Loxodontox

Loxodontox t1_jana4be wrote

Yeah, when I was growing up on Tiemann place next to the elevated 125th st 1 & 9—remember that one?—I was the one white boy around lol, but that was crack era. You wouldn’t even see many Hispanic people over there, no, but now it is quite diverse, though the gentrification above 125th by Columbia has radically changed things in addition

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Loxodontox OP t1_iv75v2q wrote

Yes and New Yorkers often overlook this because we see this stuff daily. I’ve consciously tried to get out of that mindset. For instance, to me, seeing the Empire State Building for me was nothing. It was normal. Central Park. Plaza. Carnegie Hall. Statue of Liberty all were just normal and I have really tried getting away from seeing it that way

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Loxodontox OP t1_iupktdx wrote

Yeah, I had to put it up! Everyday it’s something here and I took that for granted until I went off to schooling. Came back and appreciate the hell out of it bc the rest of the world is not boring, just not as wild, sorry, not even other major cities. Just how it is, we’ve got a rep we gotta live up to, we’re new f’in Yorkers!

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Loxodontox OP t1_iuoti72 wrote

Yeah, I was this little white kid who wouldnt ever back from anything so it was crazy and fun as hell! I’m blessed to have grown there bc the cultural exposure is REAL, not some appropriated nonsense lol so anyone trying to tell me about shit get a full throated laugh

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