Fact: New York City is the best city in the world I came upon this article from the Village Voice (okay maybe biased) of 50 reasons why... below are my favorites:
47. There is always someone crazier than you. ALWAYS.
43. Bored to Death. 30 Rock. SNL. And a million other things that film here and we love. RIP Law and Order.
38. Drinking is like breathing. Or slightly more acceptable.
36. Whatever you need, whenever you need it, there is someone who will bring it to you for a price, which may or may not be negotiable. (Or legal.)
29. Restaurants are as common as single men and women. And equally diverse. And you never have to see either of them again after the initial awkward encounter.
26. Smart people are the norm, not the exception. (Which doesn't mean they're sane, but at least no one's boring.)
24. When you fly back into the city after a vacation or business trip, no matter how long you've lived here, you get that butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling. (So true... i get butterflies thinking about it...)
23. Efficiency in a drugstore checkout line.
20. Yelling "fuck" is just a mild obscenity.
15. The splendor of the Union Square Greenmarket.
10. Subway rage. Bike-lane rage. Walking rage. Random rage. These are our therapy. Although we all go to therapy, too. No judgments! We bitch, therefore we are.
7. Subway "prewalking," in which you walk to the exact right spot on the platform to board the train car that will save you the most time upon exit, exists and has a name. Gotta respect.
1. If you can make it here, you really can make it anywhere. But why would you bother to go anywhere else?
WHAT AM I DOING IN SHANGHAI?!
My good friend this morning told me.. "seriously.. only New Yorkers can truly understand New Yorkers". We're fast, smart, patientless, analytical, efficient, etcetcetcetcetc. I suggest everyone to go live in the Big Apple for a couple of years, then the mystery of my personality might be solved for you. New YOrkers are actually proud of our teeny weeny georaphically-speaking home, and only other New Yorkers can understand that. Seriously... why wouldn't you be fucking proud?
" I'm So Glad I Live In New York City and Not in the United States" - RL Stine. AMEN
47. There is always someone crazier than you. ALWAYS.
43. Bored to Death. 30 Rock. SNL. And a million other things that film here and we love. RIP Law and Order.
38. Drinking is like breathing. Or slightly more acceptable.
36. Whatever you need, whenever you need it, there is someone who will bring it to you for a price, which may or may not be negotiable. (Or legal.)
29. Restaurants are as common as single men and women. And equally diverse. And you never have to see either of them again after the initial awkward encounter.
26. Smart people are the norm, not the exception. (Which doesn't mean they're sane, but at least no one's boring.)
24. When you fly back into the city after a vacation or business trip, no matter how long you've lived here, you get that butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling. (So true... i get butterflies thinking about it...)
23. Efficiency in a drugstore checkout line.
20. Yelling "fuck" is just a mild obscenity.
15. The splendor of the Union Square Greenmarket.
10. Subway rage. Bike-lane rage. Walking rage. Random rage. These are our therapy. Although we all go to therapy, too. No judgments! We bitch, therefore we are.
7. Subway "prewalking," in which you walk to the exact right spot on the platform to board the train car that will save you the most time upon exit, exists and has a name. Gotta respect.
1. If you can make it here, you really can make it anywhere. But why would you bother to go anywhere else?
WHAT AM I DOING IN SHANGHAI?!
My good friend this morning told me.. "seriously.. only New Yorkers can truly understand New Yorkers". We're fast, smart, patientless, analytical, efficient, etcetcetcetcetc. I suggest everyone to go live in the Big Apple for a couple of years, then the mystery of my personality might be solved for you. New YOrkers are actually proud of our teeny weeny georaphically-speaking home, and only other New Yorkers can understand that. Seriously... why wouldn't you be fucking proud?
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