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You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.
You know what a bodega is.
You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New Year's Eve.
You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St. like the city in Texas.
Words that end in er are pronounced with an a (whatever becomes whateva)
on your walk to/from the apt you trudge through and around film crews/sets, viewing them as obstacles, annoyances, or perhaps with a mild curiosity (if pyro and stunts are involved); whereas tourists view them as ....entertainment.
I just read another thread with this and thought it might be fun to ask New Yorker's as well
So, you know your from New York when?
You go to Hawaii, for 8 weeks, thinking is paradise, and you get Island Fever, because there is no transportation, except flying, that can take you from one island to the other................prices are triple what they are here, and, and all you do is dream of the choices you had in NYC..................
... when you consistently run the red light, or stop on intersection blocking traffic
... when you start honking 10 milliseconds after you see green light
... when you throw garbage out of the window of your car without even thinking
... when you do your best to not allow another car to merge into your lane
... when you merge to another lane without signalling and cutting somebody off
... when you think that the road is a war zone
... when golden rule in your understanding: do unto others before they do it unto you
When you know what a Knish is.
Middle aged and still don't have a driver's license.
When you know "The City" means Manhattan.
When you scream at tourists "move it!", for standing still on the left side of the escalators during rush hour commute home!
When you visit other states and people say "I love that accent! Say coffee again!!"
... when you consistently run the red light, or stop on intersection blocking traffic
... when you start honking 10 milliseconds after you see green light
... when you throw garbage out of the window of your car without even thinking
... when you do your best to not allow another car to merge into your lane
... when you merge to another lane without signalling and cutting somebody off
... when you think that the road is a war zone
... when golden rule in your understanding: do unto others before they do it unto you
Hey...that's sounds just like driving in Miami! lol
A New Yorker knows what subway car to choose and what door to stand in front of so when the door opens, you meet your exit door to your stop immediately...and get mad at the conductor if the door you are waiting at does not open exactly at your exit door.
~ when you get frustrated at the "tourists" that are lingering on the sidewalk and seem to block your way at every turn while you are trying to rush in to the office.
~ when you think the rest of the world is too slow...everything you do is a race, and "fast" is the norm and "normal" is slow
LOL This is absolutely CORRECT.
But we're the one's that act "stuck up" and we're "mean"
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