Ways to tell you're a TRUE New Yorker (ahem-chris) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Warm & Fuzzy · 06-15-2002, 09:20 PM

SOME of this is true.

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1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that
this means Manhattan.
2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the
Empire State
Building.
3. You can get into a four-hour argument about "the
best" way to get from
Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday
before a long weekend,
but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
4. Hookers and the homeless are invisible.
5. The subway makes sense.
6. The subway should never be called anything prissy,
like the Metro.
7. You believe that being able to swear at people in
their own language
makes you multilingual.
8. You've considered stabbing someone just for saying
"The Big Apple."
9. Your door has more than three locks.
10. The most frequently used part of your car is the
horn.
11. You consider eye contact an act of overt
aggression.
12. You call an 8-by-10-foot plot of patchy grass a
yard.
13. You cried the day Ed Koch took over for Wapner.
14. You think Central Park is "nature."
15. You see nothing odd about the speed of an
auctioneer's speaking.
16. You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a
walk-in closet and you
think it's a "steal."
17. You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly
lost both times.
18. You pay more each month to park your car than most
people in the U.S.
pay in rent.
19. You haven't seen more than 12 stars in the night
sky since you went away
to camp as a kid.
20. You go to dinner at 9pm and head out to the clubs
when most Americans
are heading to bed.
21. Your closet is filled with black clothes.
22. You haven't heard the sound of true absolute
silence since 1977, and
when you did it terrified you.
23. You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost
the bar 28 cents.
24. You take fashion seriously.
25. Being truly alone makes you nervous.
26. You have 27 different menus next to your
telephone.
27. Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip."
28. America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to
you.
29. You have jaywalking down to an art form.
30. You're suspicious of strangers who are actually
nice to you.
31. You haven't cooked a meal since helping mom last
Thanksgiving.
32. You take a taxi to get to your health club to
exercise.
33. Your idea of personal space is no one actually
standing on your toes.
34. $50 worth of groceries fits in one paper bag.
35. You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever"
stories.
36. You don't hear sirens anymore.
37. You've mentally blocked out all thoughts of the
city's air quality and
what it's doing to your lungs.
38. You live in a building with a larger population
than most American
towns.
39. 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, and your favorite
falafel guy is Egyptian.

-*Forever*- · 06-15-2002, 09:39 PM

I answered yes to some... but I'm not a 'New Yorker' cos I don't live in the city... ppl who live in New York, but not the city, don't get called New Yorkers

Kay Scarpetta · 06-15-2002, 09:42 PM

LOL those are hillarious

Mr. Shy Guy · 06-15-2002, 09:46 PM

Some of those are pretty funny.

Titania · 06-15-2002, 09:46 PM

LOL. Those are great, Im e-mailing them to all my friends in ny.
Strangly enough a few of those apply to Philly too..especially the calling it "the city" and expecting the world to understand precisly what you mean.
And I get completly lost in New Jersey...and Deleware and can honestly say that the farthest west Ive been in 10 years is Pittsburgh.

I have "bad Septa stories" instead of taxi, since Im not brave enough to deal w/ some of the taxi drivers around here. And that "Brotherly Love" thing is definitly %^%$$%* (censored for TJ) Like they say- Its the city to watch your back.

~cara~

Jinny Girl · 06-15-2002, 09:47 PM

dude... I LIVE in NJ and ive been lost hopelessly more times than you can imagine.

Warm & Fuzzy · 06-15-2002, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ¤~*Roxie Rickman*~¤
I answered yes to some... but I'm not a 'New Yorker' cos I don't live in the city... ppl who live in New York, but not the city, don't get called New Yorkers

LOL! That's right, Joyce! If you're not living in the city, you're not called a "New Yorker," LOL!

TJL · 06-15-2002, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb
SOME of this is true.

Absolutly...

I don't have a doorman...

ks · 06-15-2002, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jo's the bomb

11. You consider eye contact an act of overt
aggression.

Seriously?! I'm always being told look people in the eyes when you talk to them or they'll think you're not enjoying or paying attention to the conversation...

Wierd

ks

*Marilyn Monroe* · 06-15-2002, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ks

Seriously?! I'm always being told look people in the eyes when you talk to them or they'll think you're not enjoying or paying attention to the conversation...

Wierd

ks

I know! When I read that, I was thinking back to all the teachers who have told me that i had to look people in the eyes all the time. LOL not if i wanna live in NY!

Ags2000 · 06-15-2002, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NancyMcKeon1987

I know! When I read that, I was thinking back to all the teachers who have told me that i had to look people in the eyes all the time. LOL not if i wanna live in NY!

LOL I know. I think Texans wouldn't last in New York. LOL

D

ks · 06-15-2002, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ags2000

LOL I know. I think Texans wouldn't last in New York. LOL

D

LOL, I don't think most Alabamians could survive in New York either. Some of us are just too darn nice

ks

Pitooey · 06-15-2002, 11:52 PM

Hysterical............. Alot of the stuff is soooo true! I don't have more than 3 locks on the door.

(They exaggerate.......) I do have a small yard.......... It's bigger than a 10 x 18 though. LOL..........

Warm & Fuzzy · 06-15-2002, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TJL

Absolutly...

I don't have a doorman...

LOLOL! Is THAT all?

Janice · 06-15-2002, 11:59 PM

Here's the 40th
You're born with an intense loathing for the Boston Red Sox.

06-15-2002, 09:20 PM	#1
Warm & Fuzzy Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 02, 2001 Posts: 10,254	Ways to tell you're a TRUE New Yorker (ahem-chris) SOME of this is true. ----------------------------------------- 1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan. 2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. 3. You can get into a four-hour argument about "the best" way to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Wisconsin on a map. 4. Hookers and the homeless are invisible. 5. The subway makes sense. 6. The subway should never be called anything prissy, like the Metro. 7. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multilingual. 8. You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple." 9. Your door has more than three locks. 10. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn. 11. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression. 12. You call an 8-by-10-foot plot of patchy grass a yard. 13. You cried the day Ed Koch took over for Wapner. 14. You think Central Park is "nature." 15. You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking. 16. You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal." 17. You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times. 18. You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent. 19. You haven't seen more than 12 stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid. 20. You go to dinner at 9pm and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed. 21. Your closet is filled with black clothes. 22. You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since 1977, and when you did it terrified you. 23. You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents. 24. You take fashion seriously. 25. Being truly alone makes you nervous. 26. You have 27 different menus next to your telephone. 27. Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip." 28. America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you. 29. You have jaywalking down to an art form. 30. You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you. 31. You haven't cooked a meal since helping mom last Thanksgiving. 32. You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise. 33. Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes. 34. $50 worth of groceries fits in one paper bag. 35. You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories. 36. You don't hear sirens anymore. 37. You've mentally blocked out all thoughts of the city's air quality and what it's doing to your lungs. 38. You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns. 39. 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, and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian.
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06-15-2002, 09:39 PM	#2
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06-15-2002, 09:42 PM	#3
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06-15-2002, 09:46 PM	#4
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06-15-2002, 09:46 PM	#5
Titania a part of that Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 04, 2000 Posts: 3,694	LOL. Those are great, Im e-mailing them to all my friends in ny. Strangly enough a few of those apply to Philly too..especially the calling it "the city" and expecting the world to understand precisly what you mean. And I get completly lost in New Jersey...and Deleware and can honestly say that the farthest west Ive been in 10 years is Pittsburgh. I have "bad Septa stories" instead of taxi, since Im not brave enough to deal w/ some of the taxi drivers around here. And that "Brotherly Love" thing is definitly %^%$$%* (censored for TJ) Like they say- Its the city to watch your back. ~cara~
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06-15-2002, 09:47 PM	#6
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06-15-2002, 11:52 PM	#13
Pitooey Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Rocking in Transylvania. Posts: 15,042	Hysterical............. Alot of the stuff is soooo true! I don't have more than 3 locks on the door. (They exaggerate.......) I do have a small yard.......... It's bigger than a 10 x 18 though. LOL..........
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06-15-2002, 11:59 PM	#15
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