I'm Jen with The Travel Women and I'm gonna be brutally honest today about New York
City stereotypes that are actually true! So if you're a New Yorker you probably
want to stop watching right about now but if you are visiting feel free to
take notes or check out my blog post linked down below for more all spelled out.
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linked down below and let's get into it: here are the top 11 stereotypes about
New York that are actually true! Number one: New York City is expensive this is
so true. New York is one of the most expensive places in the world and it was
actually - fun fact bought for $24 in beads and since then from the Native
Americans it has definitely increased in price in so many ways! So screenshot this
if you want to get a better sense of how much it costs for certain things.
Number two: apartments are tiny! This is unfortunately so true. You pay a lot for
a very small apartment sometimes bedrooms feel more like closets,
sometimes you don't even have a closet which is technically illegal a bedroom
consists of a closet and it should have a window.
I've lived in places that didn't have a window or had a very tiny window I've
lived in a lot of different places in five different apartments in five
different areas of New York City and I've seen it all! Apartments no matter
what for the price point are a lot smaller here than they are anywhere else
because landlords can charge more money for a smaller space there's a lot of
demand that they have to meet and people will pay it. So a real apartment is often
sliced into a lot of extra apartments because landlords can do it. I've lived
it so when I first moved here I lived in a studio with my close friend I even
lived in a one-bedroom converted to a two-bedroom which a lot of times there
are these conversions that technically means that you have a fake wall that is
made out of plaster that they put up to separate a new bedroom space in the
larger living room or even you use furniture you gotta do it unfortunately
it's a part of the way of life here in New York making, making the most out of
your space it's part of the way of life here in New York.
Number three: it is always noisy it is really hard to find a good place to film
to tell you this, because there is always honking, there are always sirens, there's
always a jazz band in the middle of the park. You never know what to expect it is
noisy but that is not necessarily a bad thing. In the beginning when I first came
to New York and I actually first stayed over in my friends place in Brooklyn she
went to sleep very quickly and I was having trouble sleeping because of all
of the sirens and honking now I realized that I honestly can't go to sleep
without being lulled to sleep by the sirens and the honking, it's just part of
New York City. New York City for you!
Number four: New York is dirty. Yeah that's all I have to say about that.
Number five: New Yorkers are territorial they take their territory, their area,
their neighborhood as seriously as they take their favorite pizza place which is
pretty serious. If they live in Manhattan all their life they will never move out
of Manhattan, if they're from the Bronx or Brooklyn
they will stay dedicated and true to their neighborhood, their area. If someone
is from upstate New York Long Island or New Jersey and they say their New Yorker
beware because New Yorkers are so territorial they will bite your head off
and tell you why you're not a New Yorker in their eyes even though for the most
part you are. They're territorial don't - don't take it personally, how about
that, it happens but don't take it personally.
Number six: New Yorkers only wear black - or very dark colors maybe - (looking down at dress) it counts as a
color so it's fine, but this is so true I have had a boss who only wore black
and I've known so many New Yorkers who have nothing but a fully black closet. I
have started to fall into this trend unfortunately with a lot of black
clothes and dark clothes even though I love color. Don't get me wrong but there
is something about that New York City uniform that's just all black: black
dresses all day and that doesn't mean that you can't wear whatever you want
though because if you wear anything a rainbow tutu I like to say they won't
even notice, they won't even care so wear whatever you want,
but just know it is true that all New Yorkers basically do wear black.
Number seven: the subway is confusing so know where you're going before you go
underground, before you lose service check it out in an app like Google Maps
and check out my video for more of twenty five tips to not get you lost
in the New York City subway.
Number eight: New Yorkers believe New York City
is the best city in the world which is just true, so
there's that.
Number nine: people are always in a rush this is so true. New Yorkers walk really
fast and they always have somewhere to be.
It is something about the ambitious nature of New Yorkers that are always
trying to get somewhere and get somewhere faster and it's contagious so
sometimes I find myself just getting into the pace of things there's actually
a pace to the way people walk on the sidewalk and if you're walking too slow,
they'll let you know, they'll go around you. You just have to kind of keep up a
little bit or sort of step to the side and let them go, it is a certain rush
about it that is part of New York City and part of the ambitious nature of New
Yorkers, don't be offended people are just trying to be extra efficient, trying
to get places just let them keep going.
Number ten: "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere" It sounds cheesy
but people who look to achieve their dreams whatever it may be here in New
York have a lot of competition so they have to work a lot harder and for some
reason if they succeed here, it's so true, they're more likely to succeed
other places but I can't really explain it other than that but it's true.
Number eleven: New Yorkers are always right. That's just a fact. It's just right.
So that's all I have to say about that.
I'm Jen with The Travel Women and that is it - those are my 11 top stereotypes that
are actually true here about New York and New Yorkers so if you enjoyed it
please comment below tell me your favorite stereotype or another
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in the next one as always say yes to new adventures and I'll see you next time!
Bye!
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