Yeah, New York...
Worth a repost. I bolded the ones that are true for me...
Top 30 reasons you know you're a native New Yorker (in other words...born
and raised in this piece!)
1. You're 35 years old and don't have a driver's license.
2. You're 35 years old and still not married.
3. You ride in a subway car with no air conditioning just because there
are seats available. You and the other three passengers look at each other
with a weird sense of pride & respect. outgrew this one, but used to be true
4. You take the train home and you know exactly where on the platform the
doors will open that will leave you right in front of the exit stairway.
5. You know what a "regular" coffee is.
6. You don't call it Manhattan; it's the "City".
7. You get upset that a cabbie is obeying all the rules of the road when
your in a hurry.
8. You know it sounds crazy, but...you're willing to take in strange
people as roommates simply to help pay the rent. outgrew this one, but used to be true
9. There is no actual North and South, it's just uptown or downtown. If
you're really from New York you have absolutely no concept of where North
and South are.
10. You move 8,000 miles away, spend 10 years learning the local language
and people still know you're from Brooklyn the minute you open your mouth.
11. You move 8,000 miles away as soon as you arrive back in town you crave
for a street vendor hotdog and a cold yoohoo. outgrew this one, but used to be true
12. A 500 square foot apartment is crazy large! outgrew this one, but used to be true
13. Your co-worker commutes 45 minutes by train to a 2,000 square foot
house in the suburbs that was the same price as that same 500 square foot
apartment of yours that takes only 35 minutes to get to and you think he's a
sucker.
14. Every once in a while you will recognize a bum on the train from back
in the days.
15. You know about 1-800-MARGARITA
16. You have at least 50 menus in your apartment, two thirds of which you
have neither ordered from nor even heard of. my neighborhood has no takeout
17. You don't even think about ordering a pizza in any other city.
18. You get ready to order dinner every night and must choose from the same
4 cultural food groups: Chinese, Italian, Mexican or Indian.
19. You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New
Year's Eve.
20. Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of
the Street parking regulations are in effect.
21. You know what a bodega is.
22. You don't even notice the nice lady walking down the road having a
perfectly normal conversation with her self (nor do you really care as long
as she keeps her distance)
23. You pay "only" $230 a month to park your car and consider it a bargain.
24. The presidential visit is a major traffic jam, not an honor.
25. Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you. (They take up all
the freakin' parking spaces) (edit: AND ARE FUCKING ANNOYING!!!)
26. You think celebrities are kool until they try to skip the line in front
of you...then you curse them out!
27. You're not terribly interested in waiting in line in front of the latest
new hot spot in 10 degree weather. (edit: AND i can tell within 5 seconds if i'll be able to scam my way to the head of the line. if not, i'm out!)
28. Someone bumps into you, and you immediately check for your wallet.
29. You know how to fold the New York Times in twenty different ways, so
that you can read it on the subway or bus.
30. You can nap on the subway and never miss your stop.
Top 30 reasons you know you're a native New Yorker (in other words...born
and raised in this piece!)
1. You're 35 years old and don't have a driver's license.
2. You're 35 years old and still not married.
3. You ride in a subway car with no air conditioning just because there
are seats available. You and the other three passengers look at each other
with a weird sense of pride & respect. outgrew this one, but used to be true
4. You take the train home and you know exactly where on the platform the
doors will open that will leave you right in front of the exit stairway.
5. You know what a "regular" coffee is.
6. You don't call it Manhattan; it's the "City".
7. You get upset that a cabbie is obeying all the rules of the road when
your in a hurry.
8. You know it sounds crazy, but...you're willing to take in strange
people as roommates simply to help pay the rent. outgrew this one, but used to be true
9. There is no actual North and South, it's just uptown or downtown. If
you're really from New York you have absolutely no concept of where North
and South are.
10. You move 8,000 miles away, spend 10 years learning the local language
and people still know you're from Brooklyn the minute you open your mouth.
11. You move 8,000 miles away as soon as you arrive back in town you crave
for a street vendor hotdog and a cold yoohoo. outgrew this one, but used to be true
12. A 500 square foot apartment is crazy large! outgrew this one, but used to be true
13. Your co-worker commutes 45 minutes by train to a 2,000 square foot
house in the suburbs that was the same price as that same 500 square foot
apartment of yours that takes only 35 minutes to get to and you think he's a
sucker.
14. Every once in a while you will recognize a bum on the train from back
in the days.
15. You know about 1-800-MARGARITA
16. You have at least 50 menus in your apartment, two thirds of which you
have neither ordered from nor even heard of. my neighborhood has no takeout
17. You don't even think about ordering a pizza in any other city.
18. You get ready to order dinner every night and must choose from the same
4 cultural food groups: Chinese, Italian, Mexican or Indian.
19. You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New
Year's Eve.
20. Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of
the Street parking regulations are in effect.
21. You know what a bodega is.
22. You don't even notice the nice lady walking down the road having a
perfectly normal conversation with her self (nor do you really care as long
as she keeps her distance)
23. You pay "only" $230 a month to park your car and consider it a bargain.
24. The presidential visit is a major traffic jam, not an honor.
25. Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you. (They take up all
the freakin' parking spaces) (edit: AND ARE FUCKING ANNOYING!!!)
26. You think celebrities are kool until they try to skip the line in front
of you...then you curse them out!
27. You're not terribly interested in waiting in line in front of the latest
new hot spot in 10 degree weather. (edit: AND i can tell within 5 seconds if i'll be able to scam my way to the head of the line. if not, i'm out!)
28. Someone bumps into you, and you immediately check for your wallet.
29. You know how to fold the New York Times in twenty different ways, so
that you can read it on the subway or bus.
30. You can nap on the subway and never miss your stop.