You know you're from New York City when ...?!
Question: You know you're from New York City when !.!.!.!?
People refer to Manhattan as the city
You see crazy Indian taxi drivers
Your local news is national news
You know what a bodega is
You don't notice sirens anymore
Your favorite culture and lifestyle (Hip-Hop) was born in this city!!! (The Bronx)
I'll probably add more later if I feel like it!. But come up with many as possible!. You don't have to be a person living in NYC!. If you've been there are a lot or know a lot about it (the lifestyle, what everything's life, etc) then it's all good!. I'm posting this in the RHH section because I know a lot of people here are from NYC!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
You see crazy Indian taxi drivers
Your local news is national news
You know what a bodega is
You don't notice sirens anymore
Your favorite culture and lifestyle (Hip-Hop) was born in this city!!! (The Bronx)
I'll probably add more later if I feel like it!. But come up with many as possible!. You don't have to be a person living in NYC!. If you've been there are a lot or know a lot about it (the lifestyle, what everything's life, etc) then it's all good!. I'm posting this in the RHH section because I know a lot of people here are from NYC!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
some of them are corny, but mostly 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 how 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!. The hookers and the homeless are invisible to you because they're everywhere!.
5!.The subway makes sense!.
6!.You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual!.
7!.You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple"!.
8!.The most frequently used part of your car is the horn!.
9!.You call weed "bud" and call blunts "L's"!.
10!.You consider Westchester "upstate"!.
11!.You think Central Park is "nature!."
12!.You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking!.
13!.You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it’s a "steal!."
14!.You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times!.
15!.You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U!.S!. pay in rent!.
16!.You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid!.
17!.You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed!.
18!.Your closet is filled with black clothes!.
19!.You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since the 80s, and when you did, it terrified you!.
20!.You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents!.
21!.You take fashion seriously!.
22!.Being truly alone makes you nervous!.
23!.You have 27 different menus next to your telephone!.
24!.Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip!."
25!.America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you!.
26!.You've gotten jaywalking down to an art form!.
27!.You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise!.
28!.Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes!.
29!.$50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag!.
30!.You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories!.
31!.You don't notice sirens anymore!.
32!.You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns!.
33!.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 watchseller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian!.
34!.You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you!.
35!.You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skills!.
36!.You think $7!.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price!.
37!.Your door has more than three locks!.
38!.Your favorite movie has DeNiro in it!.
39!.You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression!.
40!.You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection!.
41!.You're 35 years old and don't have a driver's license!.
42!.You ride in a subway car with no air conditioning just because there are seats available!.
43!.You're willing to take in strange people as roommates simply to help pay the rent!.
44!.There is no North and South!.!.!.
45!.It's uptown or downtown!.
46!.When you're away from home, you miss "real" pizza and "real" bagels!.
47!.You know the differences between all the different Ray's Pizzas!.
48!.You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New Year's Eve!.
49!.Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect!.
50!.You know what a bodega is!.
51!.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!.
52!.Someone bumps into you, and you check for your wallet!.!.!.!.!.
53!.You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St!. like the city in Texas
54!.Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you!.
55!. People from other states cant tell a polar bear from a peanut, but they know you're from NY the second you open your mouth!.
56!. When you are able to make a right turn at a red light!.!. you think it's the best thing ever!.
57!. Rather than waiting safely on the sidewalk to cross the street, you wait inches away from speeding traffic waiting to cut through it!.
58!. Your local news is national news!.
59!. You walk a mile in 13 minutes and think that everything should be open 24/7!.
60!. You know who Dr!. Z is!.!.!.
61!. You think you know better than everyone else in the world!.!. when in reality!.!. well!.!. you do!.
62!. Yellow light means speed up!.
63!. Red light means speed up because you know have that 1 second pause until the other light turns green!.
64!. Communicating with people on the road only takes one finger!.
65!. You order your dinner and have it delivered!.!. from the place across the street!.
66!. You cross the street on a greenlight, and if you get hit by a car you blame the driver for "not watching where they're going!.
67!. You can tell a gunshot from a firecracker and not get scared, but when you go to the burbs you get scared of hearing a cricket!.
68!. You know the lights above the skyscrapers is the closest thing we have to stars!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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 how 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!. The hookers and the homeless are invisible to you because they're everywhere!.
5!.The subway makes sense!.
6!.You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual!.
7!.You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple"!.
8!.The most frequently used part of your car is the horn!.
9!.You call weed "bud" and call blunts "L's"!.
10!.You consider Westchester "upstate"!.
11!.You think Central Park is "nature!."
12!.You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking!.
13!.You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it’s a "steal!."
14!.You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times!.
15!.You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U!.S!. pay in rent!.
16!.You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid!.
17!.You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed!.
18!.Your closet is filled with black clothes!.
19!.You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since the 80s, and when you did, it terrified you!.
20!.You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents!.
21!.You take fashion seriously!.
22!.Being truly alone makes you nervous!.
23!.You have 27 different menus next to your telephone!.
24!.Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip!."
25!.America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you!.
26!.You've gotten jaywalking down to an art form!.
27!.You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise!.
28!.Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes!.
29!.$50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag!.
30!.You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories!.
31!.You don't notice sirens anymore!.
32!.You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns!.
33!.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 watchseller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian!.
34!.You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you!.
35!.You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skills!.
36!.You think $7!.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price!.
37!.Your door has more than three locks!.
38!.Your favorite movie has DeNiro in it!.
39!.You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression!.
40!.You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection!.
41!.You're 35 years old and don't have a driver's license!.
42!.You ride in a subway car with no air conditioning just because there are seats available!.
43!.You're willing to take in strange people as roommates simply to help pay the rent!.
44!.There is no North and South!.!.!.
45!.It's uptown or downtown!.
46!.When you're away from home, you miss "real" pizza and "real" bagels!.
47!.You know the differences between all the different Ray's Pizzas!.
48!.You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New Year's Eve!.
49!.Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect!.
50!.You know what a bodega is!.
51!.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!.
52!.Someone bumps into you, and you check for your wallet!.!.!.!.!.
53!.You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St!. like the city in Texas
54!.Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you!.
55!. People from other states cant tell a polar bear from a peanut, but they know you're from NY the second you open your mouth!.
56!. When you are able to make a right turn at a red light!.!. you think it's the best thing ever!.
57!. Rather than waiting safely on the sidewalk to cross the street, you wait inches away from speeding traffic waiting to cut through it!.
58!. Your local news is national news!.
59!. You walk a mile in 13 minutes and think that everything should be open 24/7!.
60!. You know who Dr!. Z is!.!.!.
61!. You think you know better than everyone else in the world!.!. when in reality!.!. well!.!. you do!.
62!. Yellow light means speed up!.
63!. Red light means speed up because you know have that 1 second pause until the other light turns green!.
64!. Communicating with people on the road only takes one finger!.
65!. You order your dinner and have it delivered!.!. from the place across the street!.
66!. You cross the street on a greenlight, and if you get hit by a car you blame the driver for "not watching where they're going!.
67!. You can tell a gunshot from a firecracker and not get scared, but when you go to the burbs you get scared of hearing a cricket!.
68!. You know the lights above the skyscrapers is the closest thing we have to stars!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
You know your from nyc when You say or used to say God at the end of your sentences "peace God, chill god
you know your from the NYC when the Subway Doesn't stink anymore
You know you from the hood when you paid one of those kids For Dollar Swipes to get on the train!.
When THe nuts on the train don't faze you
When you Hear Someone Complain about the FARES in THEIR city
you know your from Ny when you get angry about another cities Low Fares!.
you know your from New york when you see someone(not necessarily you) with a hundred used metro cards on their bookbagWww@Enter-QA@Com
you know your from the NYC when the Subway Doesn't stink anymore
You know you from the hood when you paid one of those kids For Dollar Swipes to get on the train!.
When THe nuts on the train don't faze you
When you Hear Someone Complain about the FARES in THEIR city
you know your from Ny when you get angry about another cities Low Fares!.
you know your from New york when you see someone(not necessarily you) with a hundred used metro cards on their bookbagWww@Enter-QA@Com
I love NYC don't get me wrong, but I know all of these things and i'm not from NY!.
My mans is from NY, and this guy keeps a glock on him at all times!. He don't think twice to fcuk someone up for coming at him wrong!. I've never seen him WITHOUT timbs on!.
He calls EVERYONE son, even me!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
My mans is from NY, and this guy keeps a glock on him at all times!. He don't think twice to fcuk someone up for coming at him wrong!. I've never seen him WITHOUT timbs on!.
He calls EVERYONE son, even me!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Big Up NYC!. Born and Raised in Long Island, now resting in Money-Making Manhattan!
You know what Tribeca stands for
New Jersey is a "road trip"
You know how to pronounce Houston Street
You have 25 different take out menus in a drawer or near your microwaveWww@Enter-QA@Com
You know what Tribeca stands for
New Jersey is a "road trip"
You know how to pronounce Houston Street
You have 25 different take out menus in a drawer or near your microwaveWww@Enter-QA@Com
Hip Hop was not born in the Bronx!.
Sorry--- I didn't mean to go against the grain!.!.
My apologies!.
Carry on all!.
You know you're from NYC when you think Hip Hop was born in the Bronx!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Sorry--- I didn't mean to go against the grain!.!.
My apologies!.
Carry on all!.
You know you're from NYC when you think Hip Hop was born in the Bronx!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
When you say "yo" 27 trillion times per day!!!!!
When you wear pants year round, even after you've moved to Sunny Florida!.
Oh, and you're 45 years old with no license!.
You know what a dollar van isWww@Enter-QA@Com
When you wear pants year round, even after you've moved to Sunny Florida!.
Oh, and you're 45 years old with no license!.
You know what a dollar van isWww@Enter-QA@Com
You wear Timbs in the summer!.!.!.
You met someone from every country!.!.
You eat bagels and slices for snacks!.!.!.
You always got a MetroCard handy!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
You met someone from every country!.!.
You eat bagels and slices for snacks!.!.!.
You always got a MetroCard handy!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
When your car has a rubber mat over the bumper!.!.!.
When you wear a scarf and no coat!.!.!.
When you buy your socks off the street!.!.!.!.
When you live over a pizza shop!.!.!.!.
When you listen to Jamacian music!.!.!.!.
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When you wear a scarf and no coat!.!.!.
When you buy your socks off the street!.!.!.!.
When you live over a pizza shop!.!.!.!.
When you listen to Jamacian music!.!.!.!.
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When you sound like you're congested all year round!.
You swear everybody down south are the dumbest in the U!.S!.
You love to hear yourself talk
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You swear everybody down south are the dumbest in the U!.S!.
You love to hear yourself talk
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When a prostitute ask you " need a bj for $!?"
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wtf no no no no no no no
IM the real gigs! check the level!
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IM the real gigs! check the level!
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!.!.!.!.When you have to repeat yourself more than twice when talking to tourists from California or Texas!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
People refer to gym shoes as sneakers!
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When you see the lyrics to Ether sprayed all other the wall!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
When You Refer To People As "B"Www@Enter-QA@Com
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co-sign Sag!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
-You wear Timbs and Jerseys in the summer
-People say "mad" in sentences(For Example:"You're mad funny")
-People say "Yo" alot
-There are Dominicans throwing parties every week
There are indian taxi drivers
-When You cant even walk through the streets becuase there are so many people
-When you see people wearing coats in late Sept!.
-When there is a bodega in the corner of the street you live on
-When you go to go to the Laundry Mat in front of your apartment
-When you here people saying,"Yo man,Nas and Jay-Z killed it at the concert last night"
-When people say,"You want a hawt dog!?" instaed of saying hot dog
-and perhaps the most important sing of all is when you see The Empire State Building from a mile away before you even reach the city!.
Nice to see a fellow New Yorker!.
I used to live in the NYC metro area for 7 great years of my life!.
Glad to have helpedWww@Enter-QA@Com
-People say "mad" in sentences(For Example:"You're mad funny")
-People say "Yo" alot
-There are Dominicans throwing parties every week
There are indian taxi drivers
-When You cant even walk through the streets becuase there are so many people
-When you see people wearing coats in late Sept!.
-When there is a bodega in the corner of the street you live on
-When you go to go to the Laundry Mat in front of your apartment
-When you here people saying,"Yo man,Nas and Jay-Z killed it at the concert last night"
-When people say,"You want a hawt dog!?" instaed of saying hot dog
-and perhaps the most important sing of all is when you see The Empire State Building from a mile away before you even reach the city!.
Nice to see a fellow New Yorker!.
I used to live in the NYC metro area for 7 great years of my life!.
Glad to have helpedWww@Enter-QA@Com
i havent been to NY in a while eventhough i got like 2000 family members their!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
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we alwayz got our nails done with crazy designs!.!.!.we dye our hair every month!.!.!.!.we fly as a mothaF@#ka!.!.!.not matching is matching!.!.!.rockin mad diff colorz!.!.!.!.got mad kicks!.!.!.smoke maddd l's!.!.!.dont take ish from nobody!.!.!.f@#k a b$%ch up at tha drop of a hat!.!.!.b#$ches fight nikkas like nuttin!.!.cop dutchez at tha bodega wit a can of arizona iced tea!.!.!.u be seein tha same nikkas tellin tha same story bout bein hungry n ish askin for change walkin thru the subway carz!.!.!.u seen ya club flikz on eitha cin, wildstylez or ramsack website!.!.!.u smoke l's while stuck in traffic wit tha cops rite there!.!.!.u always got a nikka tryin to get ya numba on tha train!.!.!.U KEEPS IT GULLY!!!Www@Enter-QA@Com