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The last time I was in NYC I was awoken by some asshole running his motorcycle up and down sixth avenue at five in the goddamn morning. And I was on the 14th floor of a hotel.
The fact that they weren't drawn and quartered in the street shows what a lawless place NYC is.
It's cuz most of us aren't thin skinned piss-babies. Bit of noise in a very loud city, shut the fuck up and deal.
There’s that welcoming New York attitude.
No wonder I avoid it
It's the only place I know where people have argued with each other on how to best help a tourist out.
Look, this is a city where you have wealthy business owners and blue collar folk living across the street from one another, literary geniuses and creatives living next door to programmers and engineers.. the people who live and thrive here are makers and doers, in every avenue of human adventure we can yet think of.
That a bit of noise is all it takes to get you to miss how wonderfully unique this situation is, of all walks of life talking, reading, eating and living with each other, is a damning indictment of how tough you actually are, and how much you bring to the table.
Can't handle it? Wahh.
E: Each downvote on this comment is an admission that you, the downvoter, are similarly rigid. Prove me wrong.
Yet another great example of the NYC mindset
Certainly better than the alternative. Take care now! 🤭
It’s so NYC to think there’s only two mindsets: You, and everyone else
Nah man, I absolutely don't think that's the case, not is that the case for any fellow city folk. My previous post should have made that real clear. We got all walks of life walking and talking, and a lot of us travel too. We see what we have, and what's out there as well.
One thing you won't see me doing is talking shit on other people's home towns, because that's low class and low quality thinking. I don't particularly like small towns or suburbs for social reasons, some people do. That's ok.
Wake up, do something interesting for a change.
If you think that’s me talking bad about NYC then you’re way too fragile to actually be from NYC
Cool. Still think you're boring, only had noise to comment about. Cheers.
And yet you continue to reply? Definitely not a New Yorker.
Ah man. I hate to break it to you, but your last attempt at a girlfriend was right about you before she left. The lacking creativity and energy thing.
Good luck to you.
Definitely not a New Yorker. They’re much better at insults.
Lol ah you got me with your creativity again. Oh it hurts.
You sound like an insufferable ass.
At least their vehicles aren't obnoxiously noisy.
Aww, someone's mad they got stuck in traffic while the bike carefully rolled past. Aww 🤭
Well aware. Working on remedying that, section 1252 needs amending.
“Carefully rolled past”
More like lane split 20+ mph more than traffic was going in an unsafe manor.
Some morons like to gamble, most of us don't because of how low (aka zero) reward is vs risk.
But you'll always remember the people in life making the insane choices vs the regular folk.
I absolutely remember how many motorcycles lane spilt safely.
Zero.
And that’s before we talk about the crotch rockets that pass me going 90+ weaving in and out of traffic.
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
No thanks, citation-free dingus.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2015/05/29/motorcycle-lanesplitting-report/
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
You’d be PISSED if you were in line at the grocery store with a full cart of groceries and someone with 5 items “filtered” around you without your consent because they’ll be faster.
Faulty logic appears to be a forte.
Why should I wait? Do you know what an air cooled engine is? I incur more risk in driving specifically for the benefits of agility and compactness.
I'm sorry that my ability to go past you makes you upset, but again, I'm exposing myself to significantly more danger specifically for the benefits including the ability to not be stopped by the car in front of me, much higher mpgs, lower cost of ownership, etc.
Do you get mad at bicycles because they don't operate the same as cars? I pass you in the bike lane all the time on my bicycle.
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
No thanks! We're working on changing the laws to accommodate our less polluting, more fun, more efficient vehicles. Enjoy your traffic!
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
No thanks! We're working on changing the laws to accommodate our less polluting, more fun, more efficient vehicles. Enjoy your traffic!
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
No thanks! We're working on changing the laws to accommodate our less polluting, more fun, more efficient vehicles. Enjoy your traffic!
Broken bones sure are fun when you get into an accident on your donorcycle.
Which you will, because you’re not following the laws.
At least my life will have been more fun and interesting than yours 👍
Also: laws protect nobody until after the fact. Even in your car, you're expected to keep your wits about you.
Either way, I'm usually passing people at about 10mph faster than they are in slow traffic, about the speed of a bicycle. When someone wants to change lanes, crossing my path, plenty of time for me to slow down and let them do their thing. If I don't keep moving at least a little bit, my motorcycle will overheat as it is not water-cooled.
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
No thanks! We're working on changing the laws to accommodate our less polluting, more fun, more efficient vehicles. Enjoy your traffic!
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
No thanks! We're working on changing the laws to accommodate our less polluting, more fun, more efficient vehicles. Enjoy your traffic!
Your vehicle doesn’t make you special; wait in traffic like the rest of the motor vehicles on the road.
Enjoy your broken bones when someone sideswipes you for driving like a dick.
What a nice person you are. I'd never wish something so terrible on you just because we disagree. Happy holidays.