How to walk in New York

There was a slogan on Duane Reade drug store ads: Take everything you need in 15 minutes, or as New Yorkers call it, lunch hour.

I was like, "Wow, New Yorkers really live their days in such a fast pace?! No wonder they never have lunch on table." 24 hours are all rush hours. However, contrarily, though there are 8 million people in New York, all you bump into on the 5th Avenue is tourists, other tourists and still other thousands of tourists. Comparing the speed they walk through the town with New Yorkers', wow, it seems like heaven and the H-E-double-L. If a tourists suddenly pauses for a snapshot, that would be like a crap blocking up on the sidewalk. Who's gonna piss off? New Yorkers! Since they work here, they don't have the patience waiting you for a goofy smile. I guess they must hate the tourists using much sapce to take a photo with a CHANEL bag on 5th Avenue or a photo with the flashing bulletin on the Time Square. They hate it because it's already crowded here, and all you people just fly all the way down here and steal their air to take a breath.

The walking style is pretty unique in New York, while tourists just have no idea about the rhythms and rhymes.

1. Don't stop! Keep walking unless otherwise instructed.

You know what it would be like if a car suddenly stops on highway. If you stop, you will cause human traffic accidents. Same thing.

2. Don't aimlessly raise your hands or stretch your limbs.

New Yorkers walk pretty fast. Once you lift up anything, I can't tell you what's going to happen, they care about privacy though. Face touching, chest hitting, boobs insulting?! They'll sue. God bless you.

3. Don't stand close to any liquid on streets.

I told you there are 8 million people in NY. Garbage free? No way. I suggest you never guess where all those liquids are from, or what it is, because you will puke. However, sometimes taxicabs are crazy for racing, so thier wheels are going to splash those unknown liquids in the air. An umbrella is not enough.

4. Don't watch the traffic lights. That's for vehicles.

You'll find New Yorkers' got talent at crossing the streets without looking around. They do it wiothout hesitation and worry, because they have confidence and lawyers.

With those principles mentioned above, you may not piss off New Yorkers when walking on their territory. But, sometimes, things just happen, you still need to learn how to fix it when emergency arises.