... must say that I had the perfect weekend ...
I started it by spiritual detox - yoga on Friday evening - no alcohol - a healthy home-cooked meal and 10 hours of sleep - Sat - the sun was gleaming over my city and I decided to pay my salutations with an hour of om (that's what I call my yoga class) - now that I had paid my dues to the spiritual gods - I was free to indulge in homo- sapionic activities - so I shopped the rest of the afternoon - and picked a restaurant I had never heard of for dinner.
My friend and I gulped a pitcher of Sangria as we waited our table at Cafecito in the East Village - it was a typical New York joint - exposed brick walls - adjacent tables within 2 inches of each other and completely packed. Me being me obviously ordered what sounded like the most complicated dish - result being that it took a while for our food to arrive - on my right was a couple on a date and on my left were 3 guys (all room-mates) - since we were all almost stuck together - we started chatting with both the left and the right side. Both tables on either side had made smart decisions and so got their food in good time - the couple on my left then says - "Do you want to try this (the appetizer) - it's really good" - I was flattered and embarrased at the same time - I mean who does that ? ask your random neighbor to share your food - so I graciously declined thinking it's too rude to eat from someone else's plate. A few minutes later - we start chatting with the guys on our left and they say - "Do you want to try this? The shrimp is REALLY good" - this time I was too tempted and of course I took a big bite out of their shrimp dish ... and it was yummy as hell!
Now correct me if I'm wrong - but I've been told time and time again how rude and unfriendly east coasters (especially New Yorkers) are - well - I've lived in 3 different cities in the mid-west and I beg to differ because this has NEVER happened to me anywhere else ...
1 comment:
actually NYokers are only considered rude for their impoliteness, not so much for their unfriendliness. So you are absolutely right, I have never thought of them as unfriendly nor have I met anyone who thinks of them as unfriendly.
But those rich people from the South or the Europeans who love culture and sip tea with their pinkies pointed at a 90 degree angle might tell you that NYokers are rude.
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