Subject: You Live In New York City If...
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Sun Dec 03 2000 - 04:01:11 EST
"You Live In New York City If"
You say "the city" and expect everyone to know
that this means Manhattan.
You have never been to the Statue of Liberty
or the Empire State Building.
The subway makes sense to you, and the
subway should never be called anything like
the Metro.
You believe that being able to swear at people
in their own language makes you multilingual.
Your door has more than three locks and is
made of steel.
You think Central Park is "nature."
You pay more each month to park your car
than most people in the US pay on their
mortgage.
You haven't seen more than 12 stars in the
night sky since you went away to camp as
a kid.
You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that
cost the bar 28 cents.
You have 27 different take-out menus next
to your telephone.
Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip."
Of course, you only go there to attend
weddings or funerals.
America west of the Hudson is still theoretical
to you.
You have jaywalking down to an art form.
You're born with it.
You take a taxi to get to your health club to
exercise.
You don't hear sirens anymore.
You live in a building with a larger population
than most American towns.
Your doorman is Russian, your grocer is
Korean, your deli man is Israeli, your building
super is Italian, your laundry guy is Chinese,
your favorite bartender is Irish, your favorite
diner owner is Greek, the watch-seller on your
corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was
Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian, your
favorite falafel guy is Egyptian, and your
neighbor is Swedish...
That's NYC!
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