From the MUDVAULT;Things only New Yorkers Understand

[Muddy]

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If you are not a New Yawker think of what we New Yawkers had to deal with!

THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT'S 'UPTOWN' OR 'DOWNTOWN.    IF YOU'RE REALLY FROM NEW YORK , YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND

SOUTH ARE --- AND EAST OR WEST IS 'CROSS-TOWN.'

YOU'RE 35 YEARS OLD AND DON'T  HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH  NO AIR CONDITIONING JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE.

YOU TAKE THE TRAIN HOME AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ON THE PLATFORM THE DOORS WILL OPEN THAT WILL LEAVE YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EXIT STAIRWAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT A 'REGULAR' COFFEE IS.

IT'S NOT MANHATTAN ...IT'S THE 'CITY.'

YOU CROSS THE STREET ANYWHERE BUT ON THE CORNERS AND YOU YELL AT CARS FOR NOT RESPECTING YOUR RIGHT  TO DO IT.

YOU MOVE 3,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE STILL KNOW YOU'RE FROM BROOKLYN, LONG ISLAND OR THE BRONX THE MINUTE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT ARE A 'REAL' PIZZA AND A 'REAL' BAGEL.

A 500 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT IS LARGE.

YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT RAY'S PIZZAS.

YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANY HUMAN BEING WOULD BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND A P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SUBWAY.

YOU WOULDN'T BOTHER ORDERING PIZZA IN ANY OTHER CITY.

YOU GET READY TO ORDER DINNER EVERY NIGHT AND MUST CHOOSE FROM THE MAJOR FOOD GROUPS WHICH ARE: CHINESE, ITALIAN, MEXICAN OR INDIAN.

YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO TIMES SQUARE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK IS PERMANENTLY SET TO KNOW WHEN ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE STREET PARKING REGULATIONS ARE IN EFFECT.

YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS.

SOMEONE BUMPS INTO YOU AND YOU CHECK FOR YOUR WALLET.

YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD HAVING A PERFECTLY NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HERSELF.

YOU PAY 'ONLY' $230 A MONTH TO PARK YOUR CAR.

YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. LIKE THE CITY IN TEXAS .

THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM,  NOT AN HONOR.

YOU CAN NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP.

THE DELI GUY GIVES YOU A STRAW WITH ANY BEVERAGE YOU BUY, EVEN IF IT'S A BEER.

THAT'S NEW YORK , BABY!  YA GOTTA LOVE IT.

[firefightn15]

Geez, the only given around here is that you need to find out if your marrying into your own relation. ;D

[roadwarrior]

The difference between gravy and sauce?

8-)

[firefightn15]

;D

[Muddy]

The difference between gravy and sauce?

8-)

Elementary Watson:

If it has jsut the Tomatoe part of the recipie in : SAUCE, even fish or seafood:SAUCE

ONE MEAT HITS It: gravy

[Chris at Tech]

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YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT ARE A 'REAL' PIZZA AND A 'REAL' BAGEL.

Bingo.  On that subject, can you mail me some of both?

[Muddy]

PM me your address

[Eddie Munster]

Things a 'New Yorker' will NEVER understand:  

You CAN find good food outside New York but what you're actually missing is the 'special seasonings' that a good health code score will weed out.

That silence is sometimes golden.

What a barking spider is.

Grits.

Using the word ma'am and sir when speaking.

What an American Cab driver looks like.

Jesus had no middle name and even if he did, it probably didn't start with a H.

The saying 'you can attract more flies with honey than with vinegar'.

The center of the Universe is NOT on this planet let alone in the Empire State.

[Zel]

Ahhh, Noo Yawk City...

A place where you can buy an international phone card, counterfeit state I.D., and a wool Yankees winter hat all for $6 from a man whom you just met but still considers you "my friend".

A place to eat a hot dog that has been floating around in dirty luke-warm water like a toy boat in a kid's bath tub.

A place where you can here the phrase Please stop urinating on my shoes immediately," and think nothing of it.

[Jimzee]

I spent the better part of the year 2000 living in New York. (Feb-Nov)

It was indeed a "learning" and "cultural" experience.

[Jake.]

Things a 'New Yorker' will NEVER understand:

Grits.

Amen to that. ;D

[Muddy]

Things a 'New Yorker' will NEVER understand:

You CAN find good food outside New York but what you're actually missing is the 'special seasonings' that a good health code score will weed out.

That silence is sometimes golden.

What a barking spider is.

Grits.

Using the word ma'am and sir when speaking.

What an American Cab driver looks like.

Jesus had no middle name and even if he did, it probably didn't start with a H.

The saying 'you can attract more flies with honey than with vinegar'.

The center of the Universe is NOT on this planet let alone in the Empire State.

I wouldn't think that freshly grown Oregano,Italian Parsley,Basil and Rosemary along with Garlic and fresh goat milk cheese would be against any health code any where

Silence is for libraries,church and after the visiting team his a home run ( if you need with an explanation of my emoticon use feel free to ask)

A Fart, boy that's difficult

I like my grits made with chicken stock, bacon grease with a few drops of Tabasco( Red eye)

True, I was taught to address those older than me with Mister,Miss or Mrs., BOTH IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH

American Cabbies; Not too many Sioux,Apache or Arapaho's driving cabs. However many immigrants working to citizenship do, it is an entry level job that is very hard and low paying

was taught that Jesus is for prayer,thanks and church

Who needs freaking flies in the first place?

BROOKLYN is the center of the universe 8-)

[Jimzee]

I was taught to address those older than me with Mister,Miss or Mrs., BOTH IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH

Nice!

[BassinSoldier]

Good comeback Muddy!  You oughtta throw some kinda cheese into that grits recipe of yours and see how that turns out.  Sounds delicious!  I can't believe a $%^& yankee came up with that!!!  If I am ever up in the northeast I have GOT to hit you up for some dinner sometime!  If I ever end up stationed in Italy I am going to be grossly overweight by the time I come back to the US!

[Eddie Munster]

I wouldn't think that freshly grown Oregano,Italian Parsley,Basil and Rosemary along with Garlic and fresh goat milk cheese would be against any health code any where. Those aren't the 'special' ones I'm talking about. If you think your list of ingredients is ALL that's going into the pizza you ordered, let me send you a brochure about Banjo minnows :

Silence is for libraries,church and after the visiting team his a home run ( if you need with an explanation of my emoticon use feel free to ask) No explanation necessary; you use it very frequently (with your own posts)

True, I was taught to address those older than me with Mister,Miss or Mrs., BOTH IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH. Taught and using (the word I used) are different animals. I was TAUGHT not to speed; that goes out the window if I'm leaving work or heading to the lake.

American Cabbies; Not too many Sioux,Apache or Arapaho's driving cabs. However many immigrants working to citizenship do, it is an entry level job that is very hard and low paying. We're all immigrants to North America; Indians included. Just being here for a longer period does NOT make them special. Same could be said for the forums.

BROOKLYN is the center of the universe 8-) Guess we needed a drain someplace, huh?

More things New Yorkers will NEVER understand:

It's impolite to point out how great things are somewhere else. If things are that great somewhere else, we'll chip in to send you back.

Law bidding citizens (permitted) carrying guns is a GOOD thing.

Taxes are seldom temporary. Once in place, good luck getting rid of them. Taxing Ipod downloads now? :-? http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=new-york-proposes-ipod-tax-2008-12-17

Hillary Clinton.

[Turtle.]

I wouldn't think that freshly grown Oregano,Italian Parsley,Basil and Rosemary along with Garlic and fresh goat milk cheese would be against any health code any where. Those aren't the 'special' ones I'm talking about. If you think your list of ingredients is ALL that's going into the pizza you ordered, let me send you a brochure about Banjo minnows :

Silence is for libraries,church and after the visiting team his a home run ( if you need with an explanation of my emoticon use feel free to ask) No explanation necessary; use you use it very frequently (with your own posts)

True, I was taught to address those older than me with Mister,Miss or Mrs., BOTH IN ITALIAN AND ENGLISH. Taught and using (the word I used) are different animals. I was TAUGHT not to speed; that goes out the window if I'm leaving work or heading to the lake.

American Cabbies; Not too many Sioux,Apache or Arapaho's driving cabs. However many immigrants working to citizenship do, it is an entry level job that is very hard and low paying. We're all immigrants to North America; Indians included. Just being here for a longer period does NOT make them special. Same could be said for the forums.

BROOKLYN is the center of the universe 8-) Guess we needed a drain someplace, huh?

More things New Yorkers will NEVER understand:

It's impolite to point out how great things are somewhere else. If things are that great somewhere else, we'll chip in to send you back.

Law bidding citizens (permitted) carrying guns is a GOOD thing.

Taxes are seldom temporary. Once in place, good luck getting rid of them. Taxing Ipod downloads now? :-? http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=new-york-proposes-ipod-tax-2008-12-17

Hillary Clinton.

  LMAO Eddie, now cleaning coffee off my screen  

 Is that right or is it this    

                                     

[Muddy]

Nah, that's just the basic list of the ingerdients that went into a Pizza Palace I and II pizza, I know my family owned both places. No MSG, no dried powders and real stuff. So it is with Tutonio.s, Sal's and the Palermo Pizzaeria, where i get them from when I am home

\I am on a 2 year plan on going home to both Elaine and Brooklyn, where i belong

I got stuck in this Immigrant hating area because my parents and their best friends the Marinos had summer property here that they retired to in what was supposed to be a stepping stone to eventual relocation to Fla.

Mr. Marino died 6 months into his retirement. Then my mother, suffering from Diabetes got sick. My father asked me for help, being the oldest son, and not married it was my duty to come here, I did not come here as a choice, I came here because of my sense of family.

Mom died and Dad.s health worsened so I stayed and he eventually suffered a fatal stroke. All is done for me here and I am going home, where I belong

I lived in Italy for a year and New Orleans for several, both were rewarding experiences.

I can not bear Hazleton PA as there are daily and now 2 deadly attacks on Immigrants, hard for the son of an Immigrant to watch,

If you do not think where ever you were born and raised is the greatest place on earth I feel remorse for you.

I feel your hostility and really I will not loose any sleep over it.

I see a lot of humor in life and laugh often at both life and myself, so many emoticons will follow.

[Eddie Munster]

If you do not think where ever you were born and raised is the greatest place on earth I feel remorse for you. I feel your hostility and really I will not loose any sleep over it.

No offense/hostility meant Mud, and if that's what you felt sorry. Just giving ya back some of what you like to deal out; ribbing. Thought all New Yorkers had thick skin?

I hail from the South side of Pittsburgh, PA (pronounced Sa-Side) and because of snow, potholes, narrow streets, pollution, incessant roadwork and having seen a bit of the world (via the military) I KNOW it's not the greatest place on Earth. The greatest place on Earth is where my wife and kids are so that would be Atlanta, GA currently. I don't want to live north of Georgia ever again just due to the cold/snow. Don't pity a happy man; I'm truly blessed.

Oh and my grandfather (I'm 40) came over on the boat. He actually had to change our last name a little to protect his family.

[Hookemdown.]

I hate NE Arkansas

[srv1990]

BROOKLYN is the center of the universe 8-)

[roadwarrior]

I think Muddy would approve of Zia's, their "sauce" and gravy.

http://www.zias.com/

8-)

[Muddy]

BROOKLYN is the center of the universe 8-)

It can't be... it's impossible... The Hill is the center of the universe, and there can't be two, right???

[Long Mike]

and that's how everyone should feel about their home town 8-)

Not necessarily. I don't really have a home town. I grew up in a small town in South Louisiana, but I have no desire to return there. On the other hand, I often travel back to my wife's home town, which is about twenty miles away from mine. I suppose one could say that I have a home culture rather than a home town. So, to stay on thread, Cajun Country is the center of the Universe.