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last year i felt from the bart (sf subway) stairs and sprained both my ankles. a woman next to me was sprinting because a train was coming and i went along. it was not even my train. i was carrying a bag with lunch, carrot soup in a glass container. it splashed all over the floor, big orange splatter, very dramatic. after a year my ankles are still swollen and i canāt wear the friendship anklet my best friend got us. my point being, rushing is evil and never really worth it.
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WHO CARES IF ITāS EMBARRASSING??? (i do)
ok seriously, no one will care that youāre running to the G bc you got to the station 10 seconds late
Feb 24, 2024
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firstly i will say (not that it never happens but), statistically violent crime in nyc is actually increasingly low right now compared to previous years and compared to other large US cities. i am short and in my 20s and generally i always feel really safe alone on the subway until around 12AM-ish, but after then i might uber. besides a few weird or uncomfortable experiences nothing bad has ever happened to me or (afaik) people i know on the subway, both now and when i was taking it growing up
if youāre going out early in the week (Sun-Wed), be aware that less people will be out the later it gets. but on weekends people will be out really late, especially around bars and in the neighborhoods youād be going to
some notes/tips - you could always look at the specific bar locations and go to one thatās under a few minutesā walk to a subway stop. i also would strongly not recommend getting trashed if youāre new to the subway so you can have a clear head navigating ā and be sure you know the difference between āexpressā and ālocalā. also citymapper > google/apple maps
but really the #1 thing is just to mind your business - donāt stare, keep your bag on your lap, and just read/look at your phone/listen to music. i usually wear (wired) earbuds on a lower volume when walking and on the subway so i can hear things but itās obvious i donāt want to chat ! and in the rare instance someone is making you nervous or just being really annoying, at the next stop you can just switch to a different car on the train
Dec 14, 2024
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Especially when you have just missed the train. Cathartic.
Jan 27, 2024
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it makes me feel so grounded and presentā¦. like iām one with nature
Dec 24, 2023
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Nothing annoys me more about the American culture than the lack of enthusiasm. If I invite you to go somewhere and your answer is āsureā or āwhy notā, Iām taking it back. I do not wanna be surrounded by indifferent people. Itās unworthy.
Dec 18, 2023
When I was a kid, I had a homework assignment that asked me what my biggest dream was, and I wrote, 'to spend a whole day on the internet.' That didnāt age well for obvious reasons, but here, that feeling was rekindled.
In that spirit, hereās my favorite picture of pre teen me, chasing for enlightenment onlineā¦. she wouldāve loved pi.fyi
Jan 19, 2024