It is commonly known as the city that never sleeps, where art is everywhere and the architecture of the skylines reach up to the sky. It is also known to be an extremely crowded city with the highest number of yellow taxi cabs that have slowly revolutionized into an eco-friendly green.

A city where pigeons walk freely without the fear of being harassed. Where the melting pot is the streets you walk around on with people of all over the world. Regardless to how dysfunctional it may seem, it's the perfect city to call home.

But let’s face it, If you can’t recall a day in which you didn't hear a fire trucks’ siren, or see a taxi cab, then that's probably because you’ve been around NYC long enough to relate to at least five of these.

1. The MTA no longer surprises you with service delays….

Oh, train is running late again? It’s okay, good thing I packed breakfast, lunch and dinner.

2. Seeing a rat walking around the subway or waiting for a train no longer becomes something unusual….

Just wave and be cool. Just wave and be cool... okay, RUN!

3. Or when you’ve ridden the subway trains like this….

4. Or tried to get on a bus like this…

This is probably the right time and place to practice my karate move. Hiyaaa! Everybody out of the way!

5. Or when you get caught up with the rush of New York City so you learned how to jaywalk your life away and, how to cross the street even if it's not safe to do so….

6. You know that you must leave your house two hours in advance so that you can find a parking spot in the city…

Is it me, or is there more cars than open spots in the city?

7. Going to touristy places is no longer an excitement…

Because places visited by tourists are basically our “hangout places.”

8. When people think your rudeness is mainly because you’re from NY..

Me rude? It's called a living standard in New York City. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to rush out somewhere...

9. When you’ve visited the Rockefeller Center during Christmas time almost every single year…

Another year. Another tree. Another picture with the same pose. Just call it your second home!

10. Paying an arm and a leg for rent and still being okay with living in a single bedroom apartment for $1,000…

Another rent raise? It’s okay- I’ll finally be able to get fit, since I can’t afford groceries now!

But, at the end of the day, you know that no matter how long you’ve been living here or just how old you are, you know that there’s no other city in the world that you would trade New York City for.