to be friendlier than many other cities
the stereotype is ten million people who won't look each other in the eye... but try getting someone's attention in the suburbs. you can't. everyone is in a car! much more isolated
In addition, I see plenty of ppl giving up their seats to the elderly, prego women and ppl with kids in general on the subways. At least on the 6 and the 7 subway lines....
New Yorkers come off as a bit rude in the sense of impolite rather than unfriendly. People are helpful, but they don't like having their time wasted, a bit of a "no-nonsense" attitude; low tolerance for anyone that comes off as incompetent.
It's not that obvious when I lived in Long Island, which had a bit of the same culture. Up here in Western Massachusetts, it's definitely noticeable.
That’s really nice. Except. One incident doesn’t make New Yorkers the best people in the world. I don’t want to sit here and bash, but just to clarify, when people say New Yorkers are rude (and they are), they mean things like this:
The impatience is ridiculously. People get downright nasty during commutes. They yell stuff out just b/c the person in front of them isn’t going fast enough for their liking. That’s flat out rude.
Approach cashiers at stores and see how many of them look you in the face and acknowledge you. You won’t find many, let alone ones that will say hello.
How many coworkers say Good Morning to you when you walk in the office? Most keep walking.
Yes, people might chip in to help each other out on the street, but rudeness is there. Every day.
There is a difference between being polite and being kind. A polite person can say hello, please and thank you while completely screwing you over, but a kind person will pick up coins for an old lady. If I had to choose between the two, I'd choose kindness.
There is a difference between being polite and being kind. A polite person can say hello, please and thank you while completely screwing you over, but a kind person will pick up coins for an old lady. If I had to choose between the two, I'd choose kindness.
Right, but the city as a whole does not live like that daily. We all live here and know the reality. The reality is that New Yorkers live around so many ppl and have become impolite and rude over the decades. Sorry. It's just the way it is. People in other less populated cities will pick up the coins, do good deeds yet they'll still find a way to be polite, acknowledge people and say hello.
Right, but the city as a whole does not live like that daily. We all live here and know the reality. The reality is that New Yorkers live around so many ppl and have become impolite and rude over the decades. Sorry. It's just the way it is. People in other less populated cities will pick up the coins, do good deeds yet they'll still find a way to be polite, acknowledge people and say hello.
I don't consider us at all impolite or rude. I think that we are realistic. We don't put up with bull****.
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