YankeeDoodle, you have a screw loose.

Please read nytraveler's post above. They were the one who said "New Yorkers are rude because we walk, talk and move very quickly. We have to. We have a lot more to do than you do" and "You can in fact get more time and attention in a lot of places in NYC - they're just the more expesnive places " and "don;t say please and thank you and have a good day. They don;t because there's a line of 10 people waiting behind you - and it;s rude to all 9 of them to take extra time to chat with you" These were the comments that I disagreed with and I referred to in my post, and I referred to in my post.

None of those statements came from you and I was not addressing you (now who is hearing things??) they were written by nytraveler who I was speaking to, yet YOU responded. Get a grip, you are sounding paranoid and you don't even know what name to post under anymore!

starrsville,

You are lost. Maybe you need to drop popcorn behind so you can find your way back to where it is you came from. No doubt, some place that accepts section 8 applicants.

Thank you Starrsville, I appreciate you trying to help out here!

Anyway, I would like to reiterate that I have found that the majority of New Yorkers are polite, friendly and definitely have a good sense of humor!

grantop,

Nice backpeddling. Not falling for it. Your attack of nytaveler was not warranted based on his posting.

See you in the next tax bracket.

Huh? I think I know who I posted to. Nice try.

Hey, I'll give you all credit. We New Yorkers sure can debate. LOL I'm assuming we're all New Yorkers. Those who are not, please leave.

No, sweet Doodie, I am not lost.

"Lost" would be a kind explanation for your comments. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt since you are a brand new newbie (right!) and just say....

Bless your heart!

So, where do we all want to meet for lunch?

nytravler is buying!

In that case, how about Per Se?

She can afford it...check out her bonus she got! She was thrilled to share with all of us.

Author: nytraveler
Date: 06/30/2006, 01:48 pm
Ira -

They were a fantastic client - they just had a crisis that HAD to be fixed immediately. We worked 25 days straight at least 12/14 hours per day) to get them through it.

But the upside is the next time they came to town they took us for the newest hit show in town and a great dinner (with Crystal) afterwards. And our annual bonus (it was an employee owned company) relected the effort we had made - mine was $36,000.

Sorry meant to say he/she...didn't mean to offend you nytravler/Yankee Doodle.

Unbelieveable! That's horrible.

I would have expected to get at least a 50K bonus for that!

grantop and starrsville,

Great back and forth "discussion". You held your own; true sign of New Yorkers. If you're not a New Yorker, then I give you honorary status.

I agree, Per se should buy lunch. Did someone say five star restaurant?

Well, since Doodie brought up popcorn, I'll share this post on from the Europe forum discussing The Devil Wears Prada -

>>> As for the satire - I have had bosses similar to that. I have even been a boss similar to that (not coffee and dry cleaning, but giving non-stop orders to a group of juniors as they ran down the hall behind me on the way out the door to the client). That's not satire - it's just real life in a lot of businesses.
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Guess who? Self proclaimed Meryl Streep character. Walks the streets of NY and the office halls the same way.

I think grandtop is right about the 2%.

grantop and starrsville,

Great back and forth "discussion". You held your own; true sign of New Yorkers. If you're not a New Yorker, then I give you honorary status.

I agree, Per se should buy lunch. Did someone say five star restaurant?

Dang! Was that a compliment from Doodie, who claims to be a New Yorker!?!? Yahoo!

Naw, just buy me a slice of John's Pizza. I'll be in the city on expense account and I won't need someone to buy me a five star lunch. I much prefer nice (polite) company and a good slice of pizza with my friends!

I'm ready to send the whole lot of you to Time Out...!!!

Now everyone behave and cool down.

In my long life I've experienced rudeness and charity in every city, town, burgh and village. Sometimes within seconds of each other. No place has the corner on etiquette, I'm sorry.

But I will tell one tale of unexpected helpfulness from a complete stranger-- and it was in New York. I was trying to run my just-bought MetroCard through the turnstile reader in the subway, and it would not scan. A guy saw me running the card through repeatedly and just offered me his and said "Here, there's a fare left on it." Total stranger...! That's generosity of spirit.

I think the no-nonsense, no-BS attitude one finds in a lot of New Yorkers reflects living in a city teeming with Other People and Interesting Places, all in a small geographic area; and all those Other People are in your way to get to the Interesting Places, and you're walking to a bunch of Interesting Places, so you don't have the luxury of Loving, Patient Pleasantries.

And if I'm trying to line up a picture of the Empire State Building in my camera and michelleNYC breezes by and says "Not a good place to stop!", I'll laugh and move aside. It's not rudeness, it's observational humor. My favorite!

People with cameras? I just knock them over... but I always say "you're welcome" afterwards.

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A guy saw me running the card through repeatedly and just offered me his and said "Here, there's a fare left on it." Total stranger...! That's generosity of spirit.
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I've done that a few times, i.e. provided my Metro card to a total stranger. But, I have to admit, that one time I offered mine was only because there was only one working turnstile and the guy that kept swiping in vain was holding up a line of people behind him who needed to catch the subway to get somewhere.

I am in full agreement that I have found (most) New Yorkers very nice and sometimes helpful. 2% of any population anywhere can be... well, less than nice and polite. Good odds anyway!