I'm looking for help overcoming my polite midwestern upbringing so I can fit in better here. This site is inspiring, but I'm not sure how to go about integrating its koan-like teachings into my life. Any suggestions for books, other web sites, etc., that teach New York attitudes and conversation skills to the immigrant?
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heh, listen to this fuckin' guy.
take it on the arches butt nut
It sounds a little tongue in cheek, I know, but I'm actually fairly serious. It's important to me to be able to get along with lots of kinds of people in lots of kinds of environments, and this environment feels more foreign to me than some places in Europe.
hey, im walking here!
I witnessed a quintessential New York moment on the Upper West Side today. One dude walks up to his bicycle on the sidewalk, unlocks it, starts walking it around to point in the other direction. Other dude walking down the sidewalk sees this, continues walking exactly as he had been. Predictably, the two paths meet. Both stop. Walking dude looks at bicycle dude with visible annoyance. Bicycle dude pauses, then lifts up his bicycle and turns it the rest of the way in the air. Walking dude continues walking. Bicycle dude rides off.
i tried a search for "New York Assholes" on google. Of couse, i found the overheard in NY website that you already found. Oh well, i guess its a start.
It's important to me to be able to get along with lots of kinds of people in lots of kinds of environments
This is the anti-thesis of fitting in in NY.
Shit. You're right. Fuck it.
and scene!
i think tai learned a lesson. The way to fit in in NY is to just say fuck it. so.... by saying "fuck it" you HAVE achieved your goa to fit in... by not trying to.
i just gave myself a headache
Oh, so you think I've learned a lesson, huh. Huh? What are you, my sensei? I don't think so. Fuck you.
...and scene!
we all bow, we're met by loving applause
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