Speaking about New York, there’s definitely something to lying in bed on the 21st floor, with skyscrapers towering over you. It’s enjoyable for short periods of time.

One thing I’ve found hard in New York is getting used to the fact that transportation by car is pretty much not an option. Traffic is so bad in Manhattan that cabs or rideshare are extremely slow and expensive. And after watching all 28 seasons of SVU, there’s no likelihood I’m going into the subway. You have to walk everywhere, and I like walking but this isn’t like walking in Madrid. There’s garbage everywhere, it reeks of pot, and we ran into a naked transgender on our first full day here.

On the positive side, I have solved the mystery of why New Yorkers elected Mamdani. They spend all day inhaling marijuana fumes. They are simply high all the time without knowing it.

2 responses to “More New York Impressions”

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    The NYC subway system is the cheapest, fastest, and most convenient way to travel long distances within the metropolitan area. Forget the SVU episodes — Millions of people ride the subway daily, so your individual odds of getting attacked, shot, stabbed, etc. are miniscule.

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    Will the following stop people who worry US helps Israel too much?

    “President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will end its annual military aid to Israel by the end of 2026, accelerating a previous 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was scheduled to run through September 2028.”

    In other news, I am shocked and hope some people will now see what kind of regime we’re dealing with:

    “Iran threatens to attack Ukraine and Poland in case of war with US”

    Иранский государственный телеканал IRINN активно обсуждает возможность нанесения ударов по территории Украины и Польшы. В качестве потенциальных целей в Европе на случай войны с США названы Киев, Львов, Одесса и польский город Жешув.

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