Bring It Back to the Old New York
Summary
A stranger on the subway wants to "bring it back to the old New York" and has strong opinions about what that means. Bike lanes? Get rid of them. Pedestrian safety rules? Trash them. He tells Kareem that real New Yorkers don't wait for walk signs because they actually look both ways and use common sense. His philosophy extends beyond traffic: hop the turnstile once in your life, stop being so cautious, and quit following all the rules. The best part? When everyone else plays it safe, it just makes life easier for people like him who don't.
Full Transcript
Bring it back to the old New York, man. [Censored] these bike lanes. [Censored], [censored], [censored]. Anything pedestrian, you know what I'm saying? Havoc in the streets, yeah. Take the bike lane away, bro. There [censored]. Ride like they used to, bro.
This say in Copenhagen. Wait, so what do they do instead? Like they used to, bro. You don't remember when it—
I don't remember at all. No, don't—wait for the don't walk signs. Listen, that's how we know you're not from New York, 'cause real New Yorkers don't wait. We look both ways like [censored]. Common sense tells you to.
What do you think about stop signs? Stop signs? Eh, I can deal with them. What else do we—what other rules do we break? Listen, man. Don't be courteous. Don't be courteous. It's [censored] your life, you know what I'm saying? Hop the turnstile once in your life. Stop being [censored] all your life, you know what I'm saying? Then for [censored], live life, bro. Stop following the rules.
I love that. Everybody follows the rules, you know why? 'Cause it makes life easier for people like me that don't follow the rules. So what's your take?