The Anti-Tourist
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The Anti-Tourist
In keeping with a companion topic what would a NY'er do, that a tourist may not necessarily do?
Wait patiently behind someone who was fumbling with his MertroCard or ATM card
Wait for the light to change
Take the Hop On bus
Eat at Carmine's, Ellen's, or Tavern on the Green
Wait patiently behind someone who was fumbling with his MertroCard or ATM card
Wait for the light to change
Take the Hop On bus
Eat at Carmine's, Ellen's, or Tavern on the Green
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Worry about what they are wearing makes them look like a tourist.
Stand on sidewalk and meekly raise finger to hail a cab.
Complain loudly about prices.
Take a carriage ride through Central Park.
Stroll through Tiffany's with H/M shopping bags and ask salesman, "How much does that diamond ring go for, Bud?"
Go to FAO Shwartz and ask where the giant piano keyboard from "Big" is.
Eat at Lindy's or Rosie O'Grady's because their cousin ate there on a trip to NYC in 1972 and said they were great places.
Stand on E. 59th St and ask everyone who walks by if they know where Hard Rock Cafe is.
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Stand on sidewalk and meekly raise finger to hail a cab.
Complain loudly about prices.
Take a carriage ride through Central Park.
Stroll through Tiffany's with H/M shopping bags and ask salesman, "How much does that diamond ring go for, Bud?"
Go to FAO Shwartz and ask where the giant piano keyboard from "Big" is.
Eat at Lindy's or Rosie O'Grady's because their cousin ate there on a trip to NYC in 1972 and said they were great places.
Stand on E. 59th St and ask everyone who walks by if they know where Hard Rock Cafe is.
Fat Lady
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Stand still in the center of the sidewalk looking up
Try to walk 3 or 4 abreast
Go anywhere near Madame Tussaud's (unless under the age of 12)
Eat at a chain restaurant (not fast food - but the mall chains)
Make a dinner reservation for 5 in the afternoon, or eat dinner at 5 in the afternoon
Stand IN a line
Identify a subway line by color
Call 6th Ave the Avenue of the Americas
Ask what restaurants serve dinner late when you want to eat at 9pm
Wear shoes that you can't walk a mile in (unless with evening wear)
Try to walk 3 or 4 abreast
Go anywhere near Madame Tussaud's (unless under the age of 12)
Eat at a chain restaurant (not fast food - but the mall chains)
Make a dinner reservation for 5 in the afternoon, or eat dinner at 5 in the afternoon
Stand IN a line
Identify a subway line by color
Call 6th Ave the Avenue of the Americas
Ask what restaurants serve dinner late when you want to eat at 9pm
Wear shoes that you can't walk a mile in (unless with evening wear)
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Go to How-stin Street
Think a Sara Lee Bagel is better than anything they have eaten here
Say on the subway, "We're like sardines in here." or at Grand Central Station, "This place is like Grand Central Station."
Try to visit the Bastille. (Sorry, wrong city.)
Think a Sara Lee Bagel is better than anything they have eaten here
Say on the subway, "We're like sardines in here." or at Grand Central Station, "This place is like Grand Central Station."
Try to visit the Bastille. (Sorry, wrong city.)
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I can't think of anything more delightful than being a tourist in NYC and doing touristy things. I saw the architects of the renovated Alice Tully Hall on Charlie Rose. I hope I can get a chance to see it. Would or could I walk by on the way from Central Park W. to the Palace Theatre?
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sf7307, guess I'm just an old fashioned guy! To me, saying "Rock Center" reeks of what I call "trendy phoniness".....or is it "phony trendiness"? (I never know which way sounds "right"!)
At least, it sounds like you agree with me about the use of initials instead of the "full" versions.
At least, it sounds like you agree with me about the use of initials instead of the "full" versions.