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I lived in New York for ten years (most of it in Washington Heights), and I can't agree with you enough. Except for the home-cooked meal thing. My ex-girlfrien
by rtperson 16y ago
I lived in New York for ten years (most of it in Washington Heights), and I can't agree with you enough.
Except for the home-cooked meal thing. My ex-girlfriend and I delivered an entire Thanksgiving feast to a friend's apartment when we discovered our stove had stopped working (and probably hadn't been working for months), but cooking food was a relative rarity. New York is the only place I have been where people throw birthday parties for each other in a local bar.
- antongm 16y agoThanks for the props. It really is strange how every social even in NYC happens on third-party ground like a bar.
- jinushaun 16y agoI don't see why this is so odd. I live in Seattle and most everyone I know, who lives in the city, throw parties in bars and restaurants. Who wants to deal with dirty dishes, potential strangers stealing stuff, wine on the carpet, broken glass, lack of seating, lack of glasses and plates, parking, etc? Even if you have the room and dinnerware to accommodate that many people, it's just easier to go to a bar.
- teejae 16y agoTokyo has even smaller space. Parties are almost impossible to throw at home for most people, but there are great restaurants instead.
- qbert 16y agoActually it's not really that bad. I had dinner parties when I lived in Tokyo. Rents really aren't that bad either.