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06-18-2005, 02:17 PM
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Re: I never traveled beyond the tristate area.
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[ QUOTE ] Go get on your car right now. Drive. Do not stop. See everything for yourself. [/ QUOTE ] I can't. My family needs me. [/ QUOTE ] if they've never left the tristate area, they should go with you. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] 
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#13
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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#14
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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#15
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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#16
06-18-2005, 02:30 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 ] I have been to a lot of places in the world but for some reason I didn't go to NYC until I was about 19. It was everything I ever imagined multiplied by about a thousand. I've been there probabaly 10-15 times in the past 4 years. I wish I had never gone because it makes everywhere else seem so BORING.
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#19
06-18-2005, 02:56 PM
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What you\'re missing
I'm from New Jersey, and I was wondering the same things you are. Here are pictures from a trip I took after I graduated college. The most eye-opening 6 weeks of my life.
http://community.webshots.com/user/jameswdavis -James
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#20
06-18-2005, 03:04 PM
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Re: ENOUGH about NYC.
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[ QUOTE ] I live here. How about any other state BUT NY. [/ QUOTE ] At times I wish I had 10,000 posts. Maybe then I'll get responses. [/ QUOTE ] no one responds to my threads either.
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