I've been to New York twice. Could just be me, but I couldn't stand it there. Everybody walking around seemed like they were in such a hurry to get somewhere, who knows where. I think the whole time there, I didn't see anyone crack a smile.
The people in all the stores were rude and unpleasant, and everyone just kind of had an ****** attitude. I'm speaking about Manhattan only as that's where I stayed, close to Times Square. There was a stabbing on the subway the day I was there, and all I remember hearing all night form the hotel window was the constant, never-ending sound of taxi's honking, non-stop...
Contrasting that with my trip to Hawaii, everyone there was so nice and friendly and laid back. Restaurant waiters stop and talk to you, build a relationship, find out where you're from etc. They are almost all like tour guides telling you places to check out.
Maybe it's just me being used to Vancouver. New York just seemed a lot too fast for me.
Everyone else I talk to seems to like it though. |