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This week’s issue of Time Out New York is all about what it really means to be a New Yorker, from the experiences you need to have to defining characteristics to the slang you’ve got to know. So we wanted to hear about the moment you first realized that you were, without a doubt, a real New Yorker. Over the last few days, you’ve told us your revelatory moments using the hashtag #ImANewYorker that ranged from the mundane to the epic. Check out 12 of them below.
@RussJordan @KevMusic @TimeOutNewYork 1977 when for a split second the lights came on & there was a cheer. Then out again & every1 booed.
— Nick Searles (@Nick_Searles) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork When I went back to Pittsburgh and was confused why everyone in the supermarket was striking up a convo w/ me #Imanewyorker
— Matthew David (@MatthewDClancy) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork When I realized I didn't need to consult @googlemaps.
— Elizabeth Umbrino (@eumbrino) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork Memorial Day wknd. Central Park picnic at Sheep's Meadow. Everyone in the sun. Eating. Drinking. Throwing frisbees, football
— Raymund Flandez (@raymundf23) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork when I came out of the womb then crawled to the curb to hail a cab home #imanewyorker #bornandbred
— Sophie Vershbow (@svershbow) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork when I knew not to get on the empty subway carriage when all the others were full #smelly #imanewyorker
— Caroline (@CarolineRose85) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork That first time I yelled at tourists for walking too slow. #imanewyorker
— Jena Tesse Fox (@JenaFox) July 22, 2015
At food cart for bacon egg & cheese sandwich, I asked a man "Are you on line?" ON line??? #wasntraisedthisway #imanewyorker @TimeOutNewYork
— Rebecca Grabiner (@BCFirstYear) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork When i no longer waited for the pedestrian light before crossing the street. #frogger #imanewyorker
— A (@2amgirl) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork when my hair started turning grey
— Andres (@AndresRDC) July 22, 2015
When I get annoyed at people for standing still in front of me. #imanewyorker #tourists @TimeOutNewYork https://t.co/7kMTNhXMsQ
— New York (@newyorkoholic) July 22, 2015
@TimeOutNewYork When I first landed. I saw the moon in the sky and thought: I'm finally seeing it from the right side of the Atlantic Ocean.
— Francesca Pellas (@franpellas) July 22, 2015