Originally published 1906-12-23

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      People who don’t live here in NYC imagine it’s constantly like times square on new years eve. It’s far less than that.

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        The first time I was in NYC, I exited the train station and got turned around. I had printed directions but couldn’t see the cross streets on it so I asked someone which way was north. He didn’t say a word, just spun around and did a two-handed point like a cartoon.

        I walked for several blocks expecting to see the street I had to turn on. After a few blocks, I walked into a real estate office and asked for help.

        Yeah, the dude just fuckin lied. I had been walking west. So I walked another 2 miles in the hot summer sun, really soaking up the aroma of leaking garbage bags piled on the sidewalk. I fuckin hated NYC after that.

        But then I wound up going back 8 years later and it was all right. I don’t love NYC but I don’t hate it anymore (and congrats on graduating to garbage cans lol)

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          He might have been wrong rather than lying. A startling number of people don’t know where they are. A former partner of mine usually knew where she was, but didn’t think in terms of NSWE and would be confused if I said “come to the SE corner of the park”

          Also I live here and just last night walked like four blocks in the wrong direction because I wasn’t paying attention and turned the wrong way.

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      Was in Manhattan a couple years ago, it wasn’t so bad. Crosswalks are where people get pushy. Most people try to keep to themselves.

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        On the other hand it is the only place I have ever witnessed someone getting on their car horn at an ambulance