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Small Town Girl

I had been a small town girl thought ski tags off expensive jackets meant jackets were shoplifted when I left my small rural Iowa town I saw skyscrapers, and women wearing tennis shoes with business suits. In New York City everyone does not say hi It was a rude awakening.

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/26/2022 7:34:00 PM

In NYC the nice people do not say 'Hi.' As for the mean people, what they say cannot be printed here... Fuggetaboutit

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/27/2022 12:45:00 PM

Hahaha

L Milton Hankins

Date: 2/26/2022 6:54:00 PM

Yes, it is. And, sometimes, it is shocking. I remember how strange I felt in San Francisco when I would say, "Hi!", and someone would look back at me like I was nuts! I suppose I was...in that environment.

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/27/2022 12:45:00 PM

People crossed the street in NY City when I could not stop saying "hi"

Bill Baker

Date: 2/26/2022 3:57:00 PM

I think we're all naive until we experience the world outside of our comfort zone, Caren. New York city is a challenge at any age. For some reason, it seems we all think everyone else thinks like we do until we mature a little. We often see ourselves as unique once we've encountered others that are different from us. I enjoyed your poem. Hugs, Bill

Caren Krutsinger
Date: 2/27/2022 12:46:00 PM

It is crazy to go to a city where people are not people, but faces you are not "supposed to notice or address".