New Yorkers are the toughest cookies on the eastern seaboard. And that’s because there are so many hard lessons you learn living in this city. Life is a tough teacher, but a good teacher. Here are some of the most important things you’ve probably learned:
1. You will always bring your umbrella when you don’t need it and forget it when you do
2. No matter what time it is, you are always potentially missing your train
3. Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three rights make a left
4. Shut the blinds before you get naked, even if you live on the 10th floor
5. Perpetually ordering take-out food is not a sustainable lifestyle
7. Keep your Metro card full at ALL TIMES
8. Don’t stand too close to the curb when it’s raining
9. No matter how well you plan your night out, your plans will end up changing
10. It’s good to be different
12. If you talk in the quiet car, the commuters reserve the right to pelt heavy objects at you
13. The cab drivers don’t really care that your walk sign is on
14. Carry cash, but not too much cash
15. You can find really great things in unexpected places
17. When you fall asleep on the subway, no one is going to wake you up
18. Walking doesn’t count as exercise when literally everyone does it
19. Comfy shoes are the only way to go
20. Celebrities are just regular people
22. Following your dreams is not easy
23. The smell of rotting garbage never completely goes away
24. Fatigue is a feeling you can learn to live with
25. You’re lucky, and you should count your blessings