...Your first thought will be, wow, I've never seen so many bums in my life.

Your second thought will be, wow, I've never seen so many white bums in my life.

They still have those ATMs that swallow your card, and that are exposed so your back is to the street.

You'll start to feel good…and will be slightly put off by that.

A man could approach you, strike up some small talk, and refer to the whole place as "paradise".

You can see cars you forgot ever existed.

You'll realize you never see any planes in the sky.

You can see a flyer for a lecture on Astrology.

No one ever thinks about terrorism.

You'll find houses without insulation, and with single pane glass.

You'll pay more for heat than when you lived where it gets down to twenty degrees.

People get in line to wait to enter a subway car.

There's always something in the road that doesn't belong there.

You'll feel like you're on the edge of the world.

You'll start to understand why so many here have lost their minds.

You can start to lose your mind…and realize that it feels good.

You'll start to think about how much you dislike the sun.

You'll miss real rain so much that you'll dream about it.

 

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