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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAsk any native and they will tell you that living in New York and being a New Yorker are two different things. You cannot sound like a native overnight. No, we aren\u2019t talking about the accent. That\u2019s the easier part. The real thing is code-switching, shortcuts, and the whole attitude, which may take years to pick up. Now, we know you don\u2019t want to spend another year trying to belong. You can really get ahead of the learning curve if you know what actually separates locals from everyone else. It\u2019s all about knowing the local slang, phrases, and expressions before you speak. And we\u2019ve got it covered for you. Read on.<\/p>\n Remember the time when Andy (The Devil Wears Prada<\/span>) said she is rushing into \u2018the city\u2019 for a meeting? When a native New Yorker says \u2018the city\u2019, they mean Manhattan. Period. Not Brooklyn, not Queens, definitely not New Jersey. The city means Manhattan. Everything else is somewhere else. So next time your roommate asks you to meet her in the city, you know where. This is how the linguistic map works in New York.<\/p>\n You have heard this multiple times in films and series if New York is involved. You have heard of \u2018bridge and tunnel\u2019 people. Once you grasp that, the term \u2018bridge and tunnel\u2019 clicks. While some may argue that it\u2019s an insult, it really isn\u2019t. It\u2019s just a descriptor for anyone who doesn\u2019t live in the city\u2014Manhattan. In fact, a true New Yorker can spot them immediately. Bridge and tunnel people come from Jersey, or they commute from Queens or Brooklyn. They\u2019re not wrong for existing; they just inhabit a different geography. And that geography shows in how they move through the city, what they wear, even where they eat.<\/p>\n If you are a true-blue Friends<\/span> devotee, you know this already. Remember the time when Ross (Geller) shared his decision to move to an uptown apartment near Columbia University, and Joey (Tribbiani) screams how it was way uptown: \u201cThat\u2019s like three trains away!\u201d You see, New Yorkers don\u2019t take the subway; they take \u2018the train\u2019. They take the train downtown, uptown, to Long Island. But if you\u2019re leaving the city entirely, for instance, heading to Connecticut or upstate, it means you take the railroad.<\/p>\n Every neighbourhood has one. It\u2019s that corner shop: the place you duck into for coffee, aspirin, lottery tickets, milk\u2014whatever you need at 11 p.m. People in other parts of the world may call it a convenience store, but for New Yorkers, it\u2019s a bodega. Most natives know the owner of their neighbourhood bodega. They have a rapport, and perhaps they are the first ones to notice if anything goes wrong in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n This is the best New Yorker thing you can say. It\u2019s resentment compressed into eight syllables: what am I, chopped liver? This phrase simply means someone is ignoring you, talking over you, acting like you don\u2019t exist. Your BFF didn\u2019t slip you those invites for the girls\u2019 night party, and then you meet her and she is suddenly acting so close. So you ask, \u201cWhat am I, chopped liver?\u201d The phrase works because it\u2019s absurd enough to defuse the actual frustration underneath.<\/p>\n Now, a birdie tells me this is going to be your favourite. You don\u2019t need something like a hole in the head. You absolutely don\u2019t need it. It\u2019s humorous, hard-hitting, and very New York-y. This is New York\u2019s way of saying, \u2018No, thank you\u2019. For instance, \u201cI need to see that play like I need a hole in the head,\u201d or \u201cExtra work? I need that like I need a hole in the head.\u201d This phrase kills the unwanted conversation before it even starts.<\/p>\n When something is a waste of time, genuinely pointless, they say it\u2019s for the birds. For instance, \u2018Working on that report all weekend is for the birds.\u2019 \u2018Waiting in line for an hour for brunch is for the birds.\u2019 New Yorkers don\u2019t have time to waste, so they\u2019ve developed language that dismisses things quickly and completely. It\u2019s economical aggression.<\/p>\n This is the phrase that does the heavy lifting. It\u2019s more like \u2018never mind\u2019, or \u2018don\u2019t even consider it\u2019, or sometimes just \u2018yeah, exactly\u2019. The phrase is quite famous, thanks to The Sopranos<\/span>. Now, New Yorkers don\u2019t have all the time in the world to pronounce it, so you will hear a native saying fuhgeddaboudit<\/span>. Want to sound native? Start with this word.Master these phrases and people will believe you\u2019re a native.<\/div>\n Ask any native and they will tell you that living in New York and being a New Yorker are two different things. You cannot sound like a native overnight. No, we aren\u2019t talking about the accent. That\u2019s the easier part. 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Bodega<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
What am I, chopped liver?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Like a hole in the head<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
For the birds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Forget about it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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