Xnumx misconceptions about new york and what it really is

Before moving to New York, I myself have been here many times. As a guest. My dad's family lives here, a lot of friends live here, here are my favorite theaters and museums. In general, I love New York for the second decade.

I was lucky - for the first time my younger brother showed different things: “pop” and things that tourists hardly ever go to. In Odessa, where I lived before, I even had several photo exhibitionsdedicated to new york

Years later, when I have to show the city, I often remember the routes of my younger brother.

And I even had a certain amount of prejudice with which tourists come to the city of the Big Apple.

Misconception 1. Stone jungle

I don’t know who came up with this vivid definition, but this is how many tourists-for-first-time-in-New York for some reason call Manhattan. For some reason, the majority is sure that there is only one park in the city - Central, and this is clearly not enough. However, this problem can be dealt with rather quickly.

Misconception 2. All NY architecture is skyscrapers

New York's architecture is as eclectic as a Mexican patchwork quilt. Here you can find classicism, art deco, and many other styles - in fact, everything that comes to your mind. And, of course, skyscrapers - not built in the same style either. The amazing thing is that this same eclecticism is incredibly organic. Near the multi-storey "fool" there is some kind of low historical building - and this, for some incomprehensible reason, is beautiful!

Misconception 3. There are a lot of cars in the city, but because of them there is nothing to breathe

There are indeed a lot of cars in New York. Knowledgeable people living in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx travel to Manhattan by subway - it will take longer and hemorrhoids in the car. But the air is good there. First, because the standard of gasoline bottled in the United States is higher than those in use in the CIS countries. And secondly, Manhattan is designed according to a rectangular plan - the avenues and streets (streets) are perfectly “blown” by all the winds.

Misconception 4. There is no delicious food in America

Fruits in the States are "plastic", vegetables are not tasty, everyone eats fries and hamburgers - have you heard of that? Here are my guests too. In fact, it’s not like that. Well, not really, to be more precise. There are good fruits and vegetables - you need to know the places - if we are talking about shops. At farmers' markets, they are always very good, albeit a little more expensive.

As for the kitchen ... There is a kitchen of all nations of the world. Literally.

Recently, a friend of mine, somewhere in Queens or the Bronx, even found a restaurant with the cuisine of the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. Have you heard about this? Here I am. There is a population of 160 thousand people - the whole country, but there is a restaurant of their cuisine in New York.

When we miss Greece very much, we go to Astoria. There are such taverns (there are expensive, but there are, by the way, not at all), as somewhere in Lefkada on the shores of the Ionian Sea. And seafood - as if they had just been caught, with you.

Misconception 5. All Americans are fat, they don’t look after themselves and they dress horribly

Here I never have to persuade anyone. Because it is enough to go to Manhattan and stand a little bit in the crowd.

Recently, a text circulates on the Internet that New Yorkers wear exclusively gray and black, and also exclusively washed and stretched T-shirts, ripped jeans and old sneakers. It is a pity that they wrote seriously.

Once upon a time, another friend of mine, who works as a guide, did not want to take me on an excursion with a group, because it was raining, and I know how to get sick even for no reason. He told me to go home, and I went off to shoot instead. And you know what? In the rain, New York is the most colorful city in the world. Because everything around is “flooded” with gray paint, which serves as a perfect contrast to the multi-colored clothes and umbrellas of pedestrians. Well, yellow taxis and bright signs also look good.

Of course, there are much more prejudices about New York and the United States. Many believe that Americans are “sharpened” for “making money” and that they are indifferent to everything except this occupation. And this is absolutely not true. In general, come and see for yourself.