NYC RUSH HOUR

In your small town, EVERYBODY knows the time frame for the Rush hour because of the bottleneck traffic, impatient drivers, and a big sea of people "Rushing" to God knows where. So its an accepted norm within that time frame. Now, in New York City, every Minute is a RUSH HOUR!!! If you are a visitor or a tourist, you will not grasp the idea of "Walk Slow at your own Risk!" This concrete jungle is made for people that know the meaning of time & money and understanding the meaning of BOTH. I already walk fast so I fit into the fast paced lifestyle and I actually enjoy it. I get very irritated when I see tourists that take their beautiful time crossing the street or taking up the entire sidewalk so they can crank their neck to see a towering skyscraper. People, please move. We understand NYC is a beautiful city but trust me, doing all of that neck movements with your camera in ONE day wont possibly capture it. And of course, you have those tourists that are lost for days and will rather not do their research before they step out...WHY? As funny as it sounds, they hold up the NYC Rush Hour (at least in my book, they do)

Another funny thing about NYC rush hour is the look on people's faces when they are trying to swipe their card to make it to the train that is clearly about to leave the station. They are so determined that they look like wild animals making their way through a sea of people and not caring if they trample anyone. The stampede is hilarious and sad at the same time. You see people with heavy bags and funny costumes rushing to get on the train...especially when they know another train is on its way. The best thing to do is to stay out of their way which most of the time is hard. I keep wondering where are they rushing to? Another important meeting? All the same, the sight of the rushing crowd bewilders me.

I wont say I have never been among the rush hour crowd. It only happens on a day that I have appointments at school or if I'm running late to a class (which rarely happens) but when it does, I can understand the sense of urgency that some New Yorkers feel when they are trying to catch the train.
Something funny that also happens is when as they are approaching the door, it shuts in their faces and keeps moving; the face that is behind the glass door is comical like they ran a marathon and were not able to finish in good time.
Then again, some of these people rushing to get on the train are not "FIT" but will rather compete with those that look like they are and end up all out of breath when they make it on the train. They tryNa look at everybody on the train like "Hell Yea!! I'm a Big girl but I can get my Nike on." Nobody cares. You are sweating profusely and nobody wants to see that.

In conclusion, please only partake in RUSH HOUR if you have an IMPORTANT business to tend to!! Dont Run and trip over a stair u clearly missed out on or have the contents of ur purse spill out en route to the train. Better yet, dont engage in a RUSH HOUR if you have a baby or child with you!!! It's not that important to endanger your child because you have somewhere to be at. There are many forms of transportation; use them.


Love,
Jennifer