I saw this article on BuzzFeed and it was the total truth!
The article is titled "The 23 Worst Things About Living in New York City in the Summer"
You really need to read the article and see the pictures to get the full sense of it, but here is the general outline!
1. The various topnotes of the hot garbage smell…
Yes... Tuesdays and Fridays in our neighborhood are the worst. Everything reeks like spoiled, sour milk. It is awful. I usually end up walking around with my shirt pulled up over my nose... Can you say rank?
2. …exacerbated by the stench coming from the street puddles that never dry, even in 90-degree weather.
The stench is pretty bad. It smells very mildewy... It is very gross.
3. For ladies, the dreaded “boob sweat.”
The boob sweat isn't something I have really experienced yet. The back sweat however is another story.
4. FOMO from your friends’ beach Instagrams.
I am not a huge Instagrammer so I don't have this problem.
5. Having to wash your dirty feet in the sink after wearing flip-flops.
I have to wash my feet every time after wearing flip-flops. My feet are usually outlined in black gross lines.
6. Going to the park since it’s so nice out and realizing the whole city had the same idea.
This summer has been so hot that not that many are at the park. Plus, the mosquitos have been insane so I avoid the park like the plague.
7. Waiting for the subway and feeling like you are going to DIE.
There is no AC underground. None whatsoever. Sometimes it gets so bad down there I feel sick.
8. Then getting on the one subway car without air-conditioning and almost passing out against the pole.
Luckily the AC works pretty well on the trains I ride. Also, because of my hours I usually ride during the times that aren't busy.
9. Showing up to work with a sweat-stache.
Me? Sweat-stache? Nah... Just give me a towel... :)
10. Not being able to make any food because turning on your stove or oven turns your apartment into a burning hellscape.
Holy cow! We avoid turning the oven on in fear that we may shrivel up and die... Without central air it is super hot.
11. Stinky clouds of hot meat air wafting off the street carts.
Since I don't work downtown, I don't really get to experience this.
12. Rooftop bars are awesome, but insanely crowded.
Not my scene so I have not comment!
13. Having to wear next to nothing on your commute because it’s SO FREAKIN’ HOT…
I usually wear shorts and a t-shirt to work... it still seems like I am wearing too much though.
14. …but then freezing in the office because the AC is on the “arctic chill” setting.
I don't usually freeze at work but I have been in stores that I feel like it's wintertime!
15. Iced coffee is more expensive than hot coffee.
I don't drink coffee so I wouldn't know!
16. Soooo many tourists that make the heat seem worse.
Times Square is the worst. There are so many people that it seems like we are all baking together... Plus they are just stand still so it is hard to get anywhere.
17. Either having no air-conditioning at all…
We have 3 window units. One in the bedroom, in the living room and in the kitchen... it still doesn't seem like enough.
18. …or only having it in your bedroom, so the bathroom is like a sauna.
The bathroom does feel like a sauna and the mold grows 5 times as fast so we are constantly having to scrub the shower and shower curtain... Plus it stinks.
19. “Is that liquid that just dripped on me rain, air conditioner condensation, or pee?”
Ew! I know what this is like... the first time I had this happen I was so grossed out until I realized it was just the AC... still though, it is NASTY!
20. Not having the desire or money to go the Hamptons, but feeling weird pressure to go anyway.
I don't have the money or really the desire to go so since I don't have the time then we usually stay home!
21. Figuring out how to buy one of these (window AC unit) and get it to your apartment:
Luckily my husband rocks and did it all himself!!
22. …and then trying to install it without it falling out the window.
Like I said... he ROCKS!
23. B.O. on the subway, in cabs, and everywhere.
OMG! This is so bad.... people just stink so bad... Do they not wear deodorant? I mean come on now!
But just when you think you’ve had enough of this sweaty dump, you catch one gorgeous view from a sunny rooftop, and suddenly it all seems worth it.
The view is beautiful in this city that when I think of all the horrible things it seems like they don't even matter
