Like why do I feel like I’m supposed to be able to name the seven boroughs? I can’t tell you anything about L.A., Chicago, Boston, etc.
Edit: to clarify: I mean that everyone in America are expected to know NYC. Not just New Yorkers. Obviously everyone should know the layout of where they live.
I’m from long island and i wouldn’t expect that, I don’t even know that I’d expect people outside of the city to know about boroughs. New York state is basically just 3 areas you should know of, “the city”, “long island”, and “upstate”
I don’t feel like im supposed to be able to name the seven boroughs and did not know there were seven. whos pressuring you???
For many, maybe even most Americans, NYC might as well be a fictional place. It’s featured heavily in countless movies, TV shows, books, etc. It’s more common than Westeros, Middle Earth, or Hogwarts. And people are expected to understand these settings, at least as much as NYC.
And that’s all before you consider places like Batman’s Gotham that is very clearly NYC.
your crazy. gotham is chicago on a good day and detroit on a bad day. metropolis is new york
To be fair, four of the five boroughs have greater populations than multiple states (Staten Island being the exception). I don’t think any other city in the US has comparable subdivisions.
It’s also hard to overstate the historical and cultural significance of NYC in the US. And this is coming from a New Englander who is obliged to say, “New York sucks.”
Wait, we are? TIL.
