Wednesday, February 17, 2010

You Might Be a Manhattanite If...


1. You know how to instantly triangulate the nearest location of at least four Starbucks and which one is the closest on the way to where you're going
2. You hate Starbucks, and yet you go there anyway
3. The MTA bus map no longer frightens you
4. You have had at least three of the following things delivered directly to your apartment -- groceries, dog food, alcohol, a notary, Tibetan takeout, or a pediatrician
5. Your out-of-state friends won't watch Cash Cab with you anymore because you can't shut up about how you know exactly which corner they're on or how fake the contestants (actors) are

Thinking about making this a regular feature...more Manhattanite spotting tips to come!

11 comments:

  1. Hah! I love it! :)

    You really get all those things delivered? I guess that beats having to lug them back to the apartment.

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  2. @Jessica: You'd be surprised the challenges that not owning a car can present! ;)

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  3. Does Cash Cab really hire actors to be the contestants??? No way! How do you know this?

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  4. Wait! Cash Cab is fake?! Meanwhile, I'm totally watching the Real World DC just so I can talk about where they are (which sadly is their house most of the time!).

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  5. @Brooke: One of my good actress friends was on the show. They trick actors into getting on the show by interviewing them and pretending to book them on a hosting gig. Then they tell them where they will pick them up to take them to the gig. Disappointing, I know!

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  6. Ahhhh, my Cash Cab dreams have just been dashed. Actors?! I can't believe it!

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  7. WHAT?! Cash Cab?! I love that show & always hope to hail it when in NYC!

    I think it's different now - my cousin and his boyfriend were on the first season (which is why I always held out hope)...and they are definitely NOT actors :)

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  8. @Kristin: Good to know that there are SOME real people on Cash Cab! That makes me a little less angry about it ;)

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  9. ever since you broke the news to me about cash cab I have been spreading the news and breaking hearts everywhere.. its just not the same once you know the truth!

    ;)

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  10. This Cash Cab thing is a TRAGEDY. At least in my books...

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