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APB to Tourists in Major Cities (1 Viewer)

Another tip to tourists, Macys is just a department store, nothing to see here. Also, the only miracle on 34th is when the police actually let you make a turn on it.

 
PSA - I'll be in NYC this coming Thursday - feel free to blame any sidewalk blockage, stupid questions or general rube-like behavior on me for a few days. :crazy:

I love this thread.

 
Otis said:
Bump for the holiday droves.
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Nicely done. Had to jump into the City to pick something up from a friend. It should be legal to run over slow moving clueless tourists to make left turns even more difficult than usual. It was a freakin' saturday people. Let us bridge and tunnelers run into the city, do our business and get the #### out please.
 
They have built one of those holiday gift villages around my subway entrance. Twice a day I want to hang myself with that santa themed scarf you're selling there buddy.

 
Koya said:
Otis said:
Bump for the holiday droves.
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Nicely done. Had to jump into the City to pick something up from a friend. It should be legal to run over slow moving clueless tourists to make left turns even more difficult than usual. It was a freakin' saturday people. Let us bridge and tunnelers run into the city, do our business and get the #### out please.
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Hate to break this to you Koya, but you bridge and tunnelers are tourists also
 
Tremendous Upside said:
Koya said:
Otis said:
Bump for the holiday droves.
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Nicely done. Had to jump into the City to pick something up from a friend. It should be legal to run over slow moving clueless tourists to make left turns even more difficult than usual. It was a freakin' saturday people. Let us bridge and tunnelers run into the city, do our business and get the #### out please.
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Hate to break this to you Koya, but you bridge and tunnelers are tourists also
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OOF
 
Tremendous Upside said:
Koya said:
Otis said:
Bump for the holiday droves.
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Nicely done. Had to jump into the City to pick something up from a friend. It should be legal to run over slow moving clueless tourists to make left turns even more difficult than usual. It was a freakin' saturday people. Let us bridge and tunnelers run into the city, do our business and get the #### out please.
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Hate to break this to you Koya, but you bridge and tunnelers are tourists also
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Talk to me when you live in the actual city, and not Queens. You have all our traffic and few of our trees.Ps - When ARE you moving to the actual city?
 
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It's getting worse and worse out there. Folks, please spread the word to friends and family visiting New York this holiday season. We need to be proactive about this. Thanks.

 
Mister Martie said:
Otis said:
Look, I get that New York City is an exciting place to visit. And I'm sure your tourism dollars are helping to fuel the economy here during a downturn. And, for the foreign crowd, I understand that the dollar is now worth it's weight in dirt, and that it's basically a freeroll for you to haul on over here and throw your euros at everything that moves. Frankly, I think it's all pretty swell.

But, can I ask a favor here?

Can you please try and understand that some of us actually live and work here? I mean, do you need to block the entire sidewalk with your mob of same-t-shirt wearing, enormous map yielding, confused sea lions? We're not animatronics, I swear. We are real people. We actually have to rush to work, or to a meeting, or to a haircut, or whatever. You make it nearly impossible to navigate this city sometimes. Yes, we get it, the buildings are big. Hey look up there. But must you come to a screeching halt to do that right in front of me?

Imagine, for a moment, if I brought legions of folks in from out of town to wander aimlessly through your building at work as you hustle upstairs to get into that meeting on time, or when you are just trying to get a sandwich in the shop downstairs so you can get back up and get your day's work done. Imagine me crowding your sandwich shop like cattle and refusing to ever let you through. Yes, those are regular sandwiches. And I understand that you and each of your co-tourists would like to try every soup on the menu, turning to each other to exchange your thoughts on each in between sips. But would it kill you to just let me step by, place my 3 second order, and then have you carry on with your Food Network reality series?

This isn't Walt Disney, people. This is real life. Please step aside. TIA
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:lmao: No GREAT posting.You're in the city, keep your head on a swivel because people are everywhere. If you want to get the full view of the storefront window, you're best bet probably isn't to slowly back up across the sidewalk on Michigan avenue at 5pm on a Thursday.

Just the other day, a group of people were blocking the entire sidewalk at 8am trying to figure out where they wanted to go next. People were forced to walk on the street and around parked cars just to get by them. A couple of people who wanted to get through, without facing oncoming taxi cabs, were given dirty looks for pushing through.

Another tip, the top of an escalator/stairs or at the entrance to a building isn't the best place to take a look at your map.

Long story short - Get out of the f'ing way.
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This stuff happens everywhere, and not just with tourists. Clueless idiots abound.
 
Well, it's that time of year again in New York.

Folks,

Just an annual reminder to please move your giant, clumsy rear-ends out of the way. I understand that you're here for the week and you think this is like Disneyworld, but we aren't animatronics, and actual stuff happens inside these buildings. We're trying to get to our jobs, or to appointments, or home to our families. And we don't have the luxury of a giant Walmart to do our Christmas shopping in -- we're stuck fighting through the massive hordes of you lined up to buy stupid crap. Please, for the love of whomever you worship in that megachurch across the yard from your barn, get our of our damn way.

Thanks,

8 Million People Trying To Go About Our Business

 
Otis said:
Well, it's that time of year again in New York.Folks,Just an annual reminder to please move your giant, clumsy rear-ends out of the way. I understand that you're here for the week and you think this is like Disneyworld, but we aren't animatronics, and actual stuff happens inside these buildings. We're trying to get to our jobs, or to appointments, or home to our families. And we don't have the luxury of a giant Walmart to do our Christmas shopping in -- we're stuck fighting through the massive hordes of you lined up to buy stupid crap. Please, for the love of whomever you worship in that megachurch across the yard from your barn, get our of our damn way.Thanks,8 Million People Trying To Go About Our Business
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Koya said:
I think this video pretty much sums it up. You are a jerk. At least if you are a tourist. Tourist = Jerk. You = Tourist. You = Jerk.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/johnny-t-nyc-tourist-tips_n_4016654.html

PS: "If you wan new yowak come ta brooklyn, take a trip ta queens... check out da bronx. take a ferry to staten island! Its free! But DON'T get off in Staten Island. Seriously, its where we put our garbage.
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Really? You didn't look at the post right above yours? :lol:

Cmon, GB! Eyes on the prize new yawkah!

 
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Koya said:
I think this video pretty much sums it up. You are a jerk. At least if you are a tourist. Tourist = Jerk. You = Tourist. You = Jerk.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/johnny-t-nyc-tourist-tips_n_4016654.html

PS: "If you wan new yowak come ta brooklyn, take a trip ta queens... check out da bronx. take a ferry to staten island! Its free! But DON'T get off in Staten Island. Seriously, its where we put our garbage.
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Really? You didn't look at the post right above yours? :lol:

Cmon, GB! Eyes on the prize new yawkah!
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Lol (I feel like Larry boy lol'ing, but it's deserved here. Both my lol and feeling like. LB)

People forget that NY is not only the center of the universe, but each New Yorker is the center of the center of the universe.

At least my post got some response. Otis is really losing his edge... You have to find the balance to live suburban ny life but still keep that shine.

 
Koya said:
[icon] said:
Koya said:
I think this video pretty much sums it up. You are a jerk. At least if you are a tourist. Tourist = Jerk. You = Tourist. You = Jerk.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/johnny-t-nyc-tourist-tips_n_4016654.html

PS: "If you wan new yowak come ta brooklyn, take a trip ta queens... check out da bronx. take a ferry to staten island! Its free! But DON'T get off in Staten Island. Seriously, its where we put our garbage.
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Really? You didn't look at the post right above yours? :lol:

Cmon, GB! Eyes on the prize new yawkah!
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Lol (I feel like Larry boy lol'ing, but it's deserved here. Both my lol and feeling like. LB)

People forget that NY is not only the center of the universe, but each New Yorker is the center of the center of the universe.

At least my post got some response. Otis is really losing his edge... You have to find the balance to live suburban ny life but still keep that shine.
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:lol: :thumbup:

That video is a ####### riot.

I walk extremely fast (possibly even fast for NY Locals) so I can sympathize.

Downtown Memphis on the weekend (beale street area) may not have the same density of tourists, but they are definitely dumber and slower. Dodging them is infuriating.

I've made a game out of photobombing them. If they're shooting down beale from afar I'll usually sneak in a middle finger of sorts that they won't notice till they look at the pic later. If they're shooting something up close, rather than change my path I'll lean in and smile maniacally in front of their lens while walking past.

 
Leave it to MeOtis to whine that he's more important to a city than tourism.

 
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Sundays Rule said:
Another tip to tourists, Macys is just a department store, nothing to see here. Also, the only miracle on 34th is when the police actually let you make a turn on it.
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Yeah if you want to shop in a giant, overly crowded store with terrible customer service where you have to wade through thousands of shoppers and sales items only to find that the one item you actually wanted isn't in stock even though macys.com says it is, then Macy's on 34th St. is the place for you. You will also enjoy the ratio of one open register per floor. Good luck finding it or anyone to help you. This might be the worst store in the entire city.

 
Hey, Otis and other whiny ### NYers; you picked the city, now live with it. Do you move to Canada and create threads to whine about the cold? Do you move to Cleveland and complain that it's a craphole?

No. You made your bed, now lie in it. You want to live and work in the city that never sleeps, then don't whine when people are in your way. You want space, move to Missouri.

 
Jayrod said:
Hey, Otis and other whiny ### NYers; you picked the city, now live with it. Do you move to Canada and create threads to whine about the cold? Do you move to Cleveland and complain that it's a craphole?

No. You made your bed, now lie in it. You want to live and work in the city that never sleeps, then don't whine when people are in your way. You want space, move to Missouri.
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I'm fine with never sleeping, Cletus. But I can assure you the "city that never sleeps" moniker wasn't earned by the packs of slow moving and slack-jawed water buffalo moving like molasses and clamoring to cram their oversized rears into every pedestrian entry and exit into every major building or subway hub, and overtaking every sidewalk from side to side, making it impossible for people who move at more than a snail's pace to get anywhere or get anything done. New York, my friend, is about New Yorkers. The rest of you are all just ancillary. And you can that to the ATM at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. in Times Square brohan.

 
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