You Know you grew up in New York City if... 1. When you meet people and they say they’re from “the city” you immediately interrogate them on what exact borough, avenue, and cross streets they lived on to see if they really mean “the city” or somewhere “20 minutes from the city.” 2. You went to schools that actually had racial diversity. 3. You would spend hours browsing CDs at Tower Records. 4. You learned how to ride the subway and take public busses at a very young age. 5. You NEVER had to rely on your parent’s car. 6. When you watch mainstream movies about high school, you simply can’t relate. 7. You had friends from all socioeconomic backgrounds. 8. When you travel abroad, you always say “I’m from New York City,” and never “the States” or “America” or “USA.” 9. You have fond memories of FAO Schwarz, the Bronx Zoo, and the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. 10. You get angry when the city you’re in doesnt have a 24 hour subway. 11. When you watch movies and shows filmed in New York, you can almost always recognize where they are. 12. It takes a lot for a person to make you feel uncomfortable, as you’ve spent at least 18 years witnessing and interacting with the craziest of the crazies. 13. You remember that Times Square was an atrocity. 14. Youve accidentally walked through countless film sets and rarely even inquired as to what’s being filmed. 15. You didnt go to Central Park as often as people would assume. 16. You never learned how to drive, thus amusing all your college friends upstate. 17. You still don’t know how to drive. 18. You’ve tasted every kind of cuisine out there, from Ethiopian to Greek-Japanese-Spanish fusion. 19. Your Facebook albums from high school often feature the backdrop of good ol’ Union Square. 20. You dream of living in the same kind of apartment you grew up in. 21. Your high school had metal detectors and MANY security guards. 22. You know what the Grand Prospect Hall is, and you know what the owners look like. 23. You know who Doctor Zizmor is. 24. You know that it’s worth it to wait on line at Gray’s Papaya. 25. You never had a legitimate reason to feel bored. 26. You never had to wait long for your favorite band to come to town. They always did. 27. Choosing which high school to attend was like picking a college: there were hundreds, and each specialized in different things. 28. You feel weird when you’re not in a
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:01:49 +0000
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