Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Sweet Subway Memories
Anyone who grew up in the city will probably find Ms. Brallier's story as appealing as clothes to a nudist, as one hard-core subway buff snidely suggested. However, if you, too, came to the city wide-eyed and wary from Small Town, U.S.A., chances are you will recognize your story in Ms. Brallier's. Negotiating the subway in New York is like driving the freeway in Los Angeles or cutting a hole in the ice and going skinny-dipping in Minnesota. It's scary, thrilling and the mark of a member of the tribe. To master the subway is to pass a rite of initiation into the secret society that is New York life.
Great article about learning how to use those train things underground. Gives me fond memories of how it was back in the day. Yes, I too once was ignorant of how to get anywhere or where anything was. I know it's hard to believe. You can stop laughing at me now.
Great article about learning how to use those train things underground. Gives me fond memories of how it was back in the day. Yes, I too once was ignorant of how to get anywhere or where anything was. I know it's hard to believe. You can stop laughing at me now.
