We arrived at New York City yesterday at about 7pm. This is the second time I've been to NY, the first since 9/11. Am here because my Masters' programme includes a stint at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and am taking advantage of the trip to visit NY first.
Am staying in a fairly decent hotel in "Korean Town", and there are certainly a wide range of Korean restaurants on our street, none of which we ate at! Walked to Times Square last night after dinner and window shopped along the way - Gap, Footlocker, Macy's, Toys "R" Us, Sephora (actually that was more than just window shopping), Virgin, etc. Look forward to a more ... purposeful? ... visit later on.
I didn't really notice it last visit but this time, what was obvious was the range of accents with which people in NYC speak. Our cab driver was Egyptian, and the serving staff at the little cafe we ate at didn't have obvious American accents either. We pride ourselves that Singapore is a pretty cosmopolitan place but if you listen to people's voices, the range of accents is similar. Will Singaporeans be comfortable with a range of accents in the restaurants, shops, cinemas, supermarkets.... and most of all taxis? Hmmm.
HI BETHY!
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