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Originally Posted by StreetsOfOmaha
Actually, these photos display brilliantly many of the reasons I do hate NYC... well, maybe hate is too strong a word. Suffice to say, I don't love it. How can anyone not love NYC? Simple. One needs only to have eyes to see past patriotism and hype to the reality of overcrowding, crumbling and decaying infrastructure, a dangerous environment for pedestrians, an overgrown and non-human scaled streetscape, etc., etc. and a grossly inflated cost of living in spite of all of this. To make allusion to a movie quote from Clueless, NYC is the epitome of a "Monet"; it's pretty to look at from far away (to some), but up close it's just a big mess.
Sorry to rain on the NYC love parade.
Great photos in any event.
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I have to agree with you to a point..I was there last year for an extended weekend, with the year before in Philly. I really did enjoy touring around, and
appreciated the grandness of the city, but I just wasn't prepared for a few annoyances of NYC.
First of all, because of the prime real estate, every fast food outlet in Manhattan only has one bathroom stall to be shared with every-one..Need to go, well good luck waiting in line just to use the one and only bathroom.
Next, want to catch a breather, or stop for a sec. while walking anywhere near Time's square?..You have to step off the sidewalk, and hover around a hydrant, due to all the pedestrian traffic.Restaurants are understandably over -priced..Don't get me wrong other than these annoyances which I kind of half expected, I liked the tours etc., but I enjoyed Philly a lot more, not just because of the breathing room, but it had a certain "vibe" that I liked. The same kind of "je ne sais quoi" that I also feel in Montreal.As a Canadian traveller soaking in a weekend in the states, Philadelphia "felt" more American, and less international. Oops "My bad".Here I am giving a plug for Philadelphia in a NYC boosting thread.