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“And, I firmly believe that if you’ve been here for a long time and you are lacking the 3 things I mentioned above, the magic not only wears off, but you become a smidge bitter.”
Definitely true, but that isn’t NYC’s fault. The “magic” you describe is still out there for many people, which is why they keep coming and why they stay.
I’ve been here over 10 years now and love it today as much as I did when I first arrived. And this year I’ve been to the Empire State building twice…one time with friends from Germany and another with friends from Seattle.
To see their faces when we got to the top was all the impetus I needed to realize what this mean to them and what it once and still means to me.
You need to recharge and find that magic again. NYC is all about re-inventing yourself and constantly needing to change just as the city does. It can be a tiring place for sure, but really…we have one life to live…it just strikes me that so many people on this blog are seemingly willing to waste it being miserable.
2) Just because I take issue with people acting like this place is the center of the universe *I* “sound miserable”?
It’s also because yesterday you described how you reside adjacent to a “disgusting” place you likened to “hell” that is filled with loathsome people and plagued with filthy conditions. Sounds to me like you’re really unhappy here.
I think Snappy said it best. NYC is neither the best or worst place in the U.S. to live. It is a great city, but there are many great cities (and great places) in America.
The mosque debate is ridiculous. Genuine religious observance has nothing to do with fanatic terrorism. To move the mosque would also achieve one of the 9/11 terrorists’ aims: to sow hatred, fear and intolerance among our population.
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Oh, yeah, I forgot you sleep on the sofa. Well, so long as your street clothes haven’t picked up any bedbugs in the washer or dryer, you might be safe.
uh, you do know that you can kill bedbugs by putting clothes in a dryer on high heat, right? and for the wash just use hot water
Good gracious, NYC is just a place to live. No one is chained to the land. The USA is a big lovely country, perfect no, but pretty livable. Some just choose to make it difficult for themselves.
“Attacking Cleveland, or Peoria, just wouldn’t have had the same impact.”
This made me laugh! It reminds me of hearing how much money certain states got for security after 9/11. There was a program (60 minutes? Dateline?) on about some small town in North Dakota which was getting an enormous sum for chemical attack protection. They were running drills, and showing off the Hazmat suits, etc. And I couldn’t help but ask myself over and over — WHO is going to ever attack TinyTown, NORTH DAKOTA!
You people win. NYC is the center of the universe and all things American. No other place in this entire big ass country is worthy of mention or notice when recognizing what makes this country great. All of your ancestors came here through Ellis Island (certainly not mine) to enjoy it’s spoils. There is no greater city in this entire country.
“And, I firmly believe that if you’ve been here for a long time and you are lacking the 3 things I mentioned above, the magic not only wears off, but you become a smidge bitter.”
Definitely true, but that isn’t NYC’s fault. The “magic” you describe is still out there for many people, which is why they keep coming and why they stay.
I’ve been here over 10 years now and love it today as much as I did when I first arrived. And this year I’ve been to the Empire State building twice…one time with friends from Germany and another with friends from Seattle.
To see their faces when we got to the top was all the impetus I needed to realize what this mean to them and what it once and still means to me.
You need to recharge and find that magic again. NYC is all about re-inventing yourself and constantly needing to change just as the city does. It can be a tiring place for sure, but really…we have one life to live…it just strikes me that so many people on this blog are seemingly willing to waste it being miserable.
“There is no greater city in this entire country.”
Ishtar, make that the WORLD!
First of all, it’s NOT a mosque. It’s a cultural center with a prayer room inside it.
Secondly there is ALREADY another prayer room open now that is closr to Ground Zero than the proposed one will be.
The devil is in the details, people; and most of the anti-mosque people are clueless as to where this will be, etc, etc, etc.
2) Just because I take issue with people acting like this place is the center of the universe *I* “sound miserable”?
It’s also because yesterday you described how you reside adjacent to a “disgusting” place you likened to “hell” that is filled with loathsome people and plagued with filthy conditions. Sounds to me like you’re really unhappy here.
I think Snappy said it best. NYC is neither the best or worst place in the U.S. to live. It is a great city, but there are many great cities (and great places) in America.
The mosque debate is ridiculous. Genuine religious observance has nothing to do with fanatic terrorism. To move the mosque would also achieve one of the 9/11 terrorists’ aims: to sow hatred, fear and intolerance among our population.
quote:
Oh, yeah, I forgot you sleep on the sofa. Well, so long as your street clothes haven’t picked up any bedbugs in the washer or dryer, you might be safe.
uh, you do know that you can kill bedbugs by putting clothes in a dryer on high heat, right? and for the wash just use hot water
*rob*
Good gracious, NYC is just a place to live. No one is chained to the land. The USA is a big lovely country, perfect no, but pretty livable. Some just choose to make it difficult for themselves.
“Attacking Cleveland, or Peoria, just wouldn’t have had the same impact.”
This made me laugh! It reminds me of hearing how much money certain states got for security after 9/11. There was a program (60 minutes? Dateline?) on about some small town in North Dakota which was getting an enormous sum for chemical attack protection. They were running drills, and showing off the Hazmat suits, etc. And I couldn’t help but ask myself over and over — WHO is going to ever attack TinyTown, NORTH DAKOTA!
i dont sleep on THE sofa, i use a sofa in my bedroom as my bed. im not a couch surfer, PS’er
*rob*
You people win. NYC is the center of the universe and all things American. No other place in this entire big ass country is worthy of mention or notice when recognizing what makes this country great. All of your ancestors came here through Ellis Island (certainly not mine) to enjoy it’s spoils. There is no greater city in this entire country.