This evening I found myself sitting at a bar on the Upper West Side waiting for some friends. Next to me were two middle-aged woman sharing a meal. They're tone of voice should be familiar to anyone who has spent an extended amount of time in New York: nasal, bitter, whiny. Tonight, remarks Alec Baldwin had made on NPR had drawn their particular ire. He had disparaged the many middle-class establishments on the UWS as "dirty." "They're trying to push people like us out," one remarked. "I don't know what people are going to do," the other replied. Their conversation had the desperation of people who do not have regular social interaction.
Just then a pair of blond moppets in the corner of the room began squalling. Nearly everyone in the room gritted their teeth, but the parents seemed to be frozen by their embarassment and frustration. "There are two good reasons for Planned Parenthood," said the first woman.
I realized that this is who you become when you stay in New York too long.
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