Phoenix32890 wrote:Krekel- I am a former New Yorker, who now lives in Florida. I still feel like I am a New Yorker, and really look forward to my annual visit.
The funny thing is, that even in Florida, you hear the words "New York" very often, in many contexts. You rarely hear the names of other US cities. New York is really an amazingly unique place, unlike anwhere in the US, or even the entire world!
It really is, plus, I think most people feel right at home in New York. I felt it, and I wasn't the only one. Most other people have felt this too. And it's not just the language which separates it from Beijing or Paris, I've been in London and several U.S. cities, they speak (as you know) English over there too, but never have I felt as much at home as in New York. When I was in Memphis, Houston or in Reading (pa.), I felt I was in the U.S., but when in New York, you feel like you're in New York ... not in the U.S., but in New York ... the capital of the world!
Or, at least, that's how I've experienced New York.
