Are you able to navigate NYC?

Without pissing off the “Natives”?

1. New Yorkers don’t stop at the top or bottom of Subway stairs.
2. New Yorkers don’t congregating in a group on Subway platforms or on sidewalks.
3. New Yorkers don’t Walk three or more abreast of each other on the street. Or hold hands while walking which causes everyone else to walk single file in opposite direction or having to push through in the same direction.
4.  For New Yorkers walking is not just a stroll for fun. Its an effective means of transportation to get through a very crowded city. NY-ers walk fast and with intention. Its really hard to walk behind lots of tourists when you need to get somewhere quickly.
5. New Yorkers don’t stop in the middle of the street or sidewalk to gaze at Buildings or take Selfies.
6. New Yorkers avoid popular tourist spots that can become very crowded which makes it difficult for locals to navigate their own neighborhood.
7. New Yorkers don’t have patience with tourists who struggle with the subway system during peak travel times. It leads to delays and chaos when they are on a timeline to get to their destination.
8. New Yorkers don’t have patience with tourists who don’t follow local customs, such as standing to the right on escalators, allowing others to pass them.
9. New Yorkers walk with intent. Some might call it quick paced or looking like we’re in a rush. We call it knowing where you’re going.
10. New Yorkers are always moving forward – we don’t abruptly stop in the middle of the sidewalk.
11. New Yorkers actively attempt to avoid the squares: Time Square, Washington Square, Union Square…
12. New Yorkers know that an empty subway car on an otherwise crowded train is NOT a car we want to get into.
13. New Yorkers don’t disturb celebrities that we see on the street, in a restaurant, on the subway, running in the park…
14. New Yorkers do not stare. If we initially appear to be looking in your direction or seemingly directly at you, you will likely get more of a feeling that we are looking past or even through you.
15. New Yorkers will ignore things that most others would consider bizarre. For example, the guy who begins screaming at his invisible lover while riding the downtown express train.
16. New Yorkers don’t attempt to hail occupied taxis. On top of every cab in NYC is a roof light. An available taxi is one where just the center numbers/letters are lit. These same lights are off when the taxi is already occupied.
17. New Yorkers don’t yell “taxi.” We simply hold out our hand, much like the once used Olympic salute.
18. New Yorkers have learned to completely ignore anyone who attempts to: 1) hand them a flyer, or 2) sell them candy to support their high school basketball team; 3) asks “Do you like comedy?”; or 4) holds a clipboard while standing on the sidewalk.
19. New Yorkers refer to the subway system ONLY by the numbers or letters of the train. For example, “Take the C to Times Square and then transfer to the 7 towards Grand Central.” The colors mean nothing to us.
20. New Yorkers demonstrate a “queueing” behavior which can be exceptionally efficient. Despite the number of available registers, New Yorkers will form a single line whereby the front person goes to the next available register.
21. New Yorkers know their coffee and/or food order before they get to the head of a line. Tourists tend to dither and appear indecisive.