On Sat, May 24, 2008, Randy Bush wrote:
i am greatly amused by all the poor country hicks so worried about having to go to the big scary city. when arriving, sweet virginia, please be sure to scrape that <bleep> right off your shoes.
Meh. I'm from the most remote pretend-city in the western world and New York seemed fine to me. The subway wasn't dangerous in midtown right out past three/four AM; there's always people going places and in general seemed friendly enough to answer questions (and ask questions; I had a native NY'er ask me how to get somewhere on the subway system!) I'm sure there are places which are labelled "Don't go at night if you're an unarmed middle-class white guy by yourself" but frankly, this place isn't anywhere near as bad as historically portrayed. I'm pleasantly surprised. :) (And annoyed that I'm leaving..) adrian