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What does the statement "I'm a New Yorker" mean, besides the fact you live in New York?
As an Australian I see numerous US movies, shows and interviews where this statement is used, but never being there have no idea what it means to be a New Yorker. I know what it is like to be an Aussie, but as this statement is frequently used I am curious as to what it means.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Usually, when it's said in the movies, it's shorthand for "I'm streetwise and I don't take any crap." or "I understand life in the big city." Contrary to popular belief, they are not cold and unkind, but, New Yorkers walk fast, stay busy and want what they want when they want it. They often wear black, because it goes with everything (they don't have time to run home to change) and it's "no nonsense"--another term which kind of sums them up.