thisisnotnewyork

Today at the Postoffice:

Postofficer “Oh you are italian, your president has a lot of girls, but he’s old right?But I like that”

Me ” … “

Go to Rockefeller center tree lighting 2010 and see only a few tree branches, but with some lights on =)

Talk Listen Door on the entry phone, u can’t talk and listen at the same time (it never works in this way)

The smallest fresh turkey is 15lb, and comes already with a builtin popup thermometer!

Eat a cinnamon bun with frosty and 2 days after find a new cavity in your mouth, for real!

Every Thursday a free opening, every Friday a signing session at ICP, every week a “pay as u want” night at various museums, here u can’t say that culture is expensive :)

Meet a cartoon character around the corner and take a picture with =)

Houston Street must be pronounced “HOW-stən” and not “hjuːstən/” as the city, if you know this you are in the right way to become a real Newyorker!

November: Air-conditioned mode ON in the subway, freezing!

It’s raining and very windy outside but nobody seems to care about it, no umbrellas, no windjackets on very Newyorkers! Only me dressed like a Michelin Puppet, I’m still not a real Newyorker!But I have time to improve!

Is the only place where a HERO in not a person who save the world but a large SANDWICH!

If you are outside for a while and suddenly you need a bathroom, forget about it, no public restroom, small business don’t have it or it’s only for customers, hotel nearby? noway. The only hope is to be near home or to find an open and big 24/24h Mac Donald or a Starbuck. It’s illegal to pee outside in public place so remember if u don’t want to be arrested “do it” before leave home =) (like babies).

You could find a penny on the ground every day and everywhere. I swear! It seems that they bring luck, I hope so!

I will try to put 1 every day. I will start with an obvious one but believe me after 5 and half month I’m still not accustomed about that.

1. There’s no bidet, and when I say no I mean really nowhere! So if U want to live here U will have to buy many packages of baby wipes!

1 month in ny, already!

thisisnotpossible, is time here faster?

But this is not the only strange thing I noticed here, here my first monthly list of thisisnotpossible things that really exist or really happen (in - and + way):

+ find everyday a penny on the ground (good luck =)

+ a 24hours supermarket in the corner

- 86F outdoor, 59F indoor (with greetings penguins)

+ 1l bottle of water? 1,89$, 3l bottle of water?99C, big is better!

- you are so proud of you, finally you memorized your way home by subway and you decide to take the train after “late hours” (starting from I don’t know when) and what’s up?All is changed, different stops and distances yuppi!!! Let’s start again

+ 2 a.m. and hungry (and not a 24hours supermarket around the corner?) no problem you can really choose everything and almost everywhere

+ are you waiting for a delivery?It arrives before the estimated shipping and the postman ring the right bell

- free dunkindonut’s day (no words) and millions of sweet snacks and all for 1$ (and almond m&m’s yeahhh I’m peanuts allergic)

- meet a rat in the park (bleah) and a croackroach (double bleah) in your hardly just cleaned bathroom

- find an on budget apartment 1 and half month before moving date (it’s too soon says the landlor, trust me) but I’ve already changed 3 apts in 1 month! not enough?

- no publics restrooms (and you really have to pee)

+ cheap taxi, new bike line and free beers

+ walking around and hear the other people say eachother “whasssssup?” as bud spot

- go to a party and can’t understand a word of the doorman and finally discover that the party is a “password party”

+ say the name of the artist of the party as the “password party” and what a surprise that’s it!

what else? There’s so many things but for this first post I think It’s enough!