If you enjoy like the typical tourist, be aware of the consequences...
There are many idealized images they are taken from **New York**. What if it's like films (it is) , that it has “an energy” like no other place in the world (whatever that is) , that it is the place where dreams come true (if your dream is have breakfast at tiffany's a la Audrey, of course!).
But if there's one stereotype shared in tourist circles, it's that New Yorkers are unpleasant, rude and despise tourists . Reality? They love their city so much that they can't bear not to take the top game , and it irritates them to see visitors wasting their time with minutiae.
You want piss off a new yorker ? Here's how.
Don't stop constantly
1. STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TO LOOK AT THE MAP
If you have to stop to look at the map, or Google Maps , do it on the side of the street. In fact, don't bring a map. identifies you as tourist immediately.
two. BETTER, STAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TO LOOK UP
No one is touched by how much they surprise you skyscraper .
3. CALL IT “THE BIG APPLE”
Not even if you do it in English will they find it funny.
Four. CONSTANTLY COMMENT ON HOW EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING IS
do you think that they do not know ? Do you think they are not aware that for what they pay in rent for a studio they could have a four-bedroom house in many other places in the world?
5. CALL IT “JIUSTON”
Yes, it's normal that when you see it written you get to read it like “Houston, we have a problem”. But if you ask someone for “Jiuston estrit” (instead of “ Jauston estrit” , which is how it reads) you will have the problem.
6. SHOUT WHEN YOU SEE A RAT
They are the unofficial residents of the subway. get used to it
7. SHOUT WHEN YOU SEE A COCKROACH
Let's see, it can't be the first time you see one. Get over.
The rats are the unofficial residents of the subway.
8. SHOUT WHEN YOU SEE A FAMOUS PLACE
Yes, it is very exciting to see the Empire State or the Statue of Liberty for the first time. But if you jump with excitement every time you see a site that appears on TV you're going to end up with shoelaces, of which there are many.
9. SHOUT WHEN YOU SEE A FAMOUS PERSON
Woody Allen, Sarah Jessica Parker and Beyoncé, among many others, walk these streets on a daily basis. Do like the other neighbors, and pretend that you haven't even seen them, or better: that you are so used to seeing them that you are no longer surprised.
10. SHOUT, PERIOD
New Yorkers have a relatively loud speaking voice (you won't have any trouble following entire phone conversations with the person next to you), but they like it to be constant. Try not to go over the decibel level.
11.**INSIST ON SPENDING YOUR ENTIRE TRIP AT TIMES SQUARE**
Do not make the mistake of booking a hotel next door and telling about it with emotion. On the third day you will understand them and you will avoid the area as if it were a black hole.
12. COMPLAIN ABOUT THE COLD
Going down to -15 degrees Celsius in January is not a topic of conversation. It happens every winter.
It's cold in New York, face it
13. COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEAT
Between humidity and currents of hot air, August is a tough month in New York. If you decide to come during the summer, be aware of the consequences.
14. STAND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ESCALATORS
It is in the right. The right always.
fifteen. STEAL SOMEONE'S TAXI
NO.
16. SAY YOUR TOWN PIZZA IS BETTER
Not even if your town is in Naples it is acceptable to make such a comment. Better keep your opinion to yourself and judge in silence.
17. SAY LOS ANGELES (OR LONDON, OR BERLIN, OR MATALASCAÑAS) IS BETTER
It doesn't matter what the list of places to visit in the New York Times says, or that you justify yourself with the attributes of the other city. Ditto with pizza: think and shut up.
18. WALK SLOWLY
Or do it, but at your own risk. The shoves and insults They will come from everywhere.
19. CARRY A LOCK ON YOUR BACKPACK OR HANDBAG, OR A PURSE UNDER YOUR CLOTHES
Do you think they're going to Steal ? It's not the 70s anymore.
twenty. COMMENT THAT, IN REALITY, NEW YORK IS NOT THAT MUCH
If you have decided that the "best city in the world" is not for you, fine, but better save your impressions for the return. No matter how expensive everything is, no matter how extreme the temperatures and no matter how many rats there are on the subway, nothing will convince the pro New Yorker that New York is not the best city in the world . And there is not more to talk.
twenty-one. DECLARE THAT "WELL I COULD NEVER LIVE HERE"
As if they were going to welcome you with open arms. After saying such a thing, no New Yorker is going to try to convince you (but they will judge silent) .
Not that the city was looking forward to you inhabiting it...