I've lived in NYC for some years, I don't think people are as rude or aggressive as the stereotype goes. If anything, it's "friendlier" in the sense of it being

I've lived in NYC for some years, I don't think people are as rude or aggressive as the stereotype goes. If anything, it's "friendlier" in the sense of it being easier/more normal to just talk to random people. It is expensive AF though, so yeah, depending on how one defines "middle class", living here could be really suboptimal.