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In response to "They are both what they are, now-over-hyped tourist areas that are worth seeing, but are not Top 10 material -- nm" by ty97

Other than always wanting to go on the Stanton Island Ferry, I'd like to think I've spent enough time in NYC to not be a tourist when I go. -- nm

Posted by Qale (aka Qale) Aug 15 '12, 11:01

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- Well, the first time I went, certainly quite touristy. But the next time it was for a week. The next two. I've stayed as long as a month before - Qale Aug 15, 11:05
- A tourist comes with a camera, and goes to the top of things. -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 11:04 24
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    - Those drunken escapades could happen anywhere. If she's not using her camera to take 100s of photos of the skyline, she's not a tourist! -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 11:15 2
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        i think a tourist is there to "see famous interesting things", sort of a 'check off the list' type trip. A visitor is just someone who is there in a - Andie Aug 15, 11:18
  - where's the top of Times Square? - loosilu Aug 15, 11:05 19
    - The ball (before it drops). -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 11:08 4
      - that would be an uncomfortable place to visit. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 11:10 3
        
        Loosi doesn't like big balls -- nm - zork Aug 15, 11:11 2
        
        it's a pole. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 11:15 1
        
        Loosi doesn't like to work the pole -- nm - Spawn Aug 15, 11:17
    - There are reasons to go to Times Square that aren't being a tourist - Roger More Aug 15, 11:07 13
      - Not many. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 11:09
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        On a certain level, people need to get over the fear of "being a tourist" - Reagen Aug 15, 11:13 8
        
        that said, Times Square is interesting for the crowds, but otherwise has absolutely nothing NYC in it. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 11:16 1
        
        TKTS booth! -- nm - ty97 Aug 15, 11:16
        
        Being a "tourist" can be very free-ing. Some people ignore you, some get out of your way, others smile benignly. -- nm - CovingtonCat Aug 15, 11:15 4
        
        or, in NYC, you get shoulder-checked by the locals who have somewhere to be, and you're in their way. :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 15, 11:16 3
        
        as if they bother to see if you're a tourist before doing that -- nm - zork Aug 15, 11:18 2
        
        if you're moving slow, they already know. -- nm - loosilu Aug 15, 11:19 1
        
        *ding* -- nm - znufrii Aug 15, 11:22
        
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        exactly. When I go there to hang with my brother (or you guys) I don't consider my self a tourist. When I go with someone doing touristy things - decline Aug 15, 11:10 1
        
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I don't know, you did just call it Stanton Island...... -- nm - ty97 Aug 15, 11:02 3
- I blame spell check. I got it wrong on my own, Google just helped it along. -- nm - Qale Aug 15, 11:04 1
  - Relatedly: Why isn't Chrome's spell check better? It should know how to fix things like Galifianakis. It's built on a frickin' search engine. -- nm - Qale Aug 15, 11:08
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 11:04

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