The least they can do is hold on to the fuckin' pole on the train so they don't topple over on every regular coming-back-from-work motherfucker in this town. We need a bit more crime-
I never understood such hostility towards tourists. I mean, basically we all are tourists one point or another. You should greet them with a smile. It's what Jesus would do.
this is true. I have nothing against tourists on principle. but I have a lot against the people Prax mentioned who don't brace themselves on subways. the people who just STOP walking in the middle of a crowded street so they can gawk at whatever. the people in those red double decker busses.
RIGHT! It literally puts a strain on your everyday life. Commuting takes physically longer, etc. They are just not well-versed in sharing geographical space-
I've had my time with them- Still got a girl in L.A. I keep in touch with, whom I've met as part of the demographic under discussion-
Aw...I wanna be a tourist in NYC soo bad, but I promise I won't stop to gawk or fall down on the train.
i look forward to being a dumb tourist. everywhere, almost, that i've lived has been chock full of them. it's my turn to annoy someone. maybe cop a feel. that's legal on NY subways, right?
This type of thing happens when the U.S. dollar loses value to other currency and vacations to NYC are cheap for foreigners. I remember years ago when the dollar was weak. Someone who ran a restaurant in NYC was joking about how he loves to give the tourists from Europe a hard time by talking quickly and in a bronx accent. It totally confuses them. .
I'm sure your transition from east coast to west coast was easier than that of the amish to subway veteran. gotta cut 'em some slack else show our silent proclivities. I've got Helena in Sweden. Eleven years since I was there and we still talk dirty on the phone.