…Wake up in a city that never sleeps…
“Paper or plastic?” (I thought she was talking about the carrier bags)
“Yo yo, what’s going ooooon” (I have no idea what is going on or, indeed, what to respond to this. I was briefly tempted to say “WhatsUuuuup” but am entirely aware that it sounds bloody silly with a british accent)
“You tryin’a get run over?” (I forgot which way the traffic was coming from. Reminder to self: look BOTH ways and remember that the “Walk” sign is a suggestion to the pedestrians and a joke to the drivers)
Have a nice day! (a man who sounded like he was in the Sopranos, standing outside a cafe with red and green awning and neon pizza signs flashing)
So so far I have made it to the shops and back, learnt to cross the road (follow someone with no visible tyre tracks across their body) and avoided being sold a puppy by a man who lived in a shopping trolley. New Jersey is fun!
