Tips for newcomers and visitors to NYC by my pal Reive:
What to wear? New York is not like the rest of the universe in several small regards:
* Yes, we wear black all the time, even to weddings. Don't ask us about it and feel free to do it yourselves.
* We do not wear shorts. If you wear shorts you are a tourist. We do wear capri pants (women) and khaki-knee length shorts (guys and dykes), but we absolutely do not wear what they call shorts in the rest of America.
* White is the current fashion, all white, everywhere, all the time, and it looks beautiful, but don't, because you'll be covered in visible bus soot within an hour.
* We do not wear socks with sandals here.
* Men, if you wear white socks with a suit, we will not sleep with you.
(via Kottke)
