How About It?

Here is an interview based around the same questions as that of my drama student homeboy. However the perspective has changed and so have the answers. This is testimony from New York Native, a female somewhere around 20 or so. She’s no geezer (28) j/k. She asked for her name to be withheld so I’m going to respect that. There is also the fact that she doesn’t own a cell phone and I’ve seen her actually use a pay phone for free a la early nineties phone phreaking:

Post Hood: What do you think are some of the most accommodating and convenient aspects of living in New York City?

Home-girl: Everything is within walking/biking distance. Things are open late. You can have a nice day w/o spending money, or spending just $5. a lot of young people. a lot of cool & free things to check out (i.e. museums/bizarre buildings/the horse tracks/bizarre churches and cathedrals/ good book stores/ cool clothes to just try on/bizarre hotels/roofs, etc). Dumplings, falafel, pizza etc are cheap and near. a lot of cool stuff to find on the street because there are always so many people walking around (i.e. jewelry, money, pictures, notes, etc)
in just half an hour you can be in a completely different world (i.e. 125th Street versus Lincoln Center versus Chinatown versus wall street versus Staten island….)

PH: When do you feel like you freedom to enjoy leisure time is compromised, like a circumstantial encumbrance?

HG: When the weather is shitty? When I’m being lazy? I don’t know….when I have to do school work? Give me an example of a circumstantial encumbrance.

PH: Do you reserve dates and times to have the most fun or do you try you best to flow you fun intake?

HG: I guess I flow my fun intake: I‘m reserving Mardi-Gras and Chinese New Year for fun.

PH: Do you get mad at certain peoples outfits on the street?

HG: I sometimes get mad at peoples outfits on the street

PH:How Mad?

HG: Mad enough to spit