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The only exception is when I'm walking on the streets, in that case I just flat out squeeze through people, walk quickly by them, etc or else you'd never get anywhere. Also never answer people who try to talk to you on the street unless there is a clear reason to (they're struggling to carry something or looking at a map or there is a fire or something) because if it's just some random person talking to you for no reason, there is a ZERO percent chance that they want anything except to harass you for money.
I'm polite and so are my parents. We were all born and raised in nyc. Remember, most of the people who live here anymore are not from this country. They bring their rude mannerisms with them especially the asians.
My partner's extended family came to visit us when we lived in NYC and we had 5 days of, "I don't know how anyone could live here, it's so (dirty/noisy/expensive/full of rude people etc.)" I would never have wanted to live in their boring flyover suburb, but I was never rude enough to actually say that to them, much less say it repeatedly.
An internet friend and his wife came to visit from New Zealand. They decided on the Times Square Marriott on 45th St. I tried to dissuade them but they had put down a deposit.
They left with the same attitude, "Oh, the noisy rude pushy crowds...the litter" determined never to visit the city again.
Do you think MAYBE their hotel location may have formed their opinion of the City?
Sad really for elderly people's first and only visit to NYC in an entire lifetime to be so ruined by a hotel choice.
Unfortunately, I treated them to a show on 45th St, doing nothing to dispel their slanted notion. I should have taken them to the Metropolitan Museum instead.
An internet friend and his wife came to visit from New Zealand. They decided on the Times Square Marriott on 45th St. I tried to dissuade them but they had put down a deposit.
They left with the same attitude, "Oh, the noisy rude pushy crowds...the litter" determined never to visit the city again.
Do you think MAYBE their hotel location may have formed their opinion of the City?
Sad really for elderly people's first and only visit to NYC in an entire lifetime to be so ruined by a hotel choice.
Unfortunately, I treated them to a show on 45th St, doing nothing to dispel their slanted notion. I should have taken them to the Metropolitan Museum instead.
I prefer NYC keep the reputation of being a rude city than as some nicey squeaky clean city. It's a useless battle to try dissuading tourists about how to navigate around NYC. Let them bruise it out.
An internet friend and his wife came to visit from New Zealand. They decided on the Times Square Marriott on 45th St. I tried to dissuade them but they had put down a deposit.
They left with the same attitude, "Oh, the noisy rude pushy crowds...the litter" determined never to visit the city again.
Do you think MAYBE their hotel location may have formed their opinion of the City?
Sad really for elderly people's first and only visit to NYC in an entire lifetime to be so ruined by a hotel choice.
Unfortunately, I treated them to a show on 45th St, doing nothing to dispel their slanted notion. I should have taken them to the Metropolitan Museum instead.
Yes, I think so, Times Square is one of the noisiest places in Manhattan and very populated!
Seems like most people believe that New Yorkers are habitually rude. My husband(Brooklyn,Ny) says New Yorkers are blunt, and yes, rude. Lol but, he also tells me that people will take my kindness as a weakness. Do most New Yorkers believe that? I refuse to live there, I'm from Texas, and I can't seem to stop having manners, and I can't help but to treat people the way I'd like to be treated. He can't stand the thought of anyone, "getting over" on him. We've been together almost 18 years, but we still disagree about people, and how to get along with people. He loves to argue, but I sure love to hear his NY accent lol(still).
I am from NYC. I have lived in Texas (Fort Worth) and in Florida. By far the most rudest and dumbest people I have ever met in my entire life have been in Florida, bar none. Texans are friendly to some degree. As for New Yorkers, ummm I think the major difference is, if you say or do something that someone perceives as being rude or inconsiderate, you are going to get called on it here. There are no ifs, and or buts about it. I saw a woman push another woman in the back,as she was trying to get her to move onto the train faster. Mind you, the woman was moving fast enough already. Also, the train was just sitting there (it was the last stop on the E train). There was NO reason for the pushing. Anyway, I guess the husband saw it and told that pushy lady, if she touches his wife again, he would "slap fire" out of her. I saw the look on his face, he meant it. The pushy woman didn't say ONE word. She got quiet, sat down and behaved herself. On the flip side, my neighbors in my building are super nice. Our wives make dinner for each other's family every so often. People say good morning or give some sort of salutations if I catch eyes with them, in my neighborhood. The people who I have noticed that are rude here are generally people not from here. It seems to be their culture, I don't know. I think the other problem with transplants is, they arent from here. Their idea of NYC is what they saw on TV before moving here. So they assume this attitude as if it will help them to fit in or get on here. When in reality, just being yourself and using common sense works best.
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