Well, I call it home.
Are you a rude snarly people?
Seriously, in such a huge city is there not some variation in the local cultures - say Queens, Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and their respective neighborhoods - or is it all one big multicultural porridge of monotonous diversity? I would assume the former, based on my experience with other cities like Seattle and San Francisco - China Town, the Wharf, etc. And would local mores differ widely between areas, or is everyone in NYC generally rude at the anonymous level? Given the wide potential for who that stranger might be, I can understand a little of the rudeness. Conversely, I've heard New Yorkers (NYC) are among the warmest friends - but that I heard from a politician so don't know how much credence to give.
Never been to NYC, but actually getting pressure from family to go as a relative lives there and is getting married. Should be fun.
You have my sympathy,
I'm sorry.... can I buy you a one-way ticket to Texas? *grin*