[heyjoe]

Subject: Fw: For new yorkers only

Only those that grew up in NY can
understand the meaning of this:

THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT'S 'UPTOWN' OR 'DOWNTOWN.' IF YOU'RE REALLY FROM NEW YORK, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE...AND EAST OR WEST IS 'CROSS-TOWN.'
YOU'RE 35 YEARS OLD AND DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE.

YOU TAKE THE TRAIN HOME AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ON THE PLATFORM THE DOORS WILL OPEN THAT WILL LEAVE YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EXIT STAIRWAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT A 'REGULAR' COFFEE IS.

IT'S NOT MANHATTAN...IT'S THE 'CITY.'

YOU CROSS THE STREET ANY WHERE BUT ON THE CORNERS AND YOU YELL AT CARS FOR NOT RESPECTING YOUR RIGHT TO DO IT.

YOU MOVE 3,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE STILL KNOW YOU'RE FROM BROOKLYN, LONG ISLAND OR THE BRONX THE MINUTE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT ARE A 'REAL' PIZZA AND A 'REAL' BAGEL.

A 500 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT IS LARGE.

YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT RAY'S PIZZAS.

YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANY HUMAN BEING WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND A P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SUBWAY.

YOU WOULDN'T BOTHER ORDERING PIZZA IN ANY OTHER CITY.

YOU GET READY TO ORDER DINNER EVERY NIGHT AND MUST CHOOSE FROM THE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS WHICH ARE: CHINESE, ITALIAN, MEXICAN OR INDIAN.

YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK IS PERMANENTLY SET TO KNOW WHEN ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING REGULATIONS IS IN EFFECT.

YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS.

SOMEONE BUMPS INTO YOU AND YOU CHECK FOR YOUR WALLET.

YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD HAVING A PERFECTLY NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HERSELF.

YOU PAY 'ONLY' $230 A MONTH TO PARK YOUR CAR.

YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. LIKE THE CITY IN TEXAS.

THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM, NOT AN HONOR.

YOU CAN NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP.

THE DELI GUY GIVES YOU A STRAW WITH ANY BEVERAGE YOU BUY, EVEN IF IT'S A BEER.

THAT'S NEW YORK, BABY! YA GOTTA LOVE IT.

(((((((((((hey Joe)))))))))))))))))

sooooooooooooooooooooo good.... really... good..

have worked with some from your state... and yes... have heard about the bagels.. and the pizza.....and the accent - that... lol... have been told.. isn't an accent...

((((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))))))))))))))

[MyBestKids2]

Wow, I looked up Rays Pizza, what a fantastic menu!!! Food until 5 a.m on the weekends???????

I'm moving up!!

http://raysfamouspizza.com/

[mel4]

oooh yes, gotta love NY!!!

i was actually about to post "you know you're from long island when....", but upon second judgement, i realized that is was a tad inappropriate at times =]

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IT'S NOT MANHATTAN...IT'S THE 'CITY.'

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Of course! What are you doing today? Hanging out in the "city!"

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YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT ARE A 'REAL' PIZZA AND A 'REAL' BAGEL.

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This is exactly what I do every time I go back. No one in Philly understands what a "real" bagel is.

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YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT RAY'S PIZZAS.

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MMmmmmmm

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YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANY HUMAN BEING WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND A P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SUBWAY.

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What's the point of them? Oh it's part of the process, of course. But you always know where you're going.

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YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

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Why go through that %#@&#! when you can watch it on TV?

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YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS.

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Cannot tell you how many times I stopped at a bodega before work.

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YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. LIKE THE CITY IN TEXAS.

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THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM, NOT AN HONOR.

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What a pain in the ***!

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YOU CAN NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP.

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My dad is an expert at this.

Thanks for posting this!

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mel4 said:
oooh yes, gotta love NY!!!

i was actually about to post "you know you're from long island when....", but upon second judgement, i realized that is was a tad inappropriate at times =]

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OMG I love that. So many of the things apply, LOL.

[314159pi]

there are great bagels in philly. i particularly like the "fairmont bagel institute" near the museum, and "delancey street bagels" in bala cynwyd.

You can only buy real bagels in NYC... all my friends say the bagels up here in Montréal are better, but for me, New York City takes the crown

[splitimage]

New York definitely wins the bagel contest.

--splitimage

And wings. The wings everywhere else suck.

[mel4]

lol, there is nothing like the baked nuts in the city....i especially love the way they're advertised..."nuts 4 nuts"....=]

[agony007]

WOO HOO Joe.. the truth has been spoken LOL

[Lenny]

And there is simply no road in the world (dirt included) that can equal the Cross Bronx Expressway...There are potholes in that road that you can get lost in...Never break down on that road....If you do..Leave your car...

And don't expect to cross the GW back into town following a Giants game on the same day the game ends...Ain't going to happen...

Yep NYC is all alone in its granduer...LOL

Lenny