You say downtown and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.
· You know how to get on a bus using the rear door.
· You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
· You can get into a four-hour argument about how the Yankees were better than the Dodgers. But you can't find Brooklyn on a map.
· You take care of "weaker" kids by placing them in right field and letting them bat last.
· The subway makes sense.
· You not only know what a "Shuttle" is but you know where is goes.
· You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.
· You don't think about how much it costs to cross a bridge.
· You learned "entrepreneurship" by selling transfers on 161st St.
· You knew how to get and explode "track" bombs.
· You know what "oilcloth" is.
· You know how to make a scooter out of one skate and a plank of wood.
· You considered Tibbets Brook upstate ( because it was ).
Bonus Points:
· When you say "New York" you mean the "City". The rest of the state really doesn't exist.
· Jaywalking is imaginary. It is an important skill you were taught when learning how to cross the street.
· Pedestrians have the right of way at all times, unless you are driving a car, in which case they are a nuisance and may be "nudged" along.
· People from Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and New Jersey are referred to as "%&*# drivers.
(YEAAAA!!!!)
· You knew NJ sucked before the word came into vogue. Then you moved there.
· Uptown is Fordham Road.
· You know it is really "Da Highbridge Liberry" and not The Highbridge Library.
· You know how to get a "spaldeen" off "da" firescape and "outta da sewer".
· You know the meaning of "chucked".
. You have a Great Sense of Humor.
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ABOVE ALL, YOU KNEW HOW TO GROW, OVERCOME CHILDHOOD SHORTCOMINGS, EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS, SUCCEED AND DO BETTER THAN YOUR PARENTS!!!!