How To Not Look Like A Tourist In NYC
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
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lmao "dont complain about expensive things are"
i'm a new yorker and i always do this... guess i'm actually a tourist???
Michele Lin SAME!!!!!
Michele Lin lol legit I spent my whole life in NYC and I do everything that was mentioned in the video
SAME
Lmao same
I have been there and my god, NYC is cheap
"How to not look like a tourist" "enjoy being a tourist" ...?
amanda kraus ikr
To not look like an idiot
i was born in New York and every time im in the city, i still look like a tourist. what's wrong with looking like a tourist?
Harmeet Minhas I dunno, but I hear that tourists are great targets for muggers and other con artists.Don't know what to do, don't know who to go to when robbed, don't know when he's getting conned, etc.
idk mate i have never gotten mugged and i am 13 but im always in Manhattan bc thats where my dance class is and when i am traveling around there and yeah never gotten mugged deantivakul
Harmeet Minhas That's how I am too.
Tourists always stop in the middle of the street. Happens all the time in places that attract tourists like in Times Square. I'm here trying to get to the AMC theatre down there and it takes FOREVER because the tourists just stop walking in the middle of the street and stand there. It just wastes time for other people who have to walk to work and stuff, you know? What should've been a 5 minute walk in now 9 minutes because tourists are blocking your way from your destination.
+TrixD I think tourists are just enjoying themselves, not caring about your busy fabulous life at work;)
"Don't wear this" and "Don't wear that". Um, high heels are uncomfortable to wear all day long if you're walking around in the big city. Yes I like to wear them, but for like church or dances or special occasions, not exploring New York City. You're basically asking for blisters. I'd rather wear flats instead.
So true! I have all these nice church heels that would be really fun to wear all the time, but I can't really wear heels if I want to get to my next class that's halfway across the school when I have to focus on not snapping my ankle in half as well as figuring out where I'm going. In short, I feel your pain.
+EmilyMikuChan : Anybody who's been in NYC knows NOT TO WEAR HEELS.... There are way too many gouges and bulges in the sidewalk for you to trip on... That is one way to tell if you are a new Yorker....
omfg yes
Stylish but FUNCTIONAL, it means that if wearing heels isnt functional for you dont wear them but if you so happen to have a stylish pair of shoes that also just so happen to be very comfortable and functional for the climate and environment you're in then you should wear them
i live in new york and no one wears high heels lmao
Enjoy being a tourist but don't be yourself.
yesss ahahahaha
+ImmortalSushi so you like 'street venders' harassing you? k
But, TBF, I don't really think staring at people is a personality trait.
+MrLoneWolf009 Actually as a person who lives there, the people not in Business suits help you a lot.
Rylie K. Yeah lol that is acc kinda what they're saying haha😂
"You're not in Europe anymore!"? First of all not every tourist in New York is from Europe. Second: In Europe we have high prices and tip too!
Ardi Mati We don't tip in Europe, except in Germany but not as high as in the US
So you were in every European country?
Eldodo
Ardi Mati I'm French and I've been to England, Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, Austria, Switzerland. That's enough to express an opinion about tipping in Europe compared to the US. It's clearly different
I may have misunderstood you. Because your comment said "We DON'T tip in Europe". I'm sorry about that but I can agree that we don't tip as high as in the US.
I live in New York and honestly everyone looks like a tourist lmao
Ikr even us New Yorkers
I still forget which way the damn Metro card is supposed to face...
thanks buzzfeed!
yep
Really I live in NJ and I go so often but really everyone looks like a tourist tbh.
its not because of how expensive things are its because in the subways in europe you stand on the left walk on the right in the us you stand on the right walk on the left or the other way around its not supposed to be offensive
"Don't complain about how expensive things are, So tip well! Sorry you're not in Europe!"
that last line made me cringe, because In Europe things are way more expensive...And when you tip it usually doesn't go to the waiter...
Donut I'm Crazy Because the waiters actually are paid ?
'Sorry you're not in Europe anymore'? That is kind of rude
+Ruby dub dub (wuby) yeah, we ve got expensive citys too (when u think of london or paris)
+Ruby dub dub (wuby) Willing to bet those buzzfeed libtards would never DARE say something like "Sorry you're not in Africa anymore."
+Wheatley GLADOS what does that even mean
+Ruby dub dub (wuby)
well with regards to tipping it kinda makes sense, doesn't it? :)
+Ruby dub dub (wuby) In europe, (sweden for me) a pencil can cost like 20 kr! ( about 2 dollars). And if you like to do DIY's... omg..
you have to rich (its a joke, heh)
If I every go to Europe im knitting a canda flag on my bag, because if I dont, everywhere I go all hear "dam American tourists"
alpha walus of the corgi empire Im american but this is so true xD
It depends on the country. Here in Portugal no one judges you by being a tourist. In fact, we love tourists
alpha walus of the corgi empire hahhahahahaah, there is a little bit of truth in this comment.. greetings from Italy....
alpha walus of the corgi empire hahaha :D
It will help because we love canadians, amerikans too, but there are a few people who just... hate them :D
Elisabeth Jane Thanks for the likes for the comment guys
Screw this.
Statue of liberty hat - check
I heart NY t-shirt - check
USA min-flag - check
Wait for crosswalk lights - check
Say excuse me and sorry - check
2008 times square new years yo!!!!! I wuz dere!
YOU GOT IT SPOT ON
*****
I should post a picture of me in New York with my pals, Its exactly what we did. lol
ThePeacemaker848 ikr
"You're not in Europe anymore" yes America, Europe is the only other continent in the world 👏
+directioner forever it was referring to tipping.
Sion Nois well then, if they HAD to do that, they might as well say it straight up. This clearly offends people because the way they said it makes other people look inferior
Sion Nois
Tipping is less common in eg. Asia than in Europe
Unless you compared it to Australia
"Sorry, you're not in Europe anymore." What?!?! Sounds offensive to me.
It's just a joke chill it means how expensive things in Europe are :)
Aha it's just a joke :)
+Felarathael they don't tip in europe, right? that's all it meant...is that we have to leave a crappy tip. it's not offensive- you actually have it better. tipping blows!
It was talking about walking on the left and standing on the right of An escalator
+Heather Rocks In most european countries tipping is very common. Where I'm from, tipping around 25% is considered 'normal'. And you're right, tipping blows!
point of this video: "enjoy being a tourist" but don't look like one...
Everyone hates tourists, especially in NYC. They don't know how anything works, stop at random times (with you being them), and overall waste people's time.
I went to New York and did all of this. Not ashamed, I even dragged a camera and filmed while I was there.
Why wouldn't you? I really hope to go to NYC in the next couple of years and I'm definitely going to look like a tourist. Who cares.
i live here, its wonderful.
u soo lucky
Malaika K watch the video on my channel, it's called 'style diary'. I hope you get a chance to go, too! xo
Vera R aww thanks i was born there and have family there but live in Canada now
Best way to not look like a tourist...don't go to NYC.
😑
William Parkes Stay Home
It stinks 😷
LOL XD
Crunch Stick
Go to Chinatown. Open air seafood market almost everywhere.
I'm a native New Yorker but for some reason I'm bored enough to watch this.
Also, we complain about how expensive things are all the time, because it's fucking expensive here
try London mate, it's practically overpriced incarnate
Field Marshal Fry been to london... i rather spend money in London then nyc, it cost way too much.
Nora Strong Field Marshal Fry both of you need to visit Sydney and enjoy paying $8.50 for a bottle of water hahaha... the pain
Dess Gerrard
I knew sending our criminals to colonise that spider infested hell hole was a bad idea, they're still stealing from us! that's daylight robbery!
Field Marshal Fry hey it's not a hell hole! Hahahaha I've lived in Australia since I was 4, it's beautiful. Shit is just stupidly expensive! Daylight robbery indeed!
"You're not in Europe anymore" ; "stop complaining how expensive things are and tip well". My word, that is so bloody offensive!
You got it all wrong its not offensive at all. Since the video is about teaching you what a turist shouldn't do but might normally do back at home. It means you can forget about all the high taxes europe have + all the expensive and overpriced products we have and.instead enjoy all the cheap stuff USA have like cmon iphones/cars sell for almost half the price in the US. But with all the Money you save u'll have to tip everyone and everything since their taxes wont cover their peoples healthcare n/or wage.. So yeah just to finish your sentence "Sorry you're not in europe anymore_stuff that should be free isnt"
It's referring to tipping, not how expensive everything is.
***** Netherlands have 21% -_-
nanezticftw I'm gonna struggle to take a car back on the plane... but great tip ;) I'll try my best
ninebenik Well, technically, items like foods and drinks have 6% and medication 0%, so it's not everything
Anyone else living in NYC, and think that all this isn't really necessary?
I know for a fact that u don't stand on the right and walk in the left. U go as close as u can to a building and stop cuz ppl r busy. I'm just don't want anyone stopping in front of me but besides that the other stuff is not necessary
+Ms Concave that's the only thing I would abide by if I was a tourist, forgot to add it to my comment.
+Ms Concave I think the video means on escalators. Stand on in the right, walk on the left. It's a great rule actually.
+saturnprincess oh
Yeah half this stuff is BS. People in NYC have a complex where they think everyone is an oblivious, naive tourist. My parents both work in the city everyday and sometimes people still mistake them for tourists. And also this stuff really only applies to Manhattan. There's plenty of other parts of NYC where no one really cares about if you're a tourist or not
Can somebody tell me why looking like a tourist is a bad thing?
Scammers
Юношеский максимализм Many Tourists get robbed
потому
ну прост
A lot of people will just assume you know nothing about the place and try and sell you stuff that's way over priced and stuff
New York women wear sneakers to and from work. Seen it plenty of times. And only an idiot would wear heels on concrete for hours. They are not comfortable in the long run - even kitten heels.
So don't go to New York if you have normal reactions. Got it.
We tip in the UK. If you're worth it. Not because we have to. Simple. Be worth it.
no. here it's not a matter of good service it's because employers expect tips to subsidize employees wages. the server minimum wage is 2.17 an hour. you don't tip cuz the service is good. you tip becuase you have no business using that service unless you are going to tip.
@@TraderTravels So it's a system matter then, one that should be fixed asap. Like, 10 years ago asap. In Spain you don't tip. Ever. Unless they've super nice and super helpful, so if the service has been crappy and the waiter rude, I don't see why I should tip them.
@@sunnyqueen5685 It's true. Many people think it should be fixed but until then, you are expected to tip and while it's not required people will think you're an arsehole if you don't. You go in and expect these services from people receiving slave wages and have no intention of tipping.
"Sorry you're not in europe anymore"? 😂
Except for the fact that europe is three times more expensieve than crappy us
Omg 😂😂😂😂😂 they were talking about stand on the right and walk on the left and you should really say United States because you just said "except for the fact that Europe is three times more expensive then crappy us" you just called yourself crappy
+xxZenaxx They were talking about tipping , most places in Europe have the same escalator etiquette as US
+Zazzysylvester That one was referring to the tipping, not the general price level.
It wasn't about the cost, it was about tipping.
+Malia Engle even if it was, in most european countries you tip about 10% in restaurants and such
Because looking like a tourist is the end of the word. Which is why you should totally enjoy being one!!! Stupid list.
You could get scammed
So can any random person. Avoiding scams is about being smart-- you can still do that dressed like a tourist. And honestly, while some of these things are good ideas, no scam artist is going to look at your sneakers alone and go, "must be a tourist!"
I live in Palm Springs and I identify tourists based on their shoes. Not to scam them, but I do notice.
MegaKaitouKID1412
MegaKaitouKID1412 You could possibly be more vaunrable being a tourist
"You are not in Europe anymore"
"Stop complaining how expensive things are and tip well"
I'd rather prefer looking like a tourist than Murican. Damn you guys are offensive. There is a world beyond Murica too!
Not all Americans are offensive I thought that was offensive too :)
+Tan D i think that line was about the tipping. you dont tip in europe, right?
I think it was a joke…
+coolguy we tip in europe
+Tan D not all are. Im American and I still think that is wrong.
I found out people from europe actually tip a lot more.
Probably because we are not used to it and just play safe. :)
I agree with Raffael. Tipping isn't mandatory in most of Europe so we have no idea how to do it. How is it a tip if it's mandatory? I get that the workers are paid below minimum wage, but it's not our responsibility to pay their salary. Their boss should pay them reasonably.
I'm from Europe and I always tip. I guess Europe isn't 1 country with just 1 culture and the same economic circumstances en customs. Everyone has different habits.
Ana Hrib In French class, I learned that customers HAVE to tip even if the service was bad.
I live in Ireland and I tip like €30 at every nice restaurant because we are nicer that god damn America
Never will I ever fold a pizza in half before eating it.
+the mighty guck thank you.
You're very welcome honey. XDI just quoted Taylor Swift's mom from "The Best Day" 's music video.I feel awesome.You should listen to that song. Really.
Why do I have 5 likes, this is like a new record. AM I A CELEBRITY YET? XD
the mighty guck If you still agree to never ever fold your pizza in half, i'll be your #1 fan.
Well then, hello #1 fan! Lol. I seriously need to be less weird, people are watching.
'Remember, tip well, you're not in Europe anymore'...
Yeh... we actually pay people here...
How about if someone is traveling on low budget and he or she needs every penny in order just to cover basic needs. Especially if someone is from Europe economy in some countries is not so good.
curleyjoe666 yeah, how's that inflation rate and stagnant economy working out for ya?
checksandbalances0 How is it in America where the lowest 60% of people haven't had a real terms pay rise in over 30 years?
Also the UK has far stronger growth figures than both the US and Canada currently.
curleyjoe666 I like the UK but far stronger growth figures? Says who? How's that bedroom tax working out for ya? ;)
um...I may be late in saying something but I think they were talking about which side to walk on. Not tipping.
Things are a lot more expensive in Europe..... Like visiting America made me feel freaking rich!
Marzella Overgaard everything in America is expensive!!!
the part of you are not in Europe anymore made me laugh yes because paris it's just so cheap
Or London. London's bloody expensive
yeah😂
thejkn Or Switzerland. It's like heeellla suuuper expensive..
They’re talking about tipping omggg
Amsterdam is crazy too they ask like 80 euro’s for a tour. That will show you things you could’ve seen yourself, without a guide.
Why is being a tourist bad?
Because you're a target to be jumped or mugged
Also you're annoying 😂
Hailin Zhang Lol just my personal opinion. (And everyone else's I know). I live on an island where tourists come in literally by the boat load in the summer and it's really obvious when someone's a visitor because they drive slow, they dilly-dally in the grocery store, they jay-walk, they stop their car in the middle of the road every time they see a deer or something, they hog up line space, they're just generally really loud, they crowd and pee in the lakes, and I'm exclusive so maybe it's just my attitude that doesn't like them but others agree with me, so I'll leave you to your thoughts now and not crowd your notifications. 💁🏼😘
Hailin Zhang Lol oh yeah lovely chat! 😘😘
+Hailin Zhang Lmaooo varg
This video just proved how snobbish people in NYC are...
Were not snobbish we just take care of ourselves
Michelle S Yeah how dare people **gasps** fumble with something they're not familiar with. They obviously don't take care of themselves.
+Jason ok it's mostly the people in Manhattan that are snobs bc that's where all the tourist spots are and they think they're better than the rest of us. the other boroughs aren't as bad and won't crucify you for being a tourist.
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Because living in the projects in the Bronx is snobbish
Or ( the simple way ) I could just act how I wanna in the U.S and not give a damn about wat anyone thinks
Well, some of these tips are actually helpful. Like how to hail a cab. Keep in mind that tourists are easy targets for muggers.
sorry, but if I see a celebrity, i'm asking for a picture. I know that they want personal space, but being in a big city, they should expect people to come up to them...
Who wouldn't?
They mean don't follow them around, sure take a picture, but don't hide behind buildings looking like a Creep (ik this is 2 yrs old. Ik)
I live in nyc and even I need a map sometimes! 😂
Haha yes, I've lived in Sydney for my entire life but I still have to get my phone out to check the map sometimes.
That's because you play Pokemon Go :p
I really dislike this video... "Don't wear this"... I could say "Don't post your video to criticize the people visiting your city"...
Anyway it's a Buzzfeed video, not an official one from NYC.
Soo... It's just like London/Paris/Amsterdam etc. ??
Yeah right... Sure thing.
No. London is wayyyy different. *Starbucks is the way to go. Never eat. Just don't. Unless you have to. Only get tea from Starbucks. Go to any old coffee shop for coffee. NEVER ASK FOR COFFEE AT STARBUCKS*
January Nope!
"Don't complain how expensive things are?...YOU'RE NOT IN EUROPE ANYMORE??" Erm...from the Swiss side of view, that's just cute. And it kinda offends me and all the others who leave their money there (They clearly referred to the prices because the background was a check). And if you're SO exquisite: Not one decent restaurant had waiters who served everything correctly. Educate your people the right way, visit Europe once in a while (many of us have higher & ecofriendlier standards) to get a real opinion and we'll talk. I like the US and met some very friendly people there but people behind videos like this make you look ridiculous.
ItsNadine71335 So let me understand this correctly: New Yorkers need to visit Europe to better respect Europeans who are visiting New York? So that New Yorkers can "get a real opinion"? I guess that means you'll never have to acclimate culturally to places you're visiting. ... Like New York.
Nope, I don't mean that you have to change just that we can stay the same. You have to acclimate culturally everywhere. Of course. I mean that you shouldn't make such mean and sometimes even wrong statements about Europeans if you're not in a position to do so.
yep I know that waiters live from tips. Therefore, American waiters are generally nicer to the customers. BUT being nice has nothing to do with a good education. Sure, there are students who work for a bit of money and stuff and that's no problem at all if they don't serve correctly. But when you're in a very noble restaurant, you could at least expect them to serve from the right side and wait with cleaning the table until everyone's finished. :)
You make a valid point. I've had the pleasure of visiting Switzerland twice (beautiful country by the way) and let me tell you that Zurich in general terms is anything but cheap. Whoever came up with this video probably meant to say that "you are not in Eastern Europe anymore" because the western part of the continent is very expensive. Been there, done that.
Thank you :) Yes, especially Zurich (where I live) and Geneva are very expensive and this statement in the video just kinda hurts me cause I work hard for my money. Just like anyone else. But I also think that message wasn't meant to be so disrespectful. Unfortunately it was...
this video is my new reason to be super mean to americans in paris
New Yorkers please, not all Americans
yea I don't know why being a tourist is so bad. But its bad enough for me to never leave California.
+Lola Turlututu as a new yorker, everyone is busy af and no one has time for you to be standing around taking pictures
No it's just a bunch of hipster "90s kids" who feel the need to act busy despite them with no need to go anywhere.
Why? I'm sure the French benefit from the income of tourist Americans greatly.
Why is eating like a local have to be pizza. New York has lots more than pizza.
They mean like if your a my tourist you need to try pizza but fold it in half like the locals
guys your country is200 years old, you didn't even develop a culture.
how can you say that there's "local" food, when most of it is just stolen and recycled with pineapples on top (I'm talking about that atrocious creation called pineapple pizza)
Grumpy Stormtrooper I feel you on the pineapple pizza thing,
but our country did develop a culture around "local" food.
Chinese, Thai, mexican, italian. You name it, america has taken it and made it our own.
"dont stare at people" =D
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Yeah..I went to NYC...kinda hard not to start at 10,000 friggen people slamming into you while you TRY to walk across just the street!!! I hated NYC >_< but the food...is friggen amazing. They have the best food ever there :3
***** O-O
***** best food ever? You should definitely visit Paris or any part of Italy...I'm sure you would change your opinion ;)
Pavlina03 Oh I'm positive I would, I have yet to travel outside America, and I know that Italy, Japan, Paris.. Germany all them places have amazing food that actually probably has no words to explain it but..since I only traveled abit in America ..I can't say anything good or great about Italy or anything like that :(
"You`re not in Europe anymore"? Honey, you don`t even know what expensive is, if you weren`t in some cities like Paris, Zurich or even Rome. Get your facts straight!
DamnMyNickIsTaken Tipping? What, you tip them for doing their fucking job that they already get paid for?
They were talking about the tipping...I have yet to go to a part of Europe where you are expected to tip. Everywhere in America, you are, for the reasons Muddymutty explained. So their facts are straight.
The Sexy Poop people mostly get their money in tips
When I've been in the Caribbean, the waiters/waitresses/bartenders have told me they hate Europeans and love Americans. We tip and they are stingy or don't tip.
Paris and Rome got nothing on Norway.
In Europe we have a terrible habit of just paying the staff well so they are not begging for tips.
i actually thought the video was about not being a terrorist for the whole video lol
Appie Akoudad hahaha made my day
"Tip well" Sorry but that's up to me, if i don't want to give any tips i have the right :/
Two more:
1.) If you come with a group of friends, don't walk arm in arm down the sidewalk. You're not in Oz with Dorothy, other people need to walk by..
2.) When sightseeing, take the picture and go. Ain't nobody got time to wait 5 minutes for you to take your family portrait.
What it worked in Sex and the City lmao
Da Ca Im sure if you lived in a city with 8 million other people plus tourist trying to squeeze themselves into trains and busses during rush hour when people need to get to school and work, you'd be annoyed as well.
Da Ca A city can't change your attitude.. He's probably that way because he's not from NY. He's not used to everything here. so he gets frustrated. Its people like that that give New York a bad name..
well are you really gonna categorize 8 million oher people because one guy cant handle living here?
Heels and doing all the tourist walking? No, thanks!
Enjoy being a tourist, by not being one?
Don't look like a tourist but enjoy being a tourist...
I know right! if you're gonna be a tourist, might as well look like one. At least people will help you. I usually find its the European tourists who come dressed very fashionably in New York like its a Milan Catwalk. Unless you're going for an Art Exhibit, why the hassle.
I think it's fine to act like a tourist; however, it's not fine when the touristy attitude negatively affects the locals. Suddenly stopping in the middle of the sidewalk is horribly inconsiderate to the flow of pedestrian traffic. Just like on the road, pull/walk to the side, then act like a tourist. Don't make me late for the train.
(The shoe comment was pretty idiotic, but true if you want to blend in)
So many things wrong with this vid I dont even want to list them
i wanna know now :\ since you said it
ikr
i am a server. a good server. i have, many times, worked really hard on pleasing a table and am complimented on how great of a server i was and all that but they leave a shitty tip or no tip at all. i dont live off your fuckin compliments. tip your waiters ALWAYS unless they really are super shitty. the food is not the servers fault but the cooks. we just deliver it to you. even if i am being served and my server is not that great, i still tip well because that could have made their day better. i know it really makes my day and makes me want to work harder when i receive a really nice tip even when i screwed up. be nice to servers, we deal with some really ridiculous customers, my God...
nyc is a DUMP
tkandme3 lol
What is wrong with looking like a tourist?
Scammers everywhere waiting for you my friend....
Depirate Coeur what do you mean by that
People on the streets try to take advantage of you by rigging a card game, taking money, etc.
More likely to get targeted by thieves too
I think Europe is more expensive than America
when u live in london or paris
+LeFeld 2911 I live in Sorrento Italy, and everything costs a lot, if you search in the internet the cost of a house even little, you'll see; not everyone can live here (and it's also a small city)
Wtf is wrong with 'looking like a tourist'? Hell, you are one! And if this video in any way depicts New Yorkers then I don't want to ever go there. Telling people what to wear and how to eat and to basically memorize the fucking map, all to avoid 'looking' like a goddamn tourist is bullshit. God forbid I look like someone visiting a strange place for the first time.
So why do I have to tip well?
I really don`t get it.
Why do waiters except so much money from doing a basic "no knowledge needed" job?
Waiters excepting 20$ tips for bringing me one plate of food is ridiculous
That is 20$ an hour they seriously except 20$ a fucking hour for moving plates around?
Also i'll just act like a fucking tourist because i'm one...
Just not giving enough shits to care about people 8000~ km away from me. :P
If people were to expect a $20 tip for 1 plate of food, your single plate of food would have cost $200. And that's only a 10% tip. Your method is flawed.
"you're not on europe anymore" well I'm from Brazil then I think this doesn't apply to me
I'm a New Yorker and I've done everything on this list lol 😎
p.s sooo many people wear runners here, and everyone's too busy to care about what you're doing to or not to look like a tourist, so just be a tourist and enjoy yourself...oh and you MUST go to Grabaldis Pizza 😊👌👏
Why is it so wrong that your a tourist? Like, you came here for the first time, of course your going to mess up! and people will see that!
*you're
When people see you're a tourist they'll try to mug you
Also taxis charge more for tourist because they'll take a longer route
How dare you visit anywhere and not blend in!? The world doesn't need disgusting trash like you - with their creepy, alien mannerisms.
Put that map away. Now.
Yes but I live in new york and tbh EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO LIVES HERE think they are so irritating. We're a busy city. walk fast, don't freaking stop to take pictures in the middle of the street, my god
"eat like a local" ....that looks disgusting, what is that even.
That is called a pizza.
pardon my ignorance, but i live in NY and i thought everyone in the US did that
^Don't worry I also eat pizza like that a lot and I live in West Virginia;)
But legit guys, if you're lost, ask someone. New Yorkers are hella friendly and helpful. Just don't ask me, I will get you lost even if I know what I'm talking about.
MKMonster and how to spot a new yorker?
Generally they are the ones walking right next to you.
MKMonster creepy :) In my city,there are 10-15 people who walk on the pavement per minute.You can literally stop in the center of it and do your work without bothering anyone.
Yeah, you can stop in the middle of a NY sidewalk if you want to be smacked into. Maybe on purpose. Some people run across the road when it's a green light because they don't feel like waiting to proceed, no one's gonna like it if you stop the flow. You got to go against a building. And good luck with that during events. There is no stopping then.
MKMonster my biggest problem is coming to new york.I don't get the process.There are so many things you have to do,so much paperwork,so many applications to submit,also take a toelf exam,getting a visa even for vacances is difficult.
Tips from New Yorkers : Don't come to New York, it sucks to be a tourist here.
Alright, Never going there.
Norwegian me: "Oh! You think it is expensive there!? That is so cute!"
So true! I thought the exact same thing! I'm not Norwegian but I know prices are higher over there than in NYC.. :P
Sometimes I feel like Americans think that Europeans are all farmers. People from Europe go to America and buy certain things because it's cheaper in America.. And there are also big cities in Europe.
I m from europe and i m whole browned off Europe has big cities and so awesome how you fancy . N.Y. suck Romania people!
Marco Lau I live in Germany and the cities here are very different from American cities. Germany is pretty boring compared to Cali.
this was stupid. i live in nyc and there is no dress code or specific thing you need to do to be a nyer. if you're tourist, be a tourist. enjoy nyc for it is. trust me, we don't care
Chantel tourists are targeted for pickpockets, getting way overpriced, and people don't like to be around them because they are usually slower, that's why people they not to look like one
We tip in Europe, we're not assholes
Really? I live in sweden, I've visited many other countries in europe, and I rarely find a resturant that accepts tips from customers. Some even insist that they dont want it.
+Neko Plays That happened once to me xD
Tipping is different there. Here it is almost a requirement, there you tip when you want to for good service.
Everyone is so interested in it being as expensive as possible, come to Norway then. Go around in Oslo, and enjoy a beer outside on Karl Johan at around 20$
That's because you tax alcohol so high. Try to compare something better, like rent/mortgage, bread, McDonalds.
A menu at McDonalds, a BigMac, soda and fries is about 14 Dollars.
Norge vettu
I didn't check beer prizes, but Switserland is probably more expensive.
OMG, 20$ just for a bier??? I cannot "elsker dette landet"
Ugh the tipping defenders again...
WHY MUST YOU TIP
If you barely tip 10% you're the absolute worst. Not just in New York though, pretty much anyone anywhere would hate you.
+IT'S JUST A PRANK, BRO! CHILL! CHILL!!!
or restaurants could just pay their workers enough for a living. Horrible idea, I know.
Ehh we have the same system in Helsinki too. Stand on the right, pass from the left.
+Black Purple In Sweden too
+Black Purple even in Chile is the same (it doesn't works sometimes, but almost everywhere works perfectly)
+Black Purple Same if you're running a long distance race, but walking on the right jogging on the left
+Black Purple Same if you're running a long distance race, but walking on the right jogging on the left
+Black Purple but not in germany
ps: Im half german, half finish and i ve got relatives in finland and i love your country :D
I feel like my non American accent will not help
It won't but be nice and watch out for bikers there the rudest people ever!!
Lol it won't but don't annoy people new Yorkshire are aggressive is NOT just a stereotype
Fuck no am I wearing high heels. My orange sneakers all the way.
so your message is: Enjoy being a tourist, but dont be a tourist oO ... btw europe is not that bad as you think ... America is the only country which think bad about other countrys, they never visited :/ you know the word for it? its prejudices! -.-
SOG R4MP4G3
nope I like america :) but i often see that american people think bad about other countries (they never visited)... I didnt mean all american people are like this but sadly the most i met :/ ... but maybe i just met the wrong ones xD ... and even if i've done this, i was in america, so my argument would still be right :D
Sunny Bee i agree with u..and also from observation they are the most racist country ever aside from the fact that its a melting pot!!
"Sorry you're not in Europe anymore"? I live IN the United States and stuff in NYC is still ridiculously expensive. You can be a tourist in another state/city, you know.
I've lived in Dublin for 3 years now, I still use google maps sometimes because I'm hopeless with directions to certain parts of the city, especially the outskirts. Besides there's nothing wrong with looking like a tourist. Your there to have fun, not care what people think. The only rule I'd follow is not to stop in the middle of the street, move to the side.
dope soundtrack.
So I am supposed to enjoy being a tourist by not acting like a tourist?
This May I will visit Japan for the second time. Visiting the US is nice but visiting Asia is much nicer. There is so much to see in Asia. The Japanese are also very friendly. And I will look like a tourist!!
+vangrails americans are friendly too, and asians city are only big, but not that much interesting
Asian cities are very interesting, but the small Asian villages are also interesting, I love both. .
+vangrails i will do opposite things now ! I have never been to any country yet . so it's nice to see outside :) I'm in tokyo since i was born .. so i don't really know why many foreigners wants to come here XD
The Japanese are very friendly towards visitors, Japan offers both traditional (temples, shrines, (Zen) gardens and castles) and modern culture, excellent food, fascinating crafts like ceramics, good public transport and there is a lot to see that you can't see in Western countries and also scenic mountains.
I'm sure visiting Asia is nice but will never be nicer, sorry!
0:15 stylish but fonctionnal?!
Elodie Coquillat My feet hurt in heels. Heels wobble and get caught in stuff. Definitely not functional.
IceSorceress Agreed. I'm rocking sneakers like a boss. They can judge me al, they want
Ikr! Last year when we were in New York my sister decided to wear heels while we were shopping in Manhattan and visiting Central Park...her feet hurt her for three days
+Drama_Llama_5000 Sneakers are cool ;)
+XxxlilmizzzxxX I can feel the pain!
I'm from Europe, went to NY last year, I can tell that everything's much cheaper there. For the tipping part, don't blame europeans. They don't know, I didn't know too ! Til the day a taxidriver didn't give me money back : I was like "WTF... he's so rude..." hahah. I just didn't know ! Tipping is not an obligation everywhere, it doesn't mean that we are rude...we just don't know! In Belgium it is not in our habits to give tips to everyone. Some people do, some don't. Also it depends on the service, if the waitress/waiter is nice, smiles etc...you give when you want to, to show the waitress/waiter (or taxidriver or whoever you want) that they provided a very good service. It's a plus, but they sure don't depend on tips (I know what i'm talking about).
I don't understand why in the US they depend on tips...someone can explain ?
Ok, but isn't it your duty to read and to know about the conventions of a country before you travel to that country?
The waiters and taxi drivers depend on tips in the US, that is the way it is, it is their salary. Each country has certain conventions. A lot of people in the US are poor (maybe not dirt poor but still poor) so we should give them tips when convention requires that.
As most of the people you read about places to visit and stuff like that. I knew tipping is part of the UK culture but not in the US. Never heard something like that. I learned it by going there. No one's perfect ;)
tipping is a big deal in the us because waters etc. make minimum wadge and about80% of their pay checks are tips, and it just is a nice gesture
thisgaming duckey thank you, but what does minimum wage represent? How much an hour ?
very little idk the exzact amount
Don't wear sneakers? Why not?
Those heels sure as hell didn't look comfortable enough if you wanted to be exploring the city for the day.
I live in New York and one of my favorite things to do is pick out the clear toursists and the people who are trying too hard to not act like one. It's rude in my opinion but I can't help it
Visited New York this year back in July for a week. My whole family looked like tourists, which we were. My mom and I had to go to a concert together and we thought we were lost multiple times. It's okay to look like a tourist. Lots of people are touring as well. People were very nice and offered to help us a lot even if they had work they needed to get to. They still showed us how to get where we needed to. If people think you look stupid, so be it. They probably got lost or looked stupid in NY at some point anyways.
Honestly the "You're not in Europe" offended me a bit. It's a decent place to live and some things are way better here than in the US...Have you seen certain places in Asia? Africa?
They were referring to the necessity to tip in America that doesn't exist anywhere else...
"Have you seen certain places in Asia? Africa?"
I take offense to that. Some things are way better in Asia than in Europe
That's why I said "certain places"!
Don't wear trainers?! That's super weird..I'm a girl and wear them everywhere. As for tipping, in Europe it's just optional and I seriously don't like the US culture. I tip only if I had excellent food and service!
HAHAHAHA!! when my family went to NYC, we had our maps, wore the ''I
I cant believe they made a video about this..
Yes, regarding tips and the harassment associated with them (...there's is no other word to define what is going on with it over there, I am afraid...) I felt I was not in Europe anymore, that's for sure.
In fact, I actually felt I was in Africa, India or any other less fortunate world location.
I don't care how OK you guys feel the "Tip Racket" is...You have to understand that, for outside travelers, obnoxious NYC waiters forcing tips are even more "experience destroying" then Bombay street beggars or a Moroccan guides latching on to "help" us find the local tanneries because those, at least, are actually less fortunate human beings, to whom a small amount of money makes a world of difference.
To put it simply, "Enforceable Tipping Etiquette" in NYC is one of the most "douchbaggy", first-world-subliming-into-third-world things I ever encountered in my travels.
In America, waiters make less than minimum wage and literally live off of their tips. It's a douchebag thing to do when you don't tip, as long as the waiter did a good job.
RoseFox0029
Everywhere in the world serving tables is a low-paying job, requiring a limited sets of skills.
Although it is common in other parts of the world (my own country included) for higher educated people to go for part job times in restaurants to pad up their income (i.e College students) only in America do they expected to be financially rewarded higher that it is the norm, just because they are wannabe actors, fruitless writers, any other contributing over-qualified demographics or even just actual full-time waiters/waitresses with a dislocated sense of what their work is worth (there's a reason why their employers pay what they pay).
In other countries (my own included) waiters are also tipped if the service was good but this is done at normal rates not at 15 and 20% and, most certainly, it does not cross their minds to "bully" clients into tipping, as it happened to friend of mine who actually had a waiter following her and her husband down the street, harassing them through an whole NYC block, just because he found the tip inadequate.
Face it, you've created a "social-etiquette-monster" and are now ill-equipped to deal with it as it should be dealt (...if it was me, not my friend, I would have called a cop on the spot and filled a formal harassment complaint...)
"You're not in Europe anymore"? This seems to be written by someone who don't know any Europeans.
I don't think the most europeans would complain about the prices (deffently not if they're from Scandinavia, nothern or the most of southern europe) or give bad tips.
For me personally, last time i were in New York there was only 2 places i didn't tip "well". And that was because the service was terrible. (and i'm from Denmark, so i'm used to medium to low standarts of service.) And have you ever tried having a european tourist complain about New York-prices?
" how to not look like a tourist " .... enjoy being a tourist! ?!??😂😂😂
We complain about expensive things and lots of us don't tip.
And escalators are not like the ones in London. You just go around everyone.
If you never been in Europe don't make comments like that. -_- so annoying.
Ridiculous expectations by the residents imo
I'm from rural west midlands in England and I went to London for the first time last month. Couple things I learned:
#1 Don't stand still on the wrong side of the escalator.
#2 Make sure you hold on to the hand rail when the tube moves, or you will fall over / crash into an expensively dressed business man and subsequently spill his coffee over both of you.
#3 Ignore the indian/pakistani guys who try to sell you tech stuff in the streets.
#4 NEVER stop/dither in the middle of the pavement.
#5 Don't go to order in starbucks until you know exactly what you want, especially when it's busy.
#6 Don't feed the pigeons or they will fucking stalk you and your family and land on your head.
#7 Only be tourist-y in the appropriate places. Taking a picture of every shop/statue/signpost/bus you pass is unnecessary.
haha true, i usually do but in london i felt particularly compelled to follow the unwritten rules xD
Will I look like a tourist when I walk around with an "I love The Donald" t-shirt?
vangrails New York is strong Democrat. Trump lives in New York... I don't know.
Haha, the shoe one is true. Also the hesitating while crossing the street.
You only need two things how not to look like a tourist: don't take pictures of everything and bring your iPod or iPhone everyone (just don't take it out in bad areas, or you'll be like my roommate and get jacked).
everyone who wants to visit NYC and not look basic needs to see this. I found this helpful. The more ya know, the better you can plan for what's ahead.
I hate it when people stop right in front of you, do a u turn while pointing at the sky, walk the opposite way right towards you. Happens everyday actually.
I feel offended by the 'you are not in Europe', being from Europe I can tell you that the American tourists are way more annoying than others -_-
These are just general how to not be an annoying tourist anywhere rules
This sentence : " You're not in Europe anymore" And right after :"stop complaining about the high prices" is so wrong.
We most likely pay more in Europe than in america. And and btw. we also walk on the left side.
Does the music remind anyone of Casey Neistat?
Exactly what I thought
One hundred percent!
They picked that music on purpose. so it would remind people of the internet's most iconic New Yorker
Tell these stupid rules, when you have paid for my airline ticket and hotel accommodation till then, I will look whatever I want and eat how i want. And don't give me craps about tipping..I will tip, if i want.