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Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Dec 11 12:06:42 2006, in response to Re: New York is doomed - more proof, posted by David of Broadway on Mon Dec 11 11:41:54 2006. A seat is really not a big deal for most subway passengers.While I don't think that's necessarily entirely true, I have to admit that I never care/cared when I get a seat on the subway. I always was/am a subway-stander the majority of the time, even when the train is empty. I usually always chose the side doors (side that will open least) even on underground lines. Yes, part of New York City is technically on Long Island, so, technically, some New Yorkers are also Long Islanders. So what? What does that have to do with the discussion at hand? Heh, I'm just yanking your chain. I know how you usually get with suburban vs city people, and caught you in a "Those Long Island people aren't NY(C)ers"... Truce? (see more below). The truth is, yes, the display at Penn Station is a stampede, and ridiculous, but it's unfortunately human nature. I still however, really do think it's because of the way the MTA displays the track number there, but I guess maybe that's another discussion. I think Grand Central is a little more tamer, but again, that could be because of the set up at Grand Central too, there are no stairs like at Penn, and it's a bit easier to get to your train, even if they do announce the track at the very last minute. This is not to be translated as Long Island people (LIRR users more specifically) are ruder than Connecticut or Westchester people (Metro North users specifically), I still feel it's the way things are handled at Penn Station, as well as the physical set up there. I still also feel the same would happen on the subway, but again, it's set up differently too, you have people on a platform, all spread as all the train doors open, as opposed to all these people horded at the top of a few stairways funneling down to a platform when the screen announces the track number. And I ride/rode the subway enough to know what happens when the trains are busy, and there are few available seats. That has not changed over the last decade, just as it hasn't changed over the last half of century. ....Anyway, as for being a "New Yorker", what was brought up in this thread. This is totally just a curiosity, not an argument starter, I really am curious about thoughts on this..... What constitutes a "New Yorker"? I think most people, whether it be Long Island, NYC itself, Westchester, etc usually associate themselves as "NYers". After all, NYC's suburbs are a part of the whole scheme of things. NYC could not survive without it's healthy suburbs (the way it does), nor can it's suburbs survive without a healthy NYC. So what is a "New Yorker"? Does a "New Yorker" necessarily mean "New York Citier"? I don't think so, but am curious about how it would be defined. I believe most people in let's say Nassau/Suffolk, Westchester, etc who are far from home in another place will almost always answer "Where are you from?" with a "From New York", implying that they are "NYers". Why would that be wrong? Some may from "I'm from Long Island", but from my experience, most will say "From New York". Food for thought.... |
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