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Inside View - An Englishman in New York.
(From Reinsurance)
I joined Guy Carpenter, a US-based firm, in early 2006. Since then, I have spent much of my time on the road meeting new colleagues while planning to move to New York from London. I have travelled to New York many times on business and on holiday, but visiting New York is not at all like planning to live there.
While New York has much in common with London and other major cities of the world, in many ways it is quite unique. Brits and Yanks may share a common language, but one could be quite confused by certain English-sounding phrases and places - for example, Greenwich Village, Soho and South Hampton.
However, I've found that the language has taken some major twists and turns on its way to the streets of Manhattan. so although I recognised the name Soho from the London area of that name, in New York City I found that the same name, spelled SoHo, is short for "South of Houston" Street. Houston, the street, is pronounced "How-ston" in New York, but "Hew-ston" in Texas. Tell a cab driver in New York to take you to "Hew-ston" and you will have a very large fare by the time you arrive!
Speaking of New York cab drivers, they are justifiably infamous the world over. They are known for their rude behaviour, heavy foot on the accelerator and lack of regard for pedestrians. I am quite comfortable with this, as there are many similarities with London drivers. I view them as customer-focused entrepreneurs. And I've actually yet to be harmed in a New York City taxi. I will say, however, that I'd rather be in one than in front of one as it screeches up and down crowded Manhattan streets!
In my search for a new home, the price of real estate is a familiar shock. Even the names given to some of the communities I've researched remind me of the UK. There is a Greenwich in Connecticut, which is beautiful; Connecticut is in the region known as "New" England, just north of "New" York City, all pleasant reminders of England. I have been advised that South Hampton on Long Island is a marvellous spot for a family holiday. I must say, however, that I am suspicious given the similarities in the name with Britain's own Southampton - I trust the similarities end there.
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