what i've learned from nyc so far
Has it been a big change moving from Atlanta to NYC? I guess it has to be, but it never really felt abrupt - more like a smooth transition. There are definitely things that you don't know until you arrive in the city, and here is what I have learned so far.
- Don't follow someone across the street. Sometimes being a few steps ahead makes all the difference between crossing unscathed or getting taken out.
- Medium-sized handbags are pretty much useless. I am either rocking a tote with everything I'm going to need for the day - extra shoes, lunch, notebook, etc., or I'm just going out on the town with a clutch or small crossbody.
- Everybody eats late here - 1:00 lunch is pretty much the norm. It's actually nice if you are starving at 11:30 or noon since lines are non-existent.
- I can eat more because I walk so much. Yes!!
- Everyone in NYC is not sophisticated or well-dressed. There are rednecks and bad dressers and boring people just like everywhere else.
- On any given weekend, you can find a street festival, and usually one celebrating another culture.
- You can hear car horns and even people talking 26 stories up - through closed windows.
I'm sure there will be more as I go. What have you learned from the city?