New York is arguably the most famous city not just in the US, but the world. You might watch "Seinfeld" and have a subscription to the New Yorker, but there are certain things that only New Yorkers understand.

1. 10 Things Only
New Yorkers
Understand
By Maria Haymandou

2. 1 Even though
over 3 million
people visit the
Statue of Liberty
every year, most
New Yorkers
have never gone
there, and have
no intention to.
The same goes for Times Square…

3. You might not think hot dogs and papaya juice
going together, but New Yorkers know better.2

4. New Yorkers will gladly pay over $100 a month for a
gym membership that they only take advantage of
twice a week, yet nonetheless complain about living in
a fifth-floor walkup and climbing the stairs every day.
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5. You’ll cross the road
wherever you want,
even if there isn’t a
crosswalk nearby.!
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6. It’s considered completely normal to discuss
how much you pay a month in rent.5

7. Even though it’s the largest city in the
country, New York is small enough in size
that celebrity sightings are fairly common.
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8. Even though New York is one of the few
cities with a 24/7 mass transit schedule, we
love to complain about how bad it is.
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The G train in particular…

9. Even if subways come every few minutes, we’re
always rushing to catch the train. Nothing feels
worse than walking down onto the subway
platform right as the train is pulling away.
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10. You can find good pizza outside
of the city, but nothing will ever
beat the New York bagel.9

11. Watching movies or TV shows set in New York will never be
the same again. You’ll either spend the whole time seeing if
you can recognize any of the streets or landmarks, or you’ll
be complaining that it isn’t “New York” enough.
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