New York Scared Me...

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 8:45pm

I, like Marianne, recently went on a trip to New York and left shaken and frightened. I was not expecting such a giant mass of people on every sidewalk and every street. It was impossible not to bump into people. I nearly broke down in tears right in front of Sardi's as I made my way from the Toys-R-Us.

Maybe all I need to do is to go back there enough times until I can get used to it. But it was a far cry from the small farming community where I grew up.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 8:47pm

Updated On: 1/22/09 at 08:47 PM

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 8:52pm

There are just so many people! I was afraid I would have been pushed onto oncoming traffic.

[scott68]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:03pm

Talk about your missed opportunities...

[wexy]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:07pm

You lived in New York when it was a farming community?
Didn't realize how old you really are.

[shira's chef]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:13pm

Even with my ****ty phone pickpocketing experience, I love NY. Times Square effing sucks on Saturday nights (and Fridays, I'm sure too). But I love it here, one month into interning here for the summer.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:20pm

See, I live in the middle of nowhere, but I love it there. I've noticed it is Times Square that gets extremely crowded because of tourists. However, if you turn down one of the streets from 7th ave. or Broadway, it usually is a bit less crowded. At least in my experience. Basically what I have learned from going there practically once a month since November is that you just have to keep walking and push your way through crowds and go around people if they are too slow.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:31pm

But what if I offend them?

[Mekroth]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:33pm

If all the people in New York make you cry, stay away from Germany.

[Mistress Overdone]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:36pm

"But what if I offend them?"

Lord knows you offend most people here, yet you keep posting.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:37pm

I hear Brooklyn isn't as crowded. Is that koo?

[Mekroth]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:41pm

"Is that koo?"

Is that what now?

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:41pm

What drugs are you on?

I think you need some new ones.

[Marianne2]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:43pm

Well, as long as you aren't actually pushing and shoving people, it's fine. You just have to find a path and go through a crowd that way.

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:44pm

Cruel, you're one of a kind. You tickle me.

[CJR]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:47pm

Whatever you're on, I want some. Share with the class!

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:50pm

What about just driving around on a bulldozer around the city?

[shira's chef]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:50pm

Okay...wow... All I can say is that as long as you're not going through the crowd elbowing people that you're, for the most part, not going to offend them. AND, if you DO offend them, WHY would it even matter? They're strangers, they'll get over it!

[Liverpool]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 9:55pm

This thread is stupid and should be closed.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 10:00pm

It's a Cruel Sandwich thread, Liverpool, what did you expect ?

[nmartin]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 10:12pm

Am I the only one who enjoys Cruel's threads and the ensuing high jinks?

[somuchtodo]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 11:05pm

Yes.

[LePetiteFromage]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 11:06pm

Updated On: 1/22/09 at 11:06 PM

[verynewyorkcurious]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 11:28pm

I am a New Yorker, and no matter how many times I go to Times Square, I will never get used to the amount of people there. My advice is, take the subway and go anywhere else but Times Square.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/30/08 at 11:33pm

Oo! I want to go to New York and scare tourists now!