New Yorkers are very quick. They walk fast, talk fast, think fast and always keep at least 4 balls in the air simultaneously. Hence the term: “In a New York minute” A lot happens in 60 seconds of Manhattan time. 1/
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It is easy to mistake this tempo/brevity for rudeness. I find if you ask a New Yorker a quick, direct question they will be helpful and precise (quickly). But the people of Gotham get annoyed when tourists walk slow: four abreast, blocking the sidewalk, while looking up. 2/
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Conversely, tourists find New Yorkers to be pushing and uninterested. The dropping of formal greetings is seen as rude by midwesterners (like me) but the addition of them is seen as tedious by New Yorkers (like me). 3/
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This (perfectly innocent) mismatch in tempo leads to unfair stereotypes by both parties. New Yorkers aren’t “rude”, they’re just quick. Tourists aren’t “slow”, they’re just slow. (Unintelligent vs. Unhurried) 4/
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5/ A corollary to this is the average social distance between strangers in various countries. An Argentine might find a Romanian to be cold and distant. The Romanian would think the Argentine creepy and uncomfortable. Remember: Culture /= Personality https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/which-countries-have-smallest-personal-space.htm …pic.twitter.com/blebmMkbH0
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very closely related: NY style of interrupting/overtalking/completing-others-sentences as *cooperative* way to achieve mutual understandings faster - which others often see as rude. more: https://www.pbs.org/speak/seatosea/americanvarieties/newyorkcity/ …
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