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- How long have you been here in New York?
- Nearly three years.
- And are you enjoying it?
- We love it.
- It’s great.
- So what do you like best?
- Oh, the atmosphere, the mixture of all kinds of people. The speed of everything – it’s exciting.
- I love the architecture; it’s so different from London. Walking the streets and looking up at all those skyscrapers.
- And what about people?
- Well, New Yorkers have a reputation for being rude and unfriendly, but I don’t think that’s true. People are always in a hurry, but they’re not unfriendly.
- What I love is the – the great mixture of nationalities and cultures. It’s got to be the most cosmopolitan city in the world.
- More than London?
- Hmm … well, I think so, but they’re both very mixed.
- Life here seems much faster than in London. Everyone’s in such a rush. Everything’s done for speed. For example, I – I don’t think people cook at home much – everyone seems to eat out or get food delivered because it’s quicker and easier.
- Have you made many friends here?
- I’ve made friends at work mostly. But it’s - it’s difficult to make friends outside of work – people are so busy. But mostly I find people pretty friendly.
- Except the taxi drivers! Some of the rudest people I’ve ever met are New York taxi drivers!
- And some of the worst drivers. Every time I sit in a taxi I say a prayer. They drive so fast and suddenly they change lanes. And worst of all they don’t seem to know where anything is.
- Yeah – you spend the entire journey giving directions. Anyway, I like using the subway. It’s cheap.
- Yeah, and easy to use and it seems safe to me. We walk a lot as well. It’s a lot safer now than it was ten years ago. It’s still not very clean but it’s getting better.
- Do you have a car?
- No. No, we don’t. Not many of our friends do, actually. You don’t really need one.
- I’d hate to drive in the city. I’d be terrified. Anyway, you can get everything delivered to your door – not just food.
- Don’t you go shopping?
- Oh yeah, of course we do. No all of us can afford to shop on Sth Avenue, you know, but it’s – it’s fun to look.
- Actually, the shops – sorry, the stores are great. Always open – well nearly always – till 9.00 or 10.00 at night.
- People work much later here. I wasn’t expecting to work such long hours! And the holidays – sorry, vacation time – and the – the public holidays, they’re, they’re much shorter. I only get ten days a year. It’s difficult for people like us with families in other countries. It’s difficult to find time to visit them.
- But generally you’re happy?
- Fantastic!
- It’s an amazing place, but in a few years I think I’ll be exhausted and ready for a quieter life!


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