So, you know, I always say that I'm a Mexican, but if I had to be a citizen of anywhere else, I'd be a citizen of Manhattan. I feel very much a New Yorker.
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I don't feel American. I do feel like a New Yorker. I think there's a real distinction there. A city allows you to become a citizen even when you're not a national.
When you live in New York, one of two things happen - you either become a New Yorker, or you feel more like the place you came from.
Technically, I'm a New Yorker.
You have to be a xenophile at heart to be a true New Yorker.
Unless you're born here, I don't know if you can ever become a full New Yorker.
I definitely feel like a native New Yorker. My personality was formed there.
I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.'
I still think of myself really as a New Yorker.
I've always essentially been a New Yorker.
I'm a native New Yorker. Everything to do with New York feels like my family.
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