Showing posts with label new to nyc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new to nyc. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
New to New York
The number of twins in this city is impressive.
I don't think any place in the world can touch the frequency of twins born here.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
New to New York - public transportation
When people arrive at their destination when traveling on bus or subway, they touchingly say "This is me". It's confusing and childish and I love it.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
New to New York - Dogs
Having a dog is very common here. Almost as common is for dog owners to tell you: Don't get a dog.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
New to New York
When you finally get around to actually going to a shop or bar you've read about it's almost always already shut down for good. And no, no one bothers to announce a closing on their own website.
Many, many stores are replaced by stores selling fancy clothes for babies. There are many babies in NYC but when they hit 3 or 4 or have a sibling or two, the families break up or move to their home state or their families and friends simply have grown tired of purchasing expensive clothing for them, they grow so fast anyways and ungratefully spill food and juice and chocolate all over the exquisite Swiss lace and Italian hand embroidery and Vietnamese appliqués.
Many, many stores are replaced by stores selling fancy clothes for babies. There are many babies in NYC but when they hit 3 or 4 or have a sibling or two, the families break up or move to their home state or their families and friends simply have grown tired of purchasing expensive clothing for them, they grow so fast anyways and ungratefully spill food and juice and chocolate all over the exquisite Swiss lace and Italian hand embroidery and Vietnamese appliqués.
New to New York - drivers vs pedestrians
Crossing streets here is a life/death reality. All drivers seemingly hate pedestrians and wish to run over them. There's no love for the people who walk here. No yielding to walkers.
A lady for real leaned out of her cars screaming and cussing at me when crossing a street with my kids. Perhaps her brakes were out of order just like her judgement.
I hate drivers here. Hate them. Especially the honkers.
Recently read that NYC is looking to Sweden to lower traffic fatalities.
It's not hard, NYC drivers, this is what you have to do: use brakes, consider pedestrians people, show the same courtesy people on the subway show each other (Stockholm, you could really look to NYC here).
Every time I have an encounter with an aggressive driver (every day) I think "He hates these pedestrians" in exactly the same way Steve Martin says "He hates these cans" in The Jerk.
A lady for real leaned out of her cars screaming and cussing at me when crossing a street with my kids. Perhaps her brakes were out of order just like her judgement.
I hate drivers here. Hate them. Especially the honkers.
Recently read that NYC is looking to Sweden to lower traffic fatalities.
It's not hard, NYC drivers, this is what you have to do: use brakes, consider pedestrians people, show the same courtesy people on the subway show each other (Stockholm, you could really look to NYC here).
Every time I have an encounter with an aggressive driver (every day) I think "He hates these pedestrians" in exactly the same way Steve Martin says "He hates these cans" in The Jerk.
New to New York - body art
In Williamsburg, people cover their bodies with tattoos the way the rest of us wear pants. It's just done.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
New to New York - weddings
when weddings are announced in the local paper, it often reads like a kennel breeding, stating not just the current professional state of the spouses but also that of both sets of parents.
where is romance you wonder and realize it's in the fact that anyone gets married at all, considering that both american weddings and divorces are the priciest on the planet.
where is romance you wonder and realize it's in the fact that anyone gets married at all, considering that both american weddings and divorces are the priciest on the planet.
New to NYC - rats
When you see rats on the tracks, you know you have some waiting for the subway ahead of you. Even when they finally sneak off, you have a good minute or so of waiting. They're not taking chances.
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