July 28, 2010
life: So it’s your first trip to the Big Apple, but you’re a little antsy because of the reputation Gothamites have for being, well, unforgiving, and would like to learn how to blend in. Have no fear. Peruse these, some of the most common mistakes tourists make in New York City, and you’ll never again stick out like a hot buttered corn cob in the middle of an Iowa December. (By the way, never say that in New York.) How New Yorkers Can Spot a Tourist “If you can’t handle a seven-block walk to Point X without hopping into air-conditioned motorized transport, your next trip should probably be to L.A.”

life:

So it’s your first trip to the Big Apple, but you’re a little antsy because of the reputation Gothamites have for being, well, unforgiving, and would like to learn how to blend in. Have no fear. Peruse these, some of the most common mistakes tourists make in New York City, and you’ll never again stick out like a hot buttered corn cob in the middle of an Iowa December. (By the way, never say that in New York.)

How New Yorkers Can Spot a Tourist

“If you can’t handle a seven-block walk to Point X without hopping into air-conditioned motorized transport, your next trip should probably be to L.A.”

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    It’s so true…
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    haha! thank you for this!!! i’m wondering when i’ll start considering, if ever, myself a new yorker… hmmm.
  8. causeyousaidso reblogged this from rhirhian and added:
    kara, just so you know, i’m going to read this so i don’t embarrass you when i come to visit! :D
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    hasardheureux:life:...reblogged for miss. haupt. who will soon be a native anyway.
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    hick after reading this…
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    bit confused. I shouldn’t pull out a map in New York…but I shouldn’t ask...Empire Sate...
  15. jamiehartley reblogged this from heyitscat and added:
    I would like to add that city dwellers- and this isn’t specific to New York, since I learned in San Francisco- know when...
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    Listen up boys: you either...city will eat you alive! Just kidding,
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    “If you can’t handle...seven-block walk...Point X without...
  19. shambola reblogged this from life and added:
    Non sarà difficile capirlo nel mio caso… :)
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    couple times… and I am liking this article.
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    RT@life: been there, done that; glad my...NYC is over, now
  24. mysteriousmysh reblogged this from life and added:
    listed features of...of NYC~ I’ve heard many great things about NYC,
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    Why do we always get...utter joy of being...jokes? Anyway, I...
  27. anokarina reblogged this from life and added:
    ask my NYC friends if these are true. We can certainly spot
  28. thiscantbecorrect said: This is the most accurate thing I have read about New York in AGES. I love it.