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Don't even try to survive here: people who will find it difficult in New York

'05.04.2021'

Lyudmila Balabay

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New York is the capital of the world, the best city on Earth ... There is also a sea of ​​epithets for this metropolis, but not everyone agrees with them. Channel author Elizabeth Gray on Yandex.Zen identified the categories of people who will find it difficult to survive in New York.

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So, in her opinion, there are four such categories.

1. People who find it difficult to assimilate

In New York, you need to be flexible, you need to be able to assimilate into a new environment. In general, when moving to another country, you need to remember one saying: "They don't go to a strange monastery with their own charter."

New York already has its own ingrained laws of interpersonal communication, to which an immigrant will have to adapt, and not change them for himself.

The author of the article told the story of how the city tested her for tolerance, which is the undisputed norm here:

“I remember walking through the Soho area, I looked into a Sephora perfume and cosmetics store. There I saw a group of young guys, about 20 years old. The first thought that came to my mind then: “It's so cute. They probably buy gifts for their girls ”... However, as soon as I turned away for a moment, walked through the offered assortment, suddenly I again see the same young people standing near the mirror and applying different tonal creams to themselves ... A little later I already saw another a picture - everyone began to put on various cosmetics: mascara, bright lipstick, powder. And one showed the other how mascara was applied, the other put lipstick on the lips of his friend ...

I tried with all my might not to look at this picture, which is very strange for our mentality. There was a feeling that a hidden camera was just filming me, checking my “tolerance”.

I also noticed that all the women who were in the store just walked by these guys. No one even furtively glanced in their direction, they say: "This is quite normal!"

2. People whose priority is constant communication

According to the author's observations, New York is mostly disliked by people from Eastern countries: Turkmenistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia ...

“It so happened that a guy from the capital of Turkmenistan became my eternal New York“ sidekick ”. At Hunter College, our teachers often called us “Russian Mafia”, as we constantly communicated in Russian and, in general, had a lot in common: from age to love for the same music. The only thing that distinguished us from him was a completely different understanding of this city. He hated New York with all his heart. On the contrary, I fell in love with the Big Apple at first sight, ”the author writes.

Later, she realized that his dislike for New York lay in the habit of constant communication in his hometown, Ashgabat. According to him, in Turkmenistan people tend to express their emotions vividly, support each other, treat each other sincerely, it is impossible to be alone there.

“In New York, he really lacked sincere communication! He often shared with me his observations and views on people in the city of New York, an empty, in his opinion, religion .... We often argued with him, "the author noted.

Lack of emotional communication; alienated individualism (“everyone has their own problems”); a smile-mask, with the help of which true emotions and feelings are hidden - all these qualities have made New York a truly unbearable city for people who are used to sincere interpersonal communication.

3. Lazy people don't belong here!

In New York, the principle of "feeding the hungry wolf" works. Even Americans from Texas can't stand the completely frantic rhythm of New York City.

In New York, there is just crazy traffic, constant traffic jams. The yellow taxi occupies all roads in New York and, as a result, the subway is the fastest way to get to all corners of the metropolis.

Therefore, life in New York requires hard work and a constant willingness to run somewhere and in a hurry.

4. People for whom family will always be a priority

It is very difficult to build true family relationships in New York. And many American films tell us about it. The very rhythm of the city dictates its own strict rules, which leave no time for the family.

“From my experience of living in New York, I realized that: New York is a city of careerists; if you are ambitious, you have a lot of vitality, you like to spin like a squirrel in a wheel, and you are ready to devote your life, or at least most of your life to building your career, then Welcome to New York! " - summed up the author.

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