New York always seemed so amazing in films and TV shows and it seems to be where everyone goes, but then I saw this film Enchanted and it looked horrible! Everyone was pushing and shoving and no-one seemed to be nice or understanding... also that tramp guy stole her tiara. What s it really like?
You are talking about tv shows and movies - that is, fantasy. The real NYC is nothing like you see on tv or in the movies. Yes, we have some fabulous places to go, but most people are just ordinary people, who get up and go to work every day.That s not to say that NYC is exactly the same as every other place. It s not. The culture of NYC is very different from the rest of the U.S. We move faster here. We pay less attention to strangers here (we just see too many of them to pay too much attention.) We walk more. And we have to get up close in tight places more - subways, elevators, crowded streets. Sometimes this may seem like people are pushing. Sometimes they ARE pushing! But most New Yorkers are really nice, helpful people if you really engage with us. Just pull out a map on a subway and ask someone a question about what train to take. Watch as more than one person will try to help you figure out where you are going! So, it s easy to stereotype us, but the truth is there are lots of perfectly nice people here. We just live differently in some ways.
Your experience in a city is not really defined specifically by that city but by your income and social status. Living in NYC is like living in almost any other very large metropolis (of course, there are things that make NYC special and unique, but every city has these traits). So, if you want to know what makes NYC unique, I would argue that it is the people you can find there. It is almost impossible to define the people of this city as a whole, and I would advise against taking anything you see in a movie too seriously.
me went once to this place you call new york city, i wanted to live that desire the american dream, me being an italian. I went I lived in little box made of brown paper, then oneday a man came and took me away, said I was illegal or something I have never been back since, I dont want to either... trashy dump place... full of snooty business people who cant spare 1 simple dollar =(
Well, the short answer is that, bearing in mind that they re both fictional, New York City is a lot more like the movie Enchanted than it is, like, say, the TV shows Friends or Seinfeld.
NYC is really nice. Life here is amazing although its cold. People here aren t bad, everyone walks in his own way. Good luck!