Every street, every avenue and every corner is different - that makes it more exciting because you’ll never know what’s coming! Each part of New York City looks different from each other. And it’s amazing that amidst all the skyscrapers and shops are churches – with intricate details that are so fascinating.
You will also see people from all walks of life by just walking the streets of New York or by staying in one place and people-watch. Oh I super love people-watching! There’s diversity of people in here – Asian, Russian, Indian, Middle-Eastern, British, English, Irish, European and American of course.
There’s one particular group that caught my attention – the people wearing black. At first I thought they are Jewish (I know it ended with ‘ish’ because I’ve seen this kind of people in TV - so much from watching Sex and the City and Grey’s Anatomy) but upon asking my friend Dario who happens to be a New Yorker, I found out that they are Amish. (I almost got it right, almost!) According to Wikipedia, Amish are known for simple living, plain dressing and reluctant to adapt to the many conveniences of modern technology. Most of them don’t ride the subways as Dario says, so in a city as modern as New York - I’m not sure how they live base on their beliefs if they are reluctant to adapt to technology. Interesting don't you think?
Most importantly, New York is the home of Fashionistas! Oh goodness, they are everywhere! The streets of New York are overflowing with model look-a-likes! Both men and women dress to impress (a lot!). Most of the ladies are wearing skirts/dresses, tailored pants with coats and I could see a lot of European inspired outfits in here too! It’s like the covers in the magazines are strutting their way on the streets of New York! Hahaha I’m all so fascinated by these women, hello obvious?!
Feels like all men here are metrosexual, because they dress too nicely here than regular man in other places - even the older men are fashionistas! They are so chic! I could only stare so much; I was too shy to take a picture of this old man sitting in front of me, he has a coat (which he took off while eating), a light purple long-sleeve shirt with a matching neck tie in plum, he’s also wearing suspenders where he clips his tie (on the shoulder area) to avoid getting stained. I might have been watching him from the moment he walked in and out of the pizza place!
As I said before, the best thing about New York is that there's always something interesting, something different to look at. And everyone came from somewhere else, everybody feels at home instantly. And I think that is one of the main reason that everybody loves New York City – because it makes you feel at home!
"One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years." -Thomas Wolfe
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