What Do You Think of New Yorkers?

by StarrGazerr Posted 2009/01/19 02:19:53

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		New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.
		New Yorkers are the Greatest.
		New Yorkers are too arrogant
		New Yorkers are just a bunch of bleeding hearts
		Undecided (Please leave a comment)
		None of the above (Please leave a comment)

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	New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.	21 votes	28%
	New Yorkers are the Greatest.	21 votes	28%
	New Yorkers are too arrogant	4 votes	5%
	New Yorkers are just a bunch of bleeding hearts	2 votes	3%
	Undecided	11 votes	14%
	None of the above	17 votes	22%

I've seen a variety of statements about New York and New Yorkers around here, many from people who admit they have never even visited the Big Apple. As someone who has lived in or around New York pretty much my entire life, it's hard to be objective about my home. So what do you think.

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Lisa 2009/01/19 16:00:42

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

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I love New Yorkers.. NYC is one of my favorite places, they have the best food (Chinese, bagels and pizza of course) shopping and shows. On top of that they have "real" neighborhoods. I like not having to go into a gate to see someone. One thing I always wondered is people say New Yorkers ignore you and are unfriendly. I have always found the opposite. I think 911 was a great example of what New Yorkers can do...

Besides, they have my alltime favorite Baseball team. No, not the Yankees, but the Mets!! Jose Reyes is my guy...

Anyway, point being, I love all people, from everywhere, but NYC people have a flair I can appreciate!
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Regina 2009/01/20 03:30:58

New Yorkers are too arrogant

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I grew up in New york. My parents moved when I was 16 to West Virginia! I thought I would die. But I learned to love it here. After I married I took my 2 sons to New York to visit family and show them where I grew up. I was there a week, and I couldn't believe how different my life had been. The people were so rude and arogant. I thouhgt to myself, Was I like that? I couldn't wait to get back home. Living in different parts of the country does make a difference in how people are. I love where I live now. I know all my neighbors, and everyone knows everyone else. I don't even lock my doors at night. I could never do that in New York.

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Debbie to Regina 2009/01/20 03:43:50

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They are probably more stressed than we are. I'm next door to you - Virginia.

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dr t jr 2009/01/20 03:18:48

New Yorkers are too arrogant

most Finger Per minute

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outlaw 2009/01/20 02:59:52

Undecided

I only know about six or seven people that grew up in NY, and they seem to be full of themselves. I can not honestly say anything about the rest of them.

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Suki 2009/01/20 02:59:10 (edited)

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

There are a lot of good ones. I was in Oklahoma City when the federal building was bombed and a lot of firemen and rescue persons from NY came to help us. They were great people.

Then, on the other hand, my fiance's parents are from NY and they are like demon vultures from hell.

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rockybelt 2009/01/20 02:32:19
Night 2009/01/20 02:19:57

None of the above

I have been to New York and I find that the New Yorkers in the city are very rude but the ones upstate are very nice!

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Pip 2009/01/20 02:01:47

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

I lived in Poughkeepsie NY for 50 years and Hendersonville, TN for 11 years. There are some noticeable differences. Poughkeepsie, more ethnic foods, less smoking, people tended to exercise more, neighbors are just as friendly.

Hendersonville, a lot of music talent, people will talk to you in public and you don't even know them. I found this to be a pleasure while waiting in store lines. People here are very generous to charities. Despite what some people think! I worked with some of very hard working people here. One gentleman I know, worked a 40 hour a week job for the State and he worked for me 40 hours a week as a Computer Operator. He was a diabetic and never missed work.

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Becky 2009/01/20 00:04:42

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

But, I'm biased. :D New York born and raised, and probably will be until I die.

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StarrGa... to Becky 2009/01/20 00:16:47

You're not biased. It's the rest of the world that's biased. :)

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LOTR_HP~RWAC~CFM 2009/01/20 00:02:40

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

We have a bad rep.. But there are a lot of nice people here in the city.

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**Bessie** 2009/01/19 22:43:39

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

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Hope that's what you wanted to hear! I've visited New York a couple of times and met some born and raised there and they were great. At Hershey Park, PA I met some people that were really nice. Some of the groups of New York women with their screaming children were a bit irritating, but whatever. They somehow screamed "we're from New York". We got a laugh, they were the perfect stereotype. Live and let live.

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AnneMac 2009/01/19 22:36:09

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

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New Yorkers are a microcosm of the entire world. The whole world is represented there, more so than most other cities. Every time I go to New York, I have people reaching out to me and speaking proudly of their city. I was turning around a map in the subway and commenting on how wonderful it is that I can get to here from there in just minutes, and debating which stop would get me closest to the site of the twin towers, and a gentleman sitting across from me happened to be a 25-year veteran employee of the subway. He gave us all kinds of good information, and was so proud of the city and generous with us.

The NYPD cops are so cool, too. My friend April from Canada was in NYC with our fan club, and in Times Square, she asked a few cops to pose for pictures with her. They were so friendly and warm, and happily complied.

NYC is one of my favorite cities to visit. The only thing I don't like is that the hotel rooms are really expensive, and very very small. But who cares? I'm only in them to sleep, and spend the rest of my time riding the subway and popping up into a new adventure at every stop.

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Debbie to AnneMac 2009/01/20 03:45:22

Talk about screamers. Have you ever been around New Jersey women? No offense but damn.....they like to yell!

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BitterSweetSymphony 2009/01/19 22:21:02

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

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I Love NY. I guess you have to live here or be from NYC to really understand & appreciate the big apple.

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olivia24 2009/01/19 22:10:14

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

There is something special about New York and New Yorkers, but there's something special about everywhere and everyone.

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bhilton390 2009/01/19 22:06:57

None of the above

I would like it alot better if New York wasn't on a coastline. Especially now!!!!!

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MS.SMILEY95 2009/01/19 21:45:18

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

new york is the best. i am from new york so of course this is what i think

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Brenda 2009/01/19 20:48:47

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

I love NY I ran away from home and went there and it is one of the coolest places I have been too. I will be moving to Boston and It is like a little NY. But even at that I can still go to NY and have fun..

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Diane 2009/01/19 18:35:43

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

Infortunately, most of them have left the city for better surroundings. The city is now over populated with foreigners. English is no longer the language in NYC.

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minka to Diane 2009/01/19 20:13:54

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"Infortunately"? Ethnicity is one of the most exciting elements of the city. Manhattan itself is an ultimate version of United Nations. Everybody who lives here is NY'er no matter where they are from.

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AnneMac to minka 2009/01/19 22:38:43

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I found it delightful that NYC has people from all over the world. I love the ethnic neighborhoods, and I had no problem speaking English anywhere I went.

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minka to AnneMac 2009/01/20 00:37:03 (edited)

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I live in East Village where there're lots of Indians, Middle Easterners, Ukrainians, Polish, Italians, French, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese...etc., with each group offering the most authentic food of its own culture. As a Japanese, I'm completely spoiled by having access for anytime to world class Sushi.

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Debbie to minka 2009/01/20 03:46:39

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That is pretty neat! I went to Boston once and it was the same way. It was lots of fun.

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medarlin~xanax goddess~ 2009/01/19 18:26:55

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

+2
I'm from Cali but my Dad was from Brooklyn. When my uncle passed away a few years ago I flew out for a week. I was so impressed by how NICE everyone was (except that one chick at the airport, but nevermind) I am hoping to go back again for pleasure this time and actually do the tourist thing.

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Seasoned BN-0 2009/01/19 17:33:38

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

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What puts most people off or sets them apart is how they handle their amount of allotted space and their take on time...be it waiting in lines traffic or the a department store....fast and few words means the next person in line can get on with life sooner too....A lot of people mistake this for rudeness/arrogance.

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minka to Seasone... 2009/01/19 19:50:49

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Totally agreed. There are unspoken rules & etiquettes (along with the 'dress code') here that new comers are unaware of.

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Seasone... to minka 2009/01/19 19:59:21

Wow!!! I am surprised you got the meaning of that comment (O: So many typos....never try to finish a comment while answering and talking on the phone.

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minka to Seasone... 2009/01/19 21:18:55

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I got what you meant. Living in NYC definitely makes my brain sharper (?) and edgy at times...

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Seasone... to minka 2009/01/19 21:25:14

I take it you were not always a New Yorker

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minka to Seasone... 2009/01/20 00:11:44

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Live here since 1988. I'm originally from Tokyo. Ironically, the only time I feel edgy is when I'm out of town being in a restaurant where waitresses smile at me, thinking something must be wrong with them. Then I realize I've lived in the City too long..

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Seasone... to minka 2009/01/20 00:14:40

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Smiles from strangers how sad...that is why I could not live in a big city.

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minka to Seasone... 2009/01/20 01:13:22

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Sad and relieved perhaps...? At least, you don't have to fake a smile here.

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Seasone... to minka 2009/01/20 01:22:05

+1
No I guess not.....Cheesy smiles are pretty lame...and easy to spot

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Lisa 2009/01/19 16:00:42

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

+8
I love New Yorkers.. NYC is one of my favorite places, they have the best food (Chinese, bagels and pizza of course) shopping and shows. On top of that they have "real" neighborhoods. I like not having to go into a gate to see someone. One thing I always wondered is people say New Yorkers ignore you and are unfriendly. I have always found the opposite. I think 911 was a great example of what New Yorkers can do...

Besides, they have my alltime favorite Baseball team. No, not the Yankees, but the Mets!! Jose Reyes is my guy...

Anyway, point being, I love all people, from everywhere, but NYC people have a flair I can appreciate!

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StarrGa... to Lisa 2009/01/19 16:17:42

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Thanks for the comment!

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olivia24 to Lisa 2009/01/19 22:11:38

Mets all the way! I love Jose Reyes, too. And that picture is the greatest! lol.

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minka 2009/01/19 09:32:20

New Yorkers are the Greatest.

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I lived in Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, but there's no place like NY. Sure they are arrogant, obnoxious, self-centered, and think they are the coolest. Who cares? If you live in the Big Apple, you are entitled to be that way - called New Yorkism(?)

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pink bambi ~ In Muse I Trust ~ 2009/01/19 08:36:59

New Yorkers are no different that anyone else.

+4
But they have amazing accents

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StarrGa... to pink ba... 2009/01/19 13:58:56

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Hey we ain't got no accents. It's de rest of youse guys that have the accent

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