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    10 Signs You Grew Up In NYC

    And you loved every thing about it.

    1. Corner Stores are THE BEST

    2. Everyone's first Bronx Zoo experience was a field trip

    3. You abuse your student pass Metrocard

    4. If you went to a large population public school, metal detectors were totally normal

    5. You stroll the sideways with your eyes first because we love pets and apparently gum

    6. We only speed walk

    7. You've been spoiled by all different types of cuisines

    8. Speaking of food on another level, OUR PIZZA DOE!

    9. You've been signed up by your parents to join at least one free Summer program

    10. You're not even merely fazed by solicitations outside of New York

    We are who we are

    And no matter where you grew up, everyone's different. So, what's special about where you live?