Unspoken RULES of NYC - What I wish I Knew Before Coming

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In this video, I'm sharing with you some of the Unspoken RULES of NYC - what I wish I knew before coming. As a new resident of the city, there are so many things you don't know and assumptions you make that can end up costing you in the long run.
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@SarahFunky 9 месяцев назад

It's an unspoken rule that you also need to take one of my NYC tours 😜 JK! But here is a link in case 😘 funkyexperiences.com/

@derekdolcy5839 9 месяцев назад

😊✋❤️hi there Sarah iam from nyc born rase me an my sister

@Thnsrd42 9 месяцев назад

@SarahFunky You visited London so you would have seen people crossing the street even when the light is red. I have done it lots of times. Some of the cyclists are lunatics. It is not illegal to J walk in the UK but it is illegal to ride a cycle on the pavement depending on which area you are in. It's a Council by-law.

@jacktrade1592 9 месяцев назад

Too bad a tour doesn't include taking you out for drinks!

@kevym8985 9 месяцев назад

u are a stunner

@jimreadey4837 9 месяцев назад

@@Thnsrd42 So you ride your cycles only on the grass...?

@slvnyc2824 9 месяцев назад

While I was standing on a New York street corner, I heard a mother instructing her toddler, "Don't look at the lights, the lights aren't going to kill you. Look at the cars. It's the cars that are going to kill you."

@oc5406 9 месяцев назад

And that's exactly how most native New Yorkers cross the street.

@squiggleworks9 9 месяцев назад

Yes, I cross the street more cautiously as an adult but I used to take pride in skillfully navigating vehicular traffic as a pedestrian in NY when I was a teenager lol. Everyone in my friend group has at least one story about their close brushes over the years

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

Teenagers think they're immortal. @@squiggleworks9

@xavierpoes4985 9 месяцев назад

it is partially true. the best advice is doing both things: looking for light AND cars. only then cross. they will have time to just look at cars.

@NN-rn1oz 9 месяцев назад

No hello, no eye contact, and yet people will help you if you ask them. Sounds like heaven for introverts.

@meggtokyodelicious 9 месяцев назад

Tokyo is the same. 😅

@deb7518 9 месяцев назад

Weird, but when I was in NY, I was walking down Avenue of the America's, and when some weird anomaly of foot traffic happened nearby, another person walking nearby and I simultaneously looked at each other, had a quick "WHAT was up with THAT!?" type exchange, laughed and continued on our separate paths. I never felt any intimidation or weirdness anywhere I walked in about a 6-8 block area there, all alone. And, any people I interacted with were pretty friendly and polite. I was there in '97, and again in '98, and they were pushing a whole "Be Nice to Visitors" campaign, so maybe that was it.

@kevinforeman4485 9 месяцев назад

Yesireee. New yorker here. So annoyed visiting down south. Everybody saying goodmorning. Hate it.

@alkh3myst 9 месяцев назад

The no eye contact thing is mostly to shield people from scammers. Not saying hello to everyone you walk past is because this is impossible. In midtown Manhattan during the day, you can walk past 800 people on one block.

@alkh3myst 9 месяцев назад

@@deb7518Sixth Avenue. If you call it Avenue of the Americas, everybody knows you're a tourist. This is the first thing new residents correct in their speech.

@sillyputty3601 9 месяцев назад

I grew up in NY and I found your rules to be the same as what I learned growing up. There's just one thing you might have mentioned about crossing the street. It's not so much that New Yorkers don't care about waiting for a green light. We wait for a little group of people to gather at the curb and all cross together. The thinking is that if a car comes plowing into a group, one of us would probably have a good lawyer.

@commonsense4898 9 месяцев назад

xDDDDD

@dianad1968 8 месяцев назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@danielgines8401 8 месяцев назад

LOL!

@WalkingCommuter 9 месяцев назад

These are all accurate!! One thing I would add to the "know your order" is... be ready to pay! We don't want to see you digging in your bag holding things up!!!!

@SarahFunky 9 месяцев назад

Good point!

@claudiano_jr 9 месяцев назад

Just see Seinfeld's Soup Nazi procedure to see how it should be done!! Kkkkk

@yaowsers77 9 месяцев назад

OMG it's like being on line on black Friday and people don't have their credit out when it's time to pay!

@Sheri7029 9 месяцев назад

How about don't count out change.

@joebarr725 9 месяцев назад

At one of the cheesesteak places in Philly (I don't remember which one - maybe Geno's), if you get to the front of the line and you are not ready to order, you will be sent to the back of the line.

@archaeopteryx981 9 месяцев назад

The worst experience I had with a tourist in NYC was when I was heading upstairs out of a subway station. Walking up the stairs in front of me was a tourist holding a heavy overstuffed backpack in her hand. As she got to the top of the stairs, she stopped abruptly to orient herself to where she was, and then she swung her backpack around to put it on her back. I was walking up the stairs right behind her when this happened. Since I was a couple of steps below her, her backpack swung around and smacked me in the face. She was so clueless to her surroundings that she didn't even know she had done this. The point is when you're walking in New York, always assume there's someone walking right behind you.

@user-er3ri6sc3j 9 месяцев назад

Following too close. Riding her rear bumper.

@archaeopteryx981 9 месяцев назад

@@user-er3ri6sc3j Obviously you're not from NYC. I was just following the flow of traffic that is everyone exiting the subway station. Like I said, she stopped suddenly at the top of the stairs and swung her backpack back, hitting me as I was emerging from the subway. If I was “following too close” as you claim, I would have run into her when she stopped abruptly. Instead I got hit in the face from the side, as the backpack swung around. Make sense? When you’re window shopping in the streets of NYC or checking your phone while walking, you slow down traffic for the dozens of people walking right behind you. Most people will try to walk around the slowpokes, but the same folks who walk slowly also tend to weave left and right, making it difficult to walk around them. Pedestrian traffic congestion is a real thing in NYC.

@Foreign84 9 месяцев назад

Don't tailgate! Tf you up her ass for

@jerryhong4304 9 месяцев назад

This obviously could have happened anywhere but because it happened to you it’s important because the world does revolve around you. Duh

@michellearbizu7483 9 месяцев назад

And

@brianna_lynch 9 месяцев назад

Here’s a couple of extra things: 1. Only ask for directions if someone is completely stopped, do not ask someone directions if they’re walking 2. When using escalator, stand on right, walk on left. Never stand on the left side of an escalator.

@oc5406 9 месяцев назад

That escalator thing really pisses us New Yorkers off. People give you strange looks when you walk on the left and say excuse me.

@sherylb.3197 9 месяцев назад

Same in DC.

@Neville60001 9 месяцев назад

@@oc5406, same here in Toronto.

@xavierpoes4985 9 месяцев назад

yeah this should be enforced with jail penalty.

@sopdox 9 месяцев назад

I am always stopped mid-stride by people needing directions. Do they not know I’m going to miss my train if I stop?😂

@zakkincaid 9 месяцев назад

Unwritten rule: if someone is carrying something heavy up or down subway stairs (bike, stroller, etc) always ask to help if you have the ability because there WILL be a time where you need help yourself.

@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011 3 дня назад

good advice

@CrystalWilliamsoncoach 9 месяцев назад

Another unwritten rule: If you see someone with a nice outfit on, yes you can compliment them. But when you do, say it, and keep walking. If you are the one being complimented, say thank you, and keep walking. This is one of the tenets in the NY streets: keep it moving!!

@Thnsrd42 9 месяцев назад

@CrystalWilliamsoncoach. As the cockney stand up comedian Mickey Flannigan would say, 'look lively'.

@tsb7911 9 месяцев назад

True, but only if you a female. A male complimenting a female stranger will soon have a cop's knee on his back.

@Thnsrd42 9 месяцев назад

@@tsb7911 😂 In London they have introduced a law which could get you arrested if you look at a woman in a certain way. I'll leave that to your imagination/interpretation. Madness, absolute madness.

@robinpeppin 9 месяцев назад

i love throwing a little compliment to schnazzy dressers.

@fortress1133 9 месяцев назад

Long Islander here and you are right on. Walk with the pace, don't make eye contact, know where you're going and what you want before you get there. Big point... If you fall down or need help? There will be a dozen people there instantly to get you back up.

@SL-lz9jr 9 месяцев назад

On that last point, so true. Growing up the stereotype was that New Yorkers are rude. After moving here, I learned we’re just busy and in a rush. We skip the peasantries, are super direct, and say what we feel. But we’ll always help someone in immediate need. I wasn’t in NYC when 9/11 took place but I think that’s one of the biggest examples of the kindness of New Yorkers. As someone once said, New Yorkers are kind, but not nice. Lol.

@xavierpoes4985 9 месяцев назад

we're kind, not nice. that is the truth. it has nothing to do with the lame excuse of we not having time. we have 24h and same things to do like the rest of the world.

@IronHorsey3 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, right. Like when I was creamed on a bike by a van going through a red light. People gathered and then when I turned out to be ok and uninjured (because I made an adjustment giving up the rear portion of the bike at contact) when woman voiced in disappointment, "He's alright." So, don't tell me, I'm from NY. Now go to the Roosevelt and go pick up an illegal migrant. 🐸

@pennPi 9 месяцев назад

No one follows the no-eye contact, which is so annoying! Whenever I happen to glance up there is always someone staring.

@Anon54387 9 месяцев назад

As someone not from New York, the no eye contact thing is a little strange. Where I am from it is considered poor manners not to make eye contact, it's almost considered creepy or at least awkward like why are you afraid to look someone in the eyes.

@mpcjunkie72 9 месяцев назад

I'm a Texan and took a plane to NYC and meet my friend at Grand Central Station. I was getting crazy looks and didn't know why. My friend met up with me and we jumped on the subway then she tells me "don't do that." I said "Do what?" She said "tell people hi or smile." LOL I DIDN"T KNOW THAT I NATURALLY GREET PEOPLE AND SAY HELLO! LOLOLOL I still laugh about that to this day.

@kinggizzwizfizz 3 месяца назад

Aww you Texans are great people! Can’t wait to visit Texas❤️

@knittylane3016 9 месяцев назад

I’m from the Midwest and on my first trip to NYC I was surprised how crowded the streets were. I kept apologizing for bumping into people ( even though they may have bumped me) until I realized that nobody cared.

@SL-lz9jr 9 месяцев назад

We were probably too busy getting to our next destination! :) If I want a quiet not crowded street, I visit residential neighborhoods in NYC. Clean, wide streets on the UES. Historic cobblestone streets in Brooklyn Heights.

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

New York State has about 17 million people. New York City has nearly 9 million of them.

@xavierpoes4985 9 месяцев назад

@@SL-lz9jrso tired of the bs. we nyers have 24h/day and same things to do like the rest of the world. if we choose to do things the way we do is not because we are busier.

@user-wh5ir4fo4r 8 месяцев назад

@@xavierpoes4985 It's not that you are busier. It's that there are so many of you and it takes longer to get anywhere.

@bakerlima6811 9 месяцев назад

Live in NJ but worked in NYC for 40 years. A very good rule list (slow walkers and escalator blockers are the top of my drive-me-crazy list) Oh yes and the sudden stoppers!

@SL-lz9jr 9 месяцев назад

Sudden stopping drives me nuts. If I need to orient myself in an unfamiliar subway stop, I walk off to the side after coming up the stairs. Sheesh.

@xavierpoes4985 9 месяцев назад

the people not letting you out at the train really gets me. the other day i felt sorry afterwards for almost shoving someone who maybe didn't know better.

@dianad1968 8 месяцев назад

I worked in Manhattan and at the end of the day, hurrying to get my train and encountering fellow passengers abiding by the "rules" and not walking down the escalator would drive me nuts...it was worse if my train came in and left just as I got to the platform. Now I have a bum knee and walking down the escalator is very difficult for me to do, but I always step aside and allow the impatient ones like I used to be, go by...I understand😁😁

@billh.1940 5 месяцев назад

People standing in intersections while talking to friends. Step to side please. Standing in subway doors and not letting anyone on off.

@THETONESHOW 9 месяцев назад

100% native NYer approved! Awesome list, especially about we don’t care what you wear or what you are doing “backflips in a clown suit eating hotdogs” -fine, just do it on the side of the sidewalk lol. Walk with your hands in your pockets in Times Square, Wall Street, any of the tourist hot zones in order to avoid anyone handing you something “just no thanks” and keep it moving. Look both ways even when crossing one way streets!!! Delivery messengers or a scooter will take you out going the wrong way don’t assume any non car vehicles follow the rules or direction of traffic. If you rent a citybike and you have never biked in NYC assume everyone is trying to take you out lol. I see so many tourist ride city bikes in the middle of the street assuming cars will give you the right of way- they won’t! Yellow cabs will take any space available! If you drive use parking app may be cheaper to park by Wall Street or blocks away from where you are going and train it up uptown.

@amyc6071 8 месяцев назад

For real on the bike messengers. They will take you out!

@cindee1794 9 месяцев назад

I have visited NYC alone twice (so far). Everyone has always been very nice and helpful. If I needed to ask something, I typically started with "Excuse me", then launched into my question. When I was trying to figure out a Metro Card machine the first time, a nice man at the next machine over offered to help me. Fortunately, there were numerous open machines and just the two of us actually using any of them, so I wasn't holding up anyone.

@azedel7151 9 месяцев назад

@@majkollalo He was a serial killer, billionaire philanthropist who was being nice on that particular day. 🤪😉

@rachelpurdy4405 9 месяцев назад

Great tips! We’ve been to NYC twice in the past year and just learn from what others are doing. It’s amazing how quickly you can pick it up if you pay attention. Everyone back home assumes New Yorkers are rude. I quickly say “No, it just seems indifferent and wary to us-they have things to do, places to go, and don’t want to get scammed.” When you’re walking so much and are around so many people, it seems very warranted to me. It’s very different than the Midwest-where we have so much space and are spread out-we’re just not in such close contact with people. We’ve also witnessed numerous people asking and receiving help if needed. Thanks for the videos!

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

This is true, especially on the subway at rush hour. Often you might be squeezed right up against a stranger. The only way to have personal space is to avoid eye contact. Looking at someone you cannot avoid touching is seen as invasive and rude. That said, when there is an emergency, like a blackout, New Yorkers drop their necessary standoffishness and immediately help one another.

@chrislopez816 9 месяцев назад

Great Video!! One thing I wish I knew: when crossing the street bikes are so much more terrifying than cars. They come out of no where and DON'T STOP!!

@bri6713 9 месяцев назад

We were sitting at a light, not even moving, and a bike roars past our cab and knocked the side mirror right off. It scared the crap out of me...the biker didn't even slow down, never mind stop and take responsibility for the damage.

@gregthebaritone 9 месяцев назад

Also because of bikes, look both ways when crossing a one-way street.

@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp 9 месяцев назад

Why should they - they are faster.

@gissyepop7771 9 месяцев назад

OMG I almost died laughing! Last year we went to NYC and my husband made the mistake to stare at someone 😂😂😂 in the subway. It was pretty awkward😅

@MarieTarisaSepanskiBartunek 9 месяцев назад

I don’t stare at people and but I look at people even in the subway. My mother stares at what women are wearing, their shoes, and handbags, lol. Sometimes they smile, sometimes I smile. But it hardly ever get awkward. There’s a difference of glancing vs staring. And I’m from New York born and raised, 4th generation New Yorker!

@nathan_p 9 месяцев назад

NYC etiquette = common courtesy Step aside. Don't block people. Wait for people to get off before getting on. Don't harrass others. I went to New York recently, and it blew my mind how many American tourists don't understand how to be considerate of others. I swear New Yorkers get the bad rep when they are actually really nice and accomidating, despite having to navigate a gauntlet of rude tourists daily. (I guess that can be true for every major city in the world) I'm also glad you mentioned how diverse and open-minded NY is. It was the best vacation I've ever had because of the diversity. Everyone's a different color, speaking a different language, nobody has time or need for any negativity towards others' differences. That's ultimately the beauty of NY, right? A melting pot of everyone's culture.

@stephb3321 9 месяцев назад

I don’t know, she ends the video with saying we’re all in this together and we are open-minded. However, the tips leading up to that made New Yorkers sound pretty intolerant and impatient. I’m going next week for the first time. I will be a tourist and will probably get lost a few times. I hope there is someone friendly there, good grief!

@stephb3321 9 месяцев назад

And I’m from Seattle, so I understand rudeness and “the freeze”, believe me.

@nathan_p 9 месяцев назад

@stephb3321 There are definitely friendly people there. I encountered many. But, of course, there are not-so-friendly people there, as there are wherever you go. And I experienced some of that as well. I think a lot of times with big tourist destinations, people forget these places are people's homes. When you're visiting one's home, you try to be a good guest, right? No matter where you go in the world you should understand there are certain cultural dos and don'ts. I don't think it's asking too much, honestly. I really hope you have a great time. I wouldn't be afraid to ask for help. As long as you are smart and you keep your wits about you.

@chrisransdell8110 9 месяцев назад

Nathan_p, I don't totally agree. Some of what is 'polite' in NYC would be completely jerky behavior in Atlanta or Nashville or Dallas. Being curt and just blurting out a request is ok at a NYC deli or food cart but pretty arrogant sounding in almost any small city or town. Other things obviously should apply anywhere. Randomly stopping on a busy sidewalk, entering an elevator or subway car before allowing exiting people to get off etc should be obvious to anybody. The general volume level that a lot of NYC people speak at can be really jarring when you are somewhere tranquil like a winery or a museum. Basically, I'd say that yes, there are a lot of tourists that are rude because they aren't aware of what they are doing in NYC but believe me there are a lot of people from NYC that are woefully oblivious to how obnoxious they are being when they are NOT at home in NYC.

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

Saying "Excuse me," and getting to the point will generally get a positive reaction. New Yorkers can be helpful just like people anywhere. The reason that people don't strike up conversations with strangers is that there are about 9 million strangers. It's not like you're likely to encounter the same person repeatedly. However, if you are in need, people will stop to help you.@@stephb3321

@allthingsnu4673 9 месяцев назад

I visited Manhattan alone a month ago for 8 days and I loved, loved, loved it! I was ready to go back as soon as I got back home. Everything Sarah says is true. I loved the way everyone crosses the street as long as cars aren't coming, how there are no racial divisions (like there are here in the south), how I could walk back to my hotel at 10 or 11pm after a show and feel completely safe, and so much more. People are nice but they don't bother each other - it's like everyone mutually respects the fact that everyone is just trying to get to wherever they are going. Just watching this video makes me want to go back.

@petesmith9472 9 месяцев назад

My visit to New York was the most underwhelming experience of my international travels. I was LITERALLY stepping over the homeless.

@allthingsnu4673 9 месяцев назад

@@petesmith9472 That would be pretty rude if you were literally stepping over the homeless. I saw some, but not that many.

@arupian666 8 месяцев назад

the reason you "loved, loved, loved it" was cos you spent a week here, then got to leave. I've lived in NYC for 25 years and I don't get people's obsession with this overcrowded, noisy, rat infested city that stinks in the summer. Ahhhh, the stench of stale urine in the subway stations. Can't beat it.

@victorlloyd5271 8 месяцев назад

Come on back for another visit, All things nu. I love my NYC, and although I have travelled a great deal I have been telling people for years that New York and Istanbul are the two most hospitable cities I know, and I am proud to live in one of them. 🥰

@irampotter 9 месяцев назад

Guilty, on my first day in Manhattan, a little jet lagged, I walked into an empty deli around 35th street and couldn’t immediately make up my mind about what I wanted, there were so many types of bread available and what seemed like 100s of different meats, cheeses and dressings, the guy behind the counter was getting fed up with me, I then realised that the deli was absolutely packed with people behind me waiting for me to order and get out of the way.

@stepheneson4107 9 месяцев назад

Nice video Sarah! Add one of my biggest pet peeves: look up from your phone!

@SarahFunky 9 месяцев назад

That is another one!

@LuisYanes88 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for touching on one of my major pet peeves! People walking slowly or in the way 😂 I'm super conscious about doing this myself! Awesome details!

@chrisransdell8110 9 месяцев назад

The tip about asking for directions is very true. People are busy and they aren't into chit chat but if you need directions or you have a special request at a deli or whatever, go ahead and ask it but be prepared and concise. You might be surprised that the hurried crabby looking person will turn out to be very helpful.

@xavierpoes4985 9 месяцев назад

i'm so done with this lame excuse. we nyers have still 24h per day and do the same things in a general basis as many other people around the world. we are busy, not busier. we just choose to do things our way.

@djkennyparker 9 месяцев назад

I am 57 years old, born and raised in NYC. You are spot on, LOL!!!! Thank you.

@andrea_dubai2018 9 месяцев назад

I've been to NYC several times and paid a lot of attention to all those issues you mentioned in your video. Once I was so surprised when a very nice guy explained me how to get to the HIGHLINE and just two days later I met him again totally by chance in Midtown and he talked to me at the traffic lights. New Yorkers, you are really nice people (when it comes to talk to a European English teacher) 😅😊

@YOLOnyc 9 месяцев назад

This video is so on point! Welcome to NYC!

@aaronlimitless 9 месяцев назад

For someone that frequently travels I would always recommend two things of advice that can kind of just go with anywhere you are and with everything the first being observed what others are doing to find out if you’re doing something right or wrong and the other thing just always act like you know what you are doing where you are goingwhat’s going on etc. even if you don’t it’ll make you blend in a lot better

@slimedog 9 месяцев назад

As a lifelong Bostonian I love NY and its people. Two things I experienced of which u mentioned was so helpful in giving directions, I tried to bring this notion back to Boston when I returned and saw confused folks, and Boston is the most confusing city I've ever witnessed. And the idea of not being prejudiced against people as where I'm from, there is a lot from the older folks. I remember a New Yorker telling me when I pointed this out he said- I live on a block that has about fifty different nationalities- who should we pick out to pick upon?

@JC-catsNYbike 9 месяцев назад

Also, don't put your phone on speaker, we don't want to hear your conversations. Don't facetime and walk slow. Use headphones, bring a book or use your cell and sunglasses to avoid eye contact and ignore panhandlers and rowdy/ mental people in the subway but still be alert of your surroundings! Never let your guard down.

@gregthebaritone 9 месяцев назад

Remember for a short while those Nextel phones that had a walkie-talkie function? Those were so annoying.

@michellearbizu7483 9 месяцев назад

Such a sad state of the human condition

@exelmans8855 8 месяцев назад

@@michellearbizu7483 we are no supposed to live in cities period.

@carlodellacasa7536 9 месяцев назад

Awesome! All of these unwritten rules also work perfectly in Milan (Italy) 😎 Taaaac!

@owenmeyer1305 9 месяцев назад

This is one of the funniest videos I've seen!!! And a great message at the end.

@nicolesmith454 9 месяцев назад

Born & raised here in NYC! I love your videos! On point!!!

@gizzykiwi 9 месяцев назад

These unspoken rules are very helpful, Thanks, I will be in New York in a couple of weeks, and I can't wait to explore it

@SarahFunky 9 месяцев назад

Have fun!

@poladelarosa8399 8 месяцев назад

Really appreciate your last tip. A reminder moment for all of us in different towns, cities and states.

@EnglishWalk 9 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, my husband and I have been victims of discrimination from a truly New Yorker (I know that because he said so) in a theater on Broadway just because we are from another country. It was amazing to see how other people would back us up. ☺️ They defended us and this guy and his family/friends even had to move to the other side of the theater.

@airnflips7 9 месяцев назад

This one hit home ! Thanx for the content Sarah. Nu'yorka my entire life 👊🏽🎵💃💯

@vprime Месяц назад

By far, the best and most informative transportation video, thank you! Cheers from Brazil!

@angelita98gaby 9 месяцев назад

love the Sidetalk NYC footage for prime example of nothing phasing us 😂

@TodCast 9 месяцев назад

Not an unspoken rule, but a good tip - if you have Airpods or headphones, wear them. Even if you're not listening to anything. It prevents people (especially beggars) from talking to you.

@gregthebaritone 9 месяцев назад

Works well in combo with sunglasses

@marciaharris108 9 месяцев назад

I am a New Yorker and I approve of this video. Smile! I am actually sharing with some friends from the south who are traveling to NYC in a few months.

@IronHorsey3 9 месяцев назад

Brave friends. Tell them to keep constant awareness all around and to keep moving. Move away from the threat before it materializes. NYC Reality

@craigmeyer5291 9 месяцев назад

I love the last comment. I was taught (back in the 1940's) to accept everyone and "sort by behavior." All people are tolerated and even loved. ONLY good behavior is tolerated. All the rest is ignored. With varying degrees of "emphasis." Nice work!

@tamedshrew235 9 месяцев назад

I would add that when standing on the subway platform do it with your back to a post or a clear distance from the tracks. New Yorkers are known to shove random strangers onto the tracks, sometimes with the train approaching.

@zuluradioseattle2007 9 месяцев назад

facts. stand back and always from the tracks. Also, don't stand near the edge or on the yellow edge, looking for the train to come... you doing that will NOT make the train come any sooner, so just stand FAR AWAY from the edge. YOU standing near the edge is setting yourself up for some crazy clown to push you, making you either fall on the tracks or into the train.

@LatinaChef1986 9 месяцев назад

I miss NYC already! It’s such a cool city. I made sure to watch your videos before I went on vacation last month (08-17-23 to 08-21-23).

@user-sk5qo4py7r 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! For your cool videos and advices, greetings from Germany ❤

@SarahFunky 6 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!

@KING-CALAMITY 9 месяцев назад

Sidetalk funny as hell😂💀💯

@lout3921 9 месяцев назад

Please don't be loud on your phone in the train or bus. I also wouldn't pull out a map and look lost, you might attract the wrong kind of oeople.

@rje1157 9 месяцев назад

"As a newyorker for 15 years" that statement alone is crazy

@davidhooker4 9 месяцев назад

Visited in May for the first time. As a Londoner felt right at home…now I know why!

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

I agree. I think that New York is more like other large cosmopolitan cities around the world than it is like other American cities.

@el.aye.bee.4477 8 месяцев назад

Rule # 7.2 made me bust out laughing as soon as you started saying it because I knew exactly what it was. One other reason a subway car might be empty, though, especially in the summer, is because the A/C might not be working in that car and it would feel like a sauna in there.

@DL-rm7zg 4 месяца назад

A homeless person was on laying on the ground with one leg of his jeans covered in crusted over poop. Worst smell in the world.

@el.aye.bee.4477 4 месяца назад

@@DL-rm7zg man, listennnnnnnnnnn. You ain't lied at all!!!

@averyhebert335 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the tips! Headed to NYC in 44 days! Yes we are counting down!

@SarahFunky 9 месяцев назад

Have fun!

@averyhebert335 9 месяцев назад

@@SarahFunky We are beyond excited! My husband and I will definitely be wearing our sunglasses! 😂

@Cassandraizzati10 9 месяцев назад

I wanna say thank you sarah for all the vids you made! I went to new york last winter and at least I am able to “act” a lil local there hahaha😂

@Lissi0423 9 месяцев назад

Living in the East Village for two years makes me miss it so much. Moved back to LA 1 year ago. These are asap accurate and I learned in my time there.

@tylerhhudson 9 месяцев назад

Just moved to NYC staying in East Village and it’s cool but I miss LA 😂

@MRP3261 9 месяцев назад

Hi Sarah Since I live in Brooklyn. Well in Park Slope ( Where I work) Especially 7 Ave .I have to walk at a corner and wait for the walk sign that is because the food delivery workers don't care for pedestrian safety. They go thru red lights, ride in the opposite direction , go on the sidewalk where parents and elderly people walk on . They are selfish and don't care for pedestrian safety. Few times I almost got hit by them and I let them vocally " Have it" . Then people in Park Slope come to me and say "Thank you " in a nice way seriously. Walking. Well to admit I'm not a very fast walker I walk on the right side. I walk a bit faster when I go to Rangers games at MSG and Brooklyn Cyclones games from the Subway. And with my fishing pole and tackle from my apt to catch a boat in Sheepshead Bay. Great video.

@faisalafridi3497 9 месяцев назад

Cool 😎 liked your videos. Complete information 😊

@TahBoi 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for all the unspoken rules of NYC.

@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp 9 месяцев назад

They are not that unspoken if you break them.

@anotherjoshua 8 месяцев назад

i was born here and raised here, and you're advice is spot-on. btw, the most annoying "crime" a tourist can commit is just standing in front of a subway entrance.

@GOLDZZK 9 месяцев назад

Been NYC for 20 yrs, definitely more things to add but those are crucial and essential! 😂

@user-er3ri6sc3j 9 месяцев назад

What about walking into an intersection without the light and right of way but yet blocking the intersection preventing the others with the light and right if way.

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

New Yorkers don't do that. We are selective in how we flout the rules.@@user-er3ri6sc3j

@rmcook13 9 месяцев назад

Love the pink retro-flapper dress.

@gatoulla 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for training us to make your life easier😇

@opart 9 месяцев назад

Another one: Don't spend too much time in Times Square (run away as soon as you have enough to say you saw it)

@exelmans8855 8 месяцев назад

Learned this the hard way.

@forfoxsake7972 9 месяцев назад

I'll be visiting NYC for the first time ever in two weeks time (I'm super excited btw 😍) and I'm just soaking up these kinds of videos like a sponge right now because I really want to "fit in" 😇

@rebeccatelgenhoff3540 9 месяцев назад

Best advice from Sara’s Videos! Be aware of the CD Guys! Don’t LOOK AND Say No!

@nyc_shots 9 месяцев назад

Another great tip: try not to do too much..take it easy each day youre there. Enjoy the parks, theyre all over the city. Walk the brooklyn bridge at night, from bklyn side to the manhattan side. Hope you have a blast! 🫡

@SarahFunky 9 месяцев назад

YES!

@SarahFunky 9 месяцев назад

That is a good one too!

@martingreenberg870 9 месяцев назад

@@SarahFunky Another bit of advice. Times Square at night. The show is on every night. Lots of neon lights. Picture taking friendly. You were warned about the CD hustle. Watch out for the costumed people. Pose with them and they expect payment. There is so much light from the signs you don’t need flash or a fast lens in order to take pictures of video. Sarah is right about Times Square and locals. Not a popular place to be. Bryant Park at 5th Avenue and 42nd street during the day is another story. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

@lauratainagonzalez2561 5 месяцев назад

Hi Sarah! Thanks a lot for the video, it was really helpful. I have been in NYC for less than 24h and OMG. The way from the airport to Manhattan in the metro was ONE OF THE WORST EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFE 😂. I was carrying 2 20kg suitcases plus a small one plus a backpack and only few people helped me (also I was incredibly surprised that not all the metro stations have a lift!). I was also yelled at by two people who were extremely upset apparently because I was walking with my luggage… like, isn’t it supposed to be a public space? LOL. That was a super big shock for a Spaniard! Xx

@lindasnyder2976 9 месяцев назад

Sarah, I love to visit NYC! Thanks for the out- of-towner tips. I notice your shoulder bag, it looks open, and I'm wondering if you usually carry a shoulder bag; it doesn't look safe from purse snatchers. I love your pink dress and the blue checkered top!

@shanepeed8125 9 месяцев назад

Great video! Sadly I have no plans to visit NYC , But the video was still really entertaining and informative. I think #2 should be am unspoken rule EVERYWHERE! for contest I at a sub shop and I also happen to use a wheelchair so I spend the vast majority of my time taking orders and it is the most annoying thing EVER

@mo5407 9 месяцев назад

NYer - love these...they're on point! Especially- walk fast, don't block the side walk! Gosh, don't get me started with the know ur order...use ur phone before u arrive to check out the menu....

@EllieM_Travels 9 месяцев назад

Haha we drive in the city and you’re right about that! Also walking slow… you will definitely get mowed over! 😅😂

@Livingsmooth_ 9 месяцев назад

Good video definitely on point

@JoeTaxpayer 9 месяцев назад

I grew up in NYC and lived there through college. On one of my regular visits to family, I was on Broadway in the 60's and someone came up to me and asked "Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?" I blurted out "Practice!!" (And then pointed the way). Another NYer heard this and said to me "You've been waiting for that question your whole life, haven't you?" Absolutely.

@davidfirth1 9 месяцев назад

Good advice for other east coast cities, as well.

@Billy33753 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing!

@loirinlancaster3 9 месяцев назад

Loved the outfits❤

@rah938 6 месяцев назад

I live in the west village and work in midtown. I walk almost everywhere. It’s just one of the things I love about city life. All of these tips are second nature to me now, although I must confess, the Ave. of the Americas and Sixth Ave thing took me a few days to figure out. I was seventeen when I came here for school from a cultural vacuum in the Southwest, and the things that really light me up are here for the having. My kind of town.

@peterquartararo3249 9 месяцев назад

great video!!

@HChampagne63 9 месяцев назад

New Yorkers can and often are very helpful. They are proud of their city. Also they are all comedians. Very funny.

@B_T_B 9 месяцев назад

Nice.. I was working in the building behind where you shot this at the start! Astor place . Ah memories!

@user-ew9vl4bl7i 9 месяцев назад

@SarahFunky can you do an updated video on the passes. New york pass vs Sightseeing pass the all inclusive ones or can you point in the right direction

@theluisnegro 9 месяцев назад

Hi Sarah, love your videos. With all of the videos you have made I’ve never seen a cop specially in time square when you were getting scam for us😁. Maybe you could do one about how save the place is and how visual and friendly the police force is? Thank you from Sydney Australia. 👍

@gatorcellman 9 месяцев назад

So funny about the crosswalk lights. I use that analogy when comparing Americans, Swiss, and Turks. Americans check the light and if nobody is coming, they cross, regardless of the light. Swiss will wait until the light says walk, even if the Apocalypse has come and no cars are in sight, Turkish folks don’t even know there is a light,they just go! 😂

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

I was recently in Cairo. Cairo is a city of 22 million people. There is not a single stop sign or traffic light. There are no lines to mark lanes on its highways. Somehow people don't all collide and pedestrians manage to cross streets. I even saw a family of four on a motorcycle - husband driving, little girl behind him, mother sitting side saddle behind the little girl holding a tiny infant. As a New Yorker, even I was amazed.

@alfonzo9389 8 месяцев назад

The crosswalk one is so true. I was shocked when people just walked across the street without the walk signal lol but I got used to it pretty quick

@atothayu 9 месяцев назад

love the cuts! the zoolander w eye contact lol!

@rolfjacobson833 9 месяцев назад

it was great to see you in front of the St Mark's. Stayed there in June which was my third time there. :)

@johnhawks5035 9 месяцев назад

Oddly, here in Jalisco Mexico it is considered kinda rude not to say hello. Good Morning, Good Afternoon, or Good Evening to pretty much everyone.

@paulawashington3175 9 месяцев назад

When I moved a half hour from NYC it took me a minute to get used to people saying "Hello" to me when I entered a shop or business. Then again, in a small village it is normal to see the same people multiple times. They quickly cease to be strangers. I don't think that people are more or less rude in different places, but I do think that the situation determines what is acceptable behavior.

@zuluradioseattle2007 9 месяцев назад

The timing and what you are doing dictates what. You walk into a bodega, you say whatsup.

@johnhawks5035 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, much better comment than just making gross generalizations.@@zuluradioseattle2007

@dragonboy718 9 месяцев назад

spot on, and #1 💯

@turbulnz 9 месяцев назад

Great intro of nyc😊

@markg.9981 9 месяцев назад

Thx for video…Nyc is a great walking city. You don’t always need to use and Uber or cab to get around. Use google maps to get around or how to use subway. Also…tap and go via phone is way to go..vs buying a metro card. Also 5th Avenue is the split from east and west side of Manhattan.

@richardgazinia5482 9 месяцев назад

The other reason that subway cars may be empty at this time of the year (Summer as of this writing) is that the A/C doesn't work. I've sat in the car with someone "sleeping" in it and tried to stay at the far end away from them because I want a seat if I'm riding from 14th Street to Gun Hill Road in the Bronx.

@andreavanvoorhis7782 9 месяцев назад

Just looked at many platforms and chose Programa: I'm really liking it!

@agnieszkazelaznicka6330 9 месяцев назад

I live in Warsaw, Poland and most of these also apply to my city. 😅 And I must say I was kinda surprised cause people in NY were walking slower than here in Warsaw.

@saulchapnick1566 9 месяцев назад

So true about Warsaw. Having frequented that city often during the last 22 years, it has morphed into a very cosmopolitan city during that time.

@GOLDZZK 9 месяцев назад

Maybe when you were visiting NY, you were in tourist sections like 5th Ave, Times Sq,, Village, Chelsea or Downtown Area.

@agnieszkazelaznicka6330 9 месяцев назад

@@GOLDZZK some of it yes, but mostly „not touristy” parts of NY (as my friend lives there :) )

@GOLDZZK 9 месяцев назад

@@agnieszkazelaznicka6330 I see! I think what happened is that since pandemic appx 1/3 of New Yorkers started working remotely and don’t need to rush to come to work any longer and we definitely started walking a bit slower than before but we used to be in rush often for no reason lol that you would have seen that during business hours especially between Madison and Park Avenue

@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp 9 месяцев назад

I guess this is supposed to be yet another Polish joke.

@Willmillion1 9 месяцев назад

such a crazy City but I love it its my favorite after Paris ❤

@LoveLightVibration 9 месяцев назад

The looks from people when he was walking slowly. 😂 I wish he had a sticker on his backpack that said “I love sloths.” 🤣 Good stuff, Sarah!

@blacklacenyc6592 6 месяцев назад

😂

@lenfeder8521 9 месяцев назад

A very accurate list. I lived in NY for 40 years.

@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp 9 месяцев назад

40 years and still learning. There is never a dull moment in NYC - unless you hide under a rock.

@truckingwithtobee 9 месяцев назад

We were in New York a few months ago, and when we were going through the subways, some bum had taken a dump right in the stairwell was so gross. I will stick with my Vegas life. Thank you very much.😂

@reallygreatloops 9 месяцев назад

Hey Sarah! Thanks for the tips! Your channel is great! I’m from Brazil and I’m flying to NY with my girlfriend to watch John Mayer at the Madison sq next month…I’ll propose to her, then thought about some options: Central Park (bow bridge), Greenwich village and then we’ll have dinner at carbone, or maybe a great rooftop bar/restaurant! Would you have some suggestions for the best proposal spots? Thank you so much 😊

@oc5406 9 месяцев назад

My suggestion is you should not have written what you plan on doing. What if your girlfriend reads it??

@reallygreatloops 9 месяцев назад

@@oc5406 she won’t, trust me! This is another YT channel I have she barely sees it haha and I might delete this after I have the tips :)

@hazeywaz 9 месяцев назад

A good tip would be pay attention too your surroundings, and stay alert. Read the air on the train, and got myself out of a potential sticky situation.

@BoogeyManXX 9 месяцев назад

I used to LOVE driving in Manhattan. It was like the hard level in a driving game. Brooklyn is medium, Staten Island is easy. No, depends on where. Easy-medium. I got hit on the easy-medium level and changed my life 😢

2 месяца назад

I worked in mid-town and down-town NYC for years back in the 80s and 90s. It wasn't too bad then. Then I went to Florida, then Texas and finally ended up in Phoenix, AZ. I love that it's sunny every day here. I probably won't be moving anywhere else.

@leonardmayer7127 9 месяцев назад

A New Yorker for the first 50 of my 60 years. You nailed it.

@markweaver1012 9 месяцев назад

Here in Ann Arbor, we also cross whenever (or wherever), ignore the crazies, and have an identical spinning cube thing. Maybe the similarities are partly due to having so many from NY and NJ at the U here. No subway here though, and it's OK to make eye contact and give a quick smile to (non crazy) strangers.

@miguelcontreras3953 9 месяцев назад

Great set of common sense rules that not only apply to NYC but any other big city. Here in Wash DC we experience sort of the same transgressions by clueless visitors.