Does NYC make anyone else feel claustrophobic?

[Thtwudbeme]

I was just sending a PM to someone, and thinking about New York...and it suddenly occurred to me that NO other large city has ever made me feel as "odd" as NYC.

Anyone else?

[dr.strangelove]

1. I Heart NY

I never have felt claustrophobic here. I fell "odd" all the time, but that is me. I feel a bit odd everywhere I go.

What do you mean?

[Thtwudbeme]

2. All the buildings and people

end up flipping me out--I feel like if I don't leave, I am going to start screaming.

I never felt that way in any other city, including Paris, London, and Mexico city.

[dr.strangelove]

16. I guess you either love it or hate it

I love London just as much, but it is a very different town. NY thrives on crowds in small spaces moving quickly. It makes me fell alive. I hate when I am gone.

I can see how some peole would hate it. The other big cities around the world either have more open spaces or don;t move as quickly.

[GalleryGod]

5. From the Episode of the same name....

[Tyrone Slothrop]

3. Only when the trains really, really packed at rush hour

Otherwise, never.

And I'm kind of claustrophobic by nature.

[calico1]

4. Only the subways.

I love New York. Grew up there and its a great city. Never felt claustrophobic there!

[Thtwudbeme]

6. Oh, it IS a great city!

I cannot understand what my problem is! There is just something about it...I cringe when I watch "Friends," even.

It's just some bizarre phobia, I think.

[GalleryGod]

7. Not in the least...what energy and vibrance

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

8. Only when I have to get through a pack of tourists

:hi:

[Thtwudbeme]

9. Hehehehe

I bet--

:)

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

10. In all seriousness though, I do notice that i feel more "closed in"

in situations where Im not in the big city surrounded by tons of strangers, constant action and behemoths of buildings. Even in the "wide-open" i feel like I have less space then in my tiny-ass apartment

[Thtwudbeme]

11. isn't that odd---I guess it's personal space we are talking about

I can't figure out why it's JUST NYC for me--no other city.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

15. that is odd. I feel more "personal space" in NYC

then, for example, if Im at my parents home where I can't see another house around...I feel more confined there

[SteppingRazor]

12. I can see how it would...

Manhattan's got far more skyscrapers per capita than anywhere else, so when you stand in the middle of downtown, there's nothing but skyscrapers as far as you can see in any direction. That certainly could play hell with a claustrophobic person. But not me. I love the concrete jungle. :)

[In_The_Wind]

13. Yes!

I escaped from the NYC area almost 20 years ago. I've been in large cities since then but none of them feel like New York.

:hi:

[Bridget Burke]

14. Nope.

Although I had to stop looking up. We've got some tall buildings in Houston, but I was acting like a hick from the sticks.

In Houston, downtown can be deserted at times. (They're trying to build it up, though.) In NYC, there are usually plenty of people on the streets. Besides the homeless ones.