My mother, a Brooklyn native long resident in Florida, had a series of positive experiences on recent visits back to NYC. Relatives attribute the city’s change in temperament to a booming economy and the renewed sense of pride and common identity that the 9/11 attack prompted. A retired New York cop friend thinks that angelic intervention on my mother’s behalf is a more likely explanation for kind treatment of her by New Yorkers.
Honest, I NEVER believe the news shows that have people giving the middle finger or cursing in NYC aren’t edited.
I’ve NEVER ONCE had that experience.
People that keep walking even when you ask for directions? Yes. And that’s Rude.
Never Once, out of hundreds of times in my life did I get a nasty response.
It’s silly to think someone would curse at you or give you the finger for asking for help.
It’s also not true.
Even some homeless and rambling people have given me better directions than the sane folks :)