Comments on: Taking a Bite of the Big Apple

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By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 03:54:00 +0000

Becoming disillusioned with the city actually is a very common theme when writing about New York. Interesting observation, thanks for sharing!

In terms of the big apple — I think maybe one nibble at a time. Haha, I do have a lot of homework :D

By: Galvachon

Galvachon — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 03:47:32 +0000

Interesting. Do people who ‘settle’ in NY but come to a stultifying end also get a category of their own? I mean what if they come with all the initial passion but become disillusioned, fall into despair, and lose sight of their goals? These people come to hate NY but have no choice but to stay because they have nowhere left to go?

Cause…even just starting up in NY is tough, starting with accommodations referring back to your other entry on finding housing…

or to put it another way…

Perhaps after taking the bite of the ‘Big Apple’, you’ll soon come to realize that the big dreams of living in NY are nothing but fabricated fallacies, a romanticized tale, a dreamer’s dream.
In the end, it could just end up being a big city.

Then again, it’s also up to you on how you experience ‘your’ New York.

Some people like to bite into their apples, some peel the skin first, some juice it…I suppose I’m more practical in that I would just take a BIG CRISP BITE!

The question then is…How do you like your apple? =P