Commitment Levels

Okay lets talk about the commitment level of New yorkers. I must say that they are the most commited people that I have run across to date. Im talking about a love and commitment for their city, which can be seen as small, over populated, dirty, and a mess to get around in. But that is not where I am going with this topic. My topic of commitment is focused on the way New yorkers are commited to that almighty cigerette. I mean I have never seen such a thing. I am talking about freezing sub zero temperatures, blizzards, rainy days, it doesnt matter, any New yorker can be seen huddled into a corner, nook, or cranny of a sidewalk or building trying to get the last drag of that much needed nicotine fix.
And just for a moment, I am going to rant a bit about why they get an excess of breaks in order to satisfy this craving for nicotine. I mean if I were a SEX addict, would that be okay for me to take a mid morning, afternoon, or evening break to go out with a group of people and "make it happen" sexually? I think not, so therefore why is it that it is seen as acceptible if someone says that they are going outside to have a smoke, but when I notify my superior that I taking a moment to go to the restroom, I get the "dont you have work to do face" Interesting huh? I think so to. Not only is smoking in my opinion, one of the most disgusting things that you can do, it makes your breathe stink, turns your teeth yellow, oh and it kills you.
So basically, I am saying that new yorkers are off the chain with the smoking, and their commitment level to maintaining this nasty habit, makes them head and shoulders all others.

Vanilla vs. Neopolitan

So being a native of sunny california, I have to say that I hold a firm belief in californian women being the most beautiful across the board. However that was until I came to the Big Apple and opened my eyes up to all that this metropolitan melting pot has to offer. So with that I have broken down the style of the californian woman and new york woman into 2 distinct categories, Vanilla and Neopolitan.
Cailfornian women are often identified by looking the same. Once you have seen one woman in the mall wearing a pair of premium denim jeans with the cheap shoes of choice for the season, which a couple of seasons ago, it was those horrible looking cheap swapmeet chinesse slippers that every girl and their mother had in every color, along with some sort of spaghetti strap, or halter top shirt. Depending on the ethnicity varies the hair style that each culture tends to wear, which is another blog topic in itself. Now dont get me wrong, even with this sense of mundane, triteness the californian women can still put it together. They just lack the creativity to look different from the next woman in the same arena.
New york women vary across the board. They are just different in all aspects. They dress a totally differnt way than most. Their attitudes towards their fashion is one of individuality, and simplicity. They take what they wear seriously. From the topcoats, to snow boats, they are just on a differnet page when it comes to notions of how to present themselves. I have yet to create a look that every new york woman has ascribed to. It is because of this reason that I have finalized these two categories of women into categories.

Californian women = Vanilla
New York = Neopolitan

This title is not meant to down play the style of either coast, but rather present my opinion to the ways in whichwe can view the women on both sides as a whole. To me New York women just have a variety of flavors about them that make it appealing to some many different people. Now there are those people out there that will not stray away from the familiarity of the vanilla flavor. However, for those who want a little bit more tastee treat for their senses, New York has it and then some.

Customer Service

Excuse my language, but what the hell happened to Customer Service. Is it just me, or does it feel like companies just dont care any longer about satisfying the customer shopping experience. With all these efforts to increase productivity, marketing shares and decrease work forces, or better yet ship good jobs overseas, our customer service has gone done the toilet. A big ploop and a flush. From fine dining to retail chains, the customer service is crap. It seems like unless the servant is going to receive a comission or a tip from your patronage, than you are more than likely not going to receive any forms of civil inattention. Saying hello may I help you find something today, is more like a code word for, tell the cashier that my name is such & such so that I can get a piece of your total purchase. Or better yet, sit over there by the bathroom, drink this luke warm faucet water and hope your food comes on time and somewhat warm, and by the way my gratuity is 15 to 20% of your total bill.

I mean come on, is it too much to ask for someone to take pride in what they are doing with their lives these days? Or maybe I am the insensitive jerk that does not care that you are a waiter/ waitress just waiting tables inbetween your calls backs and open calls. I dont care about you, I just want to be served, and a smile would be nice. It never fails, as Americans, we have grown spoiled into thinking that our money somehow warrants a song and dance from the recipient. We feel that there are so many choices from which we can choose from in order to get our needs met, that why should we tolerate low standards.

I pose the question that maybe the service is a reflection of the attitudes in which we portray. Naw, I dont buy that for one minute. I think that people should start learning from other cultures and listen to the methods and techniques used by the most common of persons, on how to live your life with purpose. No matter your position, status, or class in life, you should take advantage of every possibilty to be the absolute best at whatever it is you do.

So with that, I have put together a few tips so that maybe people like myself can experience better service from the places they frequent the most.
- establish a connection with the person who addresses you.
- start by asking them their name, and opinion on whatever you are trying to accomplish for the day.
- get them involved in your decision making process.
- asking them an abundance of questions may be a turn off, however, feel the person out and see if you are able to get more out of them.
- understand their situation, and be courteous, and polite.
- try not to talk at them, but with them. this is hard at times because sometimes you are in a rush, but an excuse me, can most of the time do the trick.

Please suggest some methods and tricks that work for you as well. I am really interested in quality spots that examplify great customer service. I just feel that unless you are dirty rich, and can shop and dine at the most fine of restaurants, then your chances of getting great service is limited.

Personal Space

So this blog is going to serve as a journal. I dont really have any outlets to explain the frustrations that I am encountering in the New York Metropolitan area. I am new to the area, about a week and a half now, and I for the life of me can not understand the ways in which "New Yorkers" go about their day to day lives. The are all crammed into small places trying to get to the same destinations. But interestingly enough, they are all in a rush to get there before the other.
So a little background on myself before I really jumo into my ranting and raving. I am born and raised in good old sunny California. I was raised in and around the greater Los Angeles county. Where beautiful people are the norm, and running into movie stars can almost be mundane. I attended UCLA, and lived on the west side if Los Angeles.
Okay with that said, I have taken a chance on life, and ventured out of my comfort zone, and into the fast pace of NYC lifestyle. I along with the woman I love have plunged head first into this melting pot/ pit of people that have crammed into this small island called Manhattan, for a chance at making more of themselves. We moved out here for business reasons, due to a merger by Mayco, to Federated that left a lot of people in strange life changing crossroads. We have, like previously stated, been here about a week and a half now, and so far the same general principle still hold true. People in this city just do not value PERSONAL SPACE. They stand extremely close to you all the time. They talk to your face rather than the comfortable 1-2 foot distance that most people in the world tend to give. They always walk near you, as if they are trying to attain some sort of body heat from you, due to these intense weather conditions. Okay I am rambling now. But the main thought and emphasis is on the ways in which the people here just do not understand. I am thinking that maybe the culture has something to do with the geographics and construction of the city itself. I mean with every building ontop of each other, built north and south, rather than the east and west dimensions of the west coast, I can see how people can start to reconstruct their thinking into more of an intense contact.

So the title of this blogspot is "PSYNOT" which stands for personal space -y- not. Not quite the acronym that we were looking for, but i think that it works for what we are trying to portray. I would be extremely surprised if anyone reads this blog, but if you do please comment so that we can open the lines of communication, and get more feedback on how other people are thinking about this phenomena.