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Bishops describes how th subway station is a break from the chaos of the city streets. On teh streets of the city there are so many people with so many places to be with so little time to do it. Combining all these people makes NYC sidewalks become comparable to a four lane high way. Someone who is not used to such traffic could easily compare NYC to chaos. The subways, however, are pretty calm. There is not much movement for one to accomplish on a subway. people get on and sit/stand still until they need to get off. Once your out the doors, though, you're right back int he chaos. On the subway itself it calming.
Still, no one smiles. Not that thats chaotic, but Bishop describes how he misses people smiling. In NYC, however, no one has the time to smile, or go out of there way to be nice.
NYC is described in stereotype (mostly truth) as a heartless place. If you get in the way, you very well may get trampled. But what you find when you live here, or spends a lot of time here, is that there is quite a realm of respect. True New Yorkers know that others have places to go. they know not to get in their way as long as they don't get in theirs. They are respectful in not bothering anyone else because we all have a place to go and don't have time deal with some idiot walking on the wrong side of the sidewalk, or stopping right in the goddamn middle to look at a really tall building. ITS A BUILDING!!!!! Its not that freakin special.