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    RE: BuzzFeed Lifestyle Writer 8 Things They Never Tell You About Living In New York

    The Brooklyn Bridge, a budding romance, spring in Central Park - the movies never get it right. I’ve always been ticked by the misrepresentation of what it is like to live in Manhattan, in your 20s, with no idea what you are doing or how you are getting by. So I am here to set the record straight...

    KMH11
    by KMH11

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    1. You'll be poor as sh*t.

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    2. Not every bar is full of attractive singles.

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    3. You won't have a Carrie Bradshaw closet...or any closet.

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    4. That dream job? Oh yeah, that's not real either.

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    5. Halal food is delicious...but rarely worth the consequences.

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    8. Getting a cab is actually impossible.

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    7. You'll probably never "find yourself."

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    8. But hey - you'll miss it when you leave.

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