A friend of mine said that Americans are only polite to each other beacuse they don't know if the other one is armed.

As long as you're not in my way you can pack whatever heat you want.

You missed this year's fire festival, but you have a year to save up, get your visa, make preparations for next year's (stock up on flammables).

Actually we're generally polite to each other because the vast majority of us are nice friendly people.

Yeah, I thought that statement was a bit odd too.

But I could still use a little more of opinion and a little less of reservation about expressing opinions. Opinions never killed anyone - actions did.

(stock up on flammables)

I can light water on fire. It's my superpower.

One nice things about New Yorkers and our legendary brusqueness is we don't care WHERE the hell you're from - if you're lingering at the top or the bottom of the subway stairs (and have no discernable impairment) you're a war criminal.

Well that's true of any business center. My building is downtown and in the middle of our CBD. There are pedestrian tunnels that connect it to all the other major downtown buildings, and my train stop is one away from the touristy stop. This means I am forever trying not to yell at older ladies and their umpteen Neiman's bags blocking the train door, people wandering our food court while I'm trying to grab a quick lunch, and heavens help me if it State Fair time because that's when my train is full of suburbanites using park and ride to avoid parking fees.

I generally don't tend to ponder the armedness of people unless they look like undercover cops or there is a suspicious bulge.

I generally don't tend to ponder the armedness of people unless they look like undercover cops or there is a suspicious bulge.

And unless you have a concealed carry law, chances are slim you have to worry about it.

You missed this year's fire festival, but you have a year to save up, get your visa, make preparations for next year's (stock up on flammables).

WE. MUST. GO.

I can light water on fire. It's my superpower.

This is very true.

Pete's gonna hate me, isn't he?

Well that's true of any business center

But we're not just a business center.

That is to say, its not just at rush hour in midtown or the financial disctrict, its just how we be.

It's like people freaking out about the ::gasp:: ISLAMIC CENTER right near the SACRED GROUND OF GROUND ZEROOOOOOOOO!!!!!

Dude, they've been there for years. They're moving two blocks. You're worried about all the victims? Well the community board of that particular community voted overwhelmingly for the zoning stuff. THEY are the victims and they don't have a problem with it. We're New Yorkers. We don't care what you look like or wear or worship or don't. We have more ethnic/cultural/religious groups here with a wider variety of things on their heads than maybe anywhere else in the world. That mosque was there before and nobody gives a shit as long as you DON'T BLOCK THE STAIRS.