I used to live in NYC for years, I loved it, and there are many very friendly people there. The biggest problem is that because there are so many people they normally keep to themselves as a means of privacy and protection for themselves. It's hard to have me time on a morning commute when you are surrounded sardined into a subway. I found out fast that if you give the friendly southern welcome to people I the street you sometimes got more attention than what you would like. I remember one time trying to get through a crowd because I was late and saw some nice elderly lady afraid of me elbowing her because I was trying to walk against the crowd. That made me remember why people think New Yorkers are mean. I now live in tn where my house is at least triple the size of my small apartment. (It's still considered a small house lol) I don't miss the space issues that's for sure.
