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tenchi069 · 01-23-2004, 03:08 AM

I helped a friend of mine move to Brooklyn. During the 2 1/2 days I was actually in the city and just outside I found that the polar opposite of the cold-hearted stereo type to be true. Everyone I interacted with, without exception, went out of their way to help us. I had never ridden on a subway before and when it took off and I wasn't yet seated I almost fell on this one woman. Fortunately my friend caught me, and after excusing myself to the woman, she politely made conversation and tried to make me not feel so bad about it. Then while on the same ride, a woman got off the train and forgot her purse, 2 guys held the doors open ( to prevent the train from moving, and 1 guy bolted out the door to give the woman her purse back and jumped back on the train. The movers my friend hired not only finished the job, but when they heard I needed to go to Manhattan to the bus terminal they offered us a ride there in their van so we didnt have to wait on the subway. There was a locksmith that had to help us get the keys out of our vehicle, and when we asked where the nearest gas station was, rather than just telling us, offered to lead us there, even though it was out of the way. That is just a few of many, many interactions I had with New York and it's residents and every single one of them was a great experience.

01-23-2004, 03:08 AM	#25 (permalink)
tenchi069 Lost Location: One step closer to the padded cell...	I helped a friend of mine move to Brooklyn. During the 2 1/2 days I was actually in the city and just outside I found that the polar opposite of the cold-hearted stereo type to be true. Everyone I interacted with, without exception, went out of their way to help us. I had never ridden on a subway before and when it took off and I wasn't yet seated I almost fell on this one woman. Fortunately my friend caught me, and after excusing myself to the woman, she politely made conversation and tried to make me not feel so bad about it. Then while on the same ride, a woman got off the train and forgot her purse, 2 guys held the doors open ( to prevent the train from moving, and 1 guy bolted out the door to give the woman her purse back and jumped back on the train. The movers my friend hired not only finished the job, but when they heard I needed to go to Manhattan to the bus terminal they offered us a ride there in their van so we didnt have to wait on the subway. There was a locksmith that had to help us get the keys out of our vehicle, and when we asked where the nearest gas station was, rather than just telling us, offered to lead us there, even though it was out of the way. That is just a few of many, many interactions I had with New York and it's residents and every single one of them was a great experience. __________________ ERROR- PLBSAK Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.