it seems like every time you encounter someone who has either lived in, or is from new york city, they cannot stop comparing things to the city and talking about how nyc is so much better (there are a few exceptions, but very few). i never thought i would be one of those people. one time, after i just finished talking about how i love dc, my friend said 'i can't wait until she's like that about nyc'. she knew that my 'military bratness' tended to give me an affinity toward anywhere i stayed for 3+ years.
anyway, i was just in nyc last weekend, and though it gave me a reality check from my glamorized memories and made me realize i don't want to move back , but will visit allll the time, i can't help but say. . .i really love nyc. and i've been fighting it, but i also think i'm one of 'those people'. i can't help it, nyc spoils you!
- i was paying $18-23 dollars for a wash and set with my wonderful dominicans; the average in dc is $40 and not so wonderful dominicans
- around $20 for a mani-pedi--the cheapest i've found in dc is like $35!
- $6 for my eyebrows--the average in dc is $15!
- i could go eeeenywhere for $2 on the metro--you only have to swipe your card on the way in. in dc they charge you according to where you're going, which also means you have to keep track of your card and swipe it again when you want to exit!
- almost everything is open 24 hours--i love duane reade and the grocery stores for this. i am still getting used to the idea of checking store hours for a grocery store! hmph.
- you can get a bacon egg and cheese on a roll for like $1 every block any time of the day. . .in dc, not so much. the place i go to is like $3 AND you can only get it til 11 (that is, if they don't run out of breakfast stuff before 11!)
- people understand the 'walk on left, stand on the right' rule of the escalator. . .i get so mad in dc when people are standing on the left gazing at the ceiling when i'm in a rush. ugh!
- you don't have to worry about having a designated driver (or the difference between buzzed and drunk driving)--there are millions of them in the city. just remember your address (not even the whole thing, just the cross streets!!) and stumble to a cab.
- i can buy gum underground on the way to the train--and lots of other stuff too!
- and when i'm on the train, people know to move to the center and not block the door and do the annoying things that dc train people do.
- and though i don't think i've ever said it out loud. . .i love a guy who looks a little thuggish (just a little!) with a bk accent. there are lots of those there! lol
- and the sample sales!!! all kinds of great stuff and women in shopping frenzy! can you believe dc tried to charge me to go into a sample sale?? needless to say i haven't had the sample sale experience in dc. hmph.
2 comments:
Good for you Running in Stilettos. I am glad you have seen the light. Even those that do not Love New York should at least recognize that is a unique and special place.
LOL, awww. my hometown is for the birds despite all the great cheap stuff. gimme DC anyday!
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