dietcokeanddrugs asked you: Any tips for moving to New York? It’s a dream of mine, I’ve still got a few years left of school, but after that…
1. Don’t get discouraged when people tell you New York isn’t what it used to be. It’s what it needs to be every year.
2. Know that you will be merging onto a very fast, very crowded highway. It will feel insane and out of control, but once you get into the flow of traffic, you’ll be honking at newcomers too.
3. The options are gross. Don’t fret over which laundromat, which pizza joint, which grocery, just go to the closest one and then start branching out ‘til you find one you love.
4. Be prepared to be charged at least $20 to even leave your apartment. It’s like money is syphoned out of your pockets the moment you hit the sidewalk.
5. Learn to love rice. It’s cheap and it’s filling.
6. If someone hands you a coupon on the street, it’s a scam.
7. If you think it’s going to take you 20 minutes to get somewhere, it’s going to take 45.
8. Do not sit down on the wooden subway station benches.
9. Be extremely nice to the people who serve your pizza and prepare your coffee because inevitably, there will be a day you forget your wallet.
10. You never know who can help or how they can help. Never judge a book by its cover here, but feel free to judge the shit out of people based on what book they’re reading on the subway. Twilight? Get off my train, bitch.
