How to be a New York local: 11 tips for faking it

1. A New Yorker doesn't necessarily come from Manhattan

2. For your purposes, a New Yorker is from Manhattan

3. A New Yorker never looks up

4. A New Yorker never stops moving forward

5. A New Yorker is always rushing to catch a subway or a bus or a train

6. A New Yorker doesn't take cabs

7. A New Yorker knows subway etiquette

8. A New Yorker sees no shame in 99-cent pizza

9. A New Yorker knows not to rent a car in New York

10. A New Yorker understands the implications of rooting for the Giants/Yankees versus the Jets/Mets

11. A New Yorker views celebrities as regular folk, only worse

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