35.) Empty Fridges

The other day, I was sitting with a group of people--all different ages, occupations, genders, and sexual orientation--and we were discussing what we had in our fridges. Well, the conversation got pretty stale as the general consensus was "nothing." Now, I thought I was some kind of freak for not having food in my fridge, but I was happy to find out I wasn't alone. New Yorkers don't store up food.

Of course, this is a generalization. Many citizens of NYC do keep their fridge full of food, but there is also a large group of us that don't. You want to know why? Because New York has over 24,000 restaurants, and if you have a bunch of food in your apartment, you're going to eat that instead of going out and finding a new place to eat. People here love discovering new bars, restaurants, and delis. We thrive on those moments when we get to recommend some amazing place that our friends have never heard of. Even if we're not going somewhere new, it's just convenient as hell to get food from a place, rather then making it at home. We all live very busy, stressful lives, and making time to cook often doesn't fit in that schedule.

So, if you're visiting someone from New York, don't expect dinner to be waiting on the top shelf of the fridge, but there's this amazing sushi place right around the corner that makes the BEST blah blah blah.

Written By Joe Lankheet
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