Work Like a New Yorker, Party Like a Tourist
New York City is one of those places that cant really be explained to someone. Each and every individual knows New York in a different way, some more positive than others. New York is a multitude of things, its a feeling, its a mindset, its a filthy wasteland, its a gold paved kingdom, and to many its a way of life.
Kenneth T. Jackson mentions in his essay that there are 3 types of New Yorkers, those who are natives who take for granted, commuters who pass through New York for a sole purpose and those who were born elsewhere but set out for NYC in sight of something. Although i do agree with Jackson on these 3 types i also believe there is a fourth… a fourth New Yorker that comprises a part of each of the 3. Being born in Brooklyn and being taken grocery shopping and to different events in the city as a child, and later on shopping and eating in the city as a teen I do sometimes forget that such a place is not accessible to everyone. Being born a 35 minute train ride from the city rather than in a loft in soho i am also a commuter and a fairly new one at that. I now go to college in the city which has disciplined me in sense and I am slowly integrating into the bustling NYC daily life. I also believe i represent the 3rd New Yorker because i am indeed on a quest of sorts, to obtain an education, with the hopes of becoming a successful lawyer.
