Author: Carissa Rae

Carissa Rae is a Midwest transplant who moved to the East Coast and tries not to look back. She currently lives with her turtle in Jersey City, in the type of apartment that doesn't feature a thermostat.

Dear New Yorkers,  I was warned about you when I first moved to the East Coast from the quaint town I grew up in. New Yorkers are rude, everyone told me. “They’re not like us, you won’t like it.” But after living here for almost six years now I’ve come to realize it’s not the rude New Yorkers you have to watch out for. The Good Samaritans are the ones who ruin your day. I’m not talking about the people who silently donate all their money to a good cause and go about their lives. You know the kind I’m…

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