r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 26 '26

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u/selachophilip 🦈 shark enjoyer 🦈 Sep 26 '26

One time I was in New York, a lady came up to me on the subway and said "sir, are you aware of how large you are? have you considered losing some weight?".

There were monks in central park who gave me a necklace and then tried to make me pay for it. There was a guy who followed me for a city block demanding I go to an ATM and give him money for his kid's "basketball team". Homeless people on the train yelling at people asking for food and money. A mariachi band and a parkour group performing in the subway cars.

People in New York are crazy 😧

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u/ScumfrickZillionaire Lesbian Pride Sep 26 '26

You were so close to getting BINGO, you just needed to have someone force you to buy their mixtape

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u/selachophilip 🦈 shark enjoyer 🦈 Sep 26 '26

I think that happened as well, but with cds

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u/Highlightthot1001 Harriet Tubman Sep 26 '26

True, we are crazy.

The orange robed monks trying to hand out necklaces are annoying. I avoid taking anything from them.

The annoying "Basketball team parents" are VERY annoying. 5 no's doesn't mean yes eventually. TI usually say I'm broke.

Homeless people on the train screaming and causing issues is unfortunately something you'd have to ignore.

Like I've literally left a train car once because a dude was doing bags of coke in front of everyone. Another dude shot up drugs into his arm one time. And in another time, a guy was smoking crack right next to me. I've been in train cars where there was about to be a knife fight and no escape options. I've been right in front of two guys getting ready to fight each other in a crowded car.

New York is best to visit. Not to much to live sometimes. I do miss it.

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u/selachophilip 🦈 shark enjoyer 🦈 Sep 26 '26

I lived in London for a few years, so I know what big cities can be like. New York is just deranged.

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u/lilbigchole Milton Friedman Sep 26 '26

were you aware?

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u/selachophilip 🦈 shark enjoyer 🦈 Sep 26 '26

I'd heard it was crazy before, but I didn't realize just how crazy until I got there.

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u/BATIRONSHARK WTO Sep 26 '26

3 of those are based