i HEART new york

YA GOTTA LOVE IT!!!!!!!

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM NEW YORK WHEN...

1. YOU'RE 35 YEARS OLD AND DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE
2. YOU GET READY TO ORDER DINNER EVERY NIGHT AND MUST CHOOSE FROM THE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS WHICH ARE: CHINESE, ITALIAN, MEXICAN OR INDIAN
3. YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE
4. YOU TAKE THE TRAIN HOME AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ON THE PLATFORM THE DOORS WILL OPEN THAT WILL LEAVE YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EXIT STAIRWAY
5. YOU KNOW WHAT A "REGULAR" COFFEE IS
6. IT'S NOT "MANHATTAN"; IT'S THE "CITY"
7. THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT'S "UPTOWN" OR "DOWNTOWN." IF YOU'RE REALLY FROM NEW YORK YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE....(AND EAST OR WEST IS "CROSSTOWN"!)
8. YOU CROSS THE STREET ANYWHERE BUT ON THE CORNERS AND YOU YELL AT CARS FOR NOT RESPECTING YOUR RIGHT TO DO IT
9. YOU MOVE 3,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE STILL KNOW YOU'RE FROM HERE THE MINUTE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH
10. YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOOD YOU WANT IS A "REAL" PIZZA
11. YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE
12. YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK IS PERMANENTLY SET TO KNOW WHEN ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING REGULATIONS ARE IN EFFECT
13. YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS
14. SOMEONE BUMPS INTO YOU, AND YOU CHECK FOR YOUR WALLET
15. YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD HAVING A PERFECTLY NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HERSELF
16. YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. -- LIKE THE CITY IN TEXAS
17. THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM, NOT AN HONOR
18. YOU CAN TAKE NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP
19. THE DELI GUY GIVES YOU A STRAW WITH ANY BEVERAGE YOU BUY, EVEN IF IT'S A BEER

Would getting 17 out of 19 make me a TRUE New Yorker??

-- THAT'S NEW YORK, BABY! YA GOTTA LOVE IT