pic: the pink team

[Rich Wong]

Originally Posted by CrazyBear

I heard the competition is going to be somewhere in Harlem. Can you please give us some survival tips so we can be a little street smart in New York?

New York City Top Survival Tips:

1. Don’t stare at the guy with the pink hair; They don’t like it (especially when it’s their real hair).

2. Don’t say “hi” to strangers (no matter how good looking they are) it’s just not cool.

3. Don”t say “cool”; it’s just not cool

4. Don’t complaint about the dirt and the crowd! (Remember you get to leave, we have to stay)

5. Don’t said “sorry, excuse me, pardon me”; it’s not in New Yorker’s vocabulary and it's not cool.

6. Manhattan people do not know there are 4 other boroughs within New York City (please don’t try to convince them; they can go into shock or get violent)

7. When taking a cab from downtown to uptown, answer NO when the cabbie ask if you want to take the tunnels or bridges.

8. Don’t buy a genuine Rolex watch for $30 from anyone on the subway. I know a better deal down on Canal St. for $20.

9. Houston Street is pronounced House-Ton (true New Yorker) not Houuuuuston

10. You can order pizza by the “slice” or pie.

11. Ray’s Famous Pizza is not the same owner as Ray’s Original Pizza, or Ray’s Original Famous Pizza, or Ray’s Best Original Pizza or Ray’s Famous Original Pizza, or Ray’s….

12. Eating a “dirty water dog” not what you think, it’s a hot dog from a street vendor.

13. Don’t buy the Brooklyn Bridge from anyone. I own it already!

14. Time Square is not square. (And be careful of the naked singing cowboy)

15. Museums are not free.

16. New York City souvenirs are cheapest downtown around Chinatown.

17. Don’t answer back when someone say “Hey… How-U-Doing” (they don’t really care)

18. Don’t make fun of the Soup Nazi; he really won’t serve you any soap.

#1 TIP: NEW YORKERS DO NOT PUT KETCHUP AND MUSTARD TOGETHER ON THEIR HAMBURGER! (An obvious sign of a tourist)