Rain Noe: How to Talk Like a New Yorker

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Today. It’s official: I’ve lived in New York for three years and three weeks. It doesn’t feel like I’ve been here that long. I should know my way around, but I still get lost (sometimes) when I’m walking the zigzag streets of Chinatown, Tribeca and the Financial District. I should be more jaded, but I can’t help it that I still smile when I see the Chrysler and Empire State buildings lit up at night. Don’t get me wrong, I have the tell tale signs of someone who’s been here for a while, too! Tourists piss me off, I complain about the way my neighborhood used to be before the gentrification waves rolled in and I say I’m standing “on line” instead of “in line.” Ooooh, let’s focus on that last point a bit. New Yorkers. You know they (we) have our own language, right?

Love the gems on YouTube! If you like Rain Noe‘s clip above, you’ll LOVE the pilot his web sitcom, 72nd to Canal. From the website:

In New York, your salary is either more than you can imagine, or less than you can believe. 72nd to Canal is a sitcom set in downtown Manhattan, centered around the adventures of Lorin and Ray. Former college buddies who have lost touch with each other, Ray is a struggling freelancer scraping by on Canal Street; Lorin is a well-to-do lawyer living on the Upper West Side. As narrated through Ray’s video blog, their paths re-cross and disaster ensues ….

I tried to catch up with Rain here in the city so I could get more details about the show & have him weigh in on the NYC dating scene but, alas, he couldn’t be found.

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