When Travel and Leisure released their list of the rudest cities in America, New York wasn’t on top. Who beat us? Los Angeles! I recall feeling robbed when I read the article. We’re number 1! We’ll show those tanned bastards!
Well, someone is doing something about it. “Rude NYC” recently launched so we can all share our rudeness with each other and the world. People are encouraged to send stories, videos, photos and tweets.
Some examples:
From @TheCitizeNY on twitter – Frail older woman w/ luggage, getting on airport bus, asks driver for assistance. His reply: Not in my job description, lady.
Couple is taking a picture outside of a parking garage in Herald Square (weird?) homeless guy walks up to them and says to the man – “Dude, come on I could do better than her!” – Submitted by David J.
Woman is crying on the phone, walking slowly holding up sidewalk traffic, man decides to cut her off and says “GET OVER IT!” – submitted by Jim K
Psychic is trying to get me to come into her storefront for a reading in Midtown East back in the fall – I reject and keep walking, she says “you’re going to come down with cancer”. Ouch. – Submitted by Jane K.
We’re taking back the title, baby!
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As someone that has spent much time living in both places this cartoon could not be more accurate.
http://slithytove.com/media/pictures/callahan.jpg
NY- rude on the outside soft on the inside.
Perfect cartoon!!
I didn’t realize LA was perceived as being so rude… that is certainly not my experience of living here 🙂 And it wasn’t my experience of visiting NYC that there was an overabundance of rudeness their, either (except for my father-in-law, but that’s a whole other can of worms). This is too funny!
Funny! Thanks for the morning chuckle.