You don't call it "Manhattan," you call it, "The City."
You know what a "regular" coffee is.
You cross the street anywhere but at the corner and yell at cars for not respecting your right to do it.
You move 3,000 miles away and 20 years later, when you open your mouth, people still know where you're from.
When you return east, the first thing you want is a slice of "real" pizza.
Your internal clock is permanently set to know when alternate-side of-the-street parking regulations are in effect.
You know what a bodega is.
When someone bumps into you, you check for your wallet.
You pay only $300 a month to garage your car.
You cringe when people pronounce the street Houston like the city in Texas.
You can nap on the subway and never miss your stop.
The deli guy gives you a straw with your beer.
2 comments:
So here it goes a question from an obvious non-new yorker: Can anyone become a new yorker? What a lovely state of the Being. :-)
New York is probably the most welcoming city in the world, but it takes a certain breed of person to become a true New Yorker. With that said, I believe it would take you no time at all runnerfrog. First of all, you are Argentinian which is very much like being a New Yorker. And as long as you understand that "regular coffee" is with cream and 2 sugars, the rest will be as easy as uno, dos, tres.
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