someone pointing a needle at you in the subway and yelling, “Do you know what it feels like to live w/ Hepititis??”
markbot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1) The real estate is ridiculously expensive > 2) Making 6 figures but living in a 300 square > foot studio > 3) Street preachers…yes, I know Brittany Spears is > the anti-Christ. > 4) The people who hand out advertisements and act > like it’s a personal insult if you don’t take > their piece of paper. > 5) Panhandlers on the subway giving their annoying > speeches > 6) The dirty people on the subway > 7) Being stuck in the subway with the chronic > coughers who don’t cover their mouths because they > are afraid to get the virus they already have on > their hands, and would rather everyone else get > their disease. > 9) People who take strollers onto subway cars > during rush hour > 10) Tax drivers > 11) People who honk because the car in front of > them is waiting for a red light > 12) Getting stuck outside without an umbrella and > having to buy a cheap one from Duane Reede that is > so poorly made the water goes through the fabric > and breaks after 5 uses. > 13) Loudness, everywhere > 14) Pollution. Garbage everywhere > 15) “Rent controlled apartments” that increase my > rent 30% because of their existence > 16) Trash > 17) Dogs urinating and shitting on the sidewalk > 18) Stepping in dog urine and/or shit with my > dress shoes > 19) The constant smell of urine and shit from the > dogs, vagabonds, and inebriated clubbers stuck > without a public toilet > 20) The constant smell of trash > 21) Having to walk everywhere > 22) The filthy toxic waste in the subways > 23) MTA employees who strike because they only > make $80K per year without a high school diploma > 24) Rude people > 25) Smelly people > 26) Ugly dirty stupid loud rude people everywhere > like RATS > 27) Rats > 28) High taxes to support ugly dirty stupid loud > rude people > 29) The real estate is ridiculously expensive > 30) The real estate is ridiculously expensive this is hilarious
the mets attempting to use the all-star game attendance to bolster regular season numbers
i’m also willing to bet the op just got dumped by his girl and had to move out - prob back to the pa, md or va burbs.
markbot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1) The real estate is ridiculously expensive > 29) The real estate is ridiculously expensive > 30) The real estate is ridiculously expensive Perhaps within America, but compared to other big financial cities real estate in NY is a bargain. Try living in London… 
Someone learned misanthrope today… This is a thinly veiled diatribe due to his rejection by NYC, i.e he didn’t get a job there. Sucks for you. You also probably hang out in Murray Hill or the shitstain that is midtown… KYS
I tire of NYC when: A) I take the subway in the morning and all the seats are taken by low income families/overweight females, and worse, males B) I get hit up for change by pan-handlers C) When I’m in Soho/Midtown/etc… and get caught in the middle of a bunch of tourists D) When I go to dinner and I hear all the pretentious/obnoxious foodies and watch them take pictures of said preparation (btw- does every Asian woman have a food blog these days?) BTW- there are no secrets in NY anymore; do you really think you’re special cause you have a key to ‘Milk & Honey’ or PDT or you go to this cool out of the way Montreal cuisine place in LIC, Queens called M. Wells? EVERYONE is on Midtownlunch.com, Eater NY, Grub Street, etc… E) NYU kids in the LES/East Village (need I say more) F) Invasion of Jersey greasers in MEPA I can keep going on… But! I miss NY whenever I’m anywhere else for a couple of days!!! /rant
Flux Capacitor Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Someone learned misanthrope today… Or in August 09
Keys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- (btw- does every Asian woman have a food blog these days?) they need to do something during the day when hubbie’s at work
Keys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I tire of NYC when: > > D) When I go to dinner and I hear all the > pretentious/obnoxious foodies and watch them take > pictures of said preparation (btw- does every > Asian woman have a food blog these days?) > Japanese women
Keys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- A) I take the subway in the morning and all the seats are taken by low income families/overweight females, and worse, males It’s called “public transportation” for a reason. Everyone has the right to take it. With that comment you sound just as pretentious/obnoxious as the foodies you hate. If you don’t want to mix with the lowly masses, I suggest you cab it to work. But for now that $2.25 puts you right at the same level of the food chain as everyone else.
Keys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I tire of NYC when: > > A) I take the subway in the morning and all the > seats are taken by low income families/overweight > females, and worse, males > B) I get hit up for change by pan-handlers > C) When I’m in Soho/Midtown/etc… and get caught > in the middle of a bunch of tourists > D) When I go to dinner and I hear all the > pretentious/obnoxious foodies and watch them take > pictures of said preparation (btw- does every > Asian woman have a food blog these days?) > > BTW- there are no secrets in NY anymore; do you > really think you’re special cause you have a key > to ‘Milk & Honey’ or PDT or you go to this cool > out of the way Montreal cuisine place in LIC, > Queens called M. Wells? EVERYONE is on > Midtownlunch.com, Eater NY, Grub Street, etc… > > E) NYU kids in the LES/East Village (need I say > more) > F) Invasion of Jersey greasers in MEPA > > I can keep going on… > > > But! I miss NY whenever I’m anywhere else for a > couple of days!!! > > > /rant adding to the list should include the spoiled old money college girls from Pace walking their 5 dogs around the block while shopping for gourmet food. Europeans and their Abercrombie and Fitch bags man, this sounds like Ed Norton in that Spike Lee movie
wake2000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Keys Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I tire of NYC when: > > > > A) I take the subway in the morning and all the > > seats are taken by low income > families/overweight > > females, and worse, males > > B) I get hit up for change by pan-handlers > > C) When I’m in Soho/Midtown/etc… and get > caught > > in the middle of a bunch of tourists > > D) When I go to dinner and I hear all the > > pretentious/obnoxious foodies and watch them > take > > pictures of said preparation (btw- does every > > Asian woman have a food blog these days?) > > > > BTW- there are no secrets in NY anymore; do you > > really think you’re special cause you have a > key > > to ‘Milk & Honey’ or PDT or you go to this cool > > out of the way Montreal cuisine place in LIC, > > Queens called M. Wells? EVERYONE is on > > Midtownlunch.com, Eater NY, Grub Street, etc… > > > > E) NYU kids in the LES/East Village (need I say > > more) > > F) Invasion of Jersey greasers in MEPA > > > > I can keep going on… > > > > > > But! I miss NY whenever I’m anywhere else for > a > > couple of days!!! > > > > > > /rant > > > adding to the list should include the spoiled old > money college girls from Pace walking their 5 dogs > around the block while shopping for gourmet food. > > > Europeans and their Abercrombie and Fitch bags > > man, this sounds like Ed Norton in that Spike Lee > movie Don’t be hatin on Pace!
Keys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > pretentious/obnoxious foodies and watch them take > pictures of said preparation (btw- does every > Asian woman have a food blog these days?) LOL when I read this I only thought of this blog http://misstiffie.wordpress.com/
pacmandefense Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Keys Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > pretentious/obnoxious foodies and watch them > take > > pictures of said preparation (btw- does every > > Asian woman have a food blog these days?) > > LOL when I read this I only thought of this blog > http://misstiffie.wordpress.com/ Its interesting how one class of pretentious/ obnoxious people (like the this guy not wanting to ride the subway with low income families) come to view another class of people (foodies) as pretentious/ obnoxious.
OK - yes d*_k post; I got it -> I was thinking sloven individuals. Bad mental association tied to socio-economic standing; will recalibrate. Born in Queens, came back to Manhattan but grew up in Toronto (& Oakville). Must be the Canadian pickle up my bud…!
Keys Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- Get a job grouch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i73dWYJqVHk ^haha, I love that bit - esp. the Count as a pmp. Yea, I’ve seen more than a few posts on here where people denounce others with less means as lowly/lazy or having bad character. From my experience, it’s often those who have the least to give that have shown to be the most generous, helpful people I know. I also knew this girl with substantial means in a school club who insisted on getting reimbursed for the tiniest expenses and kept track of every penny. It was gross. Anyway - not saying that being poor makes you a good person or vice versa. I just think some people in this forum could do well by going outside their gated communities once in a while without fear of getting “poor cooties”.
As a real New Yorker (born and raised), I agree with the “Reasons to hate NYC” list. Have any of you ever been to Singapore? It’s got the good parts of NYC baked into a tropical island atmosphere.
So yes, I ended up working in NYC after bschool. I live in an ok 450 sqf convertible 1br walk up on UES now (those letters should make sense to craigslist apt hunters). I lived in NYC before school as well for several years. Unfortunately, I had this dream of being in high finance when I was a wee little lad (watched too much Family Ties) and haven’t been wise enough to call it quits yet. at least the money is good and it’s intellectually challenging. too bad everyone is a douche bag. I thought about a few things to add to the list like my neighbor with 5 barking dogs…but the original is fairly comprehensive.