[infoshare] Fw: To Fellow New Yorkers -Takes one to

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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:02:53 -0500
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Panama Vicente Alba 
To: panamaglobaljustice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 9:51 PM
Subject: To Fellow New Yorkers -Takes one to


      Author - Vincent Pasquale, Maspeth, NY 
      Thank you Vincent for allowing us to share this with 
      our fellow New Yorkers all around the world.  
      Only those that grew up or lived in NYC can understand the meaning of 
this:
       
      THERE IS NO NORTH AND SOUTH. IT'S 'UPTOWN' OR 'DOWNTOWN.' IF YOU'RE 
REALLY FROM NEW YORK, YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONCEPT OF WHERE NORTH AND SOUTH 
ARE...AND EAST OR WEST IS 'CROSS-TOWN.'YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE AN EGG CREAM.
       
      YOU RIDE IN A SUBWAY CAR WITH NO AIR CONDITIONING JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE 
SEATS AVAILABLE.
       
      YOU TAKE THE TRAIN HOME AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ON THE PLATFORM THE 
DOORS WILL OPEN THAT WILL LEAVE YOU RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE EXIT STAIRWAY.
       
      YOU KNOW WHAT A 'REGULAR' COFFEE IS.
       
      IT'S NOT MANHATTAN...IT'S THE 'CITY.'
       
      YOU CROSS THE STREET ANY WHERE BUT ON THE CORNERS AND YOU YELL AT CARS 
FOR NOT RESPECTING YOUR RIGHT TO DO IT.
       
      YOU MOVE 3,000 MILES AWAY, SPEND 10 YEARS LEARNING THE LOCAL LANGUAGE AND 
PEOPLE STILL KNOW YOU'RE FROM BROOKLYN, LONG ISLAND OR THE BRONX THE MINUTE YOU 
OPEN YOUR MOUTH.
       
      YOU RETURN AFTER 10 YEARS AND THE FIRST FOODS YOU WANT ARE A 'REAL' PIZZA 
AND A 'REAL' BAGEL.
       
      A 500 SQUARE FOOT APARTMENT IS LARGE.
       
      YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALL THE DIFFERENT RAY'S PIZZAS.
       
      YOU ARE NOT UNDER THE MISTAKEN IMPRESSION THAT ANY HUMAN BEING WOULD BE 
ABLE TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND A P.A. ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE SUBWAY.
       
      YOU WOULDN'T BOTHER ORDERING PIZZA IN ANY OTHER CITY.
       
      YOU GET READY TO ORDER DINNER EVERY NIGHT AND MUST CHOOSE FROM THE MAJOR 
FOOD GROUPS WHICH ARE: CHINESE, ITALIAN, MEXICAN OR INDIAN.
       
      YOU'RE NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN GOING TO TIMES SQUARE ON NEW 
YEAR'S EVE.
       
      YOUR INTERNAL CLOCK IS PERMANENTLY SET TO KNOW WHEN ALTERNATE SIDE OF THE 
STREET PARKING REGULATIONS IS IN EFFECT.
       
      YOU KNOW WHAT A BODEGA IS.
       
      SOMEONE BUMPS INTO YOU AND YOU CHECK FOR YOUR WALLET.
       
      YOU DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE LADY WALKING DOWN THE ROAD HAVING A PERFECTLY 
NORMAL CONVERSATION WITH HERSELF.
       
      YOU PAY 'ONLY' $230 A MONTH TO PARK YOUR CAR.
       
      YOU CRINGE AT HEARING PEOPLE PRONOUNCE HOUSTON ST. LIKE THE CITY IN TEXAS.
       
      THE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT IS A MAJOR TRAFFIC JAM, NOT AN HONOR.
       
      YOU CAN NAP ON THE SUBWAY AND NEVER MISS YOUR STOP.
       
      THE DELI GUY GIVES YOU A STRAW WITH ANY BEVERAGE YOU BUY, EVEN IF IT'S A 
BEER.
       
      THAT'S NEW YORK, BABY! YA GOTTA LOVE IT.


      Vicente " Panama" Alba
      panamaalba2@xxxxxxxxx
      (917) 626-5847

      "if you tremble with indignation at every injustice 
      then you are comrade of mine." 
      "Let's be realistic, let's do the impossible"
      Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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