Mc Larens, the temple of Ted Mosby and company
"This is the most incredible city in the world," says Ted Mosby in one of the chapters (and then takes it on against New Jersey). And that neither he, nor Marshall, nor Robin, of course, were born and raised there. Only Lily (from Brooklyn) and Barney (from Staten Island) can be considered authentic New Yorkers. The series, like Friends, is not even shot in New York, but on sets in Los Angeles , but its creators, Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, were based on their life in the "most incredible city in the world" and have put many of their experiences in the mouths of these brave New Yorkers from whom we have learned good things and some bad or, weird, like...
1) IN NEW YORK EVERYONE HAS SEEN WOODY ALLEN
And if you haven't seen it no matter how many times you visit a year or live here, you're not a real New Yorker. That's what they all tell Robin, that she has never seen him. This is easy to fix, **you have two options: 1) Walk up and down the Upper East Side (he lives on 70th Street, it seems)** 2) Go to the Carlyle Hotel on a Monday night to hear him play the clarinet with his jazz band . Admission is between $195 and $125. Of course, always take a look at the calendar because he is not there every Monday and if it comes to listening to good jazz in New York, there are much cheaper places.
2) GOOD HOLIDAYS ARE HELD ON THE ROOFTOPS
More and more houses in New York open their attics for all neighbors . On the rooftops, and even more so now that summer begins, is where the city moves. In them, with luck, you can find your ' Slutty Pumpkin '... sorry, your better half or, who knows, you can start the (eternal) story of how you met the mother of your children. If you don't know anyone with a rooftop, there are two options: go to one of these bars with the best views of the city or sign up for the Rooftop Film Festival, an open-air cinema but touching the sky.
3) WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MACLAREN'S ON THE CORNER
The pub where the five friends meet, supposedly located on the Upper West Side (near 86) where everyone lives, except Barney, who complains of being "23 minutes away by taxi". It's your typical New York joint for beer and greasy food all day. As was the case with the Central Perk of Friends, MacLaren's is a set in some Hollywood studio . **The difference is that this one is inspired by a real one, McGee's Pub (240 W 55St) **.
Terrace parties, all the time
4)NEW JERSEY IS NOT COOL
“There is nothing I hate more than New Jersey”, Ted says in How I Met Your Mother, although she was about to go live there for love. Yeah, after Canada, New Jersey is probably the place they mess with the most in the series. It is true that it is not a particularly exciting state, the area next to the river (Newark, Hoboken...) is practically a suburb of New York... But, hey, if only for following in the footsteps of Tony Soprano or visiting the highly recommended outlets (Jersey Gardens, Jersey Shore Premium), not that hateful either, right? Marshall will tell you that he prefers it: "New York is a city made for little people."
5) THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE IS IN MANHATTAN
Well, there's probably one in every city in the world, but it's true that in New York things fly in the street, they're broken, old, used, or horrible... And most likely they will reappear in one of the many street markets the city .
6) YOU DON'T REMEMBER WHERE THE BEST BURGER IN THE WORLD IS
A classic. “I had the best burger/sushi/hot dog/cocktail once… it was right around here, it had an X colored door, XX sign.” This happens to Marshall, when he moved to the city, the first night, he ate the best hamburger in the world, so good that he even despises places as classic as the Corner Bistro. They finally find her, after a whole day of bribes, trips... Moral: always carry with you a guide to the best hamburgers and a little notebook where you can write down new places In New York. And, of course, he thinks that the next time you come, he will have become something else.
7) THERE ARE SOME GIRLS WHO SAY "WOOOOO"
In Spain it is more “Uuuuh”, but they also exist. The great thing about New York, as the series tells it, is that the girls who say “Woooooo” have their own bar. The one we see in season 4 is a set in Los Angeles, but in Manhattan there is one that they could be inspired by, the Cowgirl Hall of Fame . They even serve the drinks in glasses shaped like Texas boots.
8) THE METRO IS FASTER THAN THE TAXI
“Any New Yorker knows that,” Lily says dismissively. The trick is to control the local and express lines well , change running to the express if you come across one, and have the plan as soon as possible in your head. Of course, pay attention to the constant changes in the routes, they announce them over the loudspeaker, but don't despair, it takes years to understand what the driver says. For Robin, an English-speaking Canadian, after six years in the city, it still happens. And if you get really desperate you can cry, apparently they do it constantly on the subway without caring what the rest thinks. And if you can't take it anymore and you decide to take a taxi, you must, at least once in your life, “steal it from someone who needs it more than you”.
9) BEWARE OF GENTRIFICATION
Marshall and Lily are happy, they have got a house in one of the new trendy neighborhoods, Dowisetrepla. But when they move in they discover that the area smells terrible, the floor is crooked... All that glitters is not gold, you should not get carried away by the proliferation of cupcake shops, new parks, dimly lit restaurants, and upbeat articles in the New York Times … The happy acronyms to rename new neighborhoods could hide very smelly secrets: as they discover, Dowisetrepla comes from "DOWn wInd of the SEwage TREatment PLANt " (under the wind of the sewage plant) . In this type of funny criticism is where it is noted that the series is written by New Yorkers, even though it is shot outside the Big Apple and none of the actors are natives.
10) "NEW YORKERS KILL COCKROACHES WITH THEIR OWN HANDS"
Bam, with a slap, without blinking. And we add they don't flinch when a rat bigger than their feet crosses them. New Yorkers, in short, are tough guys.