I'm from the streets of New York. I know what tough talk sounds like.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
New York City is a very tough place. I'm tough, too. When people give me a punch in the nose, I react by getting even tougher.
New York is tough on lonely people.
I live a very quiet life, although I'm very urban and a diehard New Yorker.
New Yorkers are real gritty and tough.
I was very much a tough New York street kid. I went to a school where you had to learn how to get along with everybody or fight with everybody, and I did my fair share of both.
I'm a New Yorker, so I speak really fast, naturally.
I wanted to be a tough kid, so I thought, 'I'm going to move to New York, and I'm going to be a thug when I come out of there.'
New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.
I am a New Yorker.
I come from Detroit where it's rough and I'm not a smooth talker.