New York City is one of the most beautiful cities in the world! The fact that I have been born and raised here my whole life makes me very happy and I have the utmost appreciation for that.
The list I below is very accurate if you are a New Yorker, so beware!
You know when you're a New Yorker when ....
1. You know what the saying "Pardon the interruption... it's SHOWTIME!" means instantly.
Regardless of who you are, if you have taken the subway at one point or another, you know why. The reason: you are instantly a part of an audience that is witnessing break dancing, spinning and drumming, by an array of upbeat hipsters. It's the most interesting thing ever!
2. You pretend like something that is "weird" that isn't really that "weird."
In New York City, you will see some weird, and often outrageous stuff. You will probably get immune to seeing things on the wilder side, so the "crazy" isn't that "crazy." But I just pretend that like I don't even see it, since other New Yorkers do the same.
3. "What are you looking at?" is a common phase (or thought).
I don't know why this is so true, but when anyone looks at you for over two seconds in New York, it is second nature to roll your eyes and if you're feeling extra preppy, you'll say "what are you looking at?" very loud. Ouch!
4. You wear earbuds everywhere.
You are more likely to forget to take a shower than you are to leave your earbuds. Yes - they are that important!
5. Ignore and throw out every flyer, advertisement or free newspaper given to you.
This is why there is always paper on the ground.
6. You fold your pizza
You just fold your pizza, okay? To watch others eat it "flat" makes me feel weird.
7. Street signs don't apply to you (or run as fast as you can at a stop light).
8. Your high school process is just as hard as your college one.
I attended the Business of Sports School and I had to apply, send my middle school grades, and tour to see if it was a good fit. Just for high school! Not to mention the hour and a half transit commute every morning once I was in.
9. You didn't apply to colleges in New York City.
I refused to pay $15k to have a dorm room on campus in the same city where my mom was already paying overpriced rent! No thank you!
10. We wait “on line” instead of “in line."
"Excuse me, are you on line"?
"Huh?"
11. You walk so much!
It's almost as if everyday, we walk to a finish line of some marathon!
12. $1 pizza.
A dollar and a dream. Literally.
13. You look out your window when you hear fighting/arguing.
You become a private eye investigator, from your very own living room window.
14. Walking on the sidewalk and hoping not to fall through this:
This is my biggest fear in life
15. You never would even think about leaving!
With our expensive rent and fast-paced environment, it's the survival of the fittest. But regardless of how crazed it all may seem, I love New York City! It's the city that made me who I am and shapes you into the creative and artsy that we are so known for!
