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Jan 21
Wow, so angry! Of course these are 3 vast generalizations (and I admit I was surprised that such a love letter that described natives in this way was written by a native New Yorker)… but I still think it’s a beautiful piece of writing, and I always will.And, are all transplants tourists? Or just the ones who take stereotypical pictures of downtown Manhattan? :) Feel free to comment, I’d love to hear/talk more about this.utherben:There is hubris and presumption in suggesting that Native New Yorkers take our city “for granted” , or that those “from elsewhere” supposedly “in quest of something” are more in touch psychogeographically than those of us who were born here. Seriously? Fuck that.The photo’s nice though. For a tourist.

Wow, so angry! Of course these are 3 vast generalizations (and I admit I was surprised that such a love letter that described natives in this way was written by a native New Yorker)… but I still think it’s a beautiful piece of writing, and I always will.

And, are all transplants tourists? Or just the ones who take stereotypical pictures of downtown Manhattan? :) Feel free to comment, I’d love to hear/talk more about this.

utherben:

There is hubris and presumption in suggesting that Native New Yorkers take our city “for granted” , or that those “from elsewhere” supposedly “in quest of something” are more in touch psychogeographically than those of us who were born here. Seriously? Fuck that.

The photo’s nice though. For a tourist.
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