[firebrand]

I was always told how rude New Yorkers were.

One morning when I was still commuting from New Jersey, I dropped a whole bunch of change somehow—on the ramp on the way to the shuttle train!

Everyone who saw that happen immediately ran to pick up as many coins as possible—and brought them back to me!

A few years ago I walked a group of tourists to Lincoln Center because I knew I wouldn’t be able to describe the intersection and how you would get to the Center from Broadway. But I was going that way anyway. Not so heroic.

[hanamizu]

One morning when I was still commuting from New Jersey, I dropped a whole bunch of change somehow—on the ramp on the way to the shuttle train!

Everyone who saw that happen immediately ran to pick up as many coins as possible—and brought them back to me!

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The exact same thing happened to me at Kennedy Airport. People brought my change back. It seemed like everyone in NYC was helpful and polite. Had conversations with people in stores, it was nothing like I expected.