On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:40:24 -0400, George >
wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:55:33 -0500, Pete C. wrote:

> >
> > Good food - Check
> > Clean streets - Fail
> > Clean buildings - Fail
> > Reliable infrastructure - Fail
> > Elbow room - Fail
> > Sane traffic - Fail
> > Reasonable parking - Fail
> > Friendly people - Fail
> > Low crime - Fail
> > Reasonable COL - Fail
> > CHL - Fail
> > etc.
>
> Sounds like you haven't been there for quite some time. After one
> liberal administration after another worried more about hurting the
> feelings of the riff-raff folks who were raising a family, had a job etc
> had enough and hired Giuliani and within a few years there was a major
> difference.

I agree. NYC has been fine for the last 20+ years. The only people
who don't like NYC are those who expect it to mimic their small home
town. Stay away from large cities if you can't take big city life.
You can't act like a hick and not expect to be eaten alive there. You
*will* be taken advantage of or ignored, whichever vibe you put out.

Reasonable parking in NYC? HAHAHA! He should be glad he found *any*
parking. Whatta rube. The cost of living in NYC has always been
high. Did he think it was going to change just because he was in
town?

Don't take small town expectations to the big city and make it the big
city's fault for not being just like home. If you want it to be like
home, stay home. Surely no one goes to Rome, London or Paris and
expects them to be just like home too. Think NYC is dirty? Cairo is
like visiting the city dump. Adjust your attitude before leaving home
or you'll waste your money on travel.

NYC is exhilarating and has a personality of it's own. People stand 6
feet off the curb waiting for the light to turn green. Heck, they
don't wait... they jay walk through traffic even I think is more like
the freeway during rush hour. As far as rude, no they are not. The
sidewalks are crowded and you bump or get bumped. Hang on to your
wallet, because pick pockets bump too.

We can drive in Manhattan but not many out of towners are able to, so
taking a cab or public transportation is the best way to get around.
If you take a cab, know how to get where you're going and be prepared
to get out and walk if traffic is slower than your walking pace. The
cabbie won't cry if you do.

One of my favorite memories of NYC is being in a cab at 1 o'clock in
the morning (contrary to public perception, most NYC is fairly
inactive in the early morning hours). Anyway, we were at a four way
stop and the only other vehicle on the road was a cab to our left.
There we were side by side with the cab and all of a sudden he starts
honking - at nothing. We just burst out laughing. It's not personal.
They honk just to hear the sound of their horns, no other reason.

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Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.