避免尷尬沉默的五個話題【紐約篇】(圖文來源:CNN GO)

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"You won't believe what Jeter did in the cab home last night.."

1. Transportation
Nearly everyone in New York takes the subway, which runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

So there's no shortage of complaints about which subway lines are the worst and why, or which line isn't running today and why it delayed your commute by an hour -- "We sat in the station for 30 minutes!" -- not to mention detailed directions on the quickest way from point A to point B.

2. Real estate
There are five boroughs in New York, but the Manhattan versus Brooklyn debate in particular -- i.e., which is the better place to live? -- will never die. (Though don't forget the loyal Queens contingent.)

Also, New Yorkers aren't shy about asking you what you pay in rent.

3. The weather
Though winters (cold) and summers (hot and humid) inspire constant commentary, even a warm winter will start conversations about whether or not it's ever going to snow.

In spring or on any remotely nice day -- when New Yorkers are released from their apartments and offices to play in the sunshine -- "It's so beautiful outside" is the first sentence off anyone's tongue.

4. Vermin
Dealing with vermin is a part of life in New York.

As a visitor, you'll probably spot a few rats on the subway tracks at night, but every New Yorker has a colorful tale about the mouse they found in their apartment, the biggest cockroach they ever saw or that time a rat ran over their foot.

5. Throwing up in a cab
It might surprise you how many New Yorkers have a "throwing up in a cab" story -- or one about a friend who vomited on the subway or their friend's friend who got sick out the cab window.

One reason? New Yorkers don't drive, so drinking and getting home don't always mix well.

 commute n. v. 通勤  commentary n. 評論 
 borough n. (美) 區  vermin n. 害蟲
 contingent n. 分遣隊   run over n. 輾過
 humid a. 潮濕的  throw up n. (口) 嘔吐 = vomit 
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