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Nov 17, 2015

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There is no city like Manhattan. To make it here, you have to be tough, sharp-minded and extremely motivated. People arrive with all kinds of goals and work tirelessly to make their dreams happen. Yet no place comes without its challenges, and the city is no exception.

New York City is filled with a number of unique quirks that only a "local" can have the pleasure of experiencing. (Have you seen the video of the pizza rat yet?) Most of these are unpleasant, some are gross and a couple are just bizarre. Ultimately though, once you've made it as a real New Yorker, nothing feels as good as being one of the elite.

So, have you made it? Here are 46 signs you are a real New Yorker.

1. You never ever call New York City “The Big Apple.” Or refer to it as “The Empire State of Mind.”

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1. You know better than to get pizza at Famiglia or Sbarro.

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3. And that the best hot dogs are not off the street.

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4. You have waited on line for a sandwich at Carnegie Deli.

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5. You refer to Central Park as “the park.”

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6. Your walking speed is on point.

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7. And when you pass someone who isn’t on your level, you give them some good old fashioned New York attitude.

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8. You call Greenwich Village, “The Village.”

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9. You have been in an at least one argument over “The Best Burger in New York.”

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10. Your Instagram features at least one trendy coffee pic.

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11. You know that subways are the most efficient way to get around and look down on anyone who thinks otherwise.

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12. You have endured at least one crazy subway performance.

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13. And pretended to be asleep the entire time.

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14. And regardless of it being the most efficient way to get around, the always reliable schedules have made you ridiculously late for something at least once.

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15. You have had at least one awesome/crazy/ridiculously cool celebrity sighting.

16. You have met your husband on your daily commute. Multiple times.

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17. You know all of the abbreviations for the boroughs, and what they stand for.

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18. You are a Seamless savant.

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19. Your delivery guy is already part of the family.

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20. You have walked around Times Square in the middle of the night.

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21. You are smart enough to avoid the Rockefeller Center tree lighting at all costs.

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22. And the same goes for the New Years Ball Drop.

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23. You never wait for the light to change to cross the street, because that would require patience.

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24. You have ventured out in heels only to later learn the lesson that real New Yorkers never leave the house without two paris of shoes.

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25. You have been to Brooklyn. But you came right back.

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26. You have been manipulated into buying a knockoff product on the street.

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27. You fold your pizza.

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28. You know to never EVER get into an empty subway car.

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29. You don’t run scared of cockroaches in the summer. You smash those suckers with your shoe.

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30. You have gone sledding in Central Park.

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31. You have no idea who your neighbors are.

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32. There is no sight of color in your closet. Except black.

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33. When you spot a tourist, you start visibly twitching.

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34. You have made at least one wise crack about New Jersey.

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35. You know how to swipe your Metro Card the right way. And obviously hate everyone who doesn’t.

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36. You have awkwardly stopped in the middle of the street to pet a cute dog.

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37. When someone asks for directions, you don’t stop there. You give them a new itinerary.

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38. You have learned how to cast a spell on the person texting in front of you on the street.

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39. Slush is your one true enemy.

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40. And you have slipped in public at least once.

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41. You have been tempted at least once by vegan ice cream. Or vegan something.

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42. You are familiar or participate in the Upper East Side/Upper West Side feud.

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43. Anyone who lives downtown knows there is no reason to go above 14th street. For anything.

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44. And if you live uptown, Lincoln Center is the cutoff point.

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45. When you see someone feeding the squirrels and the pigeons, you may or may not want to hurt them.

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46. You have received a life lecture from a taxi driver.

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

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4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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