You know you're from NEW YORK CITY when...
Описание: 1.You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.
2.The subway makes sense.
3.The subway should never be called anything prissy, like the Metro.
4.You have gone the wrong way on the subway at least once.
5.You know that you have to use whatever means necessary to avoid the A train after 8 pm and 4, 5 between 8 and 9 am.
6.You know that seeing a celebrity is no big deal.
7.You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it’s a "steal."
8.You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent.
9.You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed.
10.You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard.
11.You think Central Park is "nature."
12.Your closet is filled with black clothes.
13.You take fashion seriously.
14.You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents.
15.You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise.
16.Being truly alone makes you nervous.
17.Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.
18.$50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.
19.You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.
20.You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories.
21.You don't notice sirens anymore.
22.You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns.
23.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.
24.You think $7.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price.
25.Your door has more than three locks.
26.Your favorite movie has DeNiro in it.
27.You know what a bodega is.
28.You know how to fold the New York Times in half, vertically, so that you can read it on the subway or bus without knocking off other passenger's hats.
29.You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St. like the city in Texas
30.Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you.
31.Your local news is national news.
32.You walk a mile in 13 minutes and think that everything should be open 24/7.
33.Yellow light means speed up. Red light also means speed up because you know have that 1 second pause until the other light turns green.
34.You order your dinner and have it delivered from the place across the street.
35.You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
37.Hookers and the homeless are invisible.
38.The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.
39.Every time you go to New Jersey, you got hopelessly lost.
40.You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid.
41.America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you.
42.You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.
43.You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skills.
44.You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
45.You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection.
46.You're willing to take in strange people as roommates simply to help pay the rent.
47.There is no North and South... It's uptown or downtown.
48.When you're away from home, you miss "real" pizza and "real" bagels.
49.Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect.
50.You know the lights above the skyscrapers are the closest thing we have to stars.
[Нью-Йорк]
2.The subway makes sense.
3.The subway should never be called anything prissy, like the Metro.
4.You have gone the wrong way on the subway at least once.
5.You know that you have to use whatever means necessary to avoid the A train after 8 pm and 4, 5 between 8 and 9 am.
6.You know that seeing a celebrity is no big deal.
7.You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it’s a "steal."
8.You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent.
9.You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed.
10.You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard.
11.You think Central Park is "nature."
12.Your closet is filled with black clothes.
13.You take fashion seriously.
14.You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents.
15.You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise.
16.Being truly alone makes you nervous.
17.Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.
18.$50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.
19.You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.
20.You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories.
21.You don't notice sirens anymore.
22.You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns.
23.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.
24.You think $7.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price.
25.Your door has more than three locks.
26.Your favorite movie has DeNiro in it.
27.You know what a bodega is.
28.You know how to fold the New York Times in half, vertically, so that you can read it on the subway or bus without knocking off other passenger's hats.
29.You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St. like the city in Texas
30.Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you.
31.Your local news is national news.
32.You walk a mile in 13 minutes and think that everything should be open 24/7.
33.Yellow light means speed up. Red light also means speed up because you know have that 1 second pause until the other light turns green.
34.You order your dinner and have it delivered from the place across the street.
35.You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
37.Hookers and the homeless are invisible.
38.The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.
39.Every time you go to New Jersey, you got hopelessly lost.
40.You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid.
41.America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you.
42.You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.
43.You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skills.
44.You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
45.You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection.
46.You're willing to take in strange people as roommates simply to help pay the rent.
47.There is no North and South... It's uptown or downtown.
48.When you're away from home, you miss "real" pizza and "real" bagels.
49.Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect.
50.You know the lights above the skyscrapers are the closest thing we have to stars.
[Нью-Йорк]
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