Don't get me wrong -- there is nothing I love more than being a New Yorker. The city is a wonderful place to live, but like most places, it has it's downsides. I'm sure my fellow city-slickers can relate to the following 10 struggles that most if not all New Yorkers experience often.

1. That terrifying moment when you can't find your metro-card anywhere.

There's nothing like standing in the middle of Grand Central desperately emptying the bottom of your bag in hopes of finding that little yellow card you just dropped $116 on for the month.

2. Having to switch subway cars because the local character of the day decides to:

a) bust out in a rant directed towards the entire subway car (usually about politics or religion), b) obnoxiously ask for money whilst walking the length of the car, or, c) emit an odor that could knock out a small child.

3. Constantly having flyers and pamphlets thrown in your face from desperate employees out in the streets.

Is this actually an effective form of marketing? Unless you're handing out free food or puppies, I can guarantee I'm not stopping.

4. Rush hour: Underground Edition.

Everyone knows how much rush hour sucks in a car, but please talk to me once you've experienced it underground. Swarms of people, crammed into one space, at the same time, all up in each other's business. Some people haven't fully grasped the importance of daily deodorant use, and that becomes abundantly clear during rush hour.

5. When your Seamless order isn't correct

Odds are if you're a New Yorker, you are very familiar with the life-saving service Seamless. Who doesn't love free food delivery? It's all fun and games until your spicy tuna roll arrives without soy sauce. Or your imperative side of ranch never makes an appearance.

6. Your feet always hurt.

It really doesn't matter what shoes you wear, New Yorkers are always walking places, and this takes a toll. We're also always on our feet, between standing on the subway to dashing around town. I can almost guarantee you won't be able to find someone without a few blisters here and there.

7. Food is ridiculously expensive.

Unless you plan on dining at the Halal carts everyday, the average working New Yorker (living alone) is probably dropping around $60-70 in groceries weekly. Yeah, you heard right, weekly.

8. Slow walkers.

Sometimes the city reminds me of a giant high school hallway. You've got the on-the-go speed walkers, distracted cell phone users, and worst of all, the slow walkers who walk in the middle of the sidewalk. NYC is no place for meandering and dilly dallying. Who's got the time?

9. Inclement weather.

I'm all for a cozy night in, falling asleep to the pitter patter of rain or the peaceful scene of falling snow. But I am not for trudging through torrential downpours/snow storms on my way to my destination. Bad weather sucks 10000 times more when you don't have a car to hop into for cover.

10. Ah, the smells.

You could be enjoying a perfectly nice day when all of a sudden you're assaulted by the most vile aroma you've ever had the pleasure of smelling. Is it garbage? Rotting food? A homeless person? Sometimes we just don't know.