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06-18-2005, 01:18 PM
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I never traveled beyond the tristate area.
I was born in New York City. I'm still living here. I only traveled around the tristate area. The life I'm living is the only life I know. For those who traveled around this beautiful country, what differences do you see in the North, South, East, West of the United States? I look forward to some responses. Thanks in advance.
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06-18-2005, 01:49 PM
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Re: I never traveled beyond the tristate area.
I've done extensive traveling throughout the US and it's always amusing when you tell someone you're from NYC. They always seem to assume you're a big city hotshot who thinks they know everything. Also, they still have that tried and true conception that crime is out of control in NY. Just a couple of things that I've picked up on.
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#4
06-18-2005, 01:52 PM
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Re: I never traveled beyond the tristate area.
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I've done extensive traveling throughout the US and it's always amusing when you tell someone you're from NYC. They always seem to assume you're a big city hotshot who thinks they know everything. Also, they still have that tried and true conception that crime is out of control in NY. Just a couple of things that I've picked up on. [/ QUOTE ] I thought I was the only one...
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#6
06-18-2005, 02:01 PM
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Re: OK, OK... a better question...
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For those who never visited NY, what is the general perception from where YOU live? [/ QUOTE ] I've been there once but didn't really pay attention to them. I think of them as high stressed people who want money (some poor, some rich).
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#7
06-18-2005, 02:03 PM
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Re: OK, OK... a better question...
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[ QUOTE ] For those who never visited NY, what is the general perception from where YOU live? [/ QUOTE ] I've been there once but didn't really pay attention to them. I think of them as high stressed people who want money (some poor, some rich). [/ QUOTE ] Why? What makes you think that?
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#8
06-18-2005, 02:18 PM
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Re: OK, OK... a better question... *EDITED* again
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For those who never visited NYC, what is the general perception of NYC from where YOU live? [/ QUOTE ] Just like LA. A big-ass city with about 15 billion different types of people. The only thing I've noticed as a general rule in my numerous phone conversations with New Yorkers is that the more blunt you are, the more you'll get done. I used to do tech support, and I have a habit of mimicking whatever type of accent/mannerisms I pick up from the other person on the line. What caused me to do this was actually the New Yorkers. When I was polite and courteous to them, I would generally have a harder time helping them solve their problems. They would be difficult and sometimes outright abusive. When I changed my speech to be more curt and abrupt, with shorter and more hostile tones, I found that calls with New Yorkers tended to be more pleasant and, often times, the person on the other end of the line would become more courteous themselves.
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#9
06-18-2005, 02:20 PM
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Re: OK, OK... a better question... *EDITED* again
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[ QUOTE ] For those who never visited NYC, what is the general perception of NYC from where YOU live? [/ QUOTE ] Just like LA. A big-ass city with about 15 billion different types of people. The only thing I've noticed as a general rule in my numerous phone conversations with New Yorkers is that the more blunt you are, the more you'll get done. I used to do tech support, and I have a habit of mimicking whatever type of accent/mannerisms I pick up from the other person on the line. What caused me to do this was actually the New Yorkers. When I was polite and courteous to them, I would generally have a harder time helping them solve their problems. They would be difficult and sometimes outright abusive. When I changed my speech to be more curt and abrupt, with shorter and more hostile tones, I found that calls with New Yorkers tended to be more pleasant and, often times, the person on the other end of the line would become more courteous themselves. [/ QUOTE ] I used to be a stockbroker, so I can relate to your story.
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06-18-2005, 02:26 PM
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Re: OK, OK... a better question... *EDITED* again
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[ QUOTE ] For those who never visited NYC, what is the general perception of NYC from where YOU live? [/ QUOTE ] Just like LA. A big-ass city with about 15 billion different types of people. The only thing I've noticed as a general rule in my numerous phone conversations with New Yorkers is that the more blunt you are, the more you'll get done. I used to do tech support, and I have a habit of mimicking whatever type of accent/mannerisms I pick up from the other person on the line. What caused me to do this was actually the New Yorkers. When I was polite and courteous to them, I would generally have a harder time helping them solve their problems. They would be difficult and sometimes outright abusive. [/ QUOTE ] They could smell your fear.
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