“I love L.A. - don't get me wrong. But I miss everything about New York. I don't eat cheese, but I miss the smell of pizza in the city. I'm a really big fan of Latino food. I want to go back home and have some good arroz con pollo.” WantHomeBigsCitiesFansMissingNew YorkSmellCheeseLatinoPizzaBack Home Author:Tristan Wilds
“In New York, you are forced into having very public lives and observing all types of people, what they sound like, what they're reading, what they smell like, what they are listening to, how they talk to their friends.” PeopleReadingSoundNew YorkListeningTypeSmellObservingPublic Life Author:Nick Kroll
“On the day after 9/11, I walking through the smoke and the smells of New York. There were knots of policemen everywhere. As I went past one officer, he called out: "Hi, Magneto." That's an indication of X-Men's extraordinary reach.” MenPastNew YorkWalkingExtraordinarySmellSmokeOfficersPolicemenIndicationKnotsX MenMagneto Author:Ian Mckellen
“A New York doctor has finished a five year study on what smells have the biggest effect on New Yorkers. The smell New Yorkers like the most: vanilla. The smell New Yorkers like the least: New Jersey.” YearsStudyFiveEffectsNew YorkDoctorsSmellFinishedFive YearsJerseyNew YorkersNew JerseyVanilla Author:Jay Leno
“If I were to choose one single thing that that would restore Paris to the senses, it would be that strangely sweet, unhealthy smell of the Métro, so very unlike the dank cold or the stuffy heat of subways in New York.” IfsWould BeNew YorkSweetColdSmellSensesParisHeatUnhealthySubwayDank Author:May Sarton
“For weeks after 9/11 you could smell the dust and pulverised concrete in New York, and the National Guard came in, so there was a military presence on the streets. It was intense. Overwhelming. Heartbreaking.” WeekStreetsMilitaryNew YorkSmellIntenseDustOverwhelmingConcreteHeartbreakingNational GuardMilitary Presence Author:Mark Boal
“When you go apartment-hunting in the South, you encounter little old ladies who ask you if you use strong drink. In New York you encounter paranoids who wonder if you will commit suicide--not that they care; what they worry about is blood on their fresh paint, a dubious smell in the hallway, or a hole in the awning as you pass through on your way to the sidewalk. The Southerner who moves to any part of the country has problems, but the culture shock that attacks the Southerner who moves North is almost indescribable.” IfsWayLittlesCountryUseProblemCareMovingCultureAsksStrongWonderWorryBloodNew YorkDrinkSuicideSouthPaintSmellHolesCommitEncountersShockHuntingApartmentOld LadySidewalkDubiousHallwaysIndescribableSouthernerCulture ShockStrong Drink Book:Southern ladies and gentlemen Source: Southern ladies and gentlemen
“There's very little you're not exposed to in New York City, in terms of ideas and physical things - sights, sounds, smells, different kinds of people. But one good thing about growing up fast is you get over it fast, too.” PeopleKindLittlesIdeasDifferentSoundTermCitiesGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkSightGood ThingsSmellOver ItNew York CityExposedDifferent KindsGet OverPhysical Things Author:Olivia Thirlby