What shortcomings of New York catch the eye of Russian-speaking immigrants

New York is a charming city and falls in love with many at first sight. Nothing is perfect, however, and this metropolis also has its drawbacks. Which of them are most often striking the eyes of Russian-speaking immigrants, said the author of the channel "Quilted jacket in America" ​​on Yandex.Zen.

He lives in Seattle (Washington state), he has never been to New York, but he repeatedly asked his acquaintances about this city. Many saw the negative in it. Here are their reviews.

1. A family from Kazan, who lives in Seattle, but during the holidays visited New York and several other cities in the United States: “New York turned out to be the dirtiest and smelliest city that we have seen. Rats turned out to be not an urban legend - they really run around the streets and gateways there. It is surprising and incomprehensible why such a large number of people want to move there. "

2. A sound engineer from Moscow who came to the United States to shoot a long series of programs about America. This was his first trip to the States, and this is what he thinks about New York: “Crazy American slang at one point made the entire film crew think: do all these people speak English at all? Among the 6 largest cities in the United States that we visited with our team, New York left the most unpleasant memories. And the biggest disgusting thing I've seen in this city is their subway. It turned out that there are branches that belong to different commercial organizations, and if such branches intersect somewhere, then you will not be able to make a simple transition like ours. You will have to rise to the surface, find the entrance to the new branch you need and then go down the metro again. Do you know why? Because these are different businesses, you have to pay the fare again. Madness!"

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3. A woman from Seattle who spent five days in New York with her sister: “There is absolutely nothing to breathe with. The air is like kefir, it seems that you can cut with a knife. There are just a sea of ​​people on the streets and roads, much more than in Moscow, for example. In such a crowd we got lost a little and tried to ask the locals for directions, so almost no one even raised their eyes at us, passed by. Compared to our Seattle, the atmosphere is unfriendly. There is nowhere to walk with children, that is, there are parks and they are large, beautiful, but it often takes a long time to get to them, but there are no local and regional parks with slides, like we have in Balview or Redmond, at all, that is, a child from an apartment, according to in fact, there is no way out. "

4. American opinion: "New York? This city is not family friendly and very busy. Only perhaps to go there alone and build a career. Or if you are a burner of your life and you want to be constantly on the move, go to famous clubs, bars and all sorts of parties. I don't see any more reasons to live in this anthill. "

With all these disadvantages, New York has a lot of advantages. Share in the comments your opinion about what good you have noticed in this metropolis.