[PJ-Comix]

I was visiting New York City once and had a great hamburger at an outdoor stand. I told the cook that he really made a great hamburger. His reply (in thick NY accent): "Whaddya? Some kind of wise guy? You don' like it, get oudda heah?"

[expatpat]

Reminds me of the joke about the two Canadians visiting NYC.
They need directions, but are reluctant to ask because of the famed reputation for NY rudeness. Finally, one of them summons up his courage, goes over to a passerby and asks: "Could you tell me how to get to the Empire State Building, or should I just go f'kerry myself?"

[dbwz]

I was on my way home from Washington DC last month and stopped at a rest area. I came back to my car and was sitting there getting my toll money together when I hear a bump - guy in the car next to me tapped his door into my passenger side. He said, "oops, sorry" and I waved at him and said, "that's OK, don't worry about it." It didn't sound like it was a serious ding... but anyway, he gets the attitude on! "Well I SAID I was SORRY, don't tell me it's OK..." He automatically assumed I was being sarcastic.

So then what - get into an argument with somebody over how you weren't trying to be an a$$hole?