(^^^ Skyline of New York City from Hoboken, New Jersey^^^)
So, this summer marks my FIRST time in New York City! It is also my first time super far from home and my first time on a plane! Yep, milestones!
Just from being in this culture rich city for a week, I learned sooo many things!
Without further ado, here's a list of 25 things I learned about New York:
1. There are food vendors EVERYWHERE! (we need to
implement this in LA)
(Some of these "Halal Food" vendors are DELICIOUS! I visited this one nearly everyday since it was down the street from my dorm) |
(Here are two "Halal Food" vendors directly down the street from each other. Competition!) |
(This vendor looks a little ambitious, no?) |
(Yep, they really like to sell EVERYTHING, don't they! I've got no complaints!) |
(This smoothie vendor looks good, but the drinks are pretty watered down, unfortunately :( ) |
(Yep, they're freakin' EVERYWHERE!)
3.Speaking of taxis, the traffic is horribly
congested. I would NOT want to drive here!
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4. There are One Way streets EVERYWHERE!
(Seriously! Why TF is everything a Gawd Damn One Way Street!?)
5. Everything is pretty much walking distance, and
if not, it’s a quick ride away on the subway.
6. New York City (at least) has its own Citi Bike
system (owned by Citi Bank, I think, another thing we need to bring to LA)
(You just pay for them via credit card. How convenient?!) |
7. It is pretty humid in the summer, but the
weather is not as bad as you think. (it’s just as hot as it is in Cali. Which
sucks for these people that live here. They have to freeze in the winter and
then fry in the summer? How do they LIVE?!)
8. Many streets literally do smell like garbage.
(which is gross) But many of the bums are surprisingly clean? (WTF!? This
doesn’t make the least bit of sense!)
(^^^They literally just dump their bags on the curb. WTF?! How disgusting is that!?^^^)
9. Everyone jaywalks and no one gives a FUCK!
(which I LOVE!)
10. There are tons of Mom and Pop shops. Which is
AWESOME! (which we also need to incorporate into LA)
11. There are brick buildings EVERYWHERE! (which
would not fare well in California since we are prone to earthquakes)
12. The city is pretty dirty, in case I haven’t
mentioned that already by commenting on its putrid trash smell.
13. There is construction going on EVERYWHERE!
(which is annoying AF! And I thought UCLA was bad! :( )
14. There are Starbucks on every other corner.
(which is very similar to CA)
15. The parks basically always have live, free
entertainment. (which is cool because the city is so rich in culture)
16. It’s VERY diverse! (Even more so than CA)
17. Apparently, mothers here like to hold onto their
daughters arms. (I guess to protect them from getting snatched away? IDK)
18. Also, women prefer to go bra-less here. (nipples
EVERYWHERE! I know it’s hot, but DAMN!)
19. I feel like the stores here are more “Black”
friendly. (like H&M and K-Mart were advertising models with thick, curly
hair, which is RARE in CA. Even a local food vendor said I had nice hair.) So I
felt rather accepted.
Thanks for reading. =)