I never thought I had a NY accent until I moved to Indiana for a couple of years but evidently I have a bit of Bronx-y accent (from Westchester). They would make fun of me for saying caw fee (coffee) and dawg (dog).
Anyway with my accent giving me away many people shared their stories like yours about visiting NYC. Many included going back to the hotel and curling up in a quiet bed. One was of getting frozen in the crosswalk in Times Square due to overload.
@lifewithtrees@actuallyautistic
I have never and will never see the attraction of cities. I know many of us do and even prefer to live in them. But for me, they are a sensory horror, not just in the way that they overwhelm. But, in the sheer feel of them. They just don't feel right, but instead cold and harsh and painful.
@pathfinder@lifewithtrees@actuallyautistic
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I guess I don't tell myself, "I love the city," but I don't hate it. I don't have dreams of a place of my own in the country, I suppose from forever dreaming of human connections, I have zero survvivalist leanings