Thursday, April 16, 2009

New York Stereotypes

Even though being in New York does put one into a generic category of being fast-paced, uninterested in outdoor activities, and having a busy life without time for social congregations, this is not entirely accurate. Perhaps some exceptions might fill into these descriptions. And also there are indeed skyscrapers down in the city but this allows a populous location to have a rather lower surface area which requires some more elaborate architecture. Because living in the city means a pretty rigorous and intense life, many people do not have the time to stop and discuss about tenuous events. The more people that there are in a given place the more peculiarities will come with it, it would be expected for the city to have aggressive parts that others are not accustomed to. Also people tend to form their own familiar group and some of those cannot avoid gossip. Some of these groups eventually evolve into gangs, only due to how they are raised without the average parental care or other limiting factors, it is not their fault. Those that hide in their office all day have no other option, to keep up with the growing prices and to stay employed, they have to sacrifice valuable time that could be used to spend time with family members or friends. The employers don't really care about how many things you have to do outside of work, if you don't maintain proper orientation and be an exceptional worker, there are many others that are willing to take your job. Therefore city workers tend to be more fast-paced because instilled in their nature is the fear of unemployment. It's not like theres another subspecies of humanity that prefers to remain indoors, it just so happens that more work is done without staying outdoors, resulting in the misconception about those that don't like recreational activities. These reasons do make New York a highly productive and viable state, which is something to take pride in. The process might not be so ideal but it is more of the outcome that affects the future.

3 comments:

Rebekah J. said...

I agree with you when you say that people in New York have to give up time with their family and friends so they can make money and afford to live how they are just because of how the economy keeps changing.

Josh P. said...

I agree with your piece for the most part. It was very detailed and whole. Very good!

Autumn R said...

I like how you worded everything. I started reading your post and i couldn't stop till i was down. I agree many other people would take peoples jobs just because there aren't enough jobs to support everyone in this world thats why there are so many homeless people or because there house has got damaged and they didn't have enough to rebuild it. Good job writing this i hope i can read more of your descriptive stories.