There s no Central Perk, but the Seinfeld locations are real. There are guided tours of the places that inspired Seinfeld, some are even hosted by Kenny Kramer, the inspiration for Cosmo Kramer.If you don t want to pay for the guided tour: Monk s RestaurantThe diner in question is in reality called Tom s Restaurant, and it is located at 112th and Broadway on Manhattan s Upper West Side.The Soup Nazi Believe it or not, there is also a real Soup Nazi . His name is Al Yeganeh, and his first business was called Soup Kitchen International, a little place on West 55th Street where he served up his delicious soups. That place is now closed, but his franchise is now called The Original Soup Man with locations around NYC.Mendy s This chain is still around - 5 or 6 locations in the city. Check the link below for details...New York locals know that many of the locations mentioned on Seinfeld exist in reality, from Roosevelt Hospital where Kramer sees the infamous pig man to the West Side YMCA where Jerry and George meet baseball player Keith Hernandez. H H Bagels, Barneys, and the NBC building at Rockefeller Center are also significant Seinfeld landmarks.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Friends and seinfeld tourist attractions? -
Who lives or had lived in Alabama? -
Land is far cheaper in Alabama, taxes lower, gun rights intact, and for most of the state the crime rate is low. The larger cities such as Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville have a very diverse ethnic population. In the rural areas of north Alabama it is or the most part white, but in many areas in the old cotton area it is mostly black. You can look up the city and county you are moving to on the census site and get a lot of info. I have lived in Alabama and California (Bay Area) and will take Alabama 10 to 1.
i live in florence alabama but not in your town But mosltly white people live most parts of alabama its pretty warm. There is alot of mobile homes but it depends where you are. your close to gulf shores which is a beautiful beach with pure white sand. I love alabama theres mostly small towns with good people
My family and I are moving to Honolulu in January. I know a lot of islanders hate mainlanders. What can we do? -
You are wise to be cognizant of the cultural differences. Honolulu is such a melting pot now ethnicity really doesn t matter anymore. There are so many mixed ethnicities there that its impossible to tell by looking that you re not from the islands. Now, behavior wise yes it is very easy for a local to get irritated with mainlanders. Here s a few things you can do:1. Always remove your shoes when going into someone s house (and make sure you don t have sweaty/toe jam feet) 2. Don t be in a rush. Mainlanders drive crazy on the freeway/cut people off. Relax, if someone let s you into a lane then waive your hand or show a shaka/hang loose sign as a gesture of thanks. 3. Be polite, if there are elders around - let them go first and always say thank you or excuse me if you are in someone s way.4. Don t stare and accept differences.5. Learn to understand pidgin. People may sound illiterate but they re not so don t treat people like their dumb.6. When invited to someone s house NEVER go empty handed. (Take a dessert, gift or appetizer) and when you leave DON T take home the same dish you brought! Leave it there for the host. 7. When you are invited to go out with a group of locals always offer to pay your own or pick up the tab if it s just a few of you. Many times everyone will offer to pay but if everyone is reaching for their wallet to pick up the tab for everyone and you don t - you will be the talk of the office/neighborhood.8. How old are your kids? If they are young, teach them that it is okay for people to be different. Encourage your kids to talk to you about what they see in their new friends and how it is different than what they are used to. (Locals eat spam, eggs and rice for breakfast... mainlanders think this is GROSS or poor food. You ll have to break down stereotypes like these for your kids.) You would be wise to have your kids explore the local foods early on. Kids bond easily over food... 9. Get some local artists music to familiarize your family with Island entertainers. Kids also bond easily over music.If you are nice, respectful people then you will adapt just fine.
One of the first things you and your children need to learn is that everybody knows the rules for getting along with other people--except for you. How much you enjoy eating your food means much more than you would think, for example.Local people have a wide spectrum of nicknames and ethnic jokes they use to tease each other. For example, there is a nickname for Americans of Japanese Ancestry who come from North America that most people who come from North America would consider to be offensive. You are a newcomer, so you can t use those for the first 10 to 12 years you live in Hawaii. Your children might be able to use them sooner. But it is not necessarily offensive for local people to tease each other (or you) in this way. If the word haole is preceded by a participle beginning with f , it is, however, meant to be offensive. It helps to remember that social status in Hawaii is not based on socioeconomic status. In some ways, Native Hawaiians are at the center of society. Locals--whose ancestors or ethnic group worked on the sugar and pineapple plantations back in the day--are the next rung out, followed by an amorphous group of Local Haoles (white, non-Portuguese people who grew up in Hawaii), FOBs (recent immigrants Fresh Off the Boat ), and people who vaguely look like Locals (Mexicans, Nepalis, and Alaska Natives, for example). Out on the edges are North Americans who just got here. These include tourists and the people who move to Hawaii, hate it, complain the whole time they re here, and leave again within a few months or so. Local folks will be waiting to see how long you stick around, but many of them will be warm and friendly to you in the meantime.
The first thing you absolutely MUST do is get rid of your preconceived notions about islanders hating mainlanders. That will get you into more trouble than anything. Yes, there are folks out there who feel that way, but they are in the minority by a huge amount. Wherever you live, there will always be some folks out there who are prejudiced. LA Boston Girl gave you a lot of good specific suggestions, but if you treat others the way you would ike to be treated, 9 times out of 10 you will be just fine.
Honolulu is a place where there is likely to be more.. haoles /mainlanders than local peple. Honolulu is more of a touristy area where many locals don t like to be, because as you said..they don t like mainlanders. Not all schools in Hawaii are bad. Just look into the schools around that area and do a little research to find the best one. I can t tell you which ones are good and which arent, but I don t think your kids will have a problem. The local kids usually hang out together, and.. well, everyone else has their own group. As long as your kids mind their own business and don t go saying Moke around the locals, I don t think you need to worry.
We don t hate the mainlanders. It s just a steriotype of thing.
What has more history, Philadelphia or New york? -
Philadelphia,the Declaration of Independence was signed here and Philadelphia was the first capital of the United States
Philadelphia, New York wasn t well known at all during the days of English colonies...
More historical events of significance to the new nation: Philadelphia.
Definitely Philly. TONS of historic sites - easy to get from one to the other and many are free or nearly free.Check out this site for more info http://www.GoPhila.org/
PHILADELPHIA!
i am going to guess philly.
Has it ever snowed in california before? -
It s snows in Tahoe.It RARELY snows in the cities. In 2008, it snowed on the 101 freeway from Atascadero and the Cuesta Grade. It s also dangerous since were not used to driving in snow (lol!)____________Yes, it has snowed in the city of Los Angeles before.It snowed in Malibu a year ago.
very rarely. but i live about 30 minutes from LA, and we get snow once a year. its really just frost, but you should see how crazy we get. we re all like ITS SNOWING! then we scrape the frost off the grass and make mini snowballs.its only like 40-50 degrees, and we complain of the cold and put on our rarely used snow jackets (if we even have one) and stay inside all day :)
The last time it snowed in downtown LA was January of 1949. Two years ago, in 2007, there was a FREAK snowstorm in Malibu. There were some snow flurries, but nothing really stuck and it wasn t measurable.So figure once in a lifetime.
Yes. I live ~20 miles north of the northern border and we get a few inches of snow every year. I ve linked an article which talks about snow on the mountain passes of southern California.
It snowed once in the San Fernando Valley, a suburb of Los Angeles, in the mid 1960 s...it lasted only a few minutes, but was a blast for the kids
southern california mountains, northern california.
Yeah lake tahoe.... and other places.Your profile picture, is that in Vegas? looks like the Belagio fountains.
Every year.
It actually did hail and snow in Los Angeles a few years ago.
Yeah, their even a town that snow, 2 hours away from Los Angeles.
its snows in cal every year i ski there
Norcal yeah
uhhhhhhhhhh... yeah.
Never
Where is the best place to go for dinner in chritsmas eve in New York? -
Did you ever go to Sea World in Florida, What was the most interesting thing there? -
No, sorry
this cute HIspanic guy that wawed at me he was so adorable i miss him