After sending out the new number, instead of congratulations I received mostly gripes and groans. The West Coast people were like "that was so unnecessary." The East Coast people were like "I can't believe you didn't get a 917 area code. How tragic."
In a city where even phone numbers are fashion statements, I find myself wondering how people ever keep up. Take the Sex And The City movie, for example. When Carrie has to replace her phone and realizes she can't get her 917 back, she whines,"But I've ALWAYS been a 917 girl."
And it's not just the number. EVERYONE here has an iPhone. They'll tell you it's because of something functional like the map feature ("I need it to find my way around!"). But if that were the case, I don't think people would be continuously playing with them on the subway...where there is no reception. Recently my friend dropped his iPhone outside of a taxi never to be found again. Within two hours he'd hit a store and replaced it. $500 bucks swiftly swirling down the drain. When I questioned his priorities, he turned to me with the kind of pittying look one reserves for children attempting to tie their shoes. "I cannot live without it" was his only reply.
In my new phone email, I bragged that I was finally becoming a New Yorker. Here was my favorite response:
HAHA - no you're not. Here is a list of things you MUST do before you'll ever be a New Yorker.
# 10 - get a 917 area code
# 9 - learn to hate time square
#8 - visit all landmarks and declare "they're okay" when asked about them
#7 - tell people you go to new jersey ONLY for ikea
#6 - find YOUR number one new york pizza spot and say IT IS THE #1 NY pizza spot
#5 - hook up with as many foreigners as you can - in one night
#4 - after partying hard fall asleep drunk in a subway car and wake up in queens
#3 - have several encounters with CRAZY people and have trouble picking the worse one
#2 - have everything delivered
#1 - slip and fall on your ass, hurt, suck it up, stand-up and keep going NO BLUSHING
Apparently, I have a very long, slippery walk ahead of me.
9 comments:
I still can't believe you're in NY!!! I miss you and I'm glad you're settling in. Yaritza promised she'd take care of you. :)
OMG I am DEFINITELY an official New Yorker. I'll can tell you some stories over drinks! LOL
212 all the way, baby. s
and if you ever saw Cats, do not dare saying so in public. Ever. It's not cute. It's a total faux pas.
ps: if broke, will sell you my 917 number ;-)
yayyyyy..i definitely have "new yorker" potential..i saw cats in LA and DESPISED it. i mean, it's really just about freakin CATS!!!!!
wow, I was checking out your list and it looks like I'm practically a New Yorker! minus of course #s 10, 7, and 4. Although I have gotten drunk and fallen asleep on a Paris metro. The rest of the list I can pretty much check off (even #5. hahaha).
I didn't qualify for any of requirements for being a New Yorker. Oh my God, I'm the opposite of a New Yorker. The big question is...is that good or is that bad???
I got all that list except going to ikea in jersey .. first thing i did when i got to new york was get a cell.. and i got a 917 code... and im not even from The us! I live in Australia!!
I found this blog doing a search for "can i sell my 917 number". lol I'm a native New Yorker currently living in CT, and I still have the elusive 917 area code cell phone number from 15 years ago. I'm not actually interested in "selling" it, but wanted to see what would come up, and came across your blog. I've always considered myself a "carrie", but I'm definitely for sure a 917 girl too!
Anyway, I remember the part in the movie, and had a good laugh, thanks for sharing. Hope you visit and like my blog as well.
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