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14 Thoughts You Have While Walking Around New York For A Day That Everyone Can Relate To

Loui Wenig

Seeing New York was so much fun last fall. My friend and I had one day to see as much as we could and still make our concert that night. I flew in at 9:30 am and our concert was at 7 pm so we had roughly nine and a half hours to see everything we wanted to see. It was really fun but I wish that I had more time to see everything and really experience the city. These are 14 thoughts I had while checking out the Big Apple that I'm sure everyone else who's been to New York can relate to.

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I love New York City so much and everyone should experience it.

1. The diversity

2. Broadway

3. The subway

4. There's so much to see just walking down the street.

5. The museums

6. The food

7. Ellen's Stardust Diner

8. The ceilings of Grand Central Station

The main thing is to wear good tennis shoes, you won't regret it.

1. "My feet hurt so bad, but we have to keep going to see everything."

2. "Why didn't I bring a t-shirt? I'm so warm and my feet hurt."

3. "Why is it so busy? There's literally nothing going on."

4. "These performers are so funny, they should be comedians."

5. "What time is it?"

6. "My feet hurt."

7. "How can people afford all this?"

8. "That's where Serena van der Woodsen lives!"

9. "Did that driver just open that door for that little girl? Wait, is he her chauffeur!?"

10. "This is so cool! But there is a lot of people."

11. "Please stop ringing your bike bells at me."

12. "This would be a cool picture."

13. "These are barely any grass and trees in New York City besides Central Park."

14. "I'm really going to a concert in Times Square!"

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1. Loud, public arguments about nothing

2. People standing on the subway even when the car is mostly empty

3. Instinctively referring to Manhattan as "The City" even though NYC has four other boroughs

4. Crossing the street whenever you want, but especially when it's a little risky

5. Rolling your eyes at people who actually hug the characters in Times Square

6. On that note, actively avoiding walking through Times Square unless you're a tourist

7. Swimming upstream as you walk against the herd of people storming through Penn Station

8. Not appreciating how pretty the bridges are until you're right next to them

9. Aggressively ignoring the signs and leaning on train car doors

10. Strutting around confidently knowing there's a coffee shop on every corner

We walked without an end in mind, but we walked with purpose.

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