Marie crosses the Atlantic!

**Marie Monday** · 10-06-2022, 01:24 AM

Noted

Lisnaholic · 10-06-2022, 08:01 AM

Congratulations Marie! A business trip can be exciting and it's also an indication of how you are regarded in your job.
I remember working in a London office once, and some of my colleagues were being sent to Iraq and Saudi Arabia to coordinate construction projects. And me? I was sent to Birmingham and Stratford-on-Avon.

If you want some tips about life in New York, I recommend you watch Midnight Cowboy and Taxi Driver if you haven't seen them yet. That way you'll know what to expect

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rubber soul · 10-06-2022, 08:22 AM

Actually, Marie, New Yorkers are quite nice. They do have a blunt way of saying things when they think they've been crossed (getting cut off in traffic, somebody doing something stupid, etc). They don't mess around but you have to love them for their brutal honesty. They are some of the most real people I know.

Trollheart · 10-06-2022, 08:35 AM

I don't know any real people.

**Marie Monday** · 10-06-2022, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Congratulations Marie! A business trip can be exciting and it's also an indication of how you are regarded in your job.
I remember working in a London office once, and some of my colleagues were being sent to Iraq and Saudi Arabia to coordinate construction projects. And me? I was sent to Birmingham and Stratford-on-Avon.

If you want some tips about life in New York, I recommend you watch Midnight Cowboy and Taxi Driver if you haven't seen them yet. That way you'll know what to expect

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I haven't seem Midnight Cowboy yet but I love Taxi Driver!

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Actually, Marie, New Yorkers are quite nice. They do have a blunt way of saying things when they think they've been crossed (getting cut off in traffic, somebody doing something stupid, etc). They don't mess around but you have to love them for their brutal honesty. They are some of the most real people I know.

if I minded blunt people I wouldn't be on this forum so all is good

Mindfulness · 10-06-2022, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I don't know any real people.

~~jwb~~ · 10-08-2022, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rubber soul

Actually, Marie, New Yorkers are quite nice. They do have a blunt way of saying things when they think they've been crossed (getting cut off in traffic, somebody doing something stupid, etc). They don't mess around but you have to love them for their brutal honesty. They are some of the most real people I know.

The stereotypes about NYC are from the pre-9/11 era. Al Qaeda effectively bombed all of the "attitude" out of that city. Now it's full of the fakest people in the country just like LA.

rubber soul · 10-08-2022, 09:43 AM

I was last in New York in 2000, before 9/11. I was working inventory with a local crew from Brooklyn. The basic attitude then was don't let anyone try to intimidate you. I didn't really see it as a stereotype. I just really enjoyed working with that bunch.

~~jwb~~ · 10-08-2022, 09:56 AM

That same part of Brooklyn is now probably full of trust fund kids and handlebar mustaches

The Batlord · 10-08-2022, 10:46 AM

Yeah damn globalist coastal elites.

10-06-2022, 08:01 AM	#12 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Congratulations Marie! A business trip can be exciting and it's also an indication of how you are regarded in your job. I remember working in a London office once, and some of my colleagues were being sent to Iraq and Saudi Arabia to coordinate construction projects. And me? I was sent to Birmingham and Stratford-on-Avon. If you want some tips about life in New York, I recommend you watch Midnight Cowboy and Taxi Driver if you haven't seen them yet. That way you'll know what to expect : __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

10-06-2022, 08:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	I don't know any real people. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

10-08-2022, 09:56 AM	#19 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	That same part of Brooklyn is now probably full of trust fund kids and handlebar mustaches