When people answer a question by saying,
“That’s a good question!”
SUBTEXT TRANSLATION:
“I have no fucking clue!”
New York City is by far the best city to live in as long as you never make a mistake. (ie forget to pay the meter, park in front of a fire hydrant, neglect a parking ticket, smoke indoors, run out of gas in a tunnel, drop/lose your cell phone, lose your unlimited MetroCard, etc…)
People here pride themselves by thinking of everything to avoid suffering the consequences.
When my hard drive died and wiped out all my critical data, I seeked comfort from my friends. My fellow New Yorkers pretended to empathize with my loss by saying,
“Oh my God, that’s horrible, but you backed up? Right?”
SUBTEXT TRANSLATION:
“If you didn’t back up, you’re retarded and deserve it.”
I could only imagine what they would think in a few decades when I tell them my child dies.
“Oh my God, that’s horrible, but you had Patrick’s DNA cloned when he was a baby? Right?”
